GC Featured in Variety: Bob Woodruff’s ‘Last Lands’ Docuseries on the Harrowing Fight to Protect Earth’s Threatened Ecosystems

Coiba
Written By Joshua Asel

In a follow-up to Last Lands 1, which was a 2-Time Emmy Nominee, Season 2 is a two-part series focusing on Central America, including El Mirador in Guatemala and Coiba National Park in Panama. We at GC hope this series will inspire thousands of people to help Protect Our Planet.

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Docuseries “Last Lands,” hosted by ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff, returns for Season 2 for new on-the-front-lines dispatch from the battle to protect the health of the planet.

The two-part special will premiere on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 8:30 p.m. ET. The second episode will go live the following week on Oct. 23. The documentary series, presented in partnership with not-for-profit environmental organization Global Conservation, spotlights conservation efforts to preserve Earth’s most threatened ecosystems.

Two-part series premieres Oct. 16 on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu

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