This series of documentaries tells the stories of five exceptional and fantastically beautiful landscapes. They represent role models for new approaches to nature conservation: working with people, not against them – that’s the maxim. Instead of banning inhabitants, businesses and tourists from these species-rich territories, some of the areas' natural resources are exploited – responsibly.

A land, known as part of the ‘Cradle of Civilization’, where the technologies and belief systems were first kindled that would shape world history, Israel might just hold the keys to its flourishing in the millennia to come. In a naturally dry and unforgiving environment, resilience and perseverance were the qualities that not only allowed survival but fostered an innovative spirit that has been fundamental to life here as far back as history allows us to see. The two episodes look at how the Animal, Mineral, Vegetable, and Human Kingdoms interact and intersect to make Israel a Cradle of the Future.

He was one of the 19th century's most important revolutionaries, an architect of Italian unity and a popular ladies' man: Giuseppe Garibaldi. He was also a democrat who lived in a Marxist utopia but served the Italian king. He was a man who lived a life of exaggerated pathos, yet implemented tangible political measures; a man loved by the people despite his orders to open fire on farmers. Throughout his life, he proclaimed his great love for his first wife, yet remained a serial womanizer. Despite the many contradictions, Garibaldi enjoyed adoration and respect.

Every living creature needs a suitable coat. Nature relies on ingenious materials and daring designs. Every style of fashion seems to be allowed. The Pangolin living in the African savannah, for example, wears an extravagant protective suit, which even lions fail to get through. Water fleas quickly create tailor-made armor according to who is threatening them right now. And sea goldies even change their sex with their clothes. Nature does its best in terms of fashion, but even in the animal kingdom, appearance is not everything: With the right clothing has to come the right behavior.

"Digital Africa" is a documentary journey that is turning the old-fashioned picture of Africa. It's a trip through a continent with glass-fiber internet access and a creative start-up scene that comes up with technical ideas, useful across the world. The film accompanies Geraldine de Bastion (re:publica curator and founder of Global Innovation Gathering) on a journey to Kenya, Rwanda and Ghana. She discovers digital inventions and innovations, meets creators and pioneers, and experiences the application fields of new developments: Tablets for schools, a solar-powered mobile kiosk, a blockchain application used for hospitals, or drone used for agriculture.