7 NETFLIX DOCUMENTARIES ON SUSTAINABILITY THAT YOU CAN'T MISS
10 Netflix documentaries about sustainability. I've only been subscribed to Netflix for three months and I haven't finished adding series and documentaries to “My list”. It is true that there is no time in this life to finish seeing them all, but I always keep adding...
Like many of you will be on vacation, now that Christmas is approaching, what better time to cross off the list those fundamental documentaries about sustainability, environment and ecology.
We have chosen 7 documentaries about nature, sustainability and environment that we think would be very good for you to see them and learn a little more.
7 ESSENTIAL NETFLIX DOCUMENTARIES WORTH WATCHING
- CHASING ICE (2012)
Chasing Ice, a 2012 documentary in which National Geographic environmental photographer James Balog finds evidence that climate change is real, it's true. With the “time-lapse” technique, it captures different years of evolution in different glaciers.
- MINIMALISM
It is a documentary about sustainability which teaches the benefits of “less is more” through testimonies from psychologists, scientists, architects, businessmen, economists, sociologists and more who have agreed to join the minimalist movement. They all agree that accumulating objects does not lead to happiness and that consumerism is a source of dissatisfaction.
- PLANET EARTH (2016) (FIRST SEASON)
It is a representative BBC documentary series filmed over 5 years. It is an essential series about sustainabilityIn fact, she is the winner of 4 Emmys. Throughout 11 chapters, it reviews different scenarios, from the Himalayas to the depths of the ocean. Now Netflix just has to add the second season.
- BLUE PLANET (2001) (SEASON 1)
It is a documentary series of 8 episodes only, also from the BBC told and presented by David Attenborough. It is an exploration of the underwater world from the known to the unknown, exploring the sea and its communities. She is the winner of 2 Emmy Awards. Just like on Planet Earth, there is still time left for them to add the second season.
- LIFE (2009)
It is a series that consists of 10 episodes and, in the same way as the previous ones, is told and presented by the legendary David Attenborough, Oprah Winfrey and Juanes from Discovery. Filmed over 4 years, it shows the variety of living beings on the planet and the wonderful tactics that animals and plants have developed to live.
- BEFORE THE FLOOD (2016)
This is a documentary sustainability by Leonardo DiCaprio on climate change. Created by himself and Martin Scorsese for National Geographic, in which the actor interviews activists, scientists and world leaders such as Ban Ki-moon, Obama or Pope Francis. It summarizes all the current problems that harm the environment: fossil fuels, melting of the poles, etc.
- THE TRUE COST (2015)
Fundamental documentary to understand the problem of fashion in the world. Investigate the relationship between consumer pressure to buy low-cost fashion and the low salaries of the workers who create and produce those items at source.
