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Oaxaca's Indigenous Guardians Of The High Forests

Much of the Mexican state of Oaxaca lies in forested mountains, some reaching over 12,000 feet in elevation. Indigenous communities for millennia have inhabited towns deep within the forests, even at the highest elevations. Many of these communities guard their forests as part of their inherited rights. Some of them are now being rewarded for their accomplishments in sustainable forestry.
Season 12 Episode 1206 Length 26:46 Premiere: 07/01/26

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California's Coastal Redwoods: Preserving The World's Tallest Trees And Their Homelands
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Brazil's Salvador: Preserver Of African-Brazilian Patrimony
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The Estrada Real ̶ Brazil's Highway Of Gold
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Oaxaca's Indigenous Guardians Of The High Forests
S12 E1206 Length 26:46 Premiere Date 07/01/26

The Cascade Mountains Of Washington: Gifts Of The Volcanoes
S12 E1205 Length 26:45 Premiere Date 07/01/26

Oaxaca's People Of The Sea And The Seaside
S12 E1204 Length 26:47 Premiere Date 07/01/26

Brazilian Agriculture: From Industrial Megafarms To Intimate Minifarms
S12 E1203 Length 26:46 Premiere Date 07/01/26

The Lacandones Of Chiapas: Guardians Of The Ancient Mayas
S12 E1202 Length 26:46 Premiere Date 07/01/26

Ketchikan And Alaska's Panhandle Forests And Sea
S12 E1201 Length 26:46 Premiere Date 07/01/26

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Brazil's Salvador: Preserver of African-Brazilian Patrimony - S12 E8

Afro-Brazillian culture and spirituality thrive after centuries of brutal subjugation.

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California's Coastal Redwoods: Preserving the World's Tallest Trees and Their Homelands - S12 E9

After years of lumbering, indigenous Americans work to restore California's ancient redwoods.

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Basin and Range: The Making of the West - S12 E10

The vast, arid Basin and Range Province features stunning geology, wild horses and abandoned mines.

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Ketchikan and Alaska's Panhandle Forests and Sea - S12 E1

Ketchikan is home to temperate rainforests and Misty Fjords accessible only by boat and air; Alaska's Panhandle preserves vast tracts of the planet's dwindling temperate rain forests.

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The Lacandones of Chiapas: Guardians of the Ancient Mayas - S12 E2

In the forests of Chiapas, archaeologists are uncovering the millennia-old works of the Lacandones.

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Oaxaca's Indigenous Guardians of the High Forests - S12 E6

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The Cascade Mountains of Washington: Gifts of the Valcanoes - S12 E5

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Oaxaca's People of the Sea and the Seaside - S12 E4

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