david attenborough: a life on our planet transcript david attenborough: a life on our planet transcript

And the rich and thriving living world around us has been key to this stability. SIMON: I feel the need to take up some of the very practical points that you raise in this book. People were coming to care for the natural world. Summer sea ice in the Arctic has reduced by 40% in 40 years. One of the significant findings was that we pay attention to the environment when it affects us. And you could happily retire. It seems possible for us to feed ourselves quite happily using half the land we currently use. In the process, they also provide us with simple solutions to saving our planet before it is too late. Even one as vast as the ocean. There is no international law at the moment to stop it. However, this time it included humans in its design. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural history documentary series that form the Life collection, which form a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth. An imaginative young squirrel leads a musical revolution to save his parents from a tyrannical leader. With all these things, there is one overriding principle. Raising yields tenfold in two generations while at the same time using less water, fewer pesticides, less fertilizer and emitting less carbon. The vast majority, chickens. Millions of people rendered homeless. And I remember very well that first shot. A 12-year-old boy learns he's the returned Jesus Christ, destined to save humankind. And beyond that strip, there is nothing but regimented rows of oil palms. 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. Our blind assault on the planet has finally come to alter the very fundamentals of the living world. When you think about it, were completing a journey. A further 60% are the animals we raise to eat. We had very little understanding of how the living world actually worked. All we need is the will to do so. Two legendary Go players, once student and master, face victory and defeat as they inevitably come face to face as rivals. Half of the fertile land on earth is now farmland. The point for me was simple: the wild is far from unlimited. Most of our diseases were under control. Its crazy that our banks and our pensions are investing in fossil fuel when these are the very things that are jeopardizing the future that we are saving for. The Amazon Rainforest, cut down until it can no longer produce enough moisture, degrades into a dry savannah, bringing catastrophic species loss and altering the global water cycle. A thick belt of jungles around the equator has piled plant on plant to capture as much of the suns energy as possible, adding moisture and oxygen to the global air currents. [protester in English] Hello, Boctok. Walruses rest on the sea ice when they're not hunting, and because there isn't enough space on the diminishing ice, it becomes very overcrowded. Thank you so much for being with us. we would keep consuming the earth until we had used it up. In 1971, I set out to find an uncontacted tribe in New Guinea. Right now, were facing a manmade disaster of global scale. In the 1950s, Borneo was three-quarters covered with rainforest. The future was going to be exciting. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet. Again, the two features work together. Jonnie Hughes served as director and producer, as he has on Attenborough's documentaries since 2000. In the extreme Alaskan wild, 16 survivalists compete for a chance to win a massive cash prize but these lone wolves must be part of a team to win. Air transport will be hugely problematic to solve, although electric and hydrogen planes are in the process of being developed. In 1998, a Blue Planet film crew discovered that the beautiful colors of the coral reefs were turning to skeletal chalky white. We cant cut down rainforests forever, and anything that we cant do forever is by definition unsustainable. And freshwater is equally at risk. In the end, after a lifetimes exploration of the living world, Im certain of one thing. And I believe we can do our best. Whole habitats would soon start to disappear. The ocean is a critical ally in our battle to reduce carbon in the atmosphere. But within only a few years, the nets across the globe were coming in empty. ATTENBOROUGH: Well, it could be gone. But scientists started to discover that in many cases where bleaching occurred, the ocean was warming. David Attenborough is a famous British naturalist. Kate Raworth, an economist at the University of Oxford, has added a social boundary to The Planetary Boundaries model - one that requires us to provide minimum levels of human well-being for all, including adequate housing, clean water, food, education, and justice. There are something like 4,000 million of us today, and weve reached this position with meteoric speed. A century ago, more than three quarters of Costa Rica was covered with forest. Those forests and plains and seas were already emptying. However, these marvels of the underwater food chain have become rarer, owing to overfishing, and because of disruptions in the food chain, our oceans are dying. watch for yourself. And the songs have distinct themes and variations which evolve over time. ATTENBOROUGH: I don't think it is a responsible thing to do is to simply say that what we see the future, it's very dangerous, and to hell with it. A determined detective continues his search for the truth behind Asia's largest drug organization and its elusive boss he has unfinished business with. Two legendary Go players, once student and master, face victory and defeat as they inevitably come face to face as rivals. [protester over megaphone] We are men and women, and we speak for children, and were all saying, Please stop killing the whales.. This is a series of one-way doors bringing irreversible change. . Interspersed with footage of his career and of a wide variety of ecosystems, he narrates key moments in his career and indicators of how the planet has changed over his lifetime. All sorts of things that you had no idea had ever existed, all in a multitude of colors, all unbelievably beautiful. For example, the Costa Rican government offered farmers grants to replant indigenous trees twenty-five years ago. Environmental economists are trying to address this. If herds of animals couldn't travel to new grazing, they, along with predators, would starve. And ways to harvest our forests sustainably. No one wants this to happen. All that evolution undone. