Jamaica will take middle stage as soon as once more when the eco-adventure sequence The Visioneers with Zay Harding returns for its Season 2 premiere on CBS. The episode airs Saturday morning, October 4, as a part of the community’s “CBS WKND” instructional programming block.
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Hosted by worldwide explorer and veteran journey presenter Zay Harding, the 30-minute weekly sequence highlights groundbreaking initiatives across the globe, led by scientists, engineers, and on a regular basis innovators tackling real-world environmental challenges. Produced by Hearst Media Manufacturing Group in partnership with the VoLo Basis, the present goals to encourage viewers with actionable options for a sustainable future.
This season opener follows Harding and his crew to Jamaica, the place they documented the work of The Ocean Cleanup and its native accomplice, Clear Harbours Jamaica Restricted. Collectively, the organizations are main the Kingston Harbour Cleanup Undertaking—an bold effort to scale back home waste getting into Jamaica’s Kingston Harbour, the seventh-largest pure harbor on the planet.
Within the episode, Harding interviews Erik Holbom, Operations Supervisor at The Ocean Cleanup, and Michael McCarthy, Managing Director of Clear Harbours Jamaica Restricted. They talk about their shared mission to take away dangerous plastic air pollution and reveal the progressive “interceptor,” a floating fence deployed at drainage gullies the place they meet the ocean to entice particles earlier than it reaches the harbor.
“It is a fantastic alternative for our viewers to see how Jamaica, typically celebrated for reggae, delicacies, and world-class athletes, can also be dedicated to defending its pure surroundings,” Harding stated. “We have been so impressed by our expertise that Jamaica shall be featured once more in one other episode later this season. It’s precisely the kind of story I envisioned when creating the sequence.”
Harding, a Hawaii native raised on Kauai and Oahu, co-created the present with highschool pal David Vogel, founding father of the VoLo Basis. Motivated by a shared want to boost consciousness about local weather change, the duo developed a sequence spotlighting innovators shaping a sustainable future. The pilot attracted Hearst Media Manufacturing Group, whose partnership with CBS introduced the challenge to air.
Season 2 will increase its international attain, masking locations throughout the U.S. and internationally, together with Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Kenya, and the U.Ok., whereas revisiting Jamaica later within the season.
