New films showcase CDM benefits

New films showcase CDM benefits

Eight new videos highlighting the benefits of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) are now available for online viewing.

One video titled “Trees of Life”, features an afforestation/reforestation CDM project in Ethiopia, where lives are being improved by a community-wide effort to restore the local forest. The film was created on location in the southwestern Humbo region of the country during the recent African Carbon Forum.

View “Trees of Life” at the following link:
<http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCDMvideos/featured>

Seven additional videos were filmed during an event at the European Parliament, where beneficiaries of CDM projects from Bangladesh, Colombia, Guatemala and South Africa explained how their lives have improved thanks to the projects. The “Meet the Beneficiaries” event, organized by the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the UNFCCC, gave a voice to local community members directly benefiting from CDM projects.

These videos and more are available on the CDM YouTube channel at the following link:
<http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCDMvideos/videos>