Every one has a critical role to play. Baby gorillas were at a premium, and poachers would kill a dozen adults to get one. Attenborough has lived through the initiation of the crisis when he was a small boy exploring the extinct species found in quarries in 1937, 66% of the planet was wilderness. We must recapture billions of tons of carbon from the air. Without the white ice cap, less of the suns energy is reflected back out to space. It was the first time that any human had moved away far enough from the earth to see the whole planet. Arguably one of David Attenborough's best documentaries of all time, The Blue Planet consists of eight 50-minute episodes examining the many wonderful and complex facets of the marine environment and life in it. Pollinating insects disappear. And because we would be then dedicated to raising plants, we could increase the yield of this land substantially. 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]. Although the rhinoceros is referred to as black, its colour varies from brown to grey. Discover why Rev is the #1 speech-to-text service in the world. [over megaphone] Please stop killing the whales. As nations develop everywhere, people choose to have fewer children. In 1998, a Blue Planet film crew stumbled on an event little known at the time. The killing of whales turned from a harvest to a crime. Sir David Attenborough explains how humans can take charge of our future and save our planet. Episode guide 1. We need to rediscover how to be sustainable. visual of featureless humans walking on color-coded pathways, which looks like a commercial for pain-relief medication and to which the film returns constantly, to laughable effect. In Asia, the winds would create the monsoon on cue. 2020 WORLD POPULATION: 7.8 BILLION CARBON IN ATMOSPHERE: 415 PARTS PER MILLION REMAINING WILDERNESS: 35%, Science predicts that were I born today, I would be witness to the following. The Green Planet. This truth defined the life we led in our pre-history, the time before farming and civilization. Try Rev and save time transcribing, captioning, and subtitling. But for us, an idea could do that. And the speed of global warming increases. 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. This is a series of one-way doors bringing irreversible change. You can see it. Fossils. Today, those whove done the least to cause this problem, are being the hardest hit. Raising yields tenfold in two generations while at the same time using less water, fewer pesticides, less fertilizer and emitting less carbon. Ten thousand years ago, as hunter-gatherers, we lived a sustainable life because that was the only option. Read about our approach to external linking. Required fields are marked *. In the 30 years since the evacuation of Chernobyl, the wild has reclaimed the space. Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our PlanetNot rated. The biodiversity of the Holocene helped to bring stability, and the entire living world settled into a gentle, reliable rhythm the seasons. At times, our ancestors existed only in tiny numbers, but just over 10,000 years ago, that number suddenly stabilized and with it, Earths climate. At last, Attenborough clearly illustrates the devastating impact humanity has had on our planet. There just isnt the space. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. David Attenborough: (00:01) All that evolution undone. Watch clips from the programmes being broadcast to celebrate David Attenborough's 90th. Phytoplankton at the oceans surface and immense forests straddling the north have helped to balance the atmosphere by locking away carbon. We see Sir David enjoying a good rapport with the sound recordists, joking with them as they put together episodes that will be watched by millions. Once a species became our target, there was now nowhere on earth that it could hide. There was nothing left to restrict us. And a few years later, that idea became obvious to everyone. We found ourselves in an unusually benign period with predictable seasons and reliable weather. 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. David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future. 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. The last time it happened was the event that brought the end of the age of the dinosaurs. Read the transcript of the speech here. A RESTful API to access Revs workforce of fast, high quality transcriptionists and captioners. Tonight, weve got a rather different program for you. That without such an immense space, the herds would diminish and the entire ecosystem would come crashing down. Saving individual species or even groups of species would not be enough. Ive visited the polar regions over many decades. As hydropower dams quell the Mekongs life force, what are the costs. By what name was Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet (2021) officially released in Japan in Japanese? For 65 million years, its been at work reconstructing the living world until we come to the world we know our time. Mangroves and coral reefs along thousands of miles of coast have harbored nurseries of fish species that, when mature, then range into open waters. Speech-to-Text API for pre-recorded audio, powered by the worlds leading speech recognition engine. This was particularly the case in the final episode of Planet Earth II, Cities, in which he did a piece to camera calling for the world to think more carefully about wildlife when it comes to urban development. David Attenborough: ( 00:48) For much of humanity's ancient history, that number bounced wildly between 180 and 300, and so too did global temperatures. Forests are a fundamental component of our planets recovery. 47 programmes available. A further 60% are the animals we raise to eat. 