“Why cartoon project ANGRY EARTH ? Because one picture is more than 1000 words. Each of us is capable of changing something, as our daily decisions leave traces on the environment.” says František Czanner, the illustrator behind the new series of cartoons titled ‘Angry Earth’.
The eco project that began in June is silently creating a storm through its topical and strong messages delivered through a thought provoking cartoon featuring a very angry earth.
You can see all his work on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram
Here are a selected few,
On May 11 this year, the levels of carbon dioxide in our planet reached 415 parts per million (ppm), as measured by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. That is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than anytime in human history. And in the last 800,000 years. As climate expert Peter Gleick aptly tweeted “the last time humans experienced levels this high was … never. Humans didn’t exist.”
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Wildlife crime is a big business. Run by dangerous international networks, wildlife and animal parts are trafficked much like illegal drugs and arms. By its very nature, it is almost impossible to obtain reliable figures for the value of the illegal wildlife trade. Experts at TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, estimate that it runs into billions of dollars.
Frantisek has a clear message in each of his cartoons. Like this one above on deforestation or the one below on saving bees.
Did you know, bees can connect symbols to numbers just like humans?
India is one 17 countries where “water stress” is “extremely high”, according to an exhaustive new global report. More than 500 million people living in at least 10 states are reportedly affected by drought and water scarcity.
And on a positive note, when Ethiopia planted 350 million trees recently,
The illustrator said, “Ethiopia has planted more than 350 million trees in 12 hours as part a national effort to tackle the climate crisis and deforestation.
Launched by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s national reforestation programme has an ambitious target of planting 4 billion trees by the end of the rainy season in October. Which means planting 40 seedlings for every person in the country.
That makes reforestation the most effective solution for mitigating the climate crisis. Planting more than 500 billion trees could remove around 25 percent of existing carbon from the atmosphere, a new study has found.”
