Environment
Animals, landscapes and the countryside... How can we protect them?
À la vie, à la Terre
Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, the increasing salinisation of soils... As the Senegal river delta faces the consequences of global warming, thousands of local people are forced into exile, creating Africa's first climate refugees. We discover the solutions being put in place to preserve the ecosystem and its biodiversity.
In the heart of the Alps, the Valais glaciers are melting ever-faster. Since 2001, Switzerland's 1,400 glaciers have lost a third of their volume. Amongst the most emblematic, the Aletsch Glacier could well disappear by 2100. An overview of the major challenges of climate change, amidst some truly spectacular scenery.
Cameroon's mangrove is under threat. The agronomist Cécile Bibiane Ndjebet has dedicated her life to protecting nature, a struggle that has already lasted over thirty years, fought side-by-side with the country's women farmers. Following in her footsteps, we meet some of those trying to adapt to climate change.
The Republic of Congo shelters a vast tropical forest, a biodiversity reservoir and the planet's second largest green lung. Its peatlands form an inestimable underground treasure at risk of deterioration. Today, beyond Congolese borders, these lands in need of preservation constitute a common good whose future is in question.
With Morocco seeing its worst drought in forty years, the country is expected to lose another 80% of its water resources. The oases are not only suffering from climate change but also from intensive farming. Chloé Nabédian visits south-east Morocco, where the locals are trying to preserve their natural environment.
In the heart of the Gulf of St Lawrence, the Magdalen archipelago is in danger of disappearing with temperatures in Canada rising twice as fast as the rest of the planet. As locals and public authorities work to protect their lands, climate change is already a reality.
By the end of the 21st century, the majority of Alpine glaciers will have melted away. What will become of the 'bisses du Valais', the traditional irrigation network of canals for thaw water? In Switzerland, like elsewhere, the issue of mountain water is at the heart of the debates.
Exploring the edge of the boreal forest, where the Arctic, alpine regions and ocean meet. This project is led by Karine Genest. The explorer is intrigued by the overlapping of species and their capacity to survive. With scientists and guides, she discovers the secrets of the wild.
On the farm, at work or pets at home: they all have an important place in our lives. Franck Menestret explores the animal world amidst some grandiose landscapes. Accompanied by his two dogs, Muffin and Praline, he also shares a host of amusing and moving stories about their daily lives.
Arctic winters are merciless. Yet, through thick and thin, marine mammals and birds manage to survive in this hostile environment. From the open waters to the centre of the ice field, where caribou herds take refuge, Kelsey Eliasson explores this ecosystem in the company of experts in Inuit traditions.
"If we do nothing, in twenty years, the Mediterranean will be a dead sea!": this phrase by Jacques-Yves Cousteau was uttered in 1979. Forty-five years later, despite a certain amount of progress, his observation remains just as valid. Has the battle been lost? Franck Lorrain investigates.
The Antilles stretch between the two Americas, forming an arc of islands endowed with a rich and generous nature. Life, carried by wind, wave or bird took hold with tenacity. Today the beautiful but fragile Caribbean islands constitute one of the world's richest areas of biodiversity.
"There are those who lose themselves in the woods. Others, like me, find themselves". Storyteller and writer, Fred Pellerin shares his passion for nature, explaining all the advantages its slow tranquillity offer him. An immersion in his local forest in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton.
A veritable plague for fishermen and oyster farmers alike! "Callinectes sapidus", commonly known as the blue crab due to the colour of its spiny shell, is equipped with claws able to crush anything it meets. Perfectly at home in Mediterranean waters, the crustacean is proliferating at an exponential rate.
Brad Gros-Louis lives to share his passion for the moose, legendary animal of Wyandot first nation culture. With a group of friends, he heads off on its trail through the forests of the Portneuf reserve. An opportunity for them to discuss their ancestral values and deep-rooted respect for nature.
Since the beginning of the 20th century, nearly two-thirds of the planet's wetlands have disappeared. To try to reverse the trend, the Swiss ornithologist Luc Hoffmann (1923-2016), pioneer in sustainable development, has headed actions to protect areas of the Mediterranean basin and West Africa. A look back at his struggle.
