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The Malpasset Dam overlooks the town of Fréjus, a beautiful French Riviera town founded by Julius Caesar in 49 AD. On the night of December 2nd, 1959, the dam burst, a wall of water swept through the town. 421 people died in the flood and priceless antiquities were washed away. The film discusses the history of the tragedy, the life on French Riviera after the World War II until the disaster, and how the lessons of the tragedy reflect on our current infrastructure today.

Landholders and ecologists are working in Hume City Council's Green Wedge to restore and manage land in harmony with nature, hopefully saving critically-endangered grasslands from extinction.

It showcases images of spectacular natural beauty and human devastation on earth, warning humanity of its potential extinction.

40-year-old pregnant Ewa works as a biologist. She conducts drastic experiments in her home laboratory, and the plants she grows not only can physically feel the pain they enjoy, but seem to be mentally experiencing the fear she has programmed. One day a falling tree kills a man. The incident repeats itself and people are starting to say that the trees want to kill. Pawel, Ewa's husband, works as a teacher at a local school. He feels undervalued and, driven by ambition, directs his envy at his wife's subject of research. It urges the city authorities to cut down "all rotten trees" in the area to prevent any mishaps. The inhabitants completely cut down the nearby forest and finally murder the man who was defending the last, historic tree from execution.

A documentary about the development around Barton Springs in Austin, Texas, and the environment's unexpected response to human interference.

This heart-stopping documentary exposes a huge health and environmental scandal in our modern industrial system of meat and poultry production. Some scientists have gone so far as to condemn current factory farms as Mini Chernobyls. In the U.S. and elsewhere, the meat and poultry industry is dominated by dangerous uses of arsenic, antibiotics, growth hormones and by the dumping of massive amounts of sewage in fragile waterways and environments. The film documents the vast catastrophic impact their practices have on the environment and public health, as well as the individual lives damaged and destroyed.

A young man and his young elephant street beg in gritty Bangkok amid the controversial elephant business that threatens their survival, until the opportunity comes to release the elephant to the wild.

Axiomas, the environmental NGO for which Isabela works, decides to transfer her from her mission in a refugee camp in the Sahara to Argentina. Isabela returns to the place where she was born, backed by Axiomas, to fight fiercely against a mining company and the person who most protects and defends the mine: local Governor Ribero. Past grudges and unresolved conflicts take hold: Ribero, his main opponent, is also his father. So is she fighting against the father who abandoned her or against the corrupt governor who allows polluting companies?

This documentary explores the critical state of the world's oceans, highlighting the devastating impact of pollution and climate change. It features passionate scientists, activists, and communities working tirelessly to protect marine life and ecosystems. Their innovative solutions and conservation efforts offer hope amidst the crisis. An eye-opening and inspiring watch, it's a must-see for anyone interested in environmental activism and the future of our planet.

The environmental problems caused by fracking in America have been well publicized but what's less known are the gas industry's plans for expansion in other countries. This investigation, filmed in Botswana, South Africa and North America, reveals how gas companies are quietly invading some of the most protected places on the planet.

A worker of the Mexican Indigenist Institute tries to help the Tarahumara Indians to protect and keep their lands, but he must face corrupt landowners and politicians.

African-born artist Peter Westerveld claims he has developed a solution to combat desertification and ultimately climate change. His designs for restoring the water cycles in Africa are unlike any organisation has embarked on before, let alone a single man. But in Peter's mind there is no doubt that he can heal the land. He is quarrelsome and his ideas are controversial. Despite being ridiculed he relentlessly pursues his dream for a green and drought-resistant world.