THE LAST STAND examines the urgent race to save the world's last remaining ancient forests and stop global warming. This emotive documentary, using the flashpoint of British Columbia's "Battle for the Trees" at Fairy Creek, examines the importance of keeping intact forest ecosystems: in North America, the Amazon and around the world.
With Wade Davis, Leila Salazar, Maddie Hall and narrated by esteemed actor and environmental advocate Peter Coyote, forest defenders, frontline protestors and experts speak about the impact trees and plants have on our atmosphere, including carbon sequestration and providing oxygen for us to breathe.
Up Next in Ethics: Ages 11-14
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Stop Extinction
Human impact is driving the mass extinction of life on earth - over a million species, plant and animal, are in the verge of extinction.
In the last 50 years 80% of Asia'a forests and 50% fo the Amazon have been destroyed - what remains is essential the survival of the earth's surviving species i... -
Last lions of Meru
Meru National Park, in Kenya, was the home of Elsa - the lioness made famous by the book and film by Born Free
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Saving the Dancing Bears
For over 400 years, in India, the rare Sloth Bear was targeted for human exploitation…first for the emperors, then as roadside entertainment for villagers and tourists who paid to watch the bears jump, conditioned after years of abuse by trainers.
Given the ongoing legacy of cruelty, two indivi...