When it comes to protecting the environment on an everyday basis, where exactly are we? Which resolutions do we really need to stick to? Which preconceived ideas are worth a closer look? Marie-Ève Tremblay and Mathieu Pichette carry out some distinctly original "in-house" investigations.
We follow Julien Perrot as he visits all four corners of French-speaking Switzerland to meet the wildlife that can still be observed without going too far from home. From hides to bivouacs, encounters and surprises, we come to understand how we hold the destiny of these animals our hands.
Raccoons, squirrels, skunks, possums, marmots and all sorts of other little creatures have taken up residence in Canadian towns. The animal expert Louis Larose safely and kindly comes to the rescue of these lost animals who shouldn't be in people's yards and gardens.
Society is slowly but surely coming to an end. At least, this is what collapsologists, people who believe in the theory of global and systemic collapse, are predicting. What is the situation in Canada? We meet some of them who are leaving cities, engaging in activism, cultivating their gardens...
It's summer 2021 and 24 year-old Noam Yaron is preparing to swim the length of Lake Geneva. The challenge, to cover 75 km in under 24 hours, demonstrates his passion for swimming and his desire to raise public awareness of the need to protect the water from plastic pollution.
The protection of biodiversity has become a priority! Nature is an immense reservoir of knowledge and solutions. This series presents and explores biomimetics, an approach that takes its inspiration from living things in order to design sustainable and effective technologies. En-route to tomorrow!
Global warming, melting glaciers, droughts, floods... "Présence de la Mort" (Presence of Death), written by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz over a century ago, presents a worrying reflection of the modern-day. His words set against current news footage, performed on a closed set by young actors, resonate like a prophesy.
A group of ordinary people join the sailing vessel "Atlas" for a 12,000 km journey to Greenland. A voyage during which they will be collecting scientific data, exploring new horizons, braving storms: a human adventure driven by participative science and a need to push themselves to their limit and beyond.
Manu, Anaïs, Imany, Yuna, Stella: five militant youngsters committed to climate justice and determined to change the course of history. As time seems to be running out, the activists refuse to give in to despair and contest the current immobilism. "After Us" offers them an opportunity to speak out.
Wherever there are humans, there is waste, and for the planet has become an enormous problem! The good news is that there are a host of green initiatives currently being implemented to bring things under control. We join Frédéric Choinière for a little tour of the world.
Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, the increasing salinisation of soils... As the Senegal river delta faces the consequences of global warming, thousands of local people are forced into exile, creating Africa's first climate refugees. We discover the solutions being put in place to preserve the ecosystem and its biodiversity.
From Paris to Mayotte via Yaoundé, Montreal and Baton Rouge, 19 hours of exceptional programming will cover 17 world cities and 5 continents. The aim? To raise awareness of the consequences of global warming and highlight the mobilisation and collective action for the environment among French-speaking countries.
A journey of discovery to meet those in search of solutions for a more sustainable approach to managing manage Quebec's forests. The programme explains the scientific, economic and environmental issues surrounding a natural resource of primordial importance.
In the heart of the Alps, the Valais glaciers are melting ever-faster. Since 2001, Switzerland's 1,400 glaciers have lost a third of their volume. Amongst the most emblematic, the Aletsch Glacier could well disappear by 2100. An overview of the major challenges of climate change, amidst some truly spectacular scenery.
Owners of a vanilla plantation in Saint-André, the Appavoupoullé girls, otherwise known as the Vanilla Sisters, developed vanilla-growing on Reunion Island from the 1930s. The interwoven portraits of three women who, in their own way, continue to keep Bourbon vanilla alive and well, and support the struggle of its producers.
Today under threat, cloud forests only make up 4% of the planet's woodland areas. These high altitude ecosystems, bathed in a thick blanket of fog, shelter exceptional levels of biodiversity. Twenty-five years ago, the French film-maker Philippe Molins fell in love with Los Yaltes, Ecuador. We discover its secrets.
