Thousands of Years Ago, This Was a Forest. See What Remains | Short Film Showcase

[@NatGeo]

What once was a rich forest is now something drastically different due to human involvement. What are your thoughts on the change that took place?

[@staymotivated6939]

So sad,at least one time ,I want to see the world without any human 😭.

[@aidansharples7751]

I think the moors are not even the most drastic example of this concept, there is very strong evidence that 1/3rd of the current desertified area on earth was made so through human involvement.

[@pandauk2538]

I think we should replant the trees and restore the forest

[@geosoul6648]

Very disappointed with this flick. Shaming people for something they didn't do. This film is only incouraging ignorance, and homosapien phobia, not even raising real awareness. I would've been far more interested in learning what the theory was in detail of what happened so long ago and why. It's not likely to have been anyone group of people's in existence today, if people at all. What's more there's no call to action. You need a call to action otherwise your just advocating despair. Replant the forest, use groundwater permaculture techniques to revitalize the land. However be realistic, truthful and responsible in the information you advocate. It's possible this land can't be like it once was exactly, due to some environmental micro or macro system having changed throughout the millenia. Sometimes forests spring up under certain conditions but dont proliferate any more and simply maintain themselves due to constantly shifting environmental systems. But a different type of forest or environmental system with a little encouragement might be able to thrive. I get the temptation to do the whole "shame humans" dialogue. But I'm telling you right now that is a dark and despicable tactic, and by far less effective, than a properly informative, imaginative and inspiring call to action could achieve. Come on national geographic, I believe you can do a better job! Use Posative frameing, use good not bad, doing so will always make for a far more powerful, motivating and impactful message.

[@iamchillydogg]

National Geographic During the Ice Age Europe was covered by a coniferous forest. When the ice age ended it was replaced by a deciduous forest. Am I supposed to cry about that?

[@brikcellfone1215]

I live in Connecticut, a state that was nearly completely deforested for farm land in the 1800s. Now the state is 60% forest. Nature is resilient and will bounce back as soon as the humans let it. England should let their forests grow back.

[@bBAKERSTREET-gz8bn]

we have this stuff called brakken over here in england and its reclaiming vast areas of land ....sheep and cows dont like it and eventually trees grow up amongst it ...perhaps the time span of our lives doesnt let us see the big picture

[@jacquelynnguyen7503]

brik cell fone

[@venpeddapalli7189]

I love driving around the Connecticut country side.

[@finalachievements881]

I feel like most the trees are in the Easton Redding area

[@TourmalineDragonfly]

Eastern Ct has been considered the last strip of wilderness between Boston and Washington DC. I love the trees....

[@briangarrow448]

If trees can be planted in the deserts of China and the the Sahel of Africa, England can assuredly replant forests on the moors.

[@nitishmysore]

Brian Garrow they will not do that .n they don't want to do that

[@yugarane]

Absolutely ..England is one of the most technologically advance country.I wonder why.. I don't find a reason why they aren't doing anything about it.

[@allendish]

Thank you for your reasonable optimism on a topic that seems as if all is hopeless and lost

[@LeesaDeAndrea]

But do they want to?

[@jonitan76]

British would pay 39 Bilions Euro for Brexit rather paying people to plant the trees.

[@sankarjyotibora1539]

The narrator's voice giving me chills

[@anastasia.2007.]

Sounds just like Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Bolton from Game of Thrones).

[@joeday397]

Made me moist

[@evaraee7083]

@@anastasia.2007. exactly

[@jimmygore8214]

What a wonderful short film

[@NatGeo]

Thank you for watching, Jimmy! It's important to learn the impact an action can have on the environment and those who live in it.

[@randomvids5502]

Is this fimmaker forest @naturalgeographic ?

[@NusratJAHAN1981]

There is a song in Bengali that goes like this: Oh God, since you made me cry all my life, why don't you make me a piece of cloud so that I could at least cry for the wellbeing of others....

[@micahhooks6054]

That was Wistman's wood in Dartmoor, Devon if anyone's interested?

[@emmasnyder9718]

Thank you so much!!

[@blackseaandothers]

I'ld like to see a documentary about that one...

[@sbslm1]

This short film cinematography is much better than most of the mainstream movies

[@justinweaver5900]

good camerawork, but it needs to explain what happened more, I still have no idea why the forest disappeared other than a fire happened.

[@minikkhshaaan5746]

Justin Weaver mass agriculture caused the soil to become acidic

[@situational476]

It's got nothing to do with fire actually - there are fires now, because the moorland gets so dry in summer, but when it was forested there were no fires. It disappeared because it was cut down for timber and turned into farmland, where it was intensively cultivated and the soil became infertile. Now it's only good for sheep farming, and not even very good for that.

