‘The Home Project‘ is a new, impressive project by director Yann Arthus-Bertrand and producer Luc Besson. The project is being launched today in order to coincide with World Environment Day (WED).

The one and a half hour film uses beautiful, high definition aerial photography from over 60 coutries around the globe to tell the story of Earth’s worldwide ecosystem, how humans have affected it, and how environmental problems are all interconnected.

Home, which is narrated by Academy Award-nominated actress Glenn Close, is being simultaneously released on YouTube, DVD, in theaters, and on television.

Commemorated yearly on 5 June, WED is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. WED was designated by the United Nations in 1972.

The theme for WED 2009 is ‘Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change’. It reflects the urgency for nations to agree on a new deal at the crucial climate convention meeting in Copenhagen (COP15) some 180 days later in the year, and the links with overcoming poverty and improved management of forests.

See a trailer for the movie after the jump