An invitation to see our life-sustaining planet with fresh eyes. Film linked from the archived Planetviews homepage.
FILM · SCIENCE · POSITIVE ACTION
A world worth
paying
attention to.
Films and conversations that bring
our changing planet into focus.
01 / A BIGGER CONVERSATION
Bring the planet
into the room.
Some stories need to be seen.
Others need to be talked about.
We believe in both.
Planetviews’ archive brings together multimedia presentations, film, video and photography for public education. Explore a conversation shaped around your university, conference or community.
Discuss a presentation ↗02 / THE PLANET, IN FRAME
Close enough
to care.
Meet the stories behind the images.
Selected films and accounts from the Planetviews archive.
A firsthand account of a whale rescue attempt—and the limits of human intervention.
Explore an archived film about organic farming, water recycling and composting.
MICHAEL BAILEY / ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH03 / BEHIND THE LENS
A life in
the field.
Conservation begins
with paying attention.
Michael Bailey’s archived biography traces a life of diving, expeditions and conservation filmmaking. His work connected field documentation with television, public education and multimedia presentations.
From the ocean to the Arctic, the Planetviews collection records encounters with wildlife, communities and a changing environment.
04 / THE NEXT GENERATION
More voices.
One shared future.
Conservation is a conversation
across generations.
The 2016 Planetviews leadership initiative encouraged emerging leaders and collaboration around the World Conservation Congress in Honolulu. Discover the people and ideas documented in that chapter.
05 / AN OPEN FIELD NOTEBOOK
The stories stay
with us.
Browse the recovered Planetviews collection.
Historical pages, preserved with their source and capture date.
These pages reflect the period in which they were published. Dates shown are archive capture dates; historical affiliations and claims may have changed.
06 / LET’S BEGIN
A conversation
can change
a perspective.
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