Nature Is Speaking Explained
Nature Is Speaking is an ongoing environmental awareness campaign by Conservation International that was launched in 2014.[1] The campaign is developed by TBWA\Media Arts Lab and produced by RadicalMedia for Conservation International.[2] It was conceptualized by Peter Seligmann and Lee Clow[3] and its launch was led by M. Sanjayan.[4]
Concept
The campaign intends to raise awareness that people need nature in order to survive. It features a series of short films in each of which different aspects of nature are voiced by well-known personalities. Each film ends with the following slogan: "Nature doesn't need people. People need nature."[1]
Languages
As of 2023, the campaign has been released in 11 different languages: English, Mandarin, Portuguese, Filipino, Spanish, Cantonese, Indonesian, German, French, Dutch and Arabic.
| Language | Title | Debut air date | Year | Episodes | Overall |
|---|
| English | Nature Is Speaking | October 6, 2014 | 2014 | 8 | 14 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| Spanish | La Naturaleza Nos Habla | October 6, 2014
September 21, 2017 | 2014 | 1 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| Dutch | Nature Is Speaking | March 26, 2015 | 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| Mandarin | 大自然在说话 | April 8, 2015 | 2015 | 7 | 13 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| Cantonese | 大自然在說話 | May 6, 2015 | 2015 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| Portuguese | A Natureza Está Falando | August 12, 2015 | 2015 | 7 | 13 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| Indonesian | Alam Berbicara | November 5, 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| German | Die Natur Spricht | November 30, 2015 | 2015 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| French | La Nature Parle | December 4, 2015 | 2015 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| Filipino | Nature Is Speaking | October 7, 2016 | 2016 | 9 | 9 |
| Arabic | Nature Is Speaking | November 16, 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
|
Films
Mother Nature
| Language | Title | Voice actor | Release date | |
|---|
| English | Mother Nature | Julia Roberts | October 6, 2014 | |
| Dutch | Moeder Natuur | Halina Reijn | March 26, 2015 | [16] [17] |
| Mandarin | 大自然母亲 (Daziran Muqin) | Jiang Wenli | April 8, 2015 | |
| Portuguese | A Mãe Natureza | Maria Bethânia | August 13, 2015 | |
| Indonesian | Ibu Pertiwi | Christine Hakim | November 6, 2015 | |
| German | Mutter Natur | Hannelore Elsner | November 30, 2015 | |
| French | Mère Nature | Sophie Marceau | December 4, 2015 | |
| Filipino | Inang Kalikasan | Lea Salonga | October 7, 2016 | |
| Spanish | Madre Naturaleza | Salma Hayek | September 21, 2017 | | |
The Ocean
The Rainforest
The Soil
Water
| Language | Title | Voice actor | Release date | |
|---|
| English | Water | Penélope Cruz | October 6, 2014 | |
| Spanish | Agua / El Agua | Penélope Cruz | October 6, 2014
September 21, 2017 | [20] |
| Mandarin | 水 (Shui) | Zhou Xun | May 6, 2015 | |
| Cantonese | 水 (Seoi) | Zhou Xun | May 6, 2015 | |
| Portuguese | A Água | Maitê Proença | September 2, 2015 | |
| Indonesian | Air | Najwa Shihab | November 13, 2015 | |
| Filipino | Tubig | Cris Villonco | October 7, 2016 | | |
The Redwood
| Language | Title | Voice actors | Release date | |
|---|
| English | The Redwood | Robert Redford & Lena Redford | October 6, 2014 | |
| Mandarin | 红木 (Hongmu) | Pu Cunxin & Zhang Jiadi | 2015 | | |
Coral Reef
Flower
Ice
| Language | Title | Voice actor | Release date | |
|---|
| English | Ice | Liam Neeson | November 12, 2015 | |
| Mandarin | 冰 (Bing) | Tony Leung Chiu-wai | April 20, 2016 | |
| Cantonese | 冰 (Ping) | Tony Leung Chiu-wai | 2016 | |
| Portuguese | O Gelo | Zeca Camargo | 2017 | | |
Home / Earth
| Language | Title | Voice actor | Release date | |
