Forests don't have to be far-flung nature reserves, isolated from human life. Instead, we can grow them right where we are -- even in cities. eco-entrepreneur and TED Fellow Shubhendu Sharma grows ultra-dense, biodiverse mini-forests of...

The Congo basin is an unruly ribbon of tropical forest, over a million square miles spanning six countries in Central Africa. It is the second-largest contiguous tropical forest in the world. The basin is home to the classics...

Delve into the fascinating world of forests, rich with diverse plant and animal species, and learn about their importance as ecosystems. Discover intriguing facts about forests, including their ancient origins, biodiversity, and...

There's all sorts of life in the Redwood forest, but not just in the ground, different animals live in all layers of the Redwoods!



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Paul Andersen explains the importance of biodiversity. He starts by describing how biodiversity can be species, genetic or ecosystem diversity. He explains the importance of keystone species in an environment and gives two examples;...

In this video Paul Andersen defines biodiversity and explains the impacts humans are having on the planet's biodiversity. Humans are impacting the variety of life on our planet through habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution,...

Our planet's diverse, thriving ecosystems may seem like permanent fixtures, but they're actually vulnerable to collapse. Jungles can become deserts, and reefs can become lifeless rocks. What makes one ecosystem strong and another weak in...

Rainforest Edition: Ants in The Rainforest.

Scientists are discovering new species at the bottom of the ocean and deep in the rainforest, but there are also plenty of new animals being discovered in cities around the world!

This live-action video program is about the word biodiversity. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word biodiversity through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...

In this live-action program viewers will learn that biodiversity refers to the variety and variability of all living organisms and the different ecological complexes in which they exist.

Students will come to understand that the...

Rain Forest Destruction researches current topics of rain forest destruction and the effects on the people in Brazil and around the world.

This video is answering the question of what animals live in tropical rain forests.

In this Nature League Field Trip, Brit gets a first-hand look at the challenges facing forests in the Rocky Mountains, including fires, drought, climate change, and pine beetles. Special thanks to Professor Diana Six at the University of...

Explore the transformation of 300 acres into a vibrant wildlife sanctuary in India.<br/>

Explore the transformation of 300 acres into a vibrant wildlife sanctuary in India.

Jessi and Squeaks are learning more about the redwoods, and all the different animals that live in the different layers!



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Botanist Corneille Ewango talks about his work at the Okapi Faunal Reserve in the Congo Basin -- and his heroic work protecting it from poachers, miners and raging civil wars.

Landsat is not the only satellite orbiting Earth and sending back data. It takes a team of data sets to get the full picture of what’s happening down on the surface of Earth. Episode 4 shows how Landsat is...

The first baby beaver to be born on Exmoor, UK for 400 years has been spotted on the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Somerset. Footage from a static camera captured the six-week old kit swimming with its mother, Grylls. In the early...

The Amazon Jungle:Finally, we’ll go to the jungle in a journey through a river that only the bravest explorers dared to cross. Let's go to the Amazon! We will admire the variety of Amazonian fauna. We will see some of the animals that...

The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation - or GEDI, pronounced like "Jedi," of Star Wars fame - instrument is undergoing final integration and testing this spring and summer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center,...

What are our forests really made of? From the air, ecologist Greg Asner uses a spectrometer and high-powered lasers to map nature in meticulous kaleidoscopic 3D detail -- what he calls "a very high-tech accounting system" of carbon. In...

A forest is much more than what you see, says ecologist Suzanne Simard. Her 30 years of research in Canadian forests have led to an astounding discovery -- trees talk, often and over vast distances. Learn more about the harmonious yet...