"Maka'ala" means to be alert or vigilant—the same qualities needed when searching for fungi in this dense Hawaiian rain forest. Follow along as this sophomore searches the forest floor.

Traditional healers are among those hurt by logging and development of the rain forest. In Central America, they've joined forces with farmers and scientists to preserve Belize's plant diversity.

Several new varieties of cycad—"living fossil" plants with evolutionary roots of more than 280 million years—are just one example of the amazing biodiversity now being uncovered in Vietnam.

Because they feed on everything from monkeys and pacas to armadillos and alligators, jaguars play a key role in the rain forest ecosystem. Learn how protecting them safeguards the jungles of Belize.

At the Ahkwesáhsne Freedom School in upstate New York, they give thanks every day for everything on Earth—a contrast to the fall harvest celebrated by the colonists, which led to Thanksgiving Day.