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DeforestAction: Project Borneo

25 young leaders have been selected for the pioneer DeforestACTION project aimed at protecting forests, working with local communities and saving orangutans.
DeforestACTION is a global action project involving millions of students from around the world who want to play an active role in stopping deforestation. The project is supported by TakingITGlobal and Microsoft Partners in Learning. We've teamed up with acclaimed conservationist Dr. Willie Smits to create awareness about the destruction caused by deforestation, restore a full forest eco-system and provide a sustainable livelihood for the local community.

Award-winning production company Virgo Productions is developing a 3D feature documentary about the project in collaboration with National Geographic Entertainment. Shooting will take place over 100 days in Borneo. Cathy Henkel, (The Burning Season, The Man who Stole my Mother’s Face) will produce and direct 100 Days in the Jungle: Project Borneo 3D, to be shot by acclaimed cinematographer Don McAlpine (Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet, Wolverine) and Paul Nichola (Cane Toads: The Conquest 3D). A TV series is in development with National Geographic for the second 100 days.

DeforestACTION is selecting 12 young team leaders to lead this global action project - and feature in the 3D movie. Submissions and voting for the applicants have now closed!

A short list of 50 was announced in early May. A top 25 was announced in early June.

All 25 will have a leading role in the project. A smaller group will head to Borneo in September for an orientation and reconniassance trip to meet the local communities and assess the scale of the challenge. They will return in February next year for 80 days to implement their action plans. Throughout the project, they will connect with the world though the web, providing updates to the millions of students across the globe who are responsible for developing and driving the project.

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Laura Carolan

I'm so excited that everyone will have a chance to be part of this amazing opportunity! Thanks you so much to the organizers for this enormous gift! Looking forward to more details :D

Tina Benya

This is a dream come true for me to be involve in this scale of project. To meet with like minded people. Thank you very much to the organizer! Cant wait to meet everyone

Gabrielle Wheaton

How great is this? Can't wait to meet you all!

Gabrielle Wheaton

Does anyone know the name of the new Borneo 3D FB page?

Perry Schumacher

This has been the longest week ever lol. I keep telling myself "Ok Perry just be patient". I've been checking my emails almost every hour, on the hour haha.

Michael Furdyk

Hi everyone! The Top 50 have officially been announced and all applicants should be receiving an e-mail (or have already received it) with next steps and a link to your new Action Hub!

We look forward to your feedback. To those selected, congratulations on making it to the next step!

To those of you who didn't make this initial selection, we're excited to work with you to support the project - and we hope that with the opportunity we're providing for you to build a network and help to support DeforestAction, we'll see you in Borneo too!

Caryn Gerber

Congratulations to the top 50 applicants fantastic job I wish you all the best for the next step.

Gareth O'Connor

AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!! There I said it... No point pretending it's not devastating.. Still time to change your minds. i will forgive you :), just shift mine up into the top 50 and we'll all the happy (bet I speak for everyone below that line on that). But wow. This was incredible. I'd like to really honestly thank all of you guys, congratulate EVERYONE, and say that the Action Hub site, challenge and all that jazz is a really cool and nice thing to have done. Can see you've been working really hard :). So Thanks Michael, Cathy, Willie, Rich, hell all of you involved at TIG, DeforestAction, Ranga Outreach and Virgo. Good Luck on the challenges ALL! Respect.

Kodi Twiner

Thankyou so much to everyone who supported my clip and this cause!

I know so many people out there tonight wishing they were one of the fifty - i feel so grateful to be in the top fifty!

The excitement is overwhelming, best of luck to everyone in the top 50, I look forward to meeting you at some point in the jungle!

If you have not seen my clip yet and would like to- please visit my Action Agent Hub and go for it!

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Thanks so much everyone and also to the judges!
Cheers, Kodi

Yvette Teeselink

I'm so happy too : ) good luck to everybody out there! Big hug from Holland!

Dino Fitriza

Good Luck for every action agent :) Let's Support each other for better world

Kodi Twiner

I love the wonderful people who are donating their dollars to this cause!

Perry Schumacher

hey just a FAQ, when will the top 20 be announced?

Daniel Carter

I have lost 19 recruits on my Hub page, and I have noticed that many other action agents have, too. There does not seem to be any particular pattern, but something is definitely amiss. Can someone please investigate ASAP? =)

Chris Gauthier

Met Action Anna's mother yesterday on the Sunshine Coast while at a conference - Such an inspirational 6 year old! Check out her blog to see what she has been up to! http://actionanna.tigblog.org/post/4767731

Paul Daley

"... the very process of the restoring the land to health is the process through which we become attuned to Nature and, through Nature, with ourselves. Restoration ecology, therefore, is both the means and the end, for as we learn how to restore the forest, we heal the forest, and as we heal the forest, we heal ourselves."
Chris Maser - 'Forest Primeval'

Ngô Thị Quỳnh Diệp

They'r impressive. It's so sad that I didn't know it earlier...

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