Shared Planet: incredible 4K wildlife series shows how humans can live in harmony with the natural world

Experience stories that show how humans and wildlife and coexist, and even prosper, in stunning 4K

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Caption: In Raja Ampat, conservation efforts to establish large marine protected areas is restoring healthy reefs and increasing fish stocks that the local people rely on. (River Road Films)

This stunning new nature series is all about hope.
Shared Planet, a four-part documentary series from The Nature of Things, reveals inspiring, untold stories of people and wildlife flourishing — together – all over the world.

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In our current age of devastating environmental challenges, Shared Planet offers an alternative for our future.
There are unique benefits that come with sharing space with nature; the series spans dozens of countries and visits people from all walks of life who are interacting with nature in innovative ways that benefit humans, habitats and wildlife.

Media | The Nature of Things : Farming mezcal with the help of bats

Caption: Bats aren't bad - just ask this Mexican farmer, who's agave farm now relies on the small flying mammals to help protect his mezcal business for the future. Watch Shared Planet on CBC Gem.

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Go into the heart of our cities where people are bringing nature back into urban spaces, then to the open savannahs of Kenya where locals are living alongside lions. Visit Mezcal makers in Mexico who are attracting bats to improve their agave crops. Shared Planet dives into watery worlds, where protecting coral reefs creates a fish haven and improves the lives of locals, and heads into the trees to discover how people are reshaping the way they live and work in forests, while coexisting and protecting wildlife.

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Caption: Scarlet macaws in Guatemala number around 200, but the local people - who live in the forest and rely on it for their livelihood, protect the trees for the future, conserving habitat for the macaws in the process. (River Road Films)

Produced by the Emmy-winning team behind Wild Canada, Wild Canadian Year and Wild Canadian Weather, Shared Planet captures the beauty and intricacies of our natural world, immersing audiences in breathtaking landscapes with unforgettable characters.
Watch Shared Planet, now streaming on CBC Gem and in 4K on The Nature of Thing YouTube channel(external link).