Sonic Woods event held in Colombia to mark World Environment Day

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Sonic Woods event held in Colombia to mark World Environment Day

STORY: Sonic Woods event held in Colombia to mark World Environment Day DATELINE: June 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Bogota CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): HECTOR BUITRAGO, Musician and environmental activist 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): GINA PISA MARIA MORENO, Director of the Citizens Collective Planters van der Hammen STORYLINE: Colombian citizens and musicians on Sunday marked the World Environment Day at the Thomas van Der Hammen Forest Reserve in Bogota by planting trees and enjoying the sounds of nature. These sounds were compiled over the past three years as part of an initiative known as Sonic Woods. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): HECTOR BUITRAGO, Musician and environmental activist "We started in 2019 to collect sounds of biodiversity from the windows, when human activities suddenly stopped during the pandemic. With these sounds, and other sounds collected here at the Van der Hammen Forest Reserve, we deliver these sounds of biodiversity to musicians. These musicians

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