Once Upon a Time... Planet Earth
Season 1
200826 episodes
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- S1 E1 - The Guardians of the PlanetDecember 21, 200824minOur heroes decide to found a powerful club to oppose all those who attack the planet. After all, are they not the "Planet Guards?" Do they not have the right to return it to them in good condition?This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E2 - The Climate in the Far NorthDecember 21, 200823minWe travel across India with the help of a guide, a member of the Planet Guards club, and we discover problems related to pollution and water shortages.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E3 - The Precious Water of IndiaDecember 21, 200824minIn the largest forest in the world, an exceptionally diverse environment exists. Today, the Amazon rainforest, its fauna and flora, and the people who live there are threatened by deforestation.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E4 - The Precious Water of the SahelDecember 21, 200824minIn Sahel, which faces desertification, a major tribe and its domestic animals migrate south in search of water, in order to establish their village.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E5 - The Amazon ForestDecember 21, 200824minIn the largest forest in the world, an exceptionally diverse environment exists. Today, the Amazon rainforest, its fauna and flora, and the people who live there are threatened by deforestation.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E6 - Running Out of EnergyDecember 21, 200824minWhere do fossil fuels come from and why are they being depleted? Is nuclear energy safe?This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E7 - Fair TradeDecember 21, 200824minFair trade is an opportunity for small artisans or producers to receive fair compensation for their work. We'll go to Bolivia to see Diego, a small coffee farmer.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E8 - The Sea...Our TrashcanDecember 21, 200824minFair trade is an opportunity for small artisans or producers to receive fair compensation for their work. We'll go to Bolivia to see Diego, a small coffee farmer.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E9 - The Ecosystem of the WorldDecember 21, 200824minNature depends upon a delicate balance which is difficult to create artificially. But on our Earth, the imbalances are becoming more clear. The example of Easter Island reminds us that we must never use more than the earth can produce.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E10 - The Water of the WorldDecember 21, 200824minMexico has water shortages, the Aral Sea has dried up, and finally, China was only able to satisfy its water needs with the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. In a few decades, two to three billion people will run out of water.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E11 - Poverty in the WorldDecember 21, 200824minToday, 20% of people in the world consume 80% of its resources. We'll go to Mexico, then to Africa, to see how crucial it is that people unite, that rich countries help the poor, rather than barricade themselves in vain.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E12 - The Forests in the WorldDecember 21, 200824minPart of our little troop is going to Indonesia, on the island of Borneo, to a Dayak village in the heart of a dense forest. The others are in the Congo forest, in a village of Baka pygmies, where slashing and killing are done without moderation.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E13 - Over FishingDecember 21, 200823minWhales which once numbered at 300,000, now can be counted individually. But it's not just whales: 130 million tons of fish are caught each year. Is it not obvious that fishing must be limited to what the ocean can produce?This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E14 - The Origins of Our ClimateDecember 21, 200823minThe climate depends on ocean currents around the moving continents, as well as the movement of the earth around the sun. These are natural. Today climate change is created by human activity, an artificial factor upon which we can act.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E15 - AgricultureDecember 21, 200824minAround the world, agriculture consumes 70% of the drinking water! However, satellite imagery allows us to better control irrigation, reducing damage to the earth! Better yet, natural and sustainable agriculture is the kind of farming that everyone needs!This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E16 - BiodiversityDecember 21, 200824minNature, which is a great pool of resources, needs diversity, and that is what man does not understand. The facts are there: in the coming years, we could face thirty thousand extinctions a year! Man must now learn to live with, and not at the expense of, nature.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E17 - The Effects of Climate ChangeDecember 21, 200824minBecause of global warming, the passage in the Pacific, across the icy mazes of the North, is now free! The 5 bordering countries fight to claim its ownership, while we need to be focusing on what's necessary: cutting our fossil fuel consumption by half.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E18 - Recycling Our WasteDecember 21, 200824minIn the Philippines and India, the mountains of trash are sources of income for countless poor people who often handle toxic materials. To address the rise of waste in the world, manufacturers must reduce it at its source, and consumers must learn to recycle.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E19 - Women of the WorldDecember 21, 200824minWomen produce most of the food in developing countries but have little income and even fewer rights. We go to Burkina Faso in Africa, to India and to China.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E20 - Child Labour, Child SoldiersDecember 21, 200824minIn Asia, Africa, and Latin America, many children are forced to work, sometimes from the age of 4 or 5. But children are also exploited as soldiers, there are nearly 300,000 in the world! We will investigate the Congo.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E21 - Alternative EnergiesDecember 21, 200824minFossil fuels will run out. How to replace biomass, recycling and waste incineration, geothermal, and biofuels? With wind, hydro and solar energy. And with hydrogen, the fuel of the future as they say, even though many challenges still exist.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E22 - House and CityDecember 21, 200824minImagining the best city for the future is not easy. We will go to Curitiba, Brazil, and Bedzeg, not far from London, and we will evoke the Chinese city model of Dongtan. Then it will be the construction of tomorrow...This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E23 - Climate Change SolutionDecember 21, 200824minWe will produce twice as much CO2 than our planet can absorb. How to fight against global warming: cool the Earth, bury CO2 underground, as well as reduce consumption in homes, industry, transportation, etc.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E24 - Children's Health and EducationDecember 21, 200824minWe are in Casamance, in a reception center. Our young heroes are helping Sira, a twelve year-old girl, to get to Dakar for a heart operation. Back in Sira's village, they intend, not without difficulty, to rebuild and rehabilitate the school.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E25 - New TechnologiesDecember 21, 200824minSince the dawn of mankind, technical progress has never ceased. Today, the goal of technology should be to preserve our beautiful blue planet, its life, and its diversity for our children and our children's children.This video is currently unavailable
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