Mauritius Philatelic Corner
Another interesting website. Stamps are miniature works of art and these Mauritian stamps offer fantastic visual
references of some of our flora and fauna.
https://stampsofmauritius.org/category/thematics/fauna/
Books
Marina Carter & Vikash Tatayah: Green Conquest - Naturalists and 1810. Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
Desmond Tate : Saveur et splendeur des fruits tropicaux. Les Éditions du Pacifique
Rachel Atkinson and Jean Claude Sevathian: A Guide to Plants in Mauritius. Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
Matthieu Saliman-Hitillambeau: Le Grand Livre de la Flore et la Faune Originelles des Mascareignes. Orphie.
Le Guide Naturaliste : île Maurice Faune et Flore. Austal Editions.
The Great Green Wall
Launched in 2007 by the African Union, the game-changing African-led Great Green Wall initiative aims to restore the
continent's degraded landscapes and transform millions of lives in the Sahel.
https://www.unccd.int/our-work/ggwi
Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
The Man and the Biosphere programme aims to establish a scientific basis for enhancing the relationship
between people and their environments.
https://www.unesco.org/en/mab
Richard Powers: The Overstory. WW Norton & Company. Winner of 2019 Pulitzer Prize.
Novel about nine different characters whose unique life experiences with trees bring them together to address the
devastation of ancient forests in the US. Engaging descriptions of trees and the extraordinary life they support,
these trees almost become characters in themselves.
Peter Wohlleben: The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate
Films / documentaries / TV series
Home, 2009
A documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand that mostly consists of aerial shots and focuses on the ecological harm human activity is doing to the planet and its inhabitants.
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92kt3JUwtgk
Demain, 2015
Et si montrer des solutions, raconter une histoire qui fait du bien, était la meilleure façon de résoudre les crises écologiques, économiques et sociales, que traversent nos pays?
Trailer:
https://vimeo.com/513590720
Forest Man, 2015
Since the 1970's Majuli islander Jadav Payeng has been planting trees in order to save his island. To date he has single handedly planted a forest larger than Central Park NYC. His forest has transformed what was once a barren wasteland, into a lush oasis.
Documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkZDSqyE1do
Mystic Mauritius 2017
Now known for its white sand beaches and luxury resorts, Mauritius was originally an uninhabited volcanic island in the Indian Ocean, isolated and remote. Agriculture and other human activities have since taken their toll on the environment. Mystic Mauritius takes you to the parts that remain wild,to experience its unique beauty through the eyes of its initial discovery, when it was a veritable Eden.
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmPLxSWMncs
Honeyland, 2019
A wonderful, beautifully shot documentary that shows how the lives of humans and bees are inextricably intertwined.
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR7TQ7H-D1w
Fantastical Fungi, 2019
Fantastic Fungi is a consciousness-shifting film about the mycelium network that takes us on an immersive journey through time and scale into the magical earth beneath our feet, an underground network that can heal and save our planet.
Trailer:
https://watch.fantasticfungi.com/packages/fantastic-fungi-2/videos/trailer
Kiss The Ground, 2020
A film about how regenerating the world's soils has the potential to rapidly stabilize Earth's climate, restore lost ecosystems, and create abundant food supplies.
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3-V1j-zMZw
Our Planet, 2019-23
Share the wonder of the extraordinary place we call home. From exotic jungles to the deepest seas, open your eyes to the connections we all share. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aETNYyrqNYE
Available on Netflix
The Green Planet, 2022
Another beautiful BBC documentary narrated by Sir David Attenborough, revealing the stange and wonderful world of plants like never before.
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoKyMzsa4Xs
Our Great National Parks 2022
Our Great National Parks is a five-part Netflix documentary series about some of the world's national parks and their wildlife.
Available on Netflix
