The world population was 2.3 billion, the carbon in the atmosphere was 280 parts per million, and the remaining wilderness was 66%. You say in this book, with us or without us ATTENBOROUGH: Oh, well, yes. Many experts wrote off Pripyat, and many of us are apathetic about the future of the planet. The best time of our lives. And Im going to tell you how. My first visit to East Africa was in 1960. Protected fish populations soon became so healthy, they spilt over into the areas open to fishing. The wealthiest 16% in the world are responsible for almost 50% of the environmental impact. And if you knock down the whole of the Amazon rainforest, the whole of the climatic systems of rainfall and other climatic factors will be - go off balance. The 50,000 large dams in the world, change the water flow and temperature of rivers. And all of them completely undisturbed by your presence. We will finally learn how to work with nature rather than against it. It was an astonishing vision of a completely unknown world, a world that had existed since the beginning of time. A century ago, more than three quarters of Costa Rica was covered with forest. Its covered with small family-run farms with no room for expansion. Attenborough's wildlife journey started at a young age. Global food production enters a crisis as soils become exhausted by overuse. ATTENBOROUGH: Well, I'm not sure if you can take an overall view like that. In his 93 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of the planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. There are many differences between humans and the rest of the species on earth, but one that has been expressed is that we alone are able to imagine the future. Millions of people rendered homeless. [Attenborough] I was in a television studio when the Apollo mission launched. So, I had the privilege of being amongst the first to fully experience the bounty of life that had come about as a result of the Holocenes gentle climate. Do the preparation task first. The very thing that weve removed. Its happened in my lifetime. More than half of the species on land live here. The Masai in Kenya engages in projects to reduce their cattle herds and develop wildlife. In previous events, it had taken volcanic activity up to one million years to dredge up enough carbon from within the earth to trigger a catastrophe. We must immediately halt deforestation everywhere and grow crops like oil palm and soya only on land that was deforested long ago. There was nothing left to restrict us. When I was a boy, I spent all my spare time searching through rocks in places like this for buried treasure. We eat 50 billion chickens a year and feed them with soy planted on deforested land. Sir David Attenborough was 28-years-old when he convinced his bosses at the BBC to let him travel the world and document his explorations. We can solve the problems we now face by embracing this reality. The sooner it happens, the easier it makes everything else we have to do. Im talking about the loss of our planets wild places, its biodiversity. [exclaiming in surprise] And Im still learning. Within 20 years, renewables are predicted to be the worlds main source of power. I've seen it with my own eyes. A renewable future will be full of benefits. The problem is that our fishing fleets are just as good at finding those hot spots as are the fish. [Attenborough] If we can change the way we live on Earth, an alternative future comes into view. Imagine if we phase out fossil fuels and run our world on the eternal energies of nature too. Attenborough launched an official Instagram account on Thursday, Sept. 24, in support of the film. This truth defined the life we led in our pre-history, the time before farming and civilization. Downloads only available on ad-free plans. Sparkling coastal seas. This video guide includes 5 instructional resources for use with the Netflix video "Our Planet: Jungles".28 Question Worksheet w/ Answer Key43 Word Word Jumble w/ Answer Key43 Word Word Search w/ Answer Key43 Word Word ListWord-for-Word Transcript of the Entire EpisodeCheck out my "Our Planet: One Earth" set of resources for free.The questions are answered about every 2-3 minutes. Over billions of years, nature has crafted miraculous forms, each more complex and accomplished than the last. The natural world is fading. [groaning] Those beneath can get crushed to death. A Life on Our Planet is a masterpiece that explores the life and legacy of natural historian and national treasure David Attenborough. To restore stability to our planet, we must restore its biodiversity. We rely entirely on this finely tuned life-support machine. Narrated by David Attenborough, the five-episode second season will premiere globally in a five-day week-long event beginning May 22 on Apple [] Honest, revealing and urgent, David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet is a powerful first-hand account of humanity's impact on nature and a message of hope for future generations. david frost jimi hendrix; Membership. Ocean life was also unravelling in the shallows. Humpbacks living in the same area learn their songs from each other. The herrings have disappeared from the North Sea. Executive-produced by his sons, Rodrigo and Gonzalo. And powerful evidence that however grave our mistakes, nature will ultimately overcome them. Today, it generates 40% of its needs at home from a network of renewable power plants, including the worlds largest solar farm. It was called natural history because thats essentially what it was all about history. Uh The Human beings have overrun the world. They may have got time to actually - to pay more to sort things out. However, as it does this, carbon dioxide changes into carbonic acid. There are signs that this has started to happen across the globe. Working together to benefit from the energy of the sun and the minerals of the earth. According to Attenborough, the 22nd century could herald massive enforced human migration. [Attenborough] Ive been lucky enough to spend my life exploring the wild places of our planet. At some point in the future, the human population will peak for the very first time. Its all happened within the last 2,000 years or so. And as the natural environment fails, pandemics are likely to increase. The world population sits at 7.8 billion, the carbon in the atmosphere is 415 parts per million, and shockingly the remaining wilderness is 35%. However, if we had "no fishing" zones in one-third of the sea, our fish stocks could recover over the long term. