About the Series

"Journey To Planet Earth" is a current PBS series that dramatizes new ways of looking at the delicate relationship between people and the world they inhabit.

The series is designed to help students and adults understand and cope with the complexities of developing an agenda to deal with the most important environmental issues of the 21st century.

Each episode features four to five thematically related stories. Though photographed on different continents and focusing on different sets of problems, audiences come to see why all of these stories are connected, providing a dramatic mosaic of how the Earth works as an interrelated system.

To achieve this end, "Journey To Planet Earth" cuts across the traditional disciplines that are involved in earth science and answers key questions about interactions that take place between the land, the oceans, and the atmosphere.

	Rivers of Destiny Journey to four major river systems of the world to investigate environmental pressures facing those whose lives depend upon the health of their river. Locations: the Mississippi, Jordan, Amazon and Mekong Rivers.
	The Urban Explosion Explore a major dilemma of the 21st century: how to sustain the world's exploding urban population without destroying the delicate balance of our environment. Locations: Mexico City, Istanbul, Shanghai and New York City.
	Land of Plenty, Land of Want Investigate the fundamental challenge facing today's farmers: how to feed the world's growing population without endangering our environment. Locations: Zimbabwe, China, France and the United States.
	On the Brink Examine how severe environmental problems can lead to political crises and increased hostilities around the world. Locations: Haiti, India, Peru, South Africa, Mexico and the United States.
	Seas of Grass Discover the worldçs grasslands, natural vegetation of nearly one-third of Earthçs land surface, some of which are in grave danger. Locations: Kenya, South Africa, Argentina, China and the United States.
	Hot Zones See how changes in global and local ecosystems are connected to the increased spread of infectious diseases. Locations: Kenya, Peru, Bangladesh and the United States.
	Future Conditional Investigates the link between environmental change and the future health of our planet, a future conditional on how we cope with the spread of toxic pollution. Locations: Mexico City, Istanbul, Shanghai and New York City.
	The State of the Planet An Investigation of the most critical questions of the 21st Century. Are populations soaring out of control? Will there be enough water and food for future generations? And global warming—a false alarm or a gathering storm?
	State of the Planet's Wildlife Investigate what scientists call "the sixth great extinction of the world's animals" and what we are doing to stop it. Locations: Zambia, Brazil, China and United States.
	State of the Ocean's Animals Investigate why so many of our ocean's animals are disappearing. Case studies focus on global issues including climate change, sea-level rise, over-fishing and habitat destruction. Locations: Antarctica, United States, China, Japan.
The Journey to Planet Earth Channel	View clips from Screenscope’s "Journey to Planet Earth" channel on YouTube.