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2010 Green Door Grant Round open - grants for Scenic Rim, Logan and Gold Coast projects - more

Winners 2009 Green Door Grant  - the following videos will be produced this year

COP 15 DIARY

This video will document the unique perspective of Pacific region youth on the proceedings and outcomes of the The UN Climate Change Conference (http://en.cop15.dk/)in Copenhagen (Dec 2009).


I, WHALE


This video will create awareness of the inhumane practices of whaling. Close to two thousand whales are still killed every year for "scientific research."


NAIVE INTENT


This video will raise awareness of the increasing number of extinctions in the animal kingdom and the role of human activity in these extinctions.



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