|---|
| English | Home | Reese Witherspoon | December 10, 2015 | |
| French | La Maison | Marion Cotillard | December 10, 2015 | |
| Mandarin | 家园 (Jiayuan) | Sylvia Chang | April 27, 2016 | [22] |
| Cantonese | 家 (Gaa) | Sylvia Chang | April 27, 2016 | |
| Filipino | Tahanan | Jaclyn Jose | October 7, 2016 | |
| Portuguese | O Lar | Vanessa Lóes | October 17, 2016 | |
| Arabic | Home | Asma Lmnawar | November 16, 2016 | [23] |
| German | Erde | Marie Nasemann | June 28, 2022 | [24] | |
Mountain
Sky
| Language | Title | Voice actor | Release date | |
|---|
| English | Sky | Joan Chen | April 18, 2016 | |
| Mandarin | 天空 (Tiankong) | Joan Chen | May 11, 2016 | [26] |
| Portuguese | O Céu | Lenine | 2016 | |
| Spanish | El Cielo | Eugenio Derbez | 2017 | | |
The Amazon
| Language | Title | Voice actor | Release date | |
|---|
| Portuguese | A Amazônia | Camila Pitanga | August 27, 2016 | |
| Mandarin | 亚马逊 (Yamaxun) | Jin Dong | November 17, 2016 | [27] |
| Spanish | Amazonía | Catalina García | September 3, 2020 | |
| French | L'Amazonie | Mélanie Laurent | November 6, 2021 | | |
The Wave
Voice Actors
| Title | Language |
|---|
| English | Dutch | Mandarin | Cantonese | Portuguese | Indonesian | German | French | Filipino | Arabic | Spanish |
|---|
| Mother Nature | colspan="1" |
| The Ocean | colspan="1" |
| The Rainforest | colspan="1" |
| The Soil | colspan="1" |
| Water | colspan="1" |
| The Redwood | colspan="1" |
| Coral Reef | colspan="1" |
| Flower | colspan="1" |
| Ice | colspan="1" |
| Home / Earth | colspan="1" |
| Mountain | colspan="1" |
| Sky | colspan="1" |
| The Amazon | colspan="1" |
| The Paramo | colspan="1" |
| Forest | colspan="1" |
| The Wave | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Conservation International Launches Celebrity Studded Awareness Campaign Nature Is Speaking. October 30, 2014. October 6, 2014. Conservation International. October 30, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141030174836/http://www.conservation.org/NewsRoom/pressreleases/Pages/Conservation-International-Launches-Celebrity-Studded-Awareness-Campaign-Nature-Is-Speaking.aspx. dead.
- Web site: TBWA Employs Star Voices for Conservation International. Oster. Erik. August 3, 2023. October 6, 2014. Adweek Network. December 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221201010116/https://www.adweek.com/agencyspy/tbwa-employs-star-voices-for-conservation-international/73829/. live.
- Web site: Listen Up: Nature Is Speaking—New film series envisions nature as force, not victim. Weinberger. Hannah. August 4, 2023. October 9, 2014. Outside Interactive. May 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160515140036/http://www.outsideonline.com/1805676/listen-nature-speaking. live.
- Web site: Conservation Scientist M. Sanjayan, Host of PBS’s ‘Big Blue Live,’ to Speak at Ohio State. Bean. Molly. August 4, 2023. November 24, 2015. The Ohio State University—College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. January 29, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190129204143/https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/conservation-scientist-m-sanjayan-host-pbs%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98big-blue-live%e2%80%99-speak-ohio-state. live.
- Mitsis . Nick . Lucia . Laura . Conservation International Launches Celebrity Studded Awareness Campaign Nature Is Speaking . live . Conservation International . PRWeb . October 6, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150505022204/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/10/prweb12225644.htm . May 5, 2015 . August 9, 2023.
- Web site: Media Resources for Nature Is Speaking. October 7, 2014. October 6, 2014. Conservation International. October 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141007074532/http://www.conservation.org/NewsRoom/Pages/Media-Resources.aspx. dead.
