A Campaign to Address Food Security
About the Campaign
Insect Apocalypse™ addresses food security concerns by supporting entomological research across photo-physiology, sensory ecology and the integrative photobiological sciences. It connects a familiar environmental disaster, the dramatic and horrifying decline of insect species around the globe, to an equally familiar humanitarian one: world hunger.
Insect Apocalypse™ concentrates on the concept of photo-taxis, that is to say the attraction of insects (and other species) to out of place artificial lighting. Its purpose is to stress the dreadful role of artificial light as it contributes to the ongoing 'insect apocalypse', while at the same time connecting the resulting rearranged ecosystems to suffering of an all too familiar kind.
How to Support ‘Insect Apocalypse™’:
ZLI Endowments (Fund Research)
Scholarships
Research Programs
Post-doctorates
Research Lab / Endowed Professorship
PhotoDiversity Media (Donate/Invest/Sponsor the PhotoDiversity Anime ‘Night Bloomers™‘)
“Night Bloomers™” tells the story of a relocated Ethiopian family, as they try to make a new home working the vineyards of Sicily. Uncomfortable with pesticides and hesitant to adapt to local cuisine, the family adapts its own version of integrated pest management, trying to recreate what they lost.
AWASH (Live Sustainably for Insects)
Animal Welfare Oriented Development Services
Cruelty-free Fashion Partnerships, Proceeds to Support ZLI Reproductive Health Initiatives
Animal Welfare Oriented Product Partnerships and Development
ZALA (Experience Insects Responsibly)
Join an Natural Light Excursion Therapy Tours
Host a New Moon Dining in the Dark Event
Plant a Night Bloomers Garden
Press Releases
Night Bloomers
Description:
A comedic anime featuring integrated pest management, and the exotic flavors of food.
Logline:
Night Bloomers tells the story of the Abebe family, as they fight to stay sane settling into a challenging farming life in Sicily.