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60,000 species of plants and animals live in Borneo’s rainforests. © Cede Prudente
Bringing you face to face with heart-pounding animal action, mind-blowing ideas and connecting you to over sixty years of astounding natural history content.
Our impact on the planet is so great that scientists say it marks a new stage on the geological timeline.1 Human interference, such as poaching and illegal logging, cause irrevocable damage to our natural world. But, some of our wondrous lands are more protected than others. Perhaps in part, due to their isolated nature.
Paradise… Lost?
If talk of Eden conjures up images of green and vibrant landscapes, then consider Borneo. It’s the third largest island in the world, with one of the oldest – and most diverse – rainforests. 60,000 species of plants and animals live here – 6,000 of which are endemic (found nowhere else on Earth).
It’s also home to the world’s tallest tropical tree, which measures 100.8 m (330.7 feet) tall, with an estimated weight of 81,500 kilograms. That’s taller than a football pitch is long and heavier than the maximum take-off weight of a Boeing 737-800!
In Southeast Alaska, there’s an ice-bound Eden – an area deemed so important that Theodore Roosevelt made 17 million acres of it a protected area at the beginning of the 20th Century. © Libby Prins
Bringing you face to face with heart-pounding animal action, mind-blowing ideas and connecting you to over sixty years of astounding natural history content.
Our impact on the planet is so great that scientists say it marks a new stage on the geological timeline.1 Human interference, such as poaching and illegal logging, cause irrevocable damage to our natural world. But, some of our wondrous lands are more protected than others. Perhaps in part, due to their isolated nature.
Paradise… Lost?
If talk of Eden conjures up images of green and vibrant landscapes, then consider Borneo. It’s the third largest island in the world, with one of the oldest – and most diverse – rainforests. 60,000 species of plants and animals live here – 6,000 of which are endemic (found nowhere else on Earth).
It’s also home to the world’s tallest tropical tree, which measures 100.8 m (330.7 feet) tall, with an estimated weight of 81,500 kilograms. That’s taller than a football pitch is long and heavier than the maximum take-off weight of a Boeing 737-800!
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