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1000 Days for the Planet

1000 Days for the Planet is the latest project from world-renowned scientist and UN Ambassador for the Environment, Jean Lemire. Lemire explores the world from his 50-foot sailboat, the Sedna IV, stopping everywhere from Alaska to the Philippines. Along the way, the series reveals the extraordinary beauty of the planet whilst helping us understand how our living environments function, and ultimately ponder the great challenges we all face. Exploring life from ocean depths to mountain peaks, and from vast savannah’s to the heart of the jungle, this series is beautiful and challenging. 1000 Days for the Planet is a journey around our vast planet to discover life’s extraordinary diversity and to bear witness to its fragile balance.

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  • The St. Lawrence: A Fishing Story?
    Saturday, December 21
    1:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Fishing has long been at the heart of maritime traditions for the many fishing villages in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. While overfishing has destroyed one of the largest fish stocks in the Atlantic, it has also undermined traditions. Today, new threats prevent the growth of groundfish populations, such as cod.
  • The Arctic: The Sinking of Traditions
    Wednesday, December 18
    4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    A voyage through breathtaking images in the depths of the Arctic! Jean Lemire and the SEDNA IV crew return to the Arctic to document the devastating effects of climate change. Almost 15 years after the successful crossing of the Northwest Passage, the famous sailing ship sails in the wake of that first major expedition to see the environmental transformations that now threaten all inhabitants of the Far North.
  • The Arctic: The Sinking of Traditions
    Saturday, December 14
    1:02 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    A voyage through breathtaking images in the depths of the Arctic! Jean Lemire and the SEDNA IV crew return to the Arctic to document the devastating effects of climate change. Almost 15 years after the successful crossing of the Northwest Passage, the famous sailing ship sails in the wake of that first major expedition to see the environmental transformations that now threaten all inhabitants of the Far North.
  • The Blue Whale: The Long Road
    Wednesday, December 11
    4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    An extraordinary journey to the heart of the great whales of the Gulf of St. Lawrence! Jean Lemire and the crew of the SEDNA IV sailing ship accompany scientists in their research to better understand the movements of whales in the St. Lawrence. After more than 30 years of dedication and research, the researchers managed to follow the first migratory routes of the largest animal in history, the blue whale.
  • The Blue Whale: The Long Road
    Saturday, December 7
    1:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    An extraordinary journey to the heart of the great whales of the Gulf of St. Lawrence! Jean Lemire and the crew of the SEDNA IV sailing ship accompany scientists in their research to better understand the movements of whales in the St. Lawrence. After more than 30 years of dedication and research, the researchers managed to follow the first migratory routes of the largest animal in history, the blue whale.
  • Sumatra's Elephants
    Wednesday, December 4
    4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    The Indonesian island of Sumatra is home to one of the most critically endangered animals on the planet: the Sumatran elephant. But the wholesale destruction of tropical forests has wiped out their natural habitat. Even National Parks, created to protect the few remaining elephants, tigers, and orangutans, are overrun with poachers. In a move to prevent their extinction, the World Wildlife Fund created a team of forest rangers who patrol on elephant back to intervene in conflicts between wild elephants and humans: conflicts that often end in death for one of the last remaining Sumatran elephants.
  • Sumatra's Elephants
    Saturday, November 30
    1:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    The Indonesian island of Sumatra is home to one of the most critically endangered animals on the planet: the Sumatran elephant. But the wholesale destruction of tropical forests has wiped out their natural habitat. Even National Parks, created to protect the few remaining elephants, tigers, and orangutans, are overrun with poachers. In a move to prevent their extinction, the World Wildlife Fund created a team of forest rangers who patrol on elephant back to intervene in conflicts between wild elephants and humans: conflicts that often end in death for one of the last remaining Sumatran elephants.
  • The Last Orangutans of Sumatra
    Wednesday, November 27
    4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    On the island of Sumatra, in Indonesia, an iconic species is barely hanging on. Orangutans are considered critically endangered. The massive wave of deforestation for oil palm production shows no sign of slowing down. Theoretically protected, the island's precious peatlands are being chewed up. Whole forests are set on fire killing every living thing in this paradise of biodiversity. But scientists have mobilized to save the remaining orangutans. In the heart of the tropical forest they do what they can to halt the carnage and rehabilitate the last few survivors of an uneven fight against a corrupt and merciless authority.