- Connor . Kevin . Liam Neeson is the Voice of "Ice," a New Short Film in Conservation International’s "Nature Is Speaking" Series . live . Conservation International . PRWeb . November 12, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230808171253/https://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/11/prweb13079179.htm . August 8, 2023 . August 8, 2023.
- News: Reese Witherspoon and Marion Cotillard give the Earth a voice in "Home," a New Short Film in Conservation International's "Nature Is Speaking" Series. Conservation International. 10 December 2015. 9 November 2016. 10 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161110105731/http://www.conservation.org/NewsRoom/pressreleases/Pages/Reese-Witherspoon-and-Marion-Cotillard-give-the-Earth-a-voice-in-Home-a-New-Short-Film.aspx. dead.
- Connor . Kevin . Lee Pace is "Mountain" in Conservation International’s Newest "Nature Is Speaking" Film . live . Conservation International . PRWeb . March 15, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230808162531/https://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/03/prweb13267969.htm . August 8, 2023 . August 8, 2023.
- Connor . Kevin . Joan Chen gives the "Sky" a voice in Conservation International’s newest "Nature Is Speaking" film . live . Conservation International . PRWeb . April 18, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230808160748/https://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/04/prweb13348996.htm . August 8, 2023 . August 8, 2023.
- "大自然在说话"2016年再次震撼呈现 梁朝伟 张艾嘉 甄子丹 陈冲 冯小刚倾情献声. live. zh. 保护国际基金会 (Conservation International China). April 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20230808200546/https://www.conservation.org.cn/index.php?r=news/view&id=58. August 8, 2023. August 8, 2023.
- News: Rodrigues. Sabrina. Camila Pitanga dá voz à Amazônia na campanha A Natureza está Falando. pt-BR. ((o))eco (oeco.org.br). August 29, 2016. August 8, 2023. January 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125073545/https://oeco.org.br/salada-verde/camila-pitanga-da-voz-a-amazonia-na-campanha-a-natureza-esta-falando/. live.
- Web site: La naturaleza nos habla. es. August 6, 2023. September 21, 2017. Conservación Internacional Colombia. August 6, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230806013341/https://www.conservation.org.co/Noticias/lista-de-noticias/La-naturaleza-nos-habla. live.
- Web site: 3 forest stories you should know about. DeSmit. Olivia. August 8, 2023. October 4, 2018. Conservation International. August 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230808141432/https://www.conservation.org/blog/3-forest-stories-you-should-know-about. live.
- Jason Momoa is The Wave in New Conservation International Nature is Speaking Film. August 6, 2023. June 17, 2021. Conservation International. March 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230325014519/https://www.conservation.org/press-releases/2021/06/17/jason-momoa-is-the-wave-in-new-conservation-international-nature-is-speaking-film. live.
- News: Mirande. Roderick. Halina Reijn als 'Moeder Natuur' in film ter bewustwording toekomst van de aarde . nl. Adformatie. March 25, 2015. August 9, 2023. August 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230808225920/https://www.adformatie.nl/craft/halina-reijn-als-moeder-natuur-film-ter-bewustwording-t. live.
- News: Van der Zwaan. Gigi. Halina Reijn voegt zich bij een rijtje grote Hollywood-acteurs. nl. ELLE Nederland. Hearst Netherlands. March 25, 2015. August 9, 2023. April 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220402035548/https://www.elle.com/nl/lifestyle/lifestyle-nieuws/a489304/halina-reijn-voegt-zich-bij-grote-hollywood-acteurs-voor-dit-mooie-project/. live.
- Oliver Mommsen leiht dem Boden seine Stimme . de . live . Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, Bau und Reaktorsicherheit . November 17, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810104929/https://www.bmuv.de/pressemitteilung/oliver-mommsen-leiht-dem-boden-seine-stimme . August 10, 2023 . August 10, 2023.
