Eden: Untamed Planet

Borneo's rainforest is effectively growing on a desert, the soil leached by incessant rain. Competition for nutrients has made it one of the most biodiverse places on the planet.

The Namib Desert is one of the most diverse deserts on Earth. With 50 degree temperatures and annual rainfall that measures in millimetres, how is this possible?

At the very end of East Africa’s Great Rift Valley lie the rolling grasslands of the Luangwa Valley. The secret to this Eden’s great riches is the annual flood of the mighty Luangwa River.

Only the hardiest creatures could reach the otherworldly outpost of the Galapagos. With no competition, they turned this seemingly inhospitable place into their very own Eden.

Patagonia’s unpredictable polar winds, poisonous lagoons, driest of dry deserts and vast, groaning ice fields make this a hostile place to call home and yet its inhabitants thrive.

The untamed region of southeast Alaska is home to possibly the richest temperate rainforest on the planet. The secret to its abundance is nature’s greatest migration - the salmon run.