[@deerdeerdeerdeer9698]

Planting trees on your property will help 🌳🌲🌴👍

[@shiddy.]

awesome that they got Faramir to narrate this

[@l2e9aL]

The “forest” that was shown to have been destroyed was actually a forestry plantation of non-native conifers that have pretty much the same effect on the landscape as the moorland does, if not worse. They can be done well, but many aren’t. That’s the only issue I find with this film.

[@theotheseaeagle]

No they weren’t. How do explain all the birds and moss and lichens idiots

[@SirKaison]

@@theotheseaeagle Do you know what conifers are?

[@theotheseaeagle]

@@SirKaison yes they are related to pine trees. These aren’t conifers, they are broadleaf woodland

[@egesajesse]

That was powerfully and movingly presented... The voice, wording, music moving in perfect sync.

[@seriouslyreally5413]

Why are we not attempting to replant the forests? Native species of plants and trees still exist. Large scale reclamation has occurred in places all over the planet. The Loess plateau watershed rehabilitation project in China has now reclaimed 35,000 square kilometers land once decimated by human activity deforestation, over-farming burning and clearing. The subsaharan reclamation projects in Africa attempting to reverse the desertification of land that was once arable is another example.

[@daliajaimes1505]

Because people are dumbasses who don't think. We need more projects like the ones you have mentioned

[@bkjeong4302]

Because conservationists in the UK are mostly mistaken about the origins of these open areas.

[@matthewaufderhar5034]

They also provide millions of dollars in revenue to Scotland do to their being used as grounds to raise hundreds of thousands of game birds. The moors are kept like that to provide habitat for the game species that people in that area like to hunt. The push back by those people is what is keeping the moors how they currently are

[@love2learn-itsastorynotasu40]

Not enough people try. I nothing will change if we keep on using dead bodies of trees for our everyday purposes. I'm in 6th grade and we are doing woodworking. I HATE CUTTING DEAD TREE CARCASSES!!!!!!!!

[@christinearmington]

Bk Jeong And there’s property rights.

[@staymotivated6939]

This is so sad, at least one time,I want to see the old world with out any humans and animals😭at least one time😢

[@user-im8kc6fz1j]

Forests needs animals to survive tho, you need to have both lol

[@Quick-ug2wl]

Stay Motivated No animals=No humans=No carbon dioxide=No plants

[@milotheblackboxer8915]

Germany had a similar forest cover (11%) during the middle ages. Now it's 32%.

[@AnuragBajpaiPediatricEndo]

Amazing, spectacular and a splendid Video!!

[@rxonmymind8362]

Well, that was thoroughly cheerful. Never thought reading from a thesaurus would be so informative.

[@FoodRavel]

Powerful... This documentary is really amazing...

[@Luciluv18]

This documentary is very important to know the value of the forests, I'm from Celaya, there wasn't a forest but is the same case of lost landscape because the water extraction was dramatic

[@ECO-gp6bm]

Incredibly beautiful aesthetics and sounds. Great story

[@72Yonatan]

Thank you Burnham and all of his helpers for making a moving and educational documentary; hope that many will be moved to restore part of what was lost.

[@tinwynnmyint2603]

We have to take care of every tree from now on!

[@amandabruney3835]

Terry Burns very good narration

[@belemalejandrojardon4298]

I like the short film, the voice of the narrator adds sadness to the video, it's interesting to know about a little bit of the forest in Europe and the process of deforestation.

[@zCopyCatz]

No wood was used in the making of this film.

[@saltypotato4796]

It's all CGI

[@buhokyan4585]

🤣

[@harleyquinn5774]

Hey UK! Fit reforesting the English moors into your budget!

[@samsmom1491]

In Scotland as well.

[@obiwahndagobah9543]

Dear National Geographic Moorland is not unnatural. In wilderness areas it is created by grazing animals. Unnatural is only the far extend without much trees. An area of forest mixed with moorland is completely natural though. I see there a danger for Britain falling from cutting almost all trees down to filling every place with trees regardless if they belong there or not. There has to be balance not a uniform forest or moorland. It has been the common narrative that only humans created moorland, but that neglects the things the megaherbivore hypothesis proposes. There are plenty of plant species and bird species reliant on open meadows and moorland and these species are older than the modern human.

