Docuseries produced by 
Productions and 
France supported by UNESCO
Episode 1
BRAZIL: THE SONG OF THE AMAZON
Director: Luc Marescot
Benki has chosen to fight back with modern-day tools. He was the first to introduce such methods into the heart of the jungle. The internet and video cameras are now part of daily life in his community, giving them the power to alert government authorities in real time to looting by illegal loggers. He also mobilises the various indigenous communities around him, which has enabled the Ashaninka people to reclaim their land. He has long been developing relationships with scientists, such as those of the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory or ATTO, for monitoring climate change, and other partners in the field for carrying out tree inventories and organising activities for young people to raise awareness. His knowledge and methodology skills allow him to regularly intervene on the international political scene to raise public awareness of the situation.
Episode 2
MONGOLIA: THE TAIGA IN DANGER
Director: Hamid Sardar
The Mongolian Taiga is still under threat from greedy hunters and illegal miners, often members of local populations hunting for gold. In addition to the threat posed by corruption, in just a few years the country has witnessed an alarming collapse in its biodiversity, with many species under threat of extinction along with major pollution of land and rivers. To address this worrying situation, in 2012 the Mongolian Minister for the Environment created the Red Taiga Park, covering some 1.6 million hectares. But protecting this vast forest landscape left many local hunters and gold miners with no source of revenue. To put an end to the opposition and discontent of an entire population, Jal Tumursukh has made it his mission to convert traditional hunters and illegal miners from local communities into experienced forest guards. He carries out this mission with determination and conviction, and as such, is restoring the honor of an entire community that is now feeling pride rather than resentment at being able to protect the local environment and for some, creating some very profitable green tourism opportunities.
Episode 3
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: TIME FOR SOLUTIONS
Director: Marc Dozier
After witnessing some alarming levels of deforestation, Papua New Guinea has now resolved to fight destructive logging by adopting a sustainable approach. This political strategy that was established only a few years ago has made this small country a world leader in terms of sustainable forest management. After years of struggle, Mundiya is very proud that his country is now on this new path. He has made it his mission to tell the world about solutions that work and is determined to understand as much as possible in order to share actions that can be taken with as big an audience as possible. He has been working with scientists on a major national inventory, visiting tree plantations and agroforestry crops such as vanilla, cocoa, and coffee, and working on increasing the surveillance of illegal trafficking.
EPISODE 4
GABON: THE HEALING FOREST
Director: Jérôme Bouvier
Long preserved from the onslaught of logging companies, Gabon’s forest is now a target for poachers. It is home to numerous animal and plant species that are coveted by traffickers of all kinds, but this biodiversity is now under threat. Mambongo is convinced of the need to recreate our spiritual link with the forests. He wants to help as many people as possible discover the benefits of the ancestral Bwiti ritual as well as the therapeutic virtues of the forest through the creation of a dedicated village. This ceremony and the treatments involved require ingredients found in nature, and include sacred plants, wild honey, and elephant dung. Mambongo now partners with NGOs fighting poaching and deforestation, and dreams of developing an iboga plantation for current and future generations.
Episode 5
CANADA: THE GREAT BOREAL FOREST
Director: Mike Magidson
In the face of a growing global demand for oil, Canada’s vast boreal forest has become the site of some particularly toxic mining operations. Oil sand extraction has polluted waterways and has had a devastating effect on both biodiversity and the health of local communities. Moreover, the fragile situation of most indigenous communities today has left local youth with a worrying loss of bearings. For several years now, Twyla has been denouncing the destruction of her forest on an international level. More locally, she has been working closely with scientists and community elders to share environmental knowledge, the spirituality of the forest and ancestral know-how to local disaffected populations.