SAKI'S SUSTAINABLE DAILY - VOL. 7

Hi!

I’m Saki, Borderless Creations’ Ambassador!

Japanese Golden Week’s coming up soon, so today I would like to list some of my favorite movies for you to watch during the holiday.

Environmental Issues
1. Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

Seeds/Plants/Vegetables
2. SEED – THE UNTOLD STORY

Eating Meat, Fish
3. EATING OUR WAY TO EXTINCTION

To Eat 
4. 10 Billion –What’s on your plate?  

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Environmental Issues
1. Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

Image from：https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14539726/

If you are beginning to learn about Environmental Issues and Climate Change, I recommend this documentary movie. This movie explains about the Planetary Boundaries and Tipping Point, and how far we’ve crossed that line… this will shock you. 

Available on Netflix(in Japan).

Seeds/Plants/Vegetables
2. SEED – THE UNTOLD STORY

Image from：https://www.amazon.com/Seed-Untold-Story-Vandana-Shiva/dp/B06XKYK8BY

When we talk about Environmental Issues, I feel like there’s a tendency that we most focus on Climate change, CO2 emissions and Plastics. However, biodiversity is crucial as well.

In the last 100 years, we’ve lost 94% seed biodiversity. I repeat, “94%” in just “100 years”. I believe losing the diversity of seeds is directly connected to our health. Today we talk about to eat less meat, fish to make CO2 emission small as possible. Which means vegetables, fruits play a big role in our health now and in the future. But if we are losing the diversity of seeds, what are we going to eat?  How will we breathe?

This movie explains about seed history, what is happening in the world, why we’ve lost 94% of seeds. For me this movie was so shocking that my eyes were filled with tears.

Available on VIMEO(in Japan)
https://www.seedthemovie.com/watch

In the official movie website, there is a “Take Action” page, so have a look if you are interested! 

https://www.seedthemovie.com/takeaction

Eating Meat, Fish
3. EATING OUR WAY TO EXTINCTION

Image from：https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6462160/ 

This is a shocking title. However, by watching this movie, I felt that we humans are really “eating our way to extinction”. This movie let us see what we are “really” eating. The beautiful fish, meat that lines up in supermarkets, are they real? Are they beautiful? Are they healthy? What we do to animals, the forests, lands, sea, it is all connected, we are doing that to ourselves. 

Available on Youtube for Free.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaPge01NQTQ

To Eat
4. 10 Billion –What’s on your plate?

Image from：https://www.tvguide.com/a/img/catalog/provider/1/2/1-5928344315.jpg

In the near future, it is said that population will hit 10 billion. And, in SDGs, it states “Leave No One Behind”. However, in reality, the population of starvation is increasing more and more. This movie is a documentary searching for a way to enable 10 billion people to eat, in a sustainable, healthy way.

Available on Amazon(in Japan).

That’s all for today’s blog.

Have you seen these 4 movies? If you haven’t, I hope you find this a good opportunity to watch the movies.