Palavra-chave Environmental Issues

Dez anos após "Uma Verdade Inconveniente" ter alertado sobre a necessidade da união entre países para tratar a crise iminente envolvendo o aquecimento global, Al Gore retorna ao tema para mostrar não apenas as consequências práticas da crise climática, mas também os avanços obtidos na obtenção de energia através de fontes limpas.

A Humanidade está sobre uma bomba-relógio. Se a maioria dos cientistas tiver razão, temos dez anos para evitar uma catástrofe, a qual pode trazer para o nosso planeta condições meteorológicas adversas, inundações, epidemias e ondas de calor que ultrapassam tudo o que já vimos. Este documentário oferece-nos a visão apaixonada e inspiradora da cruzada de vida de Al Gore, antigo Vice-presidente dos EUA, para travar o aquecimento global.

Um cineasta apaixonado pelo oceano parte para registar a devastação que os humanos infligem às espécies marinhas — e descobre uma alarmante rede de corrupção global.

E se mostrar soluções, contar uma história positiva, fosse a melhor forma de resolver as crises ecológicas, económicas e sociais que atravessam o nosso mundo? Após a publicação de um estudo que anuncia a possibilidade do desaparecimento da humanidade até 2100, Cyril Dion e Mélanie Laurent partiram com uma equipa de quatro pessoas, para investigar em dez países aquilo que poderá provocar esta catástrofe e, sobretudo, como evitá-la.

Na Tanzânia, nos anos 60, a Perca do Nilo, um predador voraz, foi introduzida no lago Vitória, como experiência científica. Depois, praticamente todas as populações de peixes indígenas foram dizimadas. Desta catástrofe ecológica nasceu uma indústria frutuosa, pois a carne branca do enorme peixe é exportada com sucesso em todo o hemisfério norte.

A story about young people hoping to pioneer architectural improvements that will benefit the generations to come. A stone-faced genius meets his opposite and they clash from the start. Hate turns to love between these two people who first meet at the animal research society. Li Na Nen is a young woman from a small town who has always been passionate about Chinese culture and traditional architecture. After graduating, she heads to Bordeaux University to pursue her studies in the field. She somehow ends up joining the animal research society where she meets Zhou Er Wen. He is a young man who advocates ecological preservation. Given his interest in modern architecture, he is devoted to finding synergies in both. Li Na Nen and Zhou Er Wen start out at odds with each other and Gao Mu finds himself to be the constant mediator. Their experiences bring them together as they strive to bring to fruition a project referred to as the hanging garden.

A story following a botany professor focusing only on research and does not care for fame, money, or love. Meeting a girl he had ill feelings with in the past, their interest in one another develops as she shows off her doctorate knowledge in ornithology.

Dao and her two best friends Pai and Jak-Ka-Jan called themselves ‘Nang Suea’ and they trained hard in the art of fighting to enable them to conquer illigal loggers and drug smugglers.

Kong Hyo Jin has been friends and camping mates with Lee Chun Hee and Jeon Hae Jin, a married couple, for a long time. They've been striving to protect the environment in their own ways. This time, they gathered to set off on a week-long zero-carbon trip to Jukdo Island. Yoji, Hyo Jin's dog, also accompanies them.

Eco Eye is an Irish television series broadcast on RTÉ One. It is presented by Duncan Stewart and focuses on environmental issues. Stewart's daughter Tania also features on the show; she reports from across Ireland, asking people their views on Ireland's environmental future. Eco Eye airs every Wednesday at 19:30, with the 2009 series being the sixth of its kind overall. The 2009 series also entered Northern Ireland for the very first time when it examined important cross border issues such as shared waters, transboundary waste problems and tourism in Northern Ireland. The series is available to watch online at RTÉ.ie.