4: Changing Planet | Earth From Space

Duration: 58'13''

Synopsis

Cameras in space show that Earth is changing rapidly. Cities sprawl while forests and glaciers shrink. But in Tanzania locals have regenerated the landscape to save chimpanzees.

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