Nature and environmental documentaries often present perspectives and questions about planet Earth that viewers don’t frequently access or even glimpse. With this in mind, the has selected ten documentaries on Netflix that explore the diversity of the natural world. See the list below.
Mission Blue (no Portuguese translation; 2014)
The production features a team of approximately 100 people, including scientists and activists, headed to the Galápagos Islands with the goal of creating a global network of marine protected areas and establishing underwater national parks to preserve marine ecosystems essential to humans.
1 hour and 34 minutes.
Virunga (2014)
The documentary visits the Virunga National Park, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the last mountain gorillas in the world live. In the reserve, rangers protect the park from militias, oil company interests and natural disasters.
1 hour and 40 minutes.
The Extermination of Ivory (2016)
The production shows how courageous activists risk their lives to stop a deadly threat to elephants in Asia: the illegal ivory trade. In a battle for survival, militants fight to put an end to this crime that threatens to decimate the species.
1h52min.
In Search of Corals (2017)
The film features a team of divers, scientists and photographers investigating the rapid disappearance of coral reefs, while tackling the threats of global warming and pollution.
1h29m.
The Dance of the Birds (2019)
Through vibrant images, the engaging documentary observes the mating rituals of some species of birds from New Guinea and the regions of Central and South America, revealing their incredible dances and seduction strategies.
51m.
Fantastic Mushrooms (2019)
The film explores the medicinal and regenerative power of mushrooms on Earth through approximately 3.5 billion years of mushroom evolution. Through the gaze of mycologists, i.e. biologists specialized in these organisms, “Fantastic Fungi” delves into the topic in depth.
1 hour and 20 minutes.
David Attenborough and Our Planet (2020)
The documentary shows the beauty of life on Earth through the eyes of famous naturalist David Attenborough. While the environmentalist analyzes the devastating impacts of human actions on the environment, the production highlights the evolution of life on the planet and emphasizes the connection between ecosystems.
1h23m.
Planet Earth Mission (2020)
The production delves into the experiment conducted in 1991 known as “Biosphere 2”, whose idea was to “recreate” the Earth and simulate the planet’s environment in a sort of replica reproduced in the Arizona desert. The film tells the story of this effort and its associated controversies.
1h54min.
Professor Octopus (2020)
The documentary chronicles the unlikely bond between South African filmmaker Craig Foster and a young octopus from a kelp forest off the coast of South Africa and explores this connection and the complexity of the sea creature.
1 hour and 25 minutes.
Fertile Ground (2020)
The documentary shows a diverse group of activists, scientists, farmers and politicians united by the so-called “Regenerative Agriculture”, a global movement that aims to balance the climate, restore water resources and secure global food.
1h24min.
*With information from Netflix.
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