Shared Planet — Season 1

Aired 29 January 2025 • 55 min

The Cities episode travels from Los Angeles to Kolkata, highlighting inspiring stories of people reshaping urban life and sharing space with wildlife. Despite 60% of the world's population living in cities, there's hope for urban wildlife. In Los Angeles, a mountain lion unites a community and becomes the unofficial mascot of the city, while in Kolkata, locals clean the urban wetlands, creating incredible wildlife habitat and supporting thousands of jobs. And in futuristic Singapore, reforestation efforts have transformed the city, enhancing life for citizens and attracting wildlife like hornbills.

Aired 30 January 2025 • 55 min

From Kenya to Mexico, people and wildlife find a harmonious balance in earth's most vulnerable landscapes.

Aired 7 February 2025 • 55 min

The Waters episode highlights inspiring stories from Idaho to Indonesia, focusing on hope in the world's oceans and freshwaters. In Raja Ampat, dynamite fishing once threatened marine life, but it is now a Marine Protected Area with unmatched biodiversity and more jobs for local people. In Idaho, a rancher collaborates with beavers to bring water to his drought-stricken land. And in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands, ecotourism helps jaguars thrive alongside major cattle ranching operations.

Aired 13 February 2025 • 55 min

The Forest episode explores stories from Borneo to Guatemala, where people are reshaping the way we can live and work in forests while still coexisting with wildlife. In Borneo, efforts are underway to plant native trees within palm oil plantations, creating wildlife corridors for orangutan families. In Guatemala, a community forestry organization sustainably harvests trees, protecting habitats like those of the highly endangered scarlet macaws. And in Spain, a landowner restores his farm, overrun with invasive pines, to support wildlife like the rare Iberian lynx and secure his family's future.