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

It was only in the 50s that large fleets first ventured out into international waters to reap the open ocean harvest across the globe. He and his son used a plane to follow the herds over the horizon. on the Internet. And the quickest and most effective way to do that is for us to change our diet. And in less than 48 hours, the city was evacuated. The fishing quickly became so poor that countries began to subsidize the fleets to maintain the industry. Offline ansehen. Population growth peaked in about 1962. Rising sea levels could lead to cities like Rotterdam, Ho Chi Minh City, and Miami being evacuated. Be the first one to, David Attenborough - A Life on Our Planet 2020, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). [protester over megaphone] We are men and women, and we speak for children, and were all saying, Please stop killing the whales.. In 1998, a Blue Planet film crew stumbled on an event little known at the time. ATTENBOROUGH: Well, it could be gone. 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. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. . The various meetings that have been convened by the United Nations - setting out plans which need validation by national governments and which will cost national governments, and I think that we need to persuade our own government in this country - and maybe you in your country - that we as citizens recognize what's happening to the world. Attenborough says, We run life on the planet to meet our own ends.. Even one as vast as the ocean. Summer sea ice in the Arctic has reduced by 40% in 40 years. 75% of all species were wiped out. [thunder rumbling] And the weather is more and more unpredictable. Great numbers of species disappear and are suddenly replaced by a few. [Attenborough] Animals that had been viewed as little more than a source of oil and meat became personalities. If we fast-forward to 2020, a mere 83 years later, the statistics are disheartening. The largest whales, the blues, numbered only a few thousand by then. Giving people a greater opportunity of life is what we would want to do anyway. Mangroves and coral reefs along thousands of miles of coast have harbored nurseries of fish species that, when mature, then range into open waters. A meteorite impact triggered a catastrophic change in the earths conditions. Once a species became our target, there was now nowhere on earth that it could hide. "No fishing" zones cover less than 7% of the ocean. [birds chirping] Just imagine if we achieve this on a global scale. So, Dutch farmers have become expert at getting the most out of every hectare. Many of the millions of species in the forest exist in small numbers. 1954 WORLD POPULATION: 2.7 BILLION CARBON IN ATMOSPHERE: 310 PARTS PER MILLION REMAINING WILDERNESS: 64%. Today, forests cover half of Costa Rica. Renewable energy, such as solar, wind, and water, could supply power. Life in Pripyat continued comfortably until 26 April 1986, when reactor number 4 at Chernobyl exploded. Attenborough's wildlife journey started at a young age. In one person's lifetime, we have demolished our land and sea wilderness. A boundary that marks a profound, rapid, global change. 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. Each generation able to develop and progress only because the living world could be relied upon to deliver us the conditions we needed. Let's rewind to 1937 and some of the statistics of that time. If this is the case, surely it's up to us to treat our planet with kindness and respect. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. 24FramesArchives In this future, we discover ways to benefit from our land that help, rather than hinder, wilderness. Our imprint is now truly global. It was going to bring everything we had ever dreamed of. Or is that question not called for under the circumstances? The complete series [HD DVD] / a BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production, in association with the CBC ; . Fossils. If we push beyond even one of them, we destabilize the balance of our planet. None of us can afford for it to happen. A moment ago, we made this recording with an underwater microphone here in the Pacific near Hawaii. The point for me was simple: the wild is far from unlimited. Sir David, thanks so much for being with us. But in certain places, there are hot spots where currents bring nutrients to the surface and trigger an explosion of life. Above, very few. I noticed that in this transcript the years of the population, carbon & wilderness miss: 1937 & 1954 & repeat the year 1997 twice the last should be 2020. Today, it generates 40% of its needs at home from a network of renewable power plants, including the worlds largest solar farm. Half a million gazelle. 2020 | Maturity rating: 7+ | 1h 23m | Nature & Ecology Documentaries. The result is that the population has now stabilized and has hardly changed since the millennium. Yet, we're nowhere near the stage where our population has stopped growing. How do we reclaim farmland but also increase the food supply for a growing population? Its finite. A team of scientists led by Johan Rockstrom and Will Steffen, developed The Planetary Boundaries Model. The ocean bears the brunt of this because it absorbs the excess heat of global warming. Many people regarded it as the most costly in the history of mankind. For. I advocate that there should be zones, parts of the ocean where they should be absolutely sacrosanct, where, in fact, populations of fish can build up and actually from that, colonize the rest of the seas that we've stripped. Nature, once again, had to start again. Billions of individuals, and millions of kinds of plants and animals [birds chirping] dazzling in their variety and richness. When they do, theyre able to gather the concentrated shoals with ease. The very thing that gave birth to our civilization. I've seen it with my own eyes. That is quite true. Its covered with small family-run farms with no room for expansion. Boo! Forests are a fundamental component of our planets recovery. 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. Addeddate Preparation. Within the span of the next lifetime, the security and stability of the Holocene, our Garden of Eden will be lost. Tired of the small-time grind, three Marseille cops get a chance to bust a major drug network. 