Rise of the Eco-Warriors

A group of passionate young environmentalists spend 100 days in the jungles of Borneo in an effort to save the rainforests and its endangered orangutans in this Australian documentary. Says the filmmakers: "This is a story about what it takes it be an eco-warrior, an individual willing to step up and take action to avert a global catastrophe."

Jojo, an orphaned baby orangutan, is entrusted in the group's care and they must find a way to return her to her forest home. Their challenges include building an orangutan rehabilitation centre, introducing a satellite monitoring system called Earthwatchers, replanting a forest and building a global support network.

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