Al Jazeera (DStv 406 / StarSat 257 / Cell C black 503) has commissioned 6 episodes for its environmental series strand, earthrise, from the factual production company Talesmith.
The 6 half-hour episodes as part of earthrise will explore the most significant environmental threats to the planet and highlights eco-friendly solutions being employed around the world to tackle them.
Stories that will be covered in earthrise will include how Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar formed a local group to help protect Bangladesh's last surviving elephants and a new restaurant in Finland which aims to minimise its environmental footprint by growing food on-site and recycling the vast majority of its waste.
The episode will be broadcast as part of earthrise on Al Jazeera in May 2019 and has Kirsty Wilson and Martin Williams as executive producers.
"How we deal with humanity’s impact on the environment is of huge interest to global audiences," says Martin Williams, Talesmith CEO and creative director.
"earthrise is an eye-opening and informative series which focuses on innovative solutions – often developed by young people from around the world. We're thrilled that Al Jazeera has entrusted Talesmith to produce one of its highest profile brands."
Amanda Burrell, Al Jazeera's executive producer for earthrise, says: "The importance of a programme such as earthrise, which seeks to offer environmental hope and inspiration, only increases as the man-made problems threatening our planet worsen and the need to find, and enact, workable solutions intensifies".
"It's very exciting to be working on this new series with Talesmith, which has a strong track-record in bringing science and natural history stories alive for an international audience."
