From the contemporary panorama of creative
media, the animation documentary A Journey
to Cape Verde (2010, Viagem a Cabo Verde) is
analysed in terms of its content concerning
biodiversity and plant issues. The concept of
‘plant blindness’ is revisited, a term introduced
by Wandersee and Schussler in 1998 (Allen,
2003) to describe “the inability to see or notice
the plants in one’s own environment” and their
importance in the biosphere. Some future considerations are discussed. It is hoped this casestudy
displays a picture of what can be done to
improve collective knowledge about biodiversity
issues and could inspire and help others to develop
awareness raising projects about them.
