02: KS3 | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

Duration: 58'57''

Synopsis

Linked to the KS3 geography curriculum, this programme looks at how humans have learnt to live with extremes and covers five themes: sustainable waters, sustainable pastures, sustainable cities, sustainable forests and sustainable arctic.

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