Samantha Cristoforetti on Rangeland Restoration (TRAILER)

This documentary tells the story of the earth’s rangelands with spectacular imagery from four different continents. The epic journey begins way back in our planet’s evolutionary history when vegetation started to colonize the land and the first grasses emerged and ends with a call to action for ecosystem restoration. Filmed over the course of 3 years it includes good practice examples from Norway, Bolivia, Kenya, Tanzania, Jordan and Iceland.

With more than 50% of the earth’s landmass being used as rangelands today, their recovery is of global importance; not only in respect to the original nomadic custodians of the land, to actively combat the climate crises, but also to create lasting peace and for safeguarding biodiversity.

Let the film take you on an epic journey across continents to witness firsthand what can be done to bring rangelands back to live. You will see how ancient customary practices together with cutting-edge science help redefine our relationship with the world’s original grasslands, how conflicts could be resolved and the diversity of life flourish again.Come with me across Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe.

The fate of the earth’s grasslands also paradigmatically exemplifies the clash of different cultures and value systems. We urgently need to find a way out of our current economic model, one that worships growth and consumption above all, leading to massive landscape degradation and the extinction of biological diversity. It is our sacral duty to conserve what is left and recovery what has been destroyed. Restoring the earth’s rangelands is of critical importance.

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