Switzerland: Saving the Alpine Meadows • 2019 • episode "S1E3" • Paradise Preserved

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For many people, the Swiss Alps are a natural paradise. But in fact this paradise in man-made. Alpine meadows exist only because farmers have been driving their livestock up into the mountains for centuries. Now the ancient traditions are disappearing and the forest is spreading more and more.

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Paradise Preserved • 2019 • 5 episodes •

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Ecuador: Hope for the Cloud Forests

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Switzerland: Saving the Alpine Meadows

Switzerland: Saving the Alpine Meadows

For many people, the Swiss Alps are a natural paradise. But in fact this paradise in man-made. Alpine meadows exist only because farmers have been driving their livestock up into the mountains for centuries. Now the ancient traditions are disappearing and the forest is spreading more and more.

2019 • Environment

Norway: Return to the Duck Islands

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Germany: Lake Constance Saving the Bird Life

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The picturesque Lake Constance region is characterized by intensive agriculture - with dramatic results for the bird life. Since 2003, the ornithologist Professor Peter Berthold has been creating new habitats for birds - alongside cultivated landscapes.

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