Environment Nature and animals
Sur le front
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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.
Environment | Nature and animals
Episode 8
52 min
Biofuels, biogas: just a smokescreen?
Hugo Clément reveals the hidden face of the biofuel and biogas industry. Throughout France, he meets members of the general public working to impose greater regulation and to ensure that methanisation plants only operate using waste and no longer with edible foodstuffs.
Episode 9
51 min
Where have all our birds gone?
Why have sparrows disappeared from our towns? Why are there fewer and fewer of them in the countryside? Hugo Clément investigates the reasons behind their disappearance. Fortunately, everywhere in France, there are people fighting to find solutions and save our birds.
Episode 10
52 min
More economical, more environmentally friendly: how to transform our houses?
Why does France still have so many poorly insulated homes? How to insulate your house to protect the planet and your wallet? What about the new flats built without radiators? Hugo Clément investigates and looks into the hidden practices of the major building companies.
Episode 11
52 min
Red alert for wine
Using helicopters, electric heating cables, burning diesel at the foot of the vines in winter, watering or applying of sunscreen in summer... After the extreme climate events of 2022, winegrowers are ready to do whatever it takes to save their harvest but others are working on solutions that pollute less.
Episode 16
52 min
Natural parks: the great masquerade
France is committed to 10% of its territory being given reinforced protection. But what is the real situation? In Natura 2000 classified areas, pesticides can still be used; in Marseille, the city's sewers discharge into the Calanques... Investigation into the convenient compromises and concessions used to get around the regulations.
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.
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.
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.
