The world's leading scientists agree our planet is in crisis. The last five years have been the hottest on record. Sea levels are the highest in human history. A million species are on the brink of extinction. But world leaders have, for another year, failed to resolve some of the sticking points over how to keep our planet cool, instead postponing those negotiations until next year. That is despite talks in Madrid dragging on for an extra two days. We bring you a Planet SOS special from...

As our planet warms and poor water and land use practices contaminate our waterways and damage the environment, global water supplies are being affected. Planet SOS looks at what is being done to protect this vital resource. Al Jazeera's Nick Clark travels to Kenya's Mara River Basin. It is home to over a million people and a spectacular array of biodiversity, but it is also one of the frontlines of the climate and ecological crisis affecting our planet. Deforestation, pollution and climate...

We rely on land for our food and to meet many of our basic needs. But the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says poor land-use practices are causing land degradation and desertification. The land is losing its ability to sustain life. Planet SOS talks to some of those trying to protect the Earth's green bastions. Al Jazeera's David Mercer meets the Guatemalan villagers using the global system of land concessions to both use and protect their forest. Emma Hayward...

The island nation of Palau in the western Pacific ocean is on the frontlines of the climate crisis. The very thing that has long nurtured people there now threatens them and their way of life. But as coral reefs around the world are turning into bleached coral grave yards, the super corals of Palau could hold the answer to saving the world's coral reefs. As oceans warm and sea levels rise, we explore efforts to protect the people and the unique biodiversity of Palau, including a unique...

The ice sheets and glaciers of the Arctic are melting. Faster than scientists expected. The vast, pristine landscape is home to fragile ecosystems and unique biodiversity. It helps regulate our planet's weather and climate. But as the ice melts, once inaccessible land and waters are opening up, unlocking a mineral wealth some are eager to exploit. Al Jazeera’s Nick Clark presents a Planet SOS special from Iceland. We take you to the Solheimjokul glacier which, like other glaciers around...

Momentum is growing around the world to keep our warming planet cool. But we face an ecological crisis too. In May, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) published the most comprehensive study of life on Earth. It found that one million species face extinction - that is more than 12 percent of known life on earth. Ecosystems are collapsing and we are on track to destroy the natural infrastructure on which our world depends. Planet SOS...

Melting ice, rising seas, warming oceans - are we running out of time to stave off the worst effects of climate change? Our oceans and ice sheets are warming fast, and time is running out to stop this. With this warning, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) outlines the consequences for the planet in its latest report. Planet SOS speaks to ice climatologist Jason Box from the Geologic Survey of Denmark and Greenland, who has spent years witnessing the dramatic decline of...

As millions of people take to the streets across the world Planet SOS speaks to some of the protesters who are taking part including a Ugandan activist who was inspired by Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg. We follow her from her home on the outskirts of Kampala as she prepares to travel to New York. Al Jazeera's diplomatic editor, James Bays, sits down with Antonio Gueterres, the United Nations General Secretary, ahead of the climate summit he's hosting next week. Guterres talks about what...