The cod fishery off the east coast of Newfoundland was a way of life, the backbone of society -- until it collapsed. A review of the history leading up to the crisis and the subsequent call for a moratorium of the northwest Atlantic cod fishery.

Over 90 percent of the available lands in the Greater Chaco region of the Southwest have already bee...

From space, our planet appears as a tiny blue dot in the vastness of space. Blue, because 99% of all...

What was once the "Island of Calm" is now on the verge of collapse. Multiple alarm bells are startin...

The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting t...

This documentary records the journey undertaken by Jacques Cousteau, his 24-member team, and an NFB ...
One man's hat is another man's treasure when it comes to the importance and significance of saving i...

A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwi...

Just one of the many far-reaching impacts of the slave trade on human history is on agriculture and ...

Shot during three seasons, Kenuajuak's documentary tenderly portrays village life and the elements t...

Chemical engineer and inventor Maria Telkes worked for nearly 50 years to harness the power of the s...

This documentary follows oceanographer Sylvia Earle's campaign to save the world's oceans from threa...

From both local and global perspectives, this documentary examines the harsh realities behind the mo...

Their destiny was well mapped out: brilliant studies, the promise of a good job and a big salary. Ho...

The Work completes the "quadrilogy" of South Seas seen over a twenty-year period. This film, tells t...

The Salton Sea: An inland ocean of massive fish kills, rotting resorts, and 120 degree nights locate...

Sail away to a bygone Cornwall in this wistful coastal travelogue.

A portrait of environmental folk hero & gay icon Bob Brown, who took green politics to the center of...

A cinematic and introspective look at the residents of a Quebec town—once the site of the world's la...