TV RELEASES

EPISODE 1

To Fall like a River

This installment will be a journey in counterpoint. The production team will follow Paul Sánchez – an equatorial glacier researcher – during an ascent to the Cocuy snow
cover. Paul tells us about the melting of the country’s snow-capped mountains, showing us on the ground the acceleration of this phenomenon and how it affects all the ecosystems “downhill.” On the other hand, we embark with Jürgen Guerrero on a tour of the Cienaga Grande of Santa Marta. There, the PHD in marine biology demonstrates the effects of climate change on the fauna and flora of the Colombian Caribbean Sea, the future impacts on its biota and the risks they entail. Meanwhile, in a choral story, Germán Galindo, Loreta Roselli, Paul Sánchez, Mireya Córdoba and Jürgen Guerrero give us a general context about the nature and characteristics of global warming and climate change.

EPISODE 2

The Will of the Earth

In this episode we delve into two Natural Reserves. In the first, located in the department of Cundinamarca, we follow its manager, Germán Galindo, as he monitors biodiversity. There we show how an area degraded by livestock farming has become, in just a couple of decades, a living classroom to understand the regenerative power of earth. This reserve, a pioneer in the practice of Biophilia in Colombia, shows the potential to understand how a homeostatic ecosystem
contributes to mitigating the effects of climate change, creating self-sustaining life niches. In the second reserve, located in the department of Casanare, we meet Hernando Franco, an agronomist and environmental leader who against all odds managed to rehabilitate a morichal ecosystem in an area depredated by mining and extensive livestock farming. This reserve has become a microcosm of the flora and fauna of the Orinoquia, but, above all, an example of how caring for the “water eyes” is a decisive action to combat the effects of climate change. Neither Germán Galindo nor Hernando Franco has had it easy, their struggle is fascinating and their efforts are transformative.

EPISODE 3

Swamp Daisies

Cities are key spaces for the future of events related to global warming. In the last installment of the series, we explore the inspiring process of recovery of Bogotá´s
wetlands, which began in the early 90’s through the action of communities that live in the vicinity of the Conejera and Córdoba areas. With tenacity and long work, they managed to make this appropriation become public policy over the years, currently
sheltering the 17 wetlands of the city. With the help of scientists Mireya Córdoba and Loreta Roselli and also Germán Galindo, leader of this cause, we will learn about the enormous benefits they have for cities and the quality of life of their inhabitants, in the face of climate adaptation, recovery and subsequent conservation of wetlands; and how these mountain ecosystems can become climatic refuges for wildlife in lower areas. Finally, in a choral narrative, the protagonists comment their considerations regarding the predictions and projections of climate change for the country, the effectiveness of the climate actions undertaken so far and the
consequences that we would have to face if we do not assume the challenges that this phenomenon imposes.