  • The Last Orangutans of Sumatra
    Saturday, November 23
    1:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    On the island of Sumatra, in Indonesia, an iconic species is barely hanging on. Orangutans are considered critically endangered. The massive wave of deforestation for oil palm production shows no sign of slowing down. Theoretically protected, the island's precious peatlands are being chewed up. Whole forests are set on fire killing every living thing in this paradise of biodiversity. But scientists have mobilized to save the remaining orangutans. In the heart of the tropical forest they do what they can to halt the carnage and rehabilitate the last few survivors of an uneven fight against a corrupt and merciless authority.
  • Gibbon Rescue
    Wednesday, November 20
    4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Gibbons are small tree-dwelling monkeys with no real predators. But in Indonesia where the native forests are being ravaged by oil palm production, young gibbons are often captured and kept as pets. When they reach sexual maturity, at around 7 years of age, and become aggressive they are either killed or caged in deplorable conditions. A remarkable young Frenchman, Aurélien Brulé, moved to Indonesia to save the gibbon. His breathtaking courage and determination are an inspiration. He is winning a pitched battle with the authorities that has left many others in the dust.
  • Gibbon Rescue
    Saturday, November 16
    1:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Gibbons are small tree-dwelling monkeys with no real predators. But in Indonesia where the native forests are being ravaged by oil palm production, young gibbons are often captured and kept as pets. When they reach sexual maturity, at around 7 years of age, and become aggressive they are either killed or caged in deplorable conditions. A remarkable young Frenchman, Aurélien Brulé, moved to Indonesia to save the gibbon. His breathtaking courage and determination are an inspiration. He is winning a pitched battle with the authorities that has left many others in the dust.
  • Hunting The Sperm Whale
    Wednesday, November 13
    4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    The village of Lamalera in Indonesia is one of the last places on earth where whaling is allowed. For over 600 years, villagers have hunted whales and dolphins. It is subsistence hunting, authorized by the international community because it has always been done in the traditional manner in rowboats. But in recent years the outboard motor has altered their hunting methods and dramatically increased the pressure on threatened marine species. How far are we prepared to tolerate hunting endangered species in the name of tradition? A challenging and disturbing adventure that poses difficult questions.
  • Hunting The Sperm Whale
    Saturday, November 9
    1:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    The village of Lamalera in Indonesia is one of the last places on earth where whaling is allowed. For over 600 years, villagers have hunted whales and dolphins. It is subsistence hunting, authorized by the international community because it has always been done in the traditional manner in rowboats. But in recent years the outboard motor has altered their hunting methods and dramatically increased the pressure on threatened marine species. How far are we prepared to tolerate hunting endangered species in the name of tradition? A challenging and disturbing adventure that poses difficult questions.
  • Komodo Dragons
    Wednesday, November 6
    4:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    The island of Komodo in Indonesia looks like a lost paradise. But watch your step! A strange animal that can dispatch a goat or a person in two seconds flat is the dominant predator: the Komodo dragon, the largest lizard on earth. Incredibly, they live in close proximity to the islanders who subscribe to an ancient legend that says the dragons share family ties with people and are, in fact, members of the community. The crew of Sedna IV shares daily life with these islanders who have learned to live with one of the fiercest predators on the planet— one that has already claimed its share of victims.
  • Komodo Dragons
    Saturday, November 2
    1:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    The island of Komodo in Indonesia looks like a lost paradise. But watch your step! A strange animal that can dispatch a goat or a person in two seconds flat is the dominant predator: the Komodo dragon, the largest lizard on earth. Incredibly, they live in close proximity to the islanders who subscribe to an ancient legend that says the dragons share family ties with people and are, in fact, members of the community. The crew of Sedna IV shares daily life with these islanders who have learned to live with one of the fiercest predators on the planet— one that has already claimed its share of victims.