[@AnyFuleKnoThat]

He is referring to Dartmoor, not all moorland. Wistmans Wood is all that's left of the ancient forest that once covered this place

[@drjeremyvpachuau]

Very nice documentary. The commentary voice and background music also copes with the video....👍👍👍👍👍

[@halimali8389]

speechless...

[@suzc862]

Beautifully shot ❤️

[@dantenelson1624]

This makes my soul cry 💔

[@artinpoetsoulnature]

Nice video ☺️ 👍 Thanks 🌹

[@seethruyou255]

just plant native trees near the rivers and it will expand rapidly.. problem solve.. oh wait.. who got time for that?

[@minikkhshaaan5746]

See ThruYou the issue is the soil, it’s too acidic due to the mass agriculture over thousands of years

[@chrisklugh]

I live in BC, and the forest fires get worse every year. I think This is what the West Coast Rain forest will look like within a century. :(

[@gowthamcs2886]

7:18 min . .that look of fox ! And also photographers have did their job wonderfully ♥️

[@bkjeong4302]

Sadly people are actually trying to prevent recovery of these forests because they wrongly assume the open terrain is natural.

[@starcrib]

savagely on point. 🔥

[@jemboytampos4624]

POWERFUL FILM! ❣️👏🏾

[@SOPHIEHESIQUIO]

It is shocking how pristine ecosystems have been disappearing, not only that, many species of fauna have also had to move to find food or even become extinct, it is sad to see these scenes

[@claireannedacles-jove7370]

I'm an English teacher and I asked my students to watch this but they had difficulty with the vocabulary and did not understand the content. I kindly request for subtitles. Thank you.

[@alpinian7144]

Brilliant use of tri tone while the fire engulfed

[@livenemerson6121]

What a beautiful and touching lyrical narratives.

[@amnesiai]

This is the stuff im subscribed for! Woah!

[@NatGeo]

Thank you for watching! We hope you were able to learn something new about a different part of the world.

[@bhaveshpatil7189]

@@NatGeo actually I learn it

[@shieraldma4803]

May i suggest that your videos have subtitles... please... tnx

[@SarahKDB]

Shierald ma you can put subtitles on.

[@gggreggg]

I have read that the vast grouse/game hunting estates reject any attempt to restore large areas of the forest. They are too powerful in Parliament.

[@virgo714]

There should be laws that protect land like this...

[@-J80-]

thousands of years to our Earth is like one second to us

[@EdAbongAdventures]

Narrator's voice is legendary. 😍

[@jiraiyamagistrado]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@annumaheshwari1595]

We humans are really so blind in stablishing factories and expanding cities that we have killed a lot life's we cant even think of

[@oasis-relaxationmeditation2077]

Thanks for sharing.

[@KateeAngel]

Well, many thousands of years ago almost all Europe was one huge forest. And other continents too!

[@didarmishu8197]

you deserve Oscar for this film...

[@blacklotus5451]

Beautiful creation,

[@preetsingh839]

I am realy feel bad that humans day by day destroying forests and destroy all beautiful places like that one

[@gulyaswift1503]

Beautiful

[@geraldinemurray6653]

I visit Middleton Park In Leeds as much as possible. I adore it.

[@monkeymox2544]

I like Dartmoor, its a beautiful landscape. I think that reforestation is a great idea in some areas of the UK - and it is happening, we actually have more woodland now than we have since the middle-ages - but I don't think that reforestation should happen at the expense of some of our unique landscapes. Dartmoor has been in its current state since before the Romans arrived, and it hasn't bothered anyone before.

[@Zealant]

You heard it here first, folks! Fire is "an unstoppable destructive force."

[@user-pv2ly9lp2m]

The Uploader or Shortfilm producer messed up the video encoding, It looks blurry and the sound is terrible.

[@Akirilus]

Is this a trailer for darksouls 4 ?

[@recession81]

Darathu Yup 😁

[@keyaruga7819]

No, this is a trailer of fallout

[@rachael5928]

No

[@kylev24]

No, it’s the beginning of the next Witcher 😀

[@doldogkasilling8738]

Everything is serious then someone has to crack a joke. 😂😂

[@Zealant]

For a video put out by NG, this is incredibly dull and uninformative. A few slow camera pans with a word here and there for dramatic emphasis.

[@bradleywoods3742]

Defiantly agree with this, however the start was slightly exaggerated.

[@jasmineluxemburg6200]

Bradley Woods iiiiiii*asai

[@sanbabusahukari3305]

Very nice.. .... Vedeo

[@deemah.alothman]

Speechless!

