Series 1, Episode 1. We begin the launch of the BBC's ambitious seven-year natural history project, in which six presenters visit six of the planet's most threatened ecosystems to meet the people fighting to restore the Earth's delicate balance. In this first episode, Steve Backshall, Chris Packham and Ella Al-Shamahi visit the Maldives, Iceland and Cambodia. 1/2. This series charts a visionary project to document how our planet evolves over the next seven years. We face a pivotal moment in the Earth's history. This ambitious series meets local eyewitnesses at six vulnerable locations: Iceland, the Amazon, California, Kenya, the Maldives and Cambodia - and records the changes they are experiencing.