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How do humans live in harmony with the titanic power of volcanism? What are the benefits and cultural impacts? How does volcanism enhance our daily lives? How can we mitigate the risks?
And what is the current state of volcanology science?

We travel back in time to before Zealandia drifted away from Gondwana and learn what New Zealand looked like when massive volcanic eruptions were occurring. We discover what caused these events and how they influenced the formation of New Zealand as it is today

in 1977 an incredible project was born, 60 miles northeast of Cairo. The transformation was to make the desert, bloom with new trees, medicinal plants and food crops. Seken now stands as an incredible mile stone in peaceful collaboration, teaching humanity and society what we can achieve when we ...

The people of China's Loess Plateau were some of the earliest adopters of settled agriculture, approximately 10,000 years ago. They worked hard and over time built the most accomplished civilisations that the world has ever seen. Their history illustrates the impacts the humans have had on the ea...

Planet Earth provides us with air, water, food and energy - all that is necessary for life to flourish but human beings have begun to alter the earth and increasingly we are experiencing the consequences. Ecological restoration is the great work of our time.

A gripping account of the Belo Monte dam and how a trial was made possible following extensive flooding of the dam's main reservoir. The culture and lives of the indigenous population are changed forever, with no return. Whilst engineers at Norte Energia celebrated the test as a success.

China's Loess plateau, one of the poorest regions in the country. a land renowned for floods, mudslides and famine. There is a hope however, the hope of change for the better. This documentary covers over 15 years worth of change, for an ambitious project - a new landscape on a vast scale, transf...

As severe floods become more common communities and researchers around Britain are exploring ways to work with rather than against nature to manage flood waters

In Alashan, a remote region of grassland or steppe in the Mongolian Autonomous Region of China, the desert is growing by 1000 square kilometres per year. Fifty years ago there were 50 springs in the area, three rivers and 800 small lakes.
Today, sand dunes roll across the plain and the springs, r...

Beavers used to be an integral part of the UK landscape but they were pushed to extinction over 400 years ago, hunted for their meat, oils and fur. With the loss of this species came the loss of balance and ultimately a less resilient environment. Restoring beavers helps with UK climate change an...

This is China's Loess Plateau, until recently this was one of the most poorest regions in the country. A land renowned for floods, mudslides and famine, but with the fanfare comes the hope of change for the better. They have successfully transforming a baron landscape into a green and fertile one.

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 Am...