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Celebrating Attenborough at 90. POOL/AFP via Getty Images. We urgently need society (and the politicians we elect) to recognize the broader destruction of our natural world by a thousand cuts, and refuse to accept this any longer. When you first see it, you think perhaps that its beautiful, and suddenly you realize its tragic. But the longer we leave it, the more difficult itll be to do something about it. And then, every hundred million years or so, after all those painstaking processes, something catastrophic happens, a mass extinction. A few days after that and theyre gone over the horizon. He meets the local people who are supporting wildlife and investigates what is needed to save a species. When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Kirsty and David discuss a memorable moment from the 1979 production, Life on Earth. J.P. Morgan: How One Man Financed America is a fast-paced and informative portrait of Americas most prolific banker a man so powerful that when he died, the NYSE paused all trading for half a day out of respect. All available episodes (9 total) Supporting Content. This was before any of us were aware that there were problems. It worked out the secret of life long ago. Sir David starts by reviewing the edited footage (quite charmingly on VHS), moving back and forth through until he is happy that his words sit right with the action. And tree diversity is the key to a rainforest. The pace of change was getting faster and faster. Ive had the most extraordinary life. Breaking Boundaries may have interesting even critical information to convey about the future of our species and the fate of the planet. At times, our ancestors existed only in tiny numbers, but just over 10,000 years ago, that number suddenly stabilized and with it, Earth's climate. "Climate Change - The Facts" brings together leading climate scientists who explain what might happen if global warming increases 1.5 degrees. It scares me. Its a creature called an ammonite. Running time: 1 hour 13 minutes. Our EIN or tax ID is 45-3714703. The orangutan. And all of them completely undisturbed by your presence. [Attenborough] We had broken loose. David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities. While some countries recognize the crisis we are facing, other recalcitrant nations prefer short-term profit over long-term calamity. We seem to have broken loose from the restrictions that have governed the activities and numbers of other animals. And there I was, actually being asked to explore these places and record the wonders of the natural world for people back home. We depend on support from readers like you. And yet, this is what weve been turning this dizzying diversity into. The earths plants capture three trillion kilowatt-hours of solar energy each day. Its hard to concentrate on land composition and vanishing biodiversity amid the barrage of bizarre visual effects and histrionic music. 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. Our closest relatives. It triggered an environmental catastrophe that had an impact across Europe. A powerful shared conscience had suddenly appeared. And that completely changed the mindset of the population, the human population of the world. People were coming to care for the natural world. Finally, Attenborough urges us to listen to experts scientists may have been illustrating the problems for several decades, but politicians have preferred to play the short game and ignore the evidence. I mean, we have completely well, destroyed that world. [thunder rumbling] [lowing] On the tropical plains, the dry and rainy seasons would switch every year like clockwork. Thats the sort of commitment you need if you want to even begin making a portrait of the living world. The predators help to keep nutrients in the oceans sunlit waters, recycling them so that they can be used again and again by plankton. We now understand this problem. It was the first indication to me that the earth was beginning to lose its balance. And the quickest and most effective way to do that is for us to change our diet. The result is that the population has now stabilized and has hardly changed since the millennium. [Attenborough] By working hard to raise people out of poverty, giving all access to healthcare, and enabling girls in particular to stay in school as long as possible, we can make it peak sooner and at a lower level. It was a brutal and unpredictable world. Get a weekly digest of the weeks most important transcripts in your inbox. The history of all human civilization followed. David, that was inspiring, it taught me a lesson of life. Moving from corporate responsibility to impact, This Jordanian Designer Creates Sustainable Fashion from Food Waste, is affecting economies, industries and global issues, with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale. David Attenborough: (03:16) Sunlight, wind, water and geothermal. as they were made aware of the natural world. Share: Our Impact. As we improve our approach to farming, well start to reverse the land-grab that weve been pursuing ever since we began to farm, which is essential because we have an urgent need for all that free land. A Netflix original documentary series and groundbreaking collaboration between WWF, Netflix and Silverback Films, Our Planet showcases the world's natural wonders, iconic species and wildlife spectacles that still remain. The future was going to be exciting. Nothing to stop us. And this is what they saw what we all saw. David Attenborough and cameraman Charles Lagus describe their near miss take off. We must rewild the world. A speed of change that exceeds any in the last 10,000 years. They had never seen the center of New Guinea before. See related: Biologists warn extinction denial is the latest anti-science conspiracy theory. Perhaps the fact that the people most affected by climate change are no longer some imagined future generation, but young people alive today, perhaps that will give us the impetus we need to rewrite our story, to turn this tragedy into a triumph. [whales singing] [whales continue singing]. We waste the majority of stuff we consume, be it food, electricity, or space so Attenborough implores us to reduce waste if we do nothing else. 