"Edward Norton speaks out for forests. International Year of Forests (Forests 2011)

United Nations, New York, 2 February 2011 - Video message by Edward Norton, two-time Academy Award-nominated actor, and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for biodiversity on the occasion of the global launch of the International Year of Forests 2011.

The global launch of the International Year of Forests 2011 has been held in conjunction with the High-Level Segment of the ninth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests.

The launch of Forests 2011 featured a programme of high level speakers, the premiere of the short film "FOREST" directed by Mr. Yann Arthus-Bertrand, and film clips from the winning entries of the International Forest Film Festival.

International Year of Forests 2011 website:
http://www.un.org/en/events/iyof2011/index.shtml

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[starhumble]

i love you ed norton

[pazomblez]

resource-ism is the problem. forests are not resources. they're landbases, home to millions of creatures who ought to have standing in the moral community, with as much of a right to life as any of us. anthropocentrism will never be the basis from which we will successfully save the planet. until we realise that we are just one species among many on this planet, and that we have no right to dominate all the others, we will continue to destroy this planet and ourselves.

[buttersyrupnpancakes]

@NovaScotiaChick yeah those wax faces are gross! it's a total epidemic. so many actors are falling for that crap in their fear of getting older. i find men age like wine, they're always beautiful, as long as they age gracefully! there's a cause i'd like, fighting for the self esteem of hollywood actors. so many of them don't have any and idiots leaving mean comments and tabloids spinning yarns just makes them feel ugly. it's so sad. and these comments enrage me.

[KiLLerGcrx]

i am Jack's complete lack of surprise.

[gozde345]

he is not old, he needs eyebag surgery / treatment , that's it.. its genetic and even younger people can have that...

[82bakakaj]

there are too many stupid people to believe it, Mr Norton, yet, it's worth trying. well done.

[cicigallo1234]

He doesn't look old and what does that have to do with the video. People do age you know, its inevitable and I think he looks great.

[lumeriam]

@pazomblez well said...micromanagement with human minds no matter how intelligent will always fail when those minds are of a competitive nature rather than a cooperative one with nature.

[jungleman62]

Well done Ed. We need more like this and more like you.

[NovaScotiaChick]

We are fighting some super powers here, not unlike the Mafia. Super powers can threaten people to put them out of business, and this will happen, if they do not obey. Years ago, a homeopath friend had contributed to an about to be published book. In it she discouraged women from consuming meat and sugar to fight PMS symptoms. Her country's Meat and Sugar Boards threatened to put her out of business if she did not withdraw. She withdrew. That's only on a small scale, this is massive.

[NovaScotiaChick]

@elviseno When did you last see him? 10 years ago? It is normal that people age, I am glad he looks older now. I much prefer to watch a gracefully aging actor than one whose face looks like a Madame Tussaud's wax version - it puts me off watching movies with the latter, so much so that I avoid them altogether.

Go Edward, you are as sexy as ever!

Men grow old and pearls turn yellow. There is no cure. (Chinese proverb)

[pur3vill]

nice