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. We can solve the problems we now face by embracing this reality. It was the first indication to me that the earth was beginning to lose its balance. In this trailer, he talks about his documentary . Based on a children's book by Paul McCartney. Rainforests are particularly precious habitats. In David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet (2020), which premiered on Netflix, co-director Keith Scholey of Silverback Films and producer Colin Butfield of the World Wildlife Fund bring us Sir David's witness statement. Baby gorillas were at a premium, and poachers would kill a dozen adults to get one. By and large, its a story of slow, steady change. Ten thousand years ago, as hunter-gatherers, we lived a sustainable life because that was the only option. It's happening already. Our impact now truly profound. 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%. We were apart from the rest of life on earth, living a different kind of life. Chris Rock makes comedy history with this global livestreaming event. Uh The Human beings have overrun the world. A story of global decline during a single lifetime. But you now want to explain to us what peril we are in. 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. And that's because of the oceanic commons, as they say, the areas of the ocean in which anybody can do what they like. Emmy-winning narrator David Attenborough ("Our Planet," "Planet Earth II") looks back and shares a way forward. It's a statement of his past experiences, what will happen if our current destructive path continues, and what we need to do to rehabilitate our remarkable planet. All we need is the will to do so. You can be in one spot on the Serengeti, and the place is totally empty of animals, and then, the next morning [bellowing] one million wildebeest. As Attenborough cautions, the bleached coral is like canaries in a coal mine. Farms take up a combined space the size of North America, South America, and Australia combined, with devastating greenhouse gas emissions. In just 25 years, the forest has returned to cover half of Costa Rica once again. Im talking about the loss of our planets wild places, its biodiversity. 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. 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 longer they have to wait for the ice to return, the more they use up their fat supplies. Within 20 years, renewables are predicted to be the worlds main source of power. Our cities will be cleaner and quieter. But what if Nimona is the monster he's sworn to kill? Then watch the video and do the exercises. Download Worksheet Language level [indistinct chatter] Theyre places in which evolutions talent for design soars. [Attenborough] They lived in small numbers and didnt take too much. [Attenborough] By the time Life on Earth aired in 1979, I had entered my 50s. Attenborough launched an official Instagram account on Thursday, Sept. 24, in support of the film. 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. Unlike land chains, which may have three food chain links, such as grass, to wildebeest, to lion, the sea has about five, so if we overfish at one point, we collapse the entire system. It was extraordinary that you could see what a man out in space could see as he saw it at the same time. Thats the sort of commitment you need if you want to even begin making a portrait of the living world. Ive seen it with my own eyes. Orangutan mothers have to spend ten years with their young, teaching them which fruits are worth eating. Because what youre looking at is skeletons. This is a series of one-way doors bringing irreversible change. As a result, the no fish zones have increased the catch of the local fishermen, while at the same time allowing the reefs to recover. Protected fish populations soon became so healthy, they spilt over into the areas open to fishing. At 93, Sir David Attenborough has spent a lifetime studying the natural world, and been knighted for his efforts. Vast forests. Fossil fuels increase the greenhouse effect, releasing gases such as carbon dioxide. If you have not used our catalog since prior to June 6, 2016 contact Circulation at the number below to get your PIN reset. And that completely changed the mindset of the population, the human population of the world. If we take care of nature, nature will take care of us. After all, theres plenty of it. A Life on Our Planet is a masterpiece that explores the life and legacy of natural historian and national treasure David Attenborough. Nature is our biggest ally and our greatest inspiration. Still, energy use, production, transport, farming, and telecommunication have also shown their sinister side. It worked out the secret of life long ago. And we don't learn the lessons. However, if we had "no fishing" zones in one-third of the sea, our fish stocks could recover over the long term. It needs protecting. This was before any of us were aware that there were problems. And they are centers of biodiversity. Its all happened within the last 2,000 years or so. From a person that has seen just how quickly our natural world has disappeared in his own lifetime, at the present rate how little time could be left, what solutions, course to take. But scientists started to discover that in many cases where bleaching occurred, the ocean was warming. Below the line are a multitude of lifeforms. There was nothing left to restrict us. Synopsis. Hence, if we suffer the fallout of a natural disaster, we take notice of the planet. We cant cut down rainforests forever, and anything that we cant do forever is by definition unsustainable. 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. The world population was 2.3 billion, the carbon in the atmosphere was 280 parts per million, and the remaining wilderness was 66%. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet. At first, they caught plenty of fish in their nets. With all these things, there is one overriding principle. [reindeer grunting] [birds hooting] [buffalo snorting] [birds cawing] [elephants trumpeting]. There were twice the number of people on the planet as there were when I was born. By the time Frozen Planet aired in 2011, the reasons for these changes was well established. We seem to have broken loose from the restrictions that have governed the activities and numbers of other animals. Working together to benefit from the energy of the sun and the minerals of the earth. Nobody wanted animals to become extinct. That disaster is being brought about by the very things that allow us to live our comfortable lives." In 2014, a plane with 239 people aboard vanishes from all radar. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Ways to fish our seas that enable them to come quickly back to life. Even in places where theres no land at all. Air transport will be hugely problematic to solve, although electric and hydrogen planes are in the process of being developed. It had everything a community would needfor a comfortable life. Sparkling coastal seas. These simple statistics speak as eloquently for our planet as our author does. In 1950, a Japanese family was likely to have three or more children.