Open Planet

At Open Planet, we’re powering stories for change. 🌍🌱🎥 With over 10,000 clips of world-class footage freely available for non-profit use, our library enables everyone, everywhere, to tell impactful stories that can inspire action on the planetary crisis. From scientists and educators, to campaigners, changemakers and content creators – we’re empowering storytellers with the visual tools they need to communicate about our world’s greatest challenges and solutions. More stories, told from new perspectives, to help reshape the narrative of our planet’s future. 🙌    Discover more and start your story today: www.openplanet.org. #OpenPlanet #StoriesforChange #ClimateAction #Storytelling #Filmmaking #ContentCreation #ImpactStorytelling

The Peruvian Andes are home to over 70% of the world’s tropical ice glaciers, providing vital year-round water supplies to local communities by supplementing rainwater during the dry season. 💧 The region is strongly affected by climate change, with water security a growing concern. Shrinking glaciers and the increased intensity of extreme weather events are among major threats to local water supplies, coupled with pressures of rapid urbanisation. As our planet changes, visual storytelling can help bring to light the environmental, societal and cultural impacts of changing landscapes such as the Peruvian Andes. Start your story at www.openplanet.org. 🎥 Joshua Turner - Glacial lake near the Ausangate mountain, Peruvian Andes.  #OpenPlanet #ClimateImpacts #ClimateStories #StoriesForChange #VisualStorytelling

Hear from our Co-Founder and Board Chair Colin butfield on the power of storytelling and the conception of #OpenPlanet in the latest edition of the Goals House thought leadership series.    “It’s time to celebrate stories of resilience, innovation, and the human spirit's capacity to adapt and overcome. These stories are waiting to be told - and Open Planet’s a good place to start.” 🙌 🎥   With thanks to our partners at Goals House - we look forward to our continued collaboration in this crucial decade for action.   Read more 👇

Indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon play a crucial role in environmental stewardship, with new research showing up to 83% less deforestation in areas under their protection. 🌳 Last year, we journeyed to the Amazon to capture the evolving story of the forest and the communities fighting to protect their home and livelihoods. The Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau Indigenous Territory has faced successive invasions from illegal loggers, farmers, and land-grabbers. We documented the Jupau Team’s surveillance missions to expose and record illegal deforestation activities using drones, smartphones and camera traps. This footage is part of a growing Amazon collection on #OpenPlanet, including data visualisations and interviews, to inspire new storytelling about this globally important region: https://lnkd.in/eyP4dsJx 🎥 SILVERBACK FILMS - Members of the Jupau Surveillance Team walk through deforested land. Research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution can be found here: https://lnkd.in/e3BZPZNm

🌿 Countdown to #COP16 in Colombia: A lifeline for biodiversity. The incredible variety of life on earth is what makes our planet so vibrant and resilient, providing the foundation for our health and prosperity. Protecting and restoring biodiversity is key to ensuring a sustainable future. 🌱 In less than 100 days, global governments will gather at the #COP16 UN conference in Colombia to discuss actions to halt and reverse the biodiversity crisis by 2030.  To support the creation of new stories for change, we’re documenting and sharing footage of the major issues, impacts and solutions linked to biodiversity: https://lnkd.in/e472SEUC 🎥 SILVERBACK FILMS - Infant mountain gorilla swings on a tree in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. #CBDCOP16 #OpenPlanet

For the 760 million people in the world who lack access to electricity, the rise of renewables has the potential to power a connected, resilient future. 💡 New research from Ember shows renewables accounted for more than 30% of the world’s electricity in 2023, with wind and solar the fastest growing electricity sources in history. But if we are to deliver on climate targets for 2030, the global transition from fossil fuels to clean energy must accelerate further, while also bridging gaps in achieving equitable access for all. Doing so can unlock extraordinary benefits – creating jobs, boosting economies, and improving public health and air quality. 🙌 Through the #OpenPlanet library, we’re capturing inspiring footage of energy solutions to power new storytelling. Discover more: https://lnkd.in/e2Z3mEMe 🎥 SILVERBACK FILMS – Wind turbines against a blue and purple sky at Ngong Hills Wind Farm in Kenya. #CleanEnergy #ClimateAction #OpenPlanet #Sustability #NetZero #EnergyTransition

New to Open Planet: unprecedented flooding in Nairobi tells the human story of climate change. Since the wet season began in March, Kenya has experienced some of its most devastating rains for years, with at least 23,000 people displaced, over 200 lives lost, and 2,000 schools affected. The climate crisis is causing extreme weather events such as flooding to become more frequent and intense, with the impacts disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable communities. We commissioned local drone organisation KENDRONE to film the recent flooding in Nairobi, to help capture events as they unfold. This new collection adds to hundreds of clips in our library helping to share the story of how climate change is affecting communities in and around the Kenyan capital – and how they are responding. Explore and use this footage in your storytelling ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eVCvZkfj #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ExtremeWeather #OpenPlanet #StoriesForChange

The climate crisis is a health crisis. Our recent storytelling partnership with Wellcome Trust and Studio Silverback aimed to drive meaningful dialogue on climate and health at a local and global level.  🎥 Commissioned Studio Silverback to work with local film crews in Kenya to capture compelling new footage, with 400+ clips made freely available to storytellers on Open Planet. 🗣️ 8,000+ decision-makers engaged at high-profile events including the UN’s COP28 climate summit, the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting and the Planetary Health Summit in Malaysia. 🏫 4,000+ Kenyan community members, local leaders and youth mobilised through a film screening programme led by Crtve Development and Docubox.  #️⃣ 10m+ reached on social media through impact partners, including The ONE Campaign and African content creators, with the #KiberaUnmuted film series trending #1 on X in Kenya. 🎬 Organic uptake of footage through Open Planet, including by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). This project highlights the power of film and storytelling in capturing hearts and minds to deepen engagement and deliver impact on key planetary issues.      With special thanks to Wellcome and our project partners and collaborators: SILVERBACK FILMS, Black Sands Communications, Crtve Development, DOCUBOX EADFF, The ONE Campaign, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, World Economic Forum.    Find out more about the project, hear from our partners, and be inspired by their unique, diverse stories on climate and health: https://lnkd.in/eyEyDrej   #OpenPlanet #ClimateStorytelling #ClimateandHealth #ImpactProject #Partnership #ClimateHealth #ClimateAction

Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce the launch of our newly designed website, providing a more engaging and intuitive journey for our global community of storytellers. 🎥🍃 Dive in and explore thousands of captivating visuals to help you tell powerful stories about our changing world: www.openplanet.org. You can also discover our latest news, curated content collections, resources and inspiring examples of how others are using our library to create impactful content. With special thanks to our website design and development partners at Fiasco Design, and our technical platform partners at Veritone, for their digital expertise in bringing this vision to life.   Watch this space for more to come. 👀 #OpenPlanet #StoriesforChange #NewWebsite #FootageLibrary #SustainableContent #WebsiteLaunch #WebsiteDesign

As part of London Climate Action Week, we teamed up with The Earthshot Prize on their takeover of the iconic Piccadilly Lights with an inspiring showcase of solutions for our planet. 🙌 Captivating footage from our library featured alongside powerful stories of impact from the 2023 Earthshot Finalists, celebrating those leading the way to protect and restore our planet. 🌍 The final creative featured cinematic visuals of the natural world from Bullhorn Pictures, David Diley, Natural History Studios Australia, SILVERBACK FILMS and Joshua Turner, available through the #OpenPlanet library. 📽 Check out the reaction: https://lnkd.in/ei9BU8Ff #LCAW2024 #EarthshotPrize #OpenPlanet #StoriesofImpact #StoriesforChange