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THE GREAT MELTDOWN | Climate Change

The Climate Change Film

With this project, 3Bee aimed to document climate change from the perspective of the whole range of human actions-alterations on ecosystems and biodiversity. The CO2 produced by human activities is the main factor of global warming, its most common representation. Underlying the phenomenon is anthropisation, in its most obvious form: the overuse, extraction or exploitation of a natural resource.

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Genre

Drama Horror

Creator

Climate Change

Screenwriter

The Overexploitation of resources

History

3Bee, the Italian company that has been at the forefront of protecting bees and pollinators through technology since 2017, is launching a provocative new campaign to raise awareness about climate change and wants you to be part of it, because it certainly affects you personally.

History

The winter of 2022 in Italy was the sixth driest in the last 63 years. In climate terms, this means an average of 1.7°C more than in the 30-year period 1981-2010. Especially in the North (+2.3°C) and especially in the north-west (+2.6°C). On 8 March, the Po showed the lowest flow levels compared to the last thirty years.

Abnormal heat waves, fires, severe droughts, floods, landslides. Experts call them "extreme events". In reality, they are tragedies with a very high cost in terms of human lives and biodiversity. They all share the same trademark: they can be attributed, more or less directly, to the climate changes taking place on the planet, which are in turn linked to human activity, and in particular to the release of climate-changing gases into the atmosphere.

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Carrara Marble Quarry, Apuan Alps

E1 - Over-exploitation of resources

Almost all of the 3015 active mining sites in the country since 1870 have been disused or abandoned, of which 794 involve the extraction of metalliferous minerals. Most of these sites have been managed with little attention to prevention and containment of their environmental impact, with reckless abandonment of large quantities of mining waste. These, in turn, cause the release of toxic elements into the environment, heavy metals in the tailings ponds and possible sludge releases. Our environmental impact, subsidised by an economic model that has reached its limits, necessitates changes in production and consumption systems for food, housing and mobility. Pollinators are fundamental to the resilience of ecosystems to imbalances of various kinds. If the very existence of pollinators is at risk, so are the ecosystem services from which humans and the environment benefit. Watch the episode here.

"The recovery and valorisation of this memory can represent a development opportunity for territories orphaned, and often battered, by mining activities" - ISPRA ambiente

Rosignano the white Caribbean beach

The Caribbean of Tuscany, Rosignano

E2 - Pollution of the sea

Rosignano is a symbol of how human waste alters marine ecosystems. In the past, more than 400 tonnes of Mercury were spilled into the sea, which we now find in our fish chain. Poseidonia, our ally for absorbing CO2, is diminishing due to the opacity of the water. The beach has become Caribbean and is 'perfect' for photo reports or advertisements for suntan creams. But would you bathe here?Watch the episode here.

"It is paradoxical that such a technological age is so unscientific. And then there is a very poor ability to refer to authoritative sources. Climate change is determined by man's productive activities." - Mario Tozzi

The soil is polluted by our poisons

Poison Landfill, Bussi sul Tirino

E3 - Soil and groundwater pollution

Europe's largest illegal poison dump is in Bussi sul Tirino. Dioxins, chemicals and heavy metals have been spilled into the ground for years. Now the soil is polluted and rain has carried the toxic substances into the groundwater. The Tirino river, just a few metres away, has carried them into the Pescara and then into the sea. We have exceeded the legal limits for many carcinogenic and mutagenic substances by more than 1,000 times. Analyses on dioxins, copper, mercury, boron, lead, some PAHs and hydrocarbons showed unprecedented levels of pollution.Watch the episode here.

"The consequences fall on everyone, from microorganisms, to fish, to man. We got goose bumps." - 3Bee

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Marble quarry, Apuane Alps

E4 - Drought

An analysis of the SPI (Standardized Precipitation Index) on different time scales shows that the disturbances that occurred between May and June are not, however, sufficient to make up for the water deficit accumulated over the medium and long term. A deficit that is now also affecting several areas in the centre-south, in particular Tuscany, Lazio, parts of Umbria and Campania, Puglia, Calabria and Sicily. Why should we care? Because the whole of Italy is suffering from falling surface water levels and a huge reduction in groundwater. Agriculture is on its knees just as plants have stopped making nectar. Water is an essential resource for living organisms and for the bee it is no less (consumption of up to 5 litres a day).

"The recovery and enhancement of this memory can be an opportunity for the development of territories orphaned, and often battered, by mining activities" - ISPRA ambiente

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Country roads between wheat and corn fields, Cuneo - Italy

E5 - Monocropping

Among the causes of the decline in pollinators and animal biodiversity is the simplification and impoverishment of the landscape. This results in the scarcity of food resources in the flight range of pollinators. Such situations are typical of extensive agricultural areas, such as cereal or sugar beet production. This results in a scarcity of food resources in the flight range of pollinators. Such situations are typical of extensive and monoculture agricultural areas, such as cereal or sugar beet production. Can you imagine a bee travelling dozens of miles just to find a flower from which to extract nectar or pollen? This is exactly the situation that has been going on for years in the areas of the Po Valley or the Abruzzi Plain.

"In Italy, the results of the third national report on the Habitats Directive shows that of the 132 habitats of community interest, 67% are in 'unfavourable' conservation status (27% 'bad' - 40% 'inadequate')" - ISPRA ambiente

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Forest fire on Monte San Michele, July 2022. Trieste-Slovenia border

E4 - Wildfires

In the summer of 2021, 158,000 hectares of forest burned in Italy. Of these, 40 thousand were in the EU's network of protected areas, affected by 510 fires. Pollinators are now unable to find sufficient nectar supplies to survive without artificial emergency nutrition, primarily bees. A fire leaves a heavy scar on the scenery, destroys biodiversity, produces carbon dioxide that contributes to global warming and hence fires themselves, wipes out an ecosystem. Yet fire prevention is possible. In fact, 97% of these phenomena are man-made. In addition to prevention, compliance with regulations and fighting incivility, it is necessary to plan in good time works and infrastructural measures to prevent fires and safeguard our green lungs.

"In the 2009 - 2016 period in Italy, one in three hectares of land went up in smoke in Sicily, one in five in Sardinia" - Corpo Forestale

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The roof of Europe, the Mont Blanc.

Contribute

Draws attention to what we wish was just a dystopian drama or a horror film, but is unfortunately the reality in which we live. What is being launched is a call to become the superheroes of our time, to learn more about this danger and thus identify the most concrete and effective solutions to contrast it, hence restoring a healthy environment for present and future generations.

Take the first step, join the largest community in Europe who protects bees and biodiversity. Use your voice to spread awareness.

About 3Bee: bees

3Bee is the result of the idea of its two founders Riccardo and Niccolò, a biologist and an electronics engineer respectively, to protect bees through predictive monitoring technology. Today, 3Bee counts more than 100,000 supporters of the Adopt-a-Hive project, more than 500 corporate partners promoting the culture of proactive social responsibility, and more than 3000 technological beekeepers in up to 80 countries worldwide. Thanks to the nectar forest planting project, 3Bee restores nectar supplies to bees and has initiated the largest movement in the generation of Biodiversity Oases, areas in which the ideal habitat for bees is regenerated and available to beekeepers. The more we are, the wider the bee shield becomes.

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