The Campanarios de Azaba Nature Reserve in Spain is one of the largest remaining tracts of wild nature in western Europe. Over the past centuries, it has fallen victim to exploitation—in the forms of hunting and farming—and neglect. Today it is the site of an ambitious rewilding project that seeks to restore the habitat of many rare and endangered species such as ancient oaks and insects, aurochs and horses. In doing so, the scientists and farmers involved endeavor to create an inspirational case study in combating biodiversity loss and, ultimately, climate change.
Alison Reid • Canada • 2018
In 1956, then 23-year-old Anne Innis Dagg traveled to South Africa to observe giraffes in the wild. Apart from an isolated study of red deer in Scotland, Dagg's journey was t...
Carl Deal & Tia Lessen • 2008 • USA
Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine producers Carl Deal and Tia Lessen illuminate the racial politics of environmental crisis vis-à-vis a young couple's battle to survive Hurricane Katrina's decimation of their family and community, as the waters rise.
