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The Guardians
Season 3
Episode 5
The iconic monarch butterflies and an indigenous Mexican community depend on the same ancient forest for their survival...but they face uncertainty. Journey through the butterfly dense mountaintops of Michoacan as the people of Donaciano Ojeda face illegal loggers and internal divisions while struggling to build a sustainable path forward.
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A Toronto carpenter builds shelters for the unhoused, igniting hope and a battle with the city.
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In rural Pakistan, a mother and daughter build a school where deaf youth find voice and future.
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An Afghan pop star and two Afghan Star hopefuls see their lives upended after the Taliban’s return.
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The Russia-Ukraine war from the perspective of Ukrainian women who have fled and stayed behind.
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In Hainan, China, young surfers aspire to join the national surf team and dream of the Olympics.
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Peacemakers call for an end to a war that has divided the Korean peninsula and its people.
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Powerful cleric Khadim Rizvi has one mission: to preserve Pakistan’s blasphemy laws.
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The last generation of monks to have studied where the Dalai Lama’s lineage began.
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The inspiring story of Irish surfing and how its pioneers found peace during The Troubles.
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After 9/11, the U.S. invaded Afghanistan. Many Afghans hoped for peace and democracy.
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While fighting in Afghanistan turned into a civil war, the Taliban emerged triumphantly.
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In 1979, the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. "Soviet Vietnam" began after a call for Jihad.