Vielfalt statt Artensterben: Die Menschheit am Scheideweg

Apr 19, 2022

1h 31m

★ 8.0

Overview

The loss of biodiversity is highly alarming: our planet is currently experiencing the greatest extinction since the age of the dinosaurs. This film documents the extinction of species currently happening around the world. But it also highlights hopeful initiatives as committed men and women on every continent fight to save endangered species and work towards improving biodiversity.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

SWR

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Narrator (voice)

Barbara Stoll

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Dessine - moi une hirondelle

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Au fil de l'eau - Genève et sa nature

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Au coeur des Grangettes

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Symphonie de la nature dans la Grande Cariçaie

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Vielfalt statt Artensterben: Die Menschheit am Scheideweg

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