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We Are Where We Live

We Are Where We Live

Season 4 Episode 1
56:41
For the Love of the Land

For the Love of the Land

Season 4 Episode 2
56:40
Fighting for Air

Fighting for Air

Season 4 Episode 3
26:47
A miner emerges from an abandoned mine in South Africa carrying a heavy sack of coal on his back. | Courtesy of of Thomson Reuters Foundation

Coal Mining in South Africa

Season 3 Episode 2
26:39
A member of a military operation to crack down on illegal gold mining in Peru. | Max Baring/Thomson Reuters Foundation

The Price of Gold in Peru

Season 3 Episode 3
26:40
Aerial image of island off Louisiana coast. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

Sea Level Rising - Living With Water

Season 1 Episode 1
25:30
The border gate on the Tijuana, Mexico side of Friendship Park. | KCET

Climate Migration

Season 1 Episode 2
25:58
Aerial image of urban density in Freetown, Sierra Leone. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

City Planning

Season 1 Episode 3
25:26
Canal along agricultural field near Los Baños, California. | Carla Pineda

Adaptation to Global Water Shortages

Season 1 Episode 4
25:44
A woman cleans her pen at a sea cucumber reserve in Madagascar. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation

Future of Food

Season 1 Episode 5
25:44
P-22 | Earth Focus

Urban Habitat

Season 1 Episode 106
24:28
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Earth Focus

Biodiversity and Health

(Earth Focus: Episode 41) What do plants, snakes, molds, marine sponges, and cone snails have in common? They have helped develop medicines that save human lives. Biodiversity -- the variety of life on Earth -- is key to human survival. But plants, animals, and microorganisms are disappearing at unprecedented rates. What impact will this have on human health? Find out in this Earth Focus special report produced in collaboration with the Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School.

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Aerial image of island off Louisiana coast. | Nicky Milne/Thomson Reuters Foundation
25:30
Forecasts are dire for Louisiana to experience the second-highest sea level rise in the world. How is the region adapting?
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26:40
“Vanishing Coral” presents the personal story of scientists and naturalists who are working with local communities to protect coral reefs that are being destroyed by warming seas, pollution, and destructive fishing practices.
Oil and Gas Well
33:46
"Earth Focus" looks at three countries on the new fracking frontline: South Africa, Poland, and the UK.
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