Sylvia Earle

Dan Esty

On April 27th, at 2pm, National Geographic is using a version of the  Environmental Performance Index to take a "pulse" of how countries are  performing in regards to their environmental stewardship of the planet.  Please forward this video to those you love, our planet Earth needs you. We don't have a moment to waste. Let's love and protect our Mother Planet now

In Guangdong Yangchun, a large number of villagers have been suffering from strokes and cancers after some dangerous heavy metal waste has been illegally discharged in the villages. Artist Nut Brother decides to take action. With his team, he creates a group of Heavy Metal music and plays at sites that have been poluted by heavy metals to raise awareness among the population.

Sir David Attenborough takes a look at the potentially devastating impact of climate change.

Things aren't looking good for the world's population; as we multiply at an alarming rate there is not enough food, space... or sense. This intelligent film interweaves a fascinating 1960s rat experiment by Dr. John B. Calhoun with a slick snapshot of today's urban jungle.

Hosted by Val Kilmer, the documentary follows playwright Nicholas Ellenbogen as he travels to remote communities in six different African countries. In each community, the residents have taken an holistic and somewhat controversial approach to managed wildlife care.

“Beneath the Concrete, The Forest”  is a short experimental documentary that takes us inside an ongoing struggle inside the city of Atlanta, GA between two sides to determine the future of Weelaunee, the biggest contiguous urban forest in the country.

Indigenous chief Juma Xipaia fights to protect tribal lands despite assassination attempts. Her struggle intensifies after learning she's pregnant, while her husband, Special Forces ranger Hugo Loss, stands by her side.

Although a real awareness of the populations is underway - the multiplication of natural disasters and heat records helping - the human activities responsible for global warming remain unchanged, as if the threat was unreal. This collective immobility could have its origin in the brain. A number of cognitive biases impede judgment.