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 Geography: Ages 11-14
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Defending Mirador National Park
Mirador National Park in north-east Guatemala contains the largest remaining intact forest and wildlife habitat in Central America. The park is threatened daily by poaching, illegal land clearance and illegal logging.
In the US Senate a bill has been proposed to give US$150 million over ten yea... -
Dark Green Part 1: Alone in the Amazon
The forests of the Amazon have burned to nothing, but the locals say there are undiscovered destinations where life still thrives and is out there. Like a trip back in time to the earliest beginnings of the world, when the Earth was King.
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Dark Green Part 2: The Conservation S...
The forests of the Amazon have burned to nothing, but the locals say there are undiscovered destinations where life still thrives and is out there. Like a trip back in time to the earliest beginnings of the world, when the Earth was King.