- Web site: http://www.bmub.bund.de/service/mediathek/videos/detailansicht/video/oliver-mommsen-ist-der-boden/?tx_cpsbmuvideo_pi1[pointer=0&tx_cpsbmuvideo_pi1[backPid]=913&cHash=20fdc9c47b81d566b0f66e0b9711a4ef Oliver Mommsen ist "Der Boden"]. de. November 17, 2016. August 15, 2017. Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, Bau und Reaktorsicherheit (bmub.bund.de). August 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170815174556/http://www.bmub.bund.de:80/service/mediathek/videos/detailansicht/video/oliver-mommsen-ist-der-boden/?tx_cpsbmuvideo_pi1[pointer]=0&tx_cpsbmuvideo_pi1[backPid]=913&cHash=20fdc9c47b81d566b0f66e0b9711a4ef. dead.
- Web site: Julia Roberts y Penélope Cruz ponen voz y emoción a la naturaleza. es. August 6, 2023. October 30, 2014. La Vanguardia Ediciones. August 6, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230806011933/https://www.lavanguardia.com/natural/20141030/54418419174/julia-roberts-y-penelope-cruz-ponen-voz-y-emocion-a-la-naturaleza.html. live.
- News: Recife de coral ganha voz na campanha A Natureza está Falando. pt-BR. Akatu.org.br. October 14, 2015. August 9, 2023. August 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230809005834/https://akatu.org.br/video-recife-de-coral-ganha-voz-na-campanha-a-natureza-esta-falando/. live.
- "大自然在说话"发布中文版《家园》 张艾嘉倾情献声. live. zh. 保护国际基金会 (Conservation International China). April 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20230606000029/https://www.conservation.org.cn/index.php?r=news/view&id=59. June 6, 2023. August 6, 2023.
- Web site: Look Back at 2016 & What's in Store for 2017. August 7, 2023. December 20, 2016. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. March 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170328110948/http://www.fao.org/yunga/news-and-events/detail/en/c/461676/. live.
- Marie Nasemann Embodies Earth in Nature is Speaking Film. live. Conservation International. June 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20230606081515/https://www.conservation.org/press-releases/2022/06/28/marie-nasemann-embodies-earth-in-nature-is-speaking-film. June 6, 2023. August 6, 2023.
- "大自然在说话"发布中文版《山》 冯小刚：你们正在靠近悬崖的边缘. live. zh. 保护国际基金会 (Conservation International China). May 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20230808205020/https://www.conservation.org.cn/index.php?r=news/view&id=63. August 8, 2023. August 8, 2023.
- "大自然在说话"发布中文版《天空》 陈冲：记住，命由天定. live. zh. 保护国际基金会 (Conservation International China). May 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20230808201043/https://www.conservation.org.cn/index.php?r=news/view&id=61. August 8, 2023. August 8, 2023.
- "大自然在说话"发布《亚马逊》特辑 靳东为"亚马逊"发声. live. zh. 保护国际基金会 (Conservation International China). November 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20230808205637/https://www.conservation.org.cn/index.php?r=news/view&id=69. August 8, 2023. August 8, 2023.
- Sofía Mulánovich es "La Ola" en la nueva película de La Naturaleza Nos Habla. live. es. Conservación Internacional Perú. June 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230610185359/https://www.conservation.org/peru/noticias/2023/06/07/sof%C3%ADa-mul%C3%A1novich-es-la-ola-en-la-nueva-pel%C3%ADcula-de-la-naturaleza-nos-habla. June 10, 2023. August 10, 2023.
- News: Carlos Burle é a onda na campanha A Natureza Está Falando. pt-BR. CicloVivo. June 28, 2023. August 11, 2023. June 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230630142449/https://ciclovivo.com.br/inovacao/inspiracao/carlos-burle-e-a-onda-na-campanha-a-natureza-esta-falando/. live.
- News: Nunes. Mônica. Carlos Burle, surfista brasileiro e bicampeão mundial, dá voz à onda na campanha premiada ‘A Natureza está Falando’. pt-BR. Conexão Planeta. July 3, 2023. August 11, 2023. August 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232357/https://conexaoplaneta.com.br/blog/carlos-burle-surfista-brasileiro-e-campeao-mundial-da-voz-a-onda-na-campanha-premiada-a-natureza-esta-falando/. live.
