THE SALT SERIES

A COLLECTION OF INSPIRING,
EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS HIGHLIGHTING
THE BEAUTY, POWER AND COMPLEXITY
OF OUR PLANET. A KALEIDOSCOPE ON
THE EARTH.
We reveal the interconnectedness of our
earth’s complex ecosystems and champion
those who are helping to protect the world
through a series of short, impactful and
thought-provoking films.

VIDEOS
SALT SERIES 1: THE SECRET LIVES OF TREES
●● How to build a forest anywhere, fast
Shubhendu Sharma from Afforest talks about the Miyawaki technique of rapid afforestation, which could
repair the severe damage done to our planet.
●● The healing properties of trees
From curing kidney problems to treating varicose veins, trees provide one of life’s greatest elixirs.
●● For the love of trees
They feed us with oxygen, clean the soil, prevent erosion, provide us with food and control noise pollution.
●● Tree of knowledge
Did you know that forests can think and communicate with neural networks?
●● The sex life of trees
The dazzling variety of ways in which trees reproduce.
●● Inside the ecosystem of a tree
A glimpse into the many living worlds within every single tree.

SALT SERIES 2: THE POWER OF BEES

●● Inside the waggledance
The honeybee’s ingenious communication method is one of the most sophisticated in the world.
●● What bees can teach us about business
How can the business world apply lessons from the seamlessly efficient organisation of bee society.
●● Gender roles in the honeybee world
Why females call the shots in bee society.
●● A world without bees
The devastating repercussions of losing bees from our planet.
●● ElectroSmog and falling bee numbers
The invisible man-made electrical fields decimating the bee population, and how we can save the situation
●● Bee democracy
Collective decision-making and shared responsibility in the bee world

SALT SERIES 3: THE LIFE OF WATER

●● The earth’s circulatory system
The earth already has a great natural way of flushing and storing excess carbon from our atmosphere: rivers.
●● Restoring our wetlands
Measured against the year 1700, we’ve lost 87 per cent of our wetlands. How do we reverse this trend?
●● The power of coral reefs
Coral reefs are essential sources of medicine and vital habitats, forming the nurseries for around a quarter of
the world’s fish.
●● The physics of water
Water is fluid and soft, yet there’s nothing more powerful
●● The water footprint of your dinner
It takes 16000 litres of water to produce one kilo of beef, but just 13 for a tomato
●● The anatomy of a wave
The wind, the moon and orbital energy – a look at the power and motion of waves

CONTACT
These videos offer various sponsorship opportunities, please contactt:
Dave Edler
Head of Partenrships
Tel: 0131 512 2012
dave@wearesalt.org