The way the island’s culture is changing because of climate change is now being documented.

An intern is working on the project for Culture Vannin.

Sarah Mercer, a graduate from Durham University, is recording issues relating to the environmental crisis and the island’s position as a Unesco biosphere.

A series of projects will culminate in a mini-festival and premiere of a short film in August.

The film will follow what Culture Vannin calls ’the environmental journey’ of the Isle of Man over the next year.

This film will compile video clips submitted by the Manx community and tell the tale of the ways in which Manx culture has responded to climate change, from drawing on traditional practices that are symbiotic with the environment, to pushing for technological advances, and new ways of thinking about society and culture.

Mann’s Green Footsteps - The Film will record the real stories of real people.

A Culture Vannin spokesman said: ’The film will celebrate the people, projects and communities that are involved in working towards a greener future.

’We also want Mann’s Green Footsteps - The Film to be an inspiration, for communities and people on the island, and for other island nations, with their own strong identities and cultural practices. To see how the people around us, our society, is the backbone in creating a brighter world, not just for the environment, but for each and every one of us.’

Culture Vannin, a government agency, wants people involved in activities to do with our environment to get in contact.

’We want everything from video clips of pear picking, wildflower walking and climate conversations to community projects, wild ideas and well established businesses and projects,’ the spokesman said.

’These clips will be used in the short movie, and everyone who sends a clip will be invited to our festival in August, where we will premiere the film and have live music, speakers and mini-workshops.

Send video clips via Wetransfer to [email protected] or using the hashtag #Mann’sGreenFootsteps on social media posts.

Participants can also send video clips via memory stick to the Culture Vannin offices in St John’s.