5 Of The Best Environmental Documentaries To Watch

Add these environmental documentaries to your watchlist

If your idea of a cosy night in consists of watching a documentary and learning something new, here are 5 of the best environmental documentaries to watch to help educate you on sustainability, climate change and more.

1. I Am Greta

The documentary showing the young activist Greta Thunberg on her journey fighting climate change is available to watch on BBC iPlayer and offers some insight into her life and her struggles.

2. Seaspiricy

If you haven’t watched Seaspiricy yet, where have you been? The documentary has been making headlines this year as a follow on from the makers of Cowspiracy which came out in 2014. The documentary is on Netflix and explores the mistreatment of the world’s oceans with plenty of eye-opening facts

3. David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet

If you love David Attenborough documentaries, one of his latest A Life On Our Planet explores his 9 decades on the planet and what we can do to help fight for change, instead of mourning what we’ve lost. You can watch it on Netflix now.

4. Kiss The Ground

This documentary is available on Netflix and explores the practices of sustainable regenerative farming as a way to reverse the effects of climate change.

5. Chasing Coral

Also streaming on Netflix, Chasing Coral explores the biodiversity of the ocean and how the coral reef is being killed by coral bleaching, which is permanently altering fish communities. The film encourages people to take action to protect the coral reefs and what would happen to the world if we don’t.