World-class footage of our changing planet

Open Planet is a global library for creating positive change. It is free to use for educational, environmental and impact storytelling.

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Featured clips

• Sparrowhawk Takes Off From a Tree in a Forest

• Indigenous Peoples of the Andes Walk on a Mountain Trail in Peru

• Community Members Maintain Water Bunds in Engaruka Village,Tanzania

• Snow Capped Mountains in Antarctica

• Sea Urchins Cover the Seabed of a British Kelp Forest

Mission

Open Planet enables everyone, everywhere, to tell stories of our world’s major environmental challenges and solutions.

Powerful stories can change the course of history. In this crucial decade for action to address the planetary crisis, we need to supercharge storytelling on an unprecedented scale. More stories, told from new perspectives, to inspire change and optimism.

Discover world-class footage to tell your story and help shape a new narrative for our future.

This is footage for change, education, activism, impact.

More highlighted clips

• Hawksbill Turtle on a Coral Reef — https://www.openplanet-library.org/search/asset/53356659

• Grangemouth Petrochemical Refinery and Power Station at Night — https://www.openplanet-library.org/search/asset/53226454

• Solar Panel Cleaning Robot Moving Along Solar Panels — https://www.openplanet-library.org/search/asset/53395423

• Lesser Flamingos Courtship Dance — https://www.openplanet-library.org/search/asset/53222016

• High Desert in Mustang, Nepal — https://www.openplanet-library.org/search/asset/53163892

• Floating Iceberg in Greenland — https://www.openplanet-library.org/search/asset/53754478

Image gallery

Storytelling for Ocean Recovery

Transforming our land for the future

Restoring Global Biodiversity Cover

Building Urban Resilience for a Healthier Future: South Africa

Featured collections

• Restoring Global Biodiversity — https://openplanet.org/collections/restoring-global-biodiversity/

• Storytelling for Ocean Recovery — https://openplanet.org/collections/storytelling-for-ocean-recovery/

• Transforming our Land for the Future — https://openplanet.org/collections/transforming-our-land-for-the-future/

• Building Healthier Cities in South Africa — https://openplanet.org/collections/building-healthier-cities-south-africa/

Latest News & Inspiration

• Open Planet partners with World’s Largest Lesson to inspire young storytellers for nature — https://openplanet.org/news/wild-futures-for-storytelling/

• Pioneering solutions across Earthshot Prize themes— nature, air, oceans, waste and climate — (Inspiration) Video: Meet the World’s True Action Heroes with Matthew McConaughey — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-9k2ET9gTU

Featured films and inspiration

• THE CHIEFS: See Through Stories and Capacity Foundation’s Amazon Story Video: THE CHIEFS | Cacique Álvaro Tukano | OFFICIAL FILM — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l48UMcCFdI8

• The Nature Positive Initiative demonstrates pathways to a safe and just future Video: 'Becoming Nature Positive' the film: THE TRAILER! — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgUT-Wifi-g

Becoming Nature Positive is a documentary created by the Nature Positive Initiative and Open Planet Studios, featuring top voices in science and conservation.

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Restoring Global Biodiversity 1

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