From Myanmar to Scotland

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The New Environmentalists share a common goal, safeguarding the Earth’s natural resources from exploitation and pollution. The program features portraits of six passionate and dedicated activists around the globe who have placed themselves in harm’s way to battle intimidating adversaries for environmental justice in their communities. Narrated by Robert Redford, The New Environmentalists illustrates how ordinary people are effecting extraordinary change. This episode profiles community leaders restoring coral reefs and mangroves in Haiti, using art to halt dam construction in Myanmar, organizing a grassroots movement against a dam in Honduras, shutting down a toxic smelting factory in Kenya, stopping a proposed mine on indigenous land in Canada, and establishing the first community-developed marine protected area in Scotland.