Miracle Island

Three million years ago, an island emerged from the depths. Today, it could hold the key to the secrets of life on our planet. Adrift in the Indian Ocean, Réunion is paradise in miniature: less than 1,000 square miles harboring 30 distinct ecosystems and 2,000 unique species that exist nowhere else on Earth.
Plant and animal life slowly populated this isolated Eden, borne by wind and water, over the course of millions of years. But, the tropical tranquility was shattered forever with man's arrival on the remote rock, just 500 years ago.
Since then, Réunion has been thrust onto an evolutionary fast track. Suddenly, alien species threw the delicate balance of island life into chaos. Processes that would normally take millions of years were happening practically overnight.
In spite of it all, Réunion remains one of the best preserved island ecosystems in the world. Today, this uniquely fascinating microcosm stands as a model for our entire planet: a living laboratory where humans must learn to co-exist with nature... or risk destroying it. (Verleiher-Text)