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3 Episodes 2003 - 2003
Episode 1
Wed, Mar 26, 2003 60 mins
"On the Brink" (Part 1 of 3) examines the link between environmental pressures and political instability in visits to South Africa, Bangladesh, Peru and Haiti, and the U.S.-Mexican border. In Bangladesh, monsoon-season flooding often turns catastrophic; at other times of the year farmers face drought. In Peru, land scarcity led to a bloody insurrection. And in Haiti, deforestation provides "a case study of a country verging on a complete economic and environmental collapse." Matt Damon narrates.
Episode 2
Wed, Apr 2, 2003 60 mins
Part 2. The environmental and economic impact of the degradation of grasslands around the world are explored. Some of the places visited include Argentinean pampas, Mongolian steppes, Kenyan savannas, South African plains and North American prairies. Matt Damon hosts.
Episode 3
Wed, Apr 9, 2003 60 mins
The conclusion explores links between ecoystem changes and the spread of infectious diseases. Filmed in Kenya, Peru, Bangladesh, New York City and Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. Matt Damon hosts.