The Age of Nature — Season 1, Episode 2: Understanding
Documentary • 53 min • 1 season, 3 episodes
Episode synopsis
Taking in visits to the USA, China, Scotland and South Africa, this episode explores the connections within and between ecosystems. Discover how a single species can influence a landscape, from tiny fireflies to iconic wolves, and how planting trees can reverse the impact of deforestation, help native wildlife to thrive and aid in mitigating the effects of climate change. The programme also examines the complexity within every ecosystem and shows how the wrong species in the wrong place can have catastrophic impacts.
About The Age of Nature
Documentary series that explores humanity’s relationship with the natural world and our growing understanding of how nature works. With new scientific insights, rare archive and spectacular wildlife filming, scientists and conservationists from all over the world examine the ways in which we can protect and restore our planet.