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement. But it was noticeable that some of these animals were becoming harder to find. And we're on the danger of doing that. And the changes we have to make will only benefit ourselves and the generations that follow. . It worked out the secret of life long ago. Regenerative and urban farming are two options. Nothing to stop us. The history of all human civilization followed. In my time, Ive experienced the warming of Arctic summers. If we dont take action, the collapse of our civilizations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet - Transcript October 14, 2020 David Attenborough has seen more of the natural world than any other. After all, theres plenty of it. This particular one has a scientific name of Tiltonicerus, because the first one ever was found near this quarry here in Tilton, in the middle of England. But Chernobyl was a single event. Then watch the video and do the exercises. [Attenborough] It was a stark contrast to the world I knew. His book, "A Life On Our Planet: My Witness Statement And Vision For The Future" - and the highly honored broadcaster, historian of nature and best-selling author joins us now. It was a brutal and unpredictable world. Environmental economists are trying to address this. And freshwater is equally at risk. Even orangutans play a role in this by spreading seeds as they search for ripe fruit. By the 1980s, uncontrolled logging had reduced this to just one quarter. Apple TV+ has renewed the award-winning natural history series from executive producers Jon Favreau and Mike Gunton and BBC Studios Natural History Unit (Planet Earth). The living world cant operate without a healthy ocean and neither can we. We were transforming what a species could achieve. You saw a blue marble, a blue sphere in the blackness, and you realized that that was the earth. However, here's a curveball. SIMON: You were a BBC executive in the control room when the first pictures of Earth were sent back by the Apollo 8 crew. This docuseries delves into one of our greatest modern mysteries: Flight MH370. When they do, theyre able to gather the concentrated shoals with ease. Without large fish and other marine predators, the oceanic nutrient cycle stutters. Go behind the scenes of Netflix TV shows and movies, see what's coming soon and watch bonus videos on, Trailer: David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet. The United Nations and World Trade Organisation are trying to establish new rules in international waters, which are notoriously overfished by large nations. ATTENBOROUGH: Well, I think it changed everybody's view. And you could happily retire. We account for over one-third of the weight of mammals on earth. And there, only a few yards away, we spotted a great furry red form swaying in the trees. Tasks . After moving his family into his childhood home, a man's investigation into a local factory accident connected to his father unveils dark family secrets. "A Life on Our Planet" is as much a love story, a requiem, and a final request as it is a film about deforestation, overfishing, exponential population grown, and the various other culprits. Orangutan mothers have to spend ten years with their young, teaching them which fruits are worth eating. In the 1950s, Borneo was three-quarters covered with rainforest. Air transport will be hugely problematic to solve, although electric and hydrogen planes are in the process of being developed. Japans standard of living climbed rapidly in the latter half of the 20th century. And I remember very well that first shot. Overnight, Pripyat transformed from a pleasant, bustling town to a nightmarish disaster zone. Our imprint is now truly global. We pull out 80 million tonnes of seafood every year, only to replace it with plastic. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement. Our intelligence changed the way in which we evolved. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet is a 2020 film by the documentarian and natural historian David Attenborough. It's not too late. It was the first indication to me that the earth was beginning to lose its balance. As Attenborough says: 'We regard the Earth as our planet, run by mankind for mankind.' Um, so, the world is not as wild as it was. The resources they used naturally renewed themselves. By damming, polluting, and over-extracting rivers and lakes, weve reduced the size of freshwater populations by over 80%. There just isnt the space. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet. That non-human world is gone. If we continue on our current course, the damage that has been the defining feature of my lifetime will be eclipsed by the damage coming in the next. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 2020 | Maturity rating: PG | 1h 23m | Science & Nature Documentaries A broadcaster recounts his life, and the evolutionary history of life on Earth, to grieve the loss of wild places and offer a vision for the future.