deforestation has skyrocketed. i m frank gardner and i am heading into what remains of the virgin tropical rainforest. i traded in my wheelchair for a packhorse and am tested to my limits. i don t think i can do this. i think this is too dangerous. i am joining a crack team of scientists from the royal botanic gardens, kew. they are on a mission to discover and save unique plant species before they vanish forever. i am going to bear witness on the frontline of rainforest conservation.
despite my injuries, thanks to the endurance and kindness of these guys, i am able to see this amazing scenery. primary forests are the most bio diverse terrestrial ecosystems anywhere on the planet. forests are not only vital in mitigating climate change, the botanists hope to find plants with untold potential. they get to work collecting specimens. we don t know what it is. it could be a philodendron. beautiful. one of the local guides believes that he has chanced
i think this is too dangerous. it s endured a month under one i don t think i can do this. of the strictest lockdowns i am joining a crack in the world now south africa team of scientists from the royal botanic gardens, kew. prepares to begin an easing of some restrictions. when the circus came they are on a mission to discover to town and stayed. we find out what happened and save unique plant species before when one troupe of performers and their animals were grounded they vanish forever. by the global pandemic. i am going to bear witness on the frontline of rainforest conservation. this is where the journey begins not in colombia, but in the royal botanic gardens, kew, london.
i am so thrilled that despite my injuries, thanks to the endurance and kindness of these guys, i am able to see this amazing scenery. primary forests are the most bio diverse terrestrial ecosystems anywhere on the planet. forests are not only vital in mitigating climate change, the botanists hope to find plants with untold potential. they get to work collecting specimens. we don t know what it is. it could be a philodendron. beautiful.
primary forests are the most bio diverse terrestrial ecosystems anywhere on the planet. forests are not only vital in mitigating climate change, the botanists hope to find plants with untold potential. they get to work collecting specimens. we don t know what it is. it could be a philodendron. beautiful. one of the local guides believes that he has chanced on something extraordinary.