2003 ABCP Annual Report and Newsletter

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Now Available–The "Tree of Music"
Video or a Film by the ABCP
Showing Sebastian’s
Conservation Work in Tanzania

The video “The Conservation and Environmental Education Work of Sebastian Chuwa” was produced by James Harris on his home computer to profile Sebastian’s work in Tanzania. In compiling this presentation James utilized the many hours of video footage that Sebastian has taken in Africa to record the conservation work of community groups around Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Also included is original wildlife footage of African savannah animals taken at national parks and reserves such as Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara and the Serengeti Plain during safaris that Sebastian conducts to these areas.

Subject areas covered in the video are: Malihai Clubs, mpingo tree-planting at the Moshi Mpingo Plot, Environmental Day activities, the Kibosho East Environmental Choir, and a student field trip to wildlife parks.

This video and "Mpingo—The Tree That Makes Music" can be purchased from the ABCP. They are available only in NTSC format for US viewers. See the video order form for pricing and details of ordering. Proceeds will support the work of the ABCP in Tanzania.

Mpingo–
The Tree
That Makes Music

A BBC-TV VIDEO

The Mpingo tree is prized by musicians and woodworkers around the world. The future of the species, however, is under threat. Overharvesting of the wood and its habitat destruction are causing scientists to predict that it will soon be a threatened species. In this video, users of the wood, who consider it irreplaceable, express their apprehension that the precious resource may some day no longer be available for their use. Michael Gunton's exquisite documentary, the first of its kind, has brought the problem of Mpingo extinction to world attention. Included is a profile of the work of Sebastian Chuwa who is sponsoring replanting campaigns for Mpingo in Tanzania in hopes of insuring its future sustainability. This film was originally broadcast in 1992 on the US PBS Nature series and was the inspiration for the founding of the ABCP. (Credit for text and image: TVE website)