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CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY REPORT 2011
DESAFÍO EXTREMO
Producer: ZANSKAR PRODUCCIONES
The series Desafío Extremo is set in locations of special beauty and rigorously applies the regulations established by
countries and communities in all respects, paying special attention to environmental protection provisions.
• No direct actions are taken while filming that could in any way affect the environment, habitat or lifestyle of the
local communities, the purpose being to approach local communities and discover their traditions and way of life.
• Mountain-climbing is filmed in accordance with international standards governing the fitting and removal of mate-
rials, and waste management.
• Film team rules relating to battery management state that they may not be recharged and must be taken back to Spain
and deposited in special containers.This approach is applied in all countries visited except for Nepal, which imposes an
advance charge based on the batteries carried that is reimbursed when the spent batteries are handed in.
DESAFÍO CONASPIRANTES /DESAFÍOVERTICAL
EN LA MONTAÑA DEL DIABLO
Producer: ZANSKAR PRODUCCIONES
An exper t mountaineer with six inexperienced companions are to descent the world’s highest waterfall, Salto del
Ángel.
In view of its location in one of the planet’s wildest habitats, Canaima National Park in Bolívar State (Venezuela), and
since it is a protected natural space:
• Prior to filming, the local production team explained to the film team the rules to be followed so as not to touch
or harm the exotic orchids specific to the area, and physiological needs had to be met in specially-prepared zones.
• All activities performed in the area required prior permission from the chief of the
pemones
, the community
of indigenous people inhabiting the region. Cer tain mountains could not be climbed or activities could not be
performed on them because they are sacred to the
pemones
.
• The film team had to travel along existing roads and either shared the area’s few 4x4 vehicles, without altering the
habitual methods of transpor t, or used the pemona community’s traditional boats.
• Electricity was obtained from generators used by the local community in their own facilities, supplemented by two
production generators, a timetable having been established for the recharging of batteries.
• All the batteries used were carried from Spain and brought back to Spain.