Based on interviews with his two children, teenage activists, film-director Frédéric Choffat composes a very personal reflection on Switzerland's youth. A sacrificed generation? Between climate crisis and pandemic, militants and activists, they continue to join the fight. Can we still dream of a better world, envisage a shared future? Investigation.
Émilie, Florian, Mark, Nicolas, Églantine, Laetitia... With other residents of the canton of Neuchâtel, they take the opportunity to discuss, in their own way, one or more of the seventeen sustainable development goals established by the United Nations. What actions at local level? Interwoven portraits.
Cameroon's mangrove is under threat. The agronomist Cécile Bibiane Ndjebet has dedicated her life to protecting nature, a struggle that has already lasted over thirty years, fought side-by-side with the country's women farmers. Following in her footsteps, we meet some of those trying to adapt to climate change.
The Republic of Congo shelters a vast tropical forest, a biodiversity reservoir and the planet's second largest green lung. Its peatlands form an inestimable underground treasure at risk of deterioration. Today, beyond Congolese borders, these lands in need of preservation constitute a common good whose future is in question.
At 23 Camille Étienne is a climate activist. With her friends Solal, film-director, and Jade, dancer, she sets off, camera at the ready, to film the source of her commitment: the melting of the ice. As they share the intimacy of their journey, the three friends reveal the different forms of bias that hinder us, the cognitive dissonance against which we're all fighting. Because today, our combat is also against denial, helplessness and a feeling of illegitimacy.
With Morocco seeing its worst drought in forty years, the country is expected to lose another 80% of its water resources. The oases are not only suffering from climate change but also from intensive farming. Chloé Nabédian visits south-east Morocco, where the locals are trying to preserve their natural environment.
Geneva, city of international influence, home of numerous humanitarian organizations, has become the capital of oil trading and the site of many companies in this sector. An employee of one of them, the company Gunvor, was convicted for acts of corruption in Congo-Brazzaville. Investigation into the ramifications of this case.
Preservation of farmland, organic alternatives, the cooperative model, the new generation of farmers and the challenges facing them. Marie-Claude Lortie takes stock of agriculture in Quebec and focuses on the issues, the possible solutions, and the transformations that are underway.
In the heart of the Gulf of St Lawrence, the Magdalen archipelago is in danger of disappearing with temperatures in Canada rising twice as fast as the rest of the planet. As locals and public authorities work to protect their lands, climate change is already a reality.
Does an emergency justify breaking the law? We go behind the scenes of two legal cases involving activists in the fight against climate change. Between tensions, hopes, disappointments and short-lived triumphs, Stéphane Goël follows them on a journey that's filled with pitfalls.
Corinne Bodmer from Switzerland took up the seemingly crazy challenge of producing her own flour the traditional way, by windmill, on the Greek island of Patmos. An age-old practice that also led her to question the way, over the last fifty years, food production has become so heavily industrialised.
With the sources of four major European rivers lying within its borders, Switzerland is often considered the continent's "water tower". Yet lowland farmers complain of drought and lament a dramatic situation in the alpine region. In highland areas, farms are already short of water in June.
Actress Héloïse Martin sets off to meet the militants working to protect the oceans. Plastic pollution, rising sea levels, disappearing wildlife. If nothing is done, oceans may even cease acting as climate regulators. Fortunately, to prevent that happening, there's no shortage of initiatives from scientists, businessmen, artists and ordinary people!
Jonas Schneiter, journalist, and Marc Muller, ecologist, head off for a tour of French-speaking Switzerland in a solar-powered electric bus they've recycled and modified. Each day sees a positive new initiative. The perfect opportunity to raise awareness about the way Switzerland is moving towards sustainable development, a particularly topical subject.
Thomas and Juliette, from the Zoein Foundation, offer plenty of advice on how to reduce your carbon footprint and act to preserve the planet. By tackling a range of different themes (transport, food waste, energy consumption...) they suggest ways to help you change your everyday habits.
