Environment

Climate change is threatening the Pacific Islands: by the end of the century, some atolls may disappear. The inhabitants of Uvea and Vanuatu are trying to resist by launching a race against time. Scientists, guides, fisherman, lawyers, activists, elected representatives... We meet the guardians of a paradise not yet lost.

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.

Immerse yourself in the South of France, and discover some of the most famous places in the animal world. Tips, paws, breed of the week: welcome to "100% pure fur"!

In Venice, Belgium, Miami, and the Marshall Islands, the portraits of citizens facing the inexorable rise of the waters. Artificial islands, floating houses, transformed cities... Everyone is looking for solutions to continue living with the sea and avoid becoming climate migrants.

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.

Apiculture is on the rise in Swiss towns, to the point where the many honeybees are vying with rare wild species and butterflies for food: a problematic situation for the biodiversity. Should we regulate production and make it more respectful of nature?

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.

Barriers and adventures of Canadian biologists and researchers in fitting screening technology on wild species. Why and how do they conduct their research and on which animals?

Mathieu Lavallée, dog trainer and behaviourist, debunks popular myths and beliefs on a range of different themes, and shares his opinions with other animal experts.

"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 bubbly nature-lover Joanie Lamoureux sets off on a series of expeditions on the roads, footpaths and waterways of Quebec to find out all there is to know about the wild animals that live there!

Sancerrois, Sologne, Pays de Redon, Beauce... We discover some of the regions of France particularly important for their ecology and the wealth of their biodiversity.

The two artists G & K (Stéphane Guiran and Katarzyna Kot) decide to head off to listen to the glaciers, rivers and forests in order to pay tribute to them in sublimely poetic fashion.

We join the vet Claudia Gilbert as she travels the world to meet some of those who have a remarkable relationship with wild animals.

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.

Discover animal stories and images, from the fun and amusing to the terribly moving...

The daily life of Dr Raymond Plasse and his team, working in a busy veterinary hospital. On the menu: moments of joy, dramas and unexpected surprises plus a gallery of colourful characters, whether on two feet or four!

Bananas, potatoes, peanuts, cinnamon, saffron... Everyone knows them and has no doubt eaten them. But do you really know how they grow?

A journey through Switzerland, to discover the wonders of nature.

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.

At the Sans Collier animal refuge, each dog and each cat, whatever its history, has the right to a second chance. The whole team of this extraordinary refuge lead a daily battle to find foster families for the animals.

Hugo Clément takes us to meet the men and women fighting to defend the planet, in those places where it is most urgent. A programme in three episodes to discover those devoting their lives to protecting the world's ecosystems.

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.

Over four episodes we discover the world of the Mira trainers, educating dogs to accompany those who live with a range of different disabilities. We meet Kalluq, Machine, Uashat, Avery, Elwing, Pietro... Furry four-legged heroes facing a very special destiny.

So far from the sea and yet at the highest international level, Swiss sailors are everywhere and often on the top step of the podium. Five siblings, united by their passion for sailing, share the secrets that make them indispensable.

True hymn to nature, this docu-fiction retraces the fabulous history of the conquest of water through the construction of dams and legendary canals, the bisses, in the Valais Alps. To relive this saga, Marius accompanies his two children, Manon and Léo, in the footsteps of their grandfather.

For over 40 years, the waters of West Africa have been overexploited, largely by foreign fleets from Europe, Russia and Asia. The collapse of fish stocks is a direct threat to fishermen and their families and, more broadly, to a large section of Senegalese society.

Pollination, predation, parasitism, symbiosis: biological interaction between species is both constant and essential for nature. Maquis, mountain, heath... Three chapters to better understand the origins of our planet's incredible biodiversity.

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...

From making science easy to understand to some of our common everyday challenges, a programme to help us make better decisions when it comes to the environment.

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.

Accompanied and guided by Stéphane Basset, a well-known personality heads to an area suffering from mass tourism, in order to support the local projects run by an organisation working in favour of the environment.

Former world kitesurfing champion, Antoine Auriol travels the globe to meet the young generation working to protect the planet and make it more "ecoptimist".

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.

We receive a constant deluge of information, figures and facts about the state of the planet. But what do we really know? Precise replies to the climate questions everyone is asking, with just the right touch of humour and light-heartedness.

Along with the comedian GuiHome, the presenter Thomas Van Hamme heads off on a road trip to discover the textile industry and its excesses. Together they meet a number of political figures, experts and inspiring characters.

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.

A programme in four chapters that shines a light on the work of glaciologist Heïdi Sevestre on the Norwegian Svalbard islands, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.

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.

An exchange of views from citizens, journalists, presenters and specialists on the subjects making the news in Overseas France.

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.

Because the Far North is heating faster than the global average, Simon D'Amours, who's been living in the Yukon since 2010, heads off to meet some of those whose way of life is most affected. What effects can already be observed? What solutions exist?

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.

The actress Ève Landry heads off to meet unusual families with a nonconformist life-style. Concerned to offer her children the very best, Ève questions those she meets about the reasons behind their decision and the advantages and disadvantages of so daring a choice.

An immersive exploration of everyday life with a group of tree-planters. A human adventure with plenty of ups and downs in the heart of a natural world that is as fragile as it is wild and grandiose.

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.

The adventures of three women who cross Switzerland in their electric minibus. Their aim: to find environmentally-friendly, sustainable solutions that can easily be applied to our everyday habits.

Discover the men and women who live off the fruits of the land and livestock in Quebec. Larger-than-life characters, breath-taking landscapes and unusual food discoveries.

With the help of Jean-Martin Fortier and Dany Bouchard, two families discover the joys and challenges of self-sufficiency.

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!

What we eat is far more than just food; and our food choices define our identity, the way we see ourselves, our concern for staying healthy and even a form of self-fulfilment. Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you'd like to be!

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.