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet: Directed by Alastair Fothergill, Jonathan Hughes, Keith Scholey. [Attenborough] It was a stark contrast to the world I knew. But if you get in a helicopter, you see that that is a strip about half a mile wide. Its covered with small family-run farms with no room for expansion. And that's because of the oceanic commons, as they say, the areas of the ocean in which anybody can do what they like. Each generation able to develop and progress only because the living world could be relied upon to deliver us the conditions we needed. There are no reviews yet. [whales singing] [whales continue singing]. Instead, cover crops are planted after harvest to protect the soil, and crops are rotated. david frost jimi hendrix; Membership. For much of its expanse, the ocean is largely empty. That may sound impossible, but there are ways in which we can do this. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. By the time Frozen Planet aired in 2011, the reasons for these changes was well established. An in-depth, sobering look at the tragic events of a century ago. The Holocene has been one of the most stable periods in our planets great history. If we travel back to modern-day Pripyat, David Attenborough tells us that nature is once again asserting itself. In the past, animals had to develop some physical ability to change their lives. But in certain places, there are hot spots where currents bring nutrients to the surface and trigger an explosion of life. There's some good news though. In this future, we discover ways to benefit from our land that help, rather than hinder, wilderness. But lines blur when a key informant makes a big ask. Mistakes. The wealthiest 16% in the world are responsible for almost 50% of the environmental impact. Follow him @davidattenborough. Ive always had a passion to explore, to have adventures, to learn about the wilds beyond. web pages The worlds greatest wildlife reserve. ATTENBOROUGH: That means that nothing is safe. So, Dutch farmers have become expert at getting the most out of every hectare. But during his lifetime, Attenborough has also seen first-hand the monumental scale of humanity's impact on nature. Thank you for the feedback, the missing data has been added and incorrect year amended. Japans standard of living climbed rapidly in the latter half of the 20th century. A line in the rock layers. But it was noticeable that some of these animals were becoming harder to find. Baby gorillas were at a premium, and poachers would kill a dozen adults to get one. Um, and I certainly would feel very guilty if I saw what the problems are and decided to ignore them. Sir David Frederick Attenborough (; born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster and naturalist. Recent surveys indicate that one-third of the population has either stopped or reduced their meat consumption in the UK, and 39% of Americans are trying to eat less meat. We all need to change our mindset, and we need to implement a new order right now. And a few years later, that idea became obvious to everyone. Then watch the video and do the exercises. We now have the opportunity to create the perfect home for ourselves, and restore the rich, healthy, and wonderful world that we inherited. In my time, Ive experienced the warming of Arctic summers. But we can make them the only source. 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. Still, energy use, production, transport, farming, and telecommunication have also shown their sinister side. Estimates suggest that no fish zones over a third of our coastal seas would be sufficient to provide us with all the fish we will ever need. As a child, Attenborough enjoyed studying fossils. We seem to have broken loose from the restrictions that have governed the activities and numbers of other animals. Do the preparation task first. Were certainly the most numerous large animal. You say in this book, with us or without us ATTENBOROUGH: Oh, well, yes. As much now as I did when I was a boy. A key reason the population is still growing is because many of us are living longer. As nations develop everywhere, people choose to have fewer children. And if there's a profit in it, we do that - worse than that, even when there's not a profit in it, when governments actually see fit to subsidize it. Even orangutans play a role in this by spreading seeds as they search for ripe fruit. Our greatest threat in thousands of years. But you now want to explain to us what peril we are in. And we don't learn the lessons. And tree diversity is the key to a rainforest. A Life on Our Planet David Attenborough A legacy-defining book from Sir David Attenborough, reflecting on his life's work, the dramatic changes to the planet he has witnessed, and what we can do to make a better future. Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre | Transcript, The Sorrow and the Pity (1969) Review by David Denby, J.P. Morgan: How One Man Financed America [Transcript]. Pollinating insects disappear. The orangutan. The explosion was a result of bad planning and human error. David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future 8 likes Like "To restore stability to our planet, therefore, we must restore its biodiversity, the very thing we have removed. I mean, we have completely well, destroyed that world. One of the extraordinary things about it was that the world could actually watch it as it happened. Earth could be 4 degrees Celsius warmer, making farming in many areas impossible. You put crops on the land and get another reward. That without such an immense space, the herds would diminish and the entire ecosystem would come crashing down. And suddenly, we realized, you know, we're there together, and we're alone. These people were hunter-gatherers, as all humankind had been before farming. Many new plant-based foods are on the market, and in the future, biotechnology may be able to use microorganisms to provide us with proteins. Our home was not limitless. It was a great place to come to as a boy, because this is, um, ironstone workings, but it was disused. They charted them as they moved across rivers, through woodlands, and over national borders. Its now time for our species to stop simply growing. If the ice disappears, so does the algae that grow underneath. Thank you. Nature will take any chance to reclaim some space. We will finally learn how to work with nature rather than against it. But its possible to slow, even to stop population growth well before it reaches that point. Large carnivores are rare in nature because it takes a lot of prey to support each of them. Sample Page; ; [1] Initially scheduled for cinematic release on 16 April 2020, the film was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Working with their traditional technology, they were living sustainably, a lifestyle that could continue effectively forever. David Attenborough. Planet Earth. Instructions Preparation David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet | Official Trailer | Netflix Watch on Transcript Task 1 Task 2 Discussion Have you seen any of David Attenborough's films? Within 20 years, renewables are predicted to be the worlds main source of power. I look at these images now and I realize that, although as a young man I felt I was out there in the wild experiencing the untouched natural world it was an illusion. The Maasai word Serengeti means endless plains. To those who live here, its an apt description. We had worked out how to produce food to order. Some of the numbers are slightly out too. And it relies on its biodiversity to run smoothly. [NASA technician] Five, four, three, two one, zero. Morocco generates 40% from renewable power plants and exports solar energy. Attenborough's wildlife journey started at a young age. And, of course, the ocean is important to all of us as a source of food. It revealed a cold reality. The earths plants capture three trillion kilowatt-hours of solar energy each day. David Attenborough is a famous British naturalist. To move from being apart from nature to becoming a part of nature once again. Starring: David Attenborough Watch all you want. This city in Ukraine was once home to almost 50,000 people. Attenborough launched an official Instagram account on Thursday, Sept. 24, in support of the film. Coral reefs don't like acid, and 90% of our reefs could die off in a few years. We have overfished 30% of fish stocks to critical levels. If there is no corner of the oceans which is safe from fishing vessels of one kind or another, we are heading for total elimination of the edible fish from the sea. It's estimated that three-quarters of our food crops could fail. But to continue, we require more than intelligence. Ive had the most extraordinary life. Sir David. Today, it generates 40% of its needs at home from a network of renewable power plants, including the worlds largest solar farm. But during his lifetime, Attenborough has also seen first-hand the monumental scale of humanity's impact on nature. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Videos David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement. Let's briefly go back in time. If you have not used our catalog since prior to June 6, 2016 contact Circulation at the number below to get your PIN reset. In this summary, we'll briefly explore what Attenborough calls "the tragedy of our time," and how, with immediate and decisive action, disaster can be averted. [Attenborough] I was in a television studio when the Apollo mission launched. Attenborough says, We run life on the planet to meet our own ends.. Environmental issues have historically had low news value. It had everything a community would needfor a comfortable life. There are signs that this has started to happen across the globe. The true tragedy of our time is still unfolding across the globe, barely noticeable from day to day. This devastation could happen quickly, with water and food shortages, and the displacement of about 30 million people. And we were responsible. The rest, from mice to whales, make up just 4%. It was the first time that any human had moved away far enough from the earth to see the whole planet. Yet the way we humans live on Earth now is sending biodiversity into a decline. We have pursued animals to extinction many times in our history, but now that it was visible, it was no longer acceptable. Starring: David Attenborough. They had never seen the center of New Guinea before. Filmmaker Sir David Attenborough has been documenting the natural world since the 1950s. To establish a life on our planet in balance with nature. Addeddate Chris Rock makes comedy history with this global livestreaming event. Theyre places in which evolutions talent for design soars. As the ocean continues to heat and becomes more acidic, coral reefs around the world die. Otherwise, this is brilliant! Life had no option but to rebuild. My first visit to East Africa was in 1960. The complete series [HD DVD] / a BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production, in association with the CBC ; . As much as 60% of farmland is devoted to beef production. We have such a fascination for wildlife, but wild animals make up only 4% of the mammals on Earth. And Im going to tell you how. 