De consumidor a persona means “From consumer to person,” and that’s a transformation of psyche the world may need to undertake if it’s going to survive peak ecological crises. Un Solo Mundo Produciones is a production company in Granada, Spain that produces engaging films revolving around social and environmental themes important to the planet as a whole.

Is organic farming still ecological when excessive resources are spent to ship goods halfway around the world? Why are ecologically-oriented producers more subject to government oversight than those using environmental contaminants?

Reducir, reutilizar, y reciclar: most of us have heard it in English, and here we hear it in Spanish. These women explain to us the “three R's” to combat the excessive amount of waste that we generate.

Transgenic, or genetically modified, crops are a marginal issue for most people in the United States. This is not the case in Europe, where the issue of transgénicos is very much in the forefront of the public's mind.

Comercio Justo, or “Fair Trade” products are often seen in “socially conscious” retailers like health and “whole” food shops. It presents a novel approach to doing business that takes into account social and environmental factors in its pricing to consumers and directly compensates commodity food producers, like coffee and cocoa farmers. Here proponents explain the philosophy from several different vantage points.

Can an educated public really create a kinder, gentler, consumer society? Do informed buyers make decisions more sensitive to their world? Can you have your cake and eat it too? Some activists think that voracioius consumers need not be subdued, but only that their desires be tweaked, redirected…

Do those who control the wealth in a society also dictate its desires? In this segment we’re able to listen in on the discourse of Spanish intellectuals critical of the modern consumer culture, which they see as something of a Svengali-like oppressor and manipulator of the masses.

Can a consumer-driven market be replaced by an informed system of mutual cooperation by a like-minded populace? Is the market always at odds with the well being of the planet? Is it true that otro mundo es possible? Let’s find out what some experts think…

The Rainbow Warrior III, a sailing yacht owned and operated by Greenpeace and used for such purposes as scientific excursions and environmental protests, has arrived in Barcelona for ten days, during which time various tours and events will take place. A Greenpeace volunteer from Barcelona explains more.

Poor waste management is one of the main environmental problems in most of the world’s nations, including Spain and Mexico, one that has many negative repercussions. While it is not the only solution, this series shows us how recycling can help.

See how students at the Rodríguez Casado de Palos de la Frontera Institute in Huelva, Spain learn to use the oil found at home to make biodiesel, an alternative car fuel.

In the second part of this series, we see the rest of the process of making the alternative car fuel, biodiesel, with some students from the Rodriguez Casado Institute in Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, Spain.

The captain of the Greenpeace ship, the Rainbow Warrior III, which is docked in Spain, explains to us a bit about the ship's equipment as well as his duties on board.

Crew members of Greenpeace's ship, the Rainbow Warrior III, from Spain and Argentina tell us a bit about their duties and give us a tour of some areas of the ship where they are performed.

Various members of Greenpeace explain the activities that are taking place aboard the Rainbow Warrior III: expositions, concerts and even a sustainable dinner prepared by a prestigious chef!

From a photography exhibit on endangered vultures to students who prefer the beach to the classroom as a manner of studying their environment, a Spanish news channel reviews a plethora of eclectic news briefs.

Today, Animals in the Family introduces us to the pygmy hippopotamus which, is just a fraction of the size of the hippo that most of us know and love!

Meet Fernando, second in command on board one of Greenpeace's ships in Spain, as he tells us a bit about his duties as well as his views on overfishing.

Animales en familia takes a closer look at coatis in captivity. Also known as Brazilian aardvarks, these diurnal mammals native to South America, Central America and south-western North America are in the raccoon family.

Animals in the Family continues its exploration of the pygmy hippopotamus which, is just a fraction of the size of the hippo that most of us know and love!

Animals in the Family takes us through the process of examining and putting an identifying microchip into Nacahué, a docile macaw.

Poor waste management has led to a multitude of environmental problems. Learn how to help with the three Rs: "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle."

Animals in the Family takes us through the process of putting an identifying microchip into Nacahué, a docile macaw.

An employee at the Benjamín Mehnert Vaccination Center is looking for a family to adopt Pino, a friendly but nervous little dog in need of orthopedic surgery.