{"id":7407,"date":"2015-11-19T14:36:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T10:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dominicana-online.org\/?p=7407"},"modified":"2015-11-19T14:36:58","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T10:36:58","slug":"noti5908","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/noti5908\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinema as Inspiration: DREFF Motivates Young People to Create a Softball Team Promoting Shark Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><BR><br \/>\n<TABLE class=texto width=\"90%\" border=0><br \/>\n<TBODY><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD style=\"HEIGHT: 963px\" vAlign=top width=70><IMG class=thinborderfloat1 border=0 alt=\"Fernando Villalona to Reflect on His Life, Music at New York Dominican Get Together\" src=\"\/portal\/noticias\/5908_66.jpg\" width=65><\/TD><br \/>\n<TD style=\"HEIGHT: 963px\" vAlign=top width=7><BR><\/TD><br \/>\n<TD class=texto style=\"HEIGHT: 963px\" vAlign=top align=left><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>Cinema as Inspiration: DREFF Motivates Young People to Create a Softball Team Promoting Shark Protection <\/STRONG><BR>Santo Domingo, November 18 2015<\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 35px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: chocolate; LETTER-SPACING: -6px; LINE-HEIGHT: 80%\">I<\/SPAN>nspired by the films screened during the 4th and 5th Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), a group of young people have decided to raise awareness on the importance of sharks for preserving biodiversity through a new softball team: the Las Galeras Sharks.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>This team has taken the messages of films screened at the Las Galeras Villa Serena Hotel \u2013 among them Extinction Soup (DREFF 2014) and Shark Girl (DREFF 2015) \u2013 very seriously, and aim to support shark protection through their sport. \u201cShark hunting is an activity that\u2019s still being practiced, especially due to the search for their fins \u2013 much sought after above all to prepare the famous \u2018shark soup\u2019 \u2013 and it\u2019s taking these populations to the edge of extinction,\u201d explained team manager Ricardo Jim\u00e9nez.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Team member Fernando V\u00e1squez de Le\u00f3n, for his part, says, \u201cIt\u2019s a fact that sharks need much greater protection, because if we lose them, as key predators in the food chain, the consequences could be terrible. Other forms of aquatic life will suffer the knock-on effects of their extinction. Everyone can help protect sharks!\u201d<\/P><br \/>\n<P>According to the members of this particular team, lots of people, due to lack of awareness, are afraid of sharks and have the idea that the oceans would be safer without them. \u201cAnd although the evidence shows the opposite, there are still a lot of people who believe that sharks are human killing machines and they certainly don\u2019t want to share the water, swim, or boat near them.\u201d<\/P><br \/>\n<P>These youths affirm that sharks are losing the battle for their survival, as each year humans kill more than 100 million of them. Although lots of sharks are trapped by fishing, others die due to human ignorance and fear.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>\u201cSharks have existed for around 400 million years. They are intelligent (they can even be trained), and to lose them within the lifespan of a single generation of humans just because of our irrational fear and greed is undoubtedly something we cannot be proud of,\u201d noted team captain Ricardo Jim\u00e9nez.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>A worrying case, according to the players, is that of the hammerhead shark, recognized worldwide for its distinctive head, and which was added to the official list of endangered species and could disappear very soon if appropriate measures are not taken. \u201cOur softball team is supporting this cause.\u201d<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>About DREFF<\/STRONG><BR>Since its creation in 2011, the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival, an initiative of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and the Fundaci\u00f3n Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), has offered Dominicans a platform to learn and debate about sustainable development and environmental issues, as well as related challenges and best practices, while celebrating the incomparable beauty and wealth of the Dominican Republic\u2019s natural heritage.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>By screening a broad array of films and holding numerous panels, workshops, seminars, and community activities, DREFF promotes dialogue and exchange of knowledge and experiences, thereby inspiring Dominicans to adopt practices that contribute to appreciating, conserving, and sustainably using their environmental resources.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>In the latest edition of DREFF, held between September 8 and 13, some 120 screenings of a total of 37 films were shown in 11 cities and 30 different venues around the country. One of these venues was the Villa Serena Hotel in Las Galeras, Saman\u00e1.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>For more information:<\/STRONG><BR>www.globalfoundationdd.org www.dreff.org villaserena.com <\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG>Photos<\/STRONG><BR><IMG class=thinborderfloat1 border=0 alt=\"downlaod free\" src=\"\/portal\/noticias\/tiburones2015-1.jpg\"><BR><BR><IMG class=thinborderfloat1 border=0 alt=\"downlaod free\" src=\"\/portal\/noticias\/tiburones2015-2.jpg\"><BR><BR><\/P><!-- Arrow Navigator Skin Begin --><br \/>\n<STYLE><br \/>\n            \/* jssor slider arrow navigator skin 05 css *\/<br \/>\n            \/*<br \/>\n            .jssora05l              (normal)<br \/>\n            .jssora05r              (normal)<br \/>\n            .jssora05l:hover        (normal mouseover)<br \/>\n            .jssora05r:hover        (normal mouseover)<br \/>\n            .jssora05ldn            (mousedown)<br \/>\n            .jssora05rdn            (mousedown)<br \/>\n            *\/<br \/>\n            .jssora05l, .jssora05r, .jssora05ldn, .jssora05rdn<br \/>\n            {<br \/>\n            \tposition: absolute;<br \/>\n            \tcursor: pointer;<br \/>\n            \tdisplay: block;<br \/>\n                background: url(..\/img\/a17.png) no-repeat;<br \/>\n                overflow:hidden;<br \/>\n            }<br \/>\n            .jssora05l { background-position: -10px -40px; 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