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. The purpose of Boykoff's study was to examine environmental representations, to 'provide opportunities to interrogate how particular narratives are translated, and how they make (in)visible certain discourses.' Levies and carbon taxes will go somewhere to shift this. Its happened in my lifetime. Let me just ask you about the 2030s. People had never seen pangolins before on television. It has hidden its secrets well because of the difficulties of filming underwater. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet. Our closest relatives. If we all had a largely plant-based diet, we would need only half the land we use at the moment. So when he asks that people heed his "witness statement" about the peril humans . This begs the question, 'What will the next 100 years look like if we dont change?'. Any graph that measures their side-effects; carbon dioxide, methane, loss of land and sea wilderness, and increasing farmland will also illustrate a sharply accelerating increase. Insects, our small hunters, and pollinators have reduced by one quarter. Its an achingly intricate labor. Humpbacks living in the same area learn their songs from each other. It's not too late. A team of scientists led by Johan Rockstrom and Will Steffen, developed The Planetary Boundaries Model. SIMON: You advocate what you call no-fish zones. Furthermore, less ice means that the Arctic would be unable to cool the planet down. What we see happening today is just the latest chapter in a global process spanning millennia. You can also read the transcript. In the 30 years since the evacuation of Chernobyl, the wild has reclaimed the space. The planet cant support billions of large meat-eaters. But Chernobyl was a single event. The killing of whales turned from a harvest to a crime. Attenborough's BBC production, The Blue Planet, changed this when its sophisticated camera equipment filmed a bait ball frenzy, a fantastic underwater hunt the likes of which no one had seen before. In 2014, a plane with 239 people aboard vanishes from all radar. The natural world is, fading, he writes. Theres a chance for us to make amends, to complete our journey of development, manage our impact, and once again become a species in balance with nature. When they do, theyre able to gather the concentrated shoals with ease. At the same time, the Arctic becomes ice-free in the summer. [snorting] Whenever we choose a piece of meat, we too are unwittingly demanding a huge expanse of space. If we want to, we can kill almost anything in the sea that we wish. And sadly, we don't only deplete our fish. The living world is a unique and spectacular marvel. We filmed 650 species, and we traveled one and a half million miles. David Attenborough became a household name in 1979 with his ground-breaking BBC series, "Life On Earth," which was seen by an estimated 500 million people worldwide. Soil would be inadequate, insects and bees destroyed, and droughts and flooding would increase. However, if we had "no fishing" zones in one-third of the sea, our fish stocks could recover over the long term. We pull out 80 million tonnes of seafood every year, only to replace it with plastic. Downloads sind nur bei werbefreien Abos verfgbar. Throughout the north, frozen soils thaw, releasing methane, a greenhouse gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide, accelerating the rate of climate change dramatically. For 65 million years, its been at work reconstructing the living world until we come to the world we know our time. 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. And then you clear that furthermore for cattle. But whether it will survive in the form that will include us in it is just another question. But it now appeared this was only because the ocean was absorbing much of the excess heat, masking our impact. There were twice the number of people on the planet as there were when I was born. SIMON: You're 94, but I have to ask, for all you have seen - almost a century - in times that have been bleak, where does this moment rank? This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. [chuckles] Because I wish the struggle wasnt there or necessary. We remember environmental disasters, but do we actually learn from them? Uploaded by Plankton would also be destroyed by the acid, affecting the entire food chain. According to Attenborough, the 22nd century could herald massive enforced human migration. Every human can make a difference, but we have to come together internationally, and support the many people already hard at work to save our planet. Tune in for a live pre-show 30 minutes before Chris set, followed by an aftershow. Well, weve destroyed it. And there, only a few yards away, we spotted a great furry red form swaying in the trees. Despite its size, the Netherlands is now the worlds second largest exporter of food. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet. In international waters, the UN is attempting to create the biggest no fish zone of all. He researched how the Earth had experienced massive eruptions at specific points, destroying many species. In a single small patch of tropical rainforest, there could be 700 different species of tree, as many as there are in the whole of North America. Preparation. Instructions. In his latest book and film, "A Life on Our Planet," he offers a grave and alarming assessment about . [birds chirping] Just imagine if we achieve this on a global scale. So let's go back to the beginning of this summary. Farms take up a combined space the size of North America, South America, and Australia combined, with devastating greenhouse gas emissions. And we're on the danger of doing that. And as the natural environment fails, pandemics are likely to increase. Back then, it seemed inconceivable that we, a single species, might one day have the power to threaten the very existence of the wilderness.