“LA ROUTE DU CACAO”: ENVIROMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
“LA ROUTE DU CACAO”: Environmental Photography Exhibition
Photographer: Dr Yannis Tzortzis, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain
Location: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY GOULANDRIS, 100, Othonos Str., Kifisia 145 62
Opening ceremony: Saturday 08.03.2025, 12:00 hours
Duration: 08.03 – 04.05.2025
Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 09:00 – 16:00, Saturday to Sunday: 10:00-15:00
The entrance ticket to the Museum includes the visit of the Exhibition
West Africa is the planet’s “ground zero” for vulnerable human communities struggling to adapt to a “lethal mix” of threats by the climate crisis, rising food prices and trafficking of people, arms and drugs. However, 2/3 of the world’s cocoa harvest is produced there, as well as it is the home to 12 of the most important UNESCO sites in Africa.
In 2023, the NGO GREEN PROJECT (www.green-project.org) 8 member strong delegation, carried out its 8th “green photo journey”, crossing 4,074 km in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria, visiting 12 organic cocoa farms, 10 UNESCO sites and 1 renewable energy sources facility. Τhe GREEN PROJECT team shared the daily lives of cocoa farmers, such as https://threemountainscocoa.com/, who take care of their land wisely, so that they got unique insights of the indigenous people’s philosophy of sustainability, permeating all aspects of their lives, from nature management and social relations to personal identity.
The GREEN PROJECT NGO was established in 2008 by a voluntary initiative of active scientists and artists. It has conducted 8 “green photo journeys” under the Auspices of the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO, and the NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY GOULANDRIS in Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, the Ionian Sea, Australia, Madagascar, West Africa and Greenland, seeking to raise social awareness through environmental photography, as photo-art vehicle of change. 63 experts travelled 83.306 km and 979 nautical miles, in 52 countries, with 13 low CO2 emission vehicles, 1 sailing boat, 1 icebreaker, and public transport.
Next stop: India.
Awards:
“El Rey: El Espiritu de Espana”, BARCELONA FESTIVAL 2019
“Best Practice”, UNESCO 2014
“First Award” ENERGY COMMUNITY, Vienna 2014
“First Award” FESTIVAL DE L’ IMAGE ENVIRONMENTALE, Paris 2010
“Third Award” UNITED NATIONS, Cancun 2010.
Information: Dr Yannis Tzortzis, President, Green Project
Member, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain
PhD Law, University of London
Member of the Board of Directors, Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAAEY)
President of the Legal Experts Committee, Just Transition Development Special Authotity (EYDAM)
Attorney at Law at the Supreme Court tel. +30 6974 796797, email: ytzortzis@gmail.com
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