A video walking impression of the Levada do Alecrim (Levada of Rosemary). The walk went till its mother waterfall at Ribeira do Lageado. The starting point of this Levada walk is located near Rabaçal.
No background music was added to the film, but contains instead the original sounds of the surroundings during the walk … which gives a better impression of the environment.
The author warns that, even though he filmed with the camera fixed to his body, always walk the levadas in a safe way. Always keep your eyes on the path (and not looking at the viewer of a camera) when walking.
An environmental documentary with the title “Home” will be available across the globe today … in open-air spaces as well as theaters, TV, DVD, and the Internet at www.youtube.com/homeproject (till 14th of June).
We recommend that you watch this movie. It shows stunning aerial views of the earth’s natural wonders … a great soundtrack …. but at the same time it shows incredible views of a great deal of areas where pollution, earth disruption and catastrophic climate changes are taking place. The images are combined with a message …. “It’s too late to be a pessimist.”
“In 200,000 years on earth, … humanity has upset the balance of the planet. Humanity has barely 10 years to reverse the trend.”
The film is created by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and the English commentary is narrated by Glenn Close.
It took almost three years to do this mega-movie, …. shot over 217 days in 54 countries, … providing 488 hours of footage.
(pt) Uma reportagem na SIC (Televisão Portuguesa) sobre os percursos nas levadas da ilha da Madeira.
As levadas são as veias da floresta Laurisilva, que é classificada como Património da Humanidade pela UNESCO e a Rede Natura Europeu, recebem cerca de 5 mil visitantes por dia.
(en) A news report of the Portuguese Television SIC of the levadas on Madeira island.
The levadas, that are classified as the Patrimonial Human Culture by UNESCO and European Nature Network, receives about 5 thousand visitors/tourists per day.