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. Journalist Jenny Eliscu and filmmaker Erin Lee Carr investigate Britney Spears fight for freedom by way of exclusive interviews and confidential evidence. For the first time civilization was possible and we wasted no time in taking advantage of that. We have overfished 30% of fish stocks to critical levels. Banner image: Sir David Attenborough, image courtesy of the BBC. And the rich and thriving living world around us has been key to this stability. For much of humanitys ancient history, that number bounced wildly between 180 and 300, and so too did global temperatures. The very thing that gave birth to our civilization. You saw a blue marble, a blue sphere in the blackness, and you realized that that was the earth. A documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Im crying while typing this by the way. [Attenborough] By the time Life on Earth aired in 1979, I had entered my 50s. A meteorite impact triggered a catastrophic change in the earth's conditions. We were apart from the rest of life on earth, living a different kind of life. Walking through the ruins of a school evacuated after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor meltdown (perhaps the most devastating environmental impact on the planet), Attenborough illustrates that all is not lost nature can bounce back if we give it a chance. It took a visionary scientist, Bernhard Grzimek, to explain that this wasnt true. By and large, its a story of slow, steady change. The nation's favourite broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough, returned to our screens recently with the launch of Planet Earth II.To celebrate Attenborough and the amazing work he has done over . David Attenborough learns about the athletic ability of the tyrannosaurus rex. More than half of the species on land live here. This film is my witness statement and my vision for the future, the story of how we came to make this our greatest mistake, and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right. He was sent it two . The white corals are ultimately smothered by seaweed. Convert your audio or video into 99% accurate text by a professional. Some of the numbers are slightly out too. You can be forgiven for thinking that these plains are endless when they could swallow up such a herd. If working apart, we are force powerful enough to destabilize our planet, surely, working together, we are powerful enough to save it. An hour-long episode will actually only take him about two hours to record. Speaker 4: (03:12) An archivist in the BBC Natural History Unit discovers unseen colour footage. Within 20 years, renewables are predicted to be the worlds main source of power. .chakra .wef-facbof{display:inline;}@media screen and (min-width:56.5rem){.chakra .wef-facbof{display:block;}}You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. Large parts of the earth are uninhabitable. Did that number stop rising and start to drop, as a result of commitments made here? We just have to do what nature has always done. Well, weve destroyed it. Its only now that I appreciate how extraordinary. Even one as vast as the ocean. Were certainly the most numerous large animal. A few millennia after this began, I grew up at exactly the right moment. On iPlayer. This is a challenge that we should try to solve in a quick way, but with a long term vision. We humans cannot presume the same. I got as close as I did only because the gorillas were used to people. The living world will endure. Translated on-screen subtitles for videos. We have pursued animals to extinction many times in our history, but now that it was visible, it was no longer acceptable. David Attenborough with an armadillo on BBC TV in 1963. . 75% of all species were wiped out. In my lifetime, Ive witnessed a terrible decline. We will all share in the benefits. [young Attenborough] We heard a crashing in the branches ahead. Speech-to-Text live streaming for live captions, powered by the worlds leading speech recognition API. Mountain gorilla numbers now exceed 1,000 individuals thanks to concerted conservation efforts. Our planet, vulnerable and isolated. We account for over one-third of the weight of mammals on earth. We accept the evidence for 3.5 degrees increase is disputable and the commentary should have reflected that, therefore the line is being removed from the episode repeat (10 February) and the iPlayer version replaced. Skeletons of dead creatures. If theres any justice in the world, Marcel Ophls monumental labor will be studied and debated for years. And there, only a few yards away, we spotted a great furry red form swaying in the trees. Sitting on the edge of the Sahara, and cabled directly into southern Europe, Morocco could be an exporter of solar energy by 2050. Its covered with small family-run farms with no room for expansion. David Attenborough. We are Canadian. All sorts of things that you had no idea had ever existed, all in a multitude of colors, all unbelievably beautiful. He and his son used a plane to follow the herds over the horizon. It was extraordinary that you could see what a man out in space could see as he saw it at the same time. The sooner it happens, the easier it makes everything else we have to do. Transcripts & captions for a better media workflow. Many of the millions of species in the forest exist in small numbers. 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. When they do, theyre able to gather the concentrated shoals with ease. 70% of the birds on the planet are domestic weve replaced the wild with the tame as he says. The natural world is fading. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, An hour-long episode will actually only take him about two hours to record, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. They are the best technology nature has for locking away carbon. Everything weve achieved in the last 10,000 years was enabled by the stability during this time. The series includes Life on Earth (1979), The Living Planet (1984), The Trials of Life (1990), Life in the Freezer (about . All this was absolutely clear, it was only just stopped being a working quarry. 2 May 2023. Over billions of years, nature has crafted miraculous forms, each more complex and accomplished than the last. My first visit to East Africa was in 1960.
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