[@debbiemandy8014]

Humans need to wake up! Think of the Earth this way, it is our child to protect, love nurture, and to always keep it as healthy as we can because without it staying healthy we will just be a footnote. Whether you like it or not Everything is Connected!

[@plumeria8357]

Praise the Lord for His magnificent creation. What a wonderful world He provided with resources to take care of mankind. We must also be wise in our care of it.

[@biigginger]

This is sad and true, but one must consider that Britain is an island nation and with a relatively large population at that!

[@alcetrose4532]

That’s sad. I’m sad. *How Did This Happen?*

[@heyya7464]

This made me tear up

[@walther2492]

Skyrim looks so good mith mods!

[@jijoet5491]

National geographic... It's called a cycle of life. Eventually that piece of land will reform to it's green fields with vegetation.

[@dansummerfield9390]

Nice video but... It could easily be replanted, I can bet you the Dartmoor National Park agency do not want to! Just like the New Forest Park authority in Hampshire/ Dorset that keep clearing the Broad leaf regrowth to preserve the Heath lands. When I asked they told me that Forest means hunting ground and it has been like it for 900 years. The only thing that is planted is Pine by the Forestry commission!

[@everettduncan7543]

The only moorland that should exist is those that isn't dartmoor

[@coffeday4019]

👏💙beautifull

[@jemoeder3103]

you know, we could start digging holes in the ground, that way when it rains, the water is absorbed easier by the remaining plants, which will make them grow, sprout and bring new plantlife, making it a beginning forest.

[@minikkhshaaan5746]

je moeder soil is acidic

[@tokyoghoul4429]

Beautiful 😍

[@Papionn]

subhra satpati عنند۷۷۹چ

[@janswildlife9163]

I live in the Black Forest. Wildlife is declining here too. Forests alone are not the answer!!!!!!

[@CARambolagen]

I'm seeing conflicting reports regarding moors and bog landscapes. Some were planted with trees which are now been erdicated again because the bog lanscape is regarded as the original natural landscape...

[@b_uppy]

They tried replanting it with trees but some people (environmentalists) objected because a unique ecosystem took its place. The trees have and are being removed.

[@r3g4rds]

this is not very informative. it's like someone just saying adjectives over creation scapes footage

[@eucalyptusregnans7741]

12% forest cover in Britain is appalling. It's time to restore the landscape. Bring back the forests. Bring back lynx and other wildlife wiped out. Rewild Britain!

[@russelnarciso2705]

Open your eyes people 💔

[@Cleeon]

a beautiful green created and designed very slow since thousand years ago, now become like that :(

[@adolfwenceslaojr3931]

Humans today is more animals than animals

[@amar_gautam]

Amezing Video

[@nils.klinger]

The audio is terribly compressed.

[@MrJongreenland]

just to point out dartmor, exmoor and bodmin moor which this is based on is not void of life as depicted on this video.

[@youthjihad]

Did anyone else find the narration to be just over-the-top morbidly dramatic? Obsessively describing devastation and at the same time not really providing info about the why/how/who/when?

[@HRISHABHJ]

Reminded me of avatar. Don't know why

[@matthewcollins4764]

HRISHABH avatar is about the wonder of nature in a way and how greedy colonizers destroy the land and take it from the natives just for money.

[@sandrawong6787]

If we are so willing to cut down our trees then we must plant them back again!

[@chloefgl]

You can help by using Ecosia! It's a search engine that uses its profits to plant native trees in their habitats around the world. They have a youtube channel that documents their projects regularly too.

[@sukantabhattacharjee1790]

The true cost of land is priceless & free. And Now the price of land is growing so much no space for trees.

[@crucialfarmsurbanandfresh]

I wish this video had actual information in it and wasn't trying to be some type of horror film 4 minutes and I forgot why I was watching it

[@zbynekcodykolacek]

Conquer the nature is a human mission..., self destroy mission!

[@rev_ayan]

Still we haven't understood the importance of trees nd greenery around us. And this is really very serious....!!! Consequences are gonna be worst.😕😕😕😕😔😔😔😔😔

[@jujuthefrog622]

How ironic is this life

[@GovindSingh-gx5lx]

This is osome😀😀😀😀

[@ContaminatedWorld]

I'm kindly requesting you to add English subtitles cause there are many people around and world who can't understand the speaking of english natives

[@jeek78]

Unsustainable humans GREED

[@soyoucametosee7860]

That is a fair decrepit example of a forest. Most of those trees already look dead. Covered with moss. I doubt the moores were entirely forest. If you want forest buy yourself some land and plant it to trees.