It was 2018 when the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced The Living Oceans Film Showcase, an international film showcase focused on marine species.
At the event winning films contributed to raising global awareness of the importance of life below water to our daily lives. The initiative also aimed at exploring the critical challenges facing the marine ecosystems which comprise two-thirds of our planet and highlight inspiring solutions in meeting them.
While many are now starting to be aware of the importance of maintaining as well as improving our marine bio ecosystem not all nature-based initiatives are visible through film festivals.
I have a great respect and gratitude for Seto Inland sea (setonaikai) and sharing its presence through the art is the step forward to spreading the love and gratitude of this sea across the globe.
Meet Emi Yoshimoto, an aspiring entrepreneur and artist based in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, who has been part of the solution to bettering marine species and ecosystems from the environmental and social economic standpoint.
Emi’s solution was founded with the idea of allowing people to be more conscious of the beauty of the ocean and marine ecosystems.
In 2019, Emi began to invent her original art crafts utilising shell paintings with shells she collected at Seto inland sea.
Emi now allows people to join in on this process of collecting seashells and teaching her art style to participants who believe in her vision of eco-cleanliness. Her initiative includes cleaning up the beach area by picking up plastic material or any trash and objects that are unhealthy to the ocean.
It is my aim to contribute to improving the marine bio ecosystem.”
Emi Yoshimoto’s sea shell painting initiative, The Living Oceans Film Showcase, and dozens of doors that are being built right at this moment are perhaps what brings humanity a chance of sustainability.
In this year’s 2020 World Wildlife Day, why not get involved in celebrating the many beautiful and varied forms of wildlife we take granted from time to time.
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