DUSHANBE, February 12, 2016, Asia-Plus – The environmental protection non-government organization, Little Earth, has shot a short documentary about the life of people living in Bartang, the remote valley in the western Pamirs.
The documentary was reportedly shot with support from the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature, which is also known as Friends of the earth Norway.
Press release issued by Little Earth, in particular, notes that hard natural conditions of high mountains, limited resources, remoteness from large cities and proximity to the dangerous Lake Sarez are the daily reality for people living in the Bartang Valley.
The documentary entitled
Bartang – the Valley of Hopes
is also about some “green projects implemented by Little Earth in the region.
The Bartang Valley, which is located in the middle of the Pamirs, has resulted from erosive and tectonic processes. It is characterized by narrow, meandering floodplains and a large number of deep gorges. There are many landslides that narrow, and periodically dam, the bottoms of the valley.
These special conditions have always hampered the development of the Bartang Valley. Inhabited areas are scattered irregularly along the brooder sections of the valley, mainly in its lower part. Generally favorable, relatively flat-lying plateaus, which can be found at elevations of 2,600 to 3,200 meters, have not been developed because of climatic difficulties and lack of transportation into the areas.
Established in 1997, Little Earth is the environmental organization. The key mission of the organization is in “making people more susceptible to environmental issues and enhance their role and participation in sustainable development.
Little Earth is a member of the International Social Ecological Union and the associative member of the Youth and Environment Europe.
The Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature, also known as Friends of the Earth Norway and commonly abbreviated NNV is the largest Norwegian environmental organization with approximately 20,000 members. The organization is based on a volunteer work among the members, constituting work both at local and national levels. NNV works within a large range of environmental areas. The organization is affiliated with Friends of the Earth, and member of INFORSE-Europe.
