On 5 October 2017, Wood-Mizer Europa participated in a Polish film festival dedicated to promoting the UN's "17 Goals" programme.
The "17 Sustainable Development Goals" programme was signed by 193 heads of state in 2015 and is made up of a global network of organisations that aim to eliminate poverty by supporting profitable businesses, reduce hunger by promoting agriculture, facilitate access to education, etc. Goal number 15 is "Sustainable forest management...".
The Film Festival was specifically designed for Polish companies and NGOs to highlight how their organisation contributes to the success of the "17 Goals" programme. A total of 58 films were submitted and 27 of them were accepted for competition.
The Wood-Mizer Europa Society has registered the project entitled ,, Nasza Zielona Planeta" (Our Green Planet). The film's important questions and real-life examples had a positive impact on the audience and it was voted for the People's Choice Award at the event, as well as third place in the overall ranking.
The short film presents the problems encountered with the development of markets requiring vast forest resources and the impossibility of accessing timber in a responsible and sustainable way. This combination contributes to continued deforestation and illegal logging. Wood-Mizer's video asks the question, "What can one person do?"
The problem is personified by three different people who faced particular obstacles. In Africa, a missionary saw how pine sawdust was being wasted because there was no efficient way to turn low-quality pieces of wood into useful products. In the Philippines, the government's fight against illegal logging resulted in tens of thousands of cubic metres of confiscated timber, which quickly turned into rotting piles across the Philippines. In northern England, a farmer was desperately looking for ways to keep his farm profitable while continuing to do what he loved.
And solutions to their problems included Wood-Mizer brand saws. The missionary set up a small, affordable sawmill and began turning sawdust into components to build hives - the basis for a beekeeping program that helps thousands of Zambian villagers give their families a better life. Instead of letting the sawdust rot, the Philippine government used 12 Wood-Mizer brand mobile saws to turn the confiscated sawdust into about 150,000 school benches for poor rural schools. And the farmer was able to start a sawmill business with the mobile saw, keeping the income from the farm steady and sustainable for his family's future.
Source: www.woodmizer.ro
Official press release- http://www.17celow.pl/laureaci-ii-edycji-2017.html
Website for the "17 objectives" programme - http://17goals.org
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