When it comes to the future of the environment, Uma Thurman tries to be optimistic. “Doomsday thinking is nothing but destructive,” Thurman, 54, tells PEOPLE. “Doomsday thinking doesn't lead to action.
” As a result of this point of view, Thurman signed on to narrate the PBS docuseries The Future of Nature . “It takes you on an amazing adventure around the world to see how different people and different cultures are making positive moves, and it also teaches you incredible stuff,” she says of the four-part series that concludes on Wednesday, April 16. Related: Uma Thurman and Maya Hawke Open Up About Their ‘Bond’: ‘We Keep Communication Healthy’ (Exclusive) The first three episodes cover oceans, grasslands and forests, and the final installment will tackle humans’ contribution to the ecosystem.
Thurman enjoys the series so much that she’s been “sending it to all my friends to watch for their kids because children are so worried about the environment,” she says. “I don't think parents quite understand how much their children are internalizing and how much they are aware of the environmental threats. Kids see climate change with their own eyes and parents can either validate it and not care or care and validate it, or they can try to not validate it.
” The Oscar-nominated actress knows her own children , Maya and Levon Hawke (with ex-husband Ethan Hawke ), 26 and 23, and Luna Thurman-Busson (with ex Arpad Busson), 12, worry about the state of the e.
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