david attenborough our planet transcript

Learn more about our use of cookies and information. It's a very productive form of plant protein that's widely used. Here we're looking at tens of years. This is that moment. Ururabyo means flower. Protecting these habitats is a battle humanity must win. Soil should be teeming with life. Obviously, if you clear a rainforest or natural savanna and you replace it with a monoculture agriculture, of course it's unsurprising you're going to lose most of the species that evolved to survive there. The critical thing is that there is now enough land that's already been cleared to sustain the levels of production that we need. And the expansion of agriculture was the only way for most people to survive. National Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance, Must bear witness, Studying the Holocaust. . She's 19 years old. . And it is not just rhinos. JOIN NOW From the makers of "Planet Earth," and narrated by Emmy and BAFTA winner Sir David Attenborough. Planet Earth II (2016) - episodes with scripts. I want to tell our youth we have taken the lessons, that we will not allow any other species to walk this tragic road of extinction. David Attenborough, Our Planet. They live at super high density and are the ones far more likely to make us sick. 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. The UK economy has lost a quarter of its value. He is a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. Mr. Attenborough describes this film as his witness statement. He is referring to the tradition in (1) religion, (2) in support of movements for social reform, or (3) in the presence of great evil, of people stating an important but perhaps unwanted truth. When I was a kid in the 1960s, there were three billion people in the world. Sir David Attenborough explains how we should all work together globally to ensure our oceans thrive. It also offers all the stunning imagery youve come to expect from these documentarians, but its attitude may surprise you. We are encroaching further and further every day into wildlife habitat, and that drives emerging diseases. This is important for males to find mates or when young will go find new territories. We must use this opportunity to create a more equal world and our motivation should not be fear, but hope. We ourselves must do so. Most of them we can do now. DAVID ATTENBOROUGH, NATURALIST AND BROADCASTER: I think that the condition that the Earth is facing has never been visible to a large proportion of the world's population, and it's the. It just shows what we can achieve when we put our minds to it. 7. OUR PLANET. While we're making some progress, to be quite candid, we probably will not meet any of the targets. Every day, we lose between two or three rhinos in Africa. That must change if were going to change. Attenborough particularly enjoyed travelling twice to the island of Skomer, off the west coast of Wales, last summer, said Fothergill, co-founder and director of Silverback Films, in Bristol. There does have to be some standard. The first thing that we have to do is to reset the way we run our economies. A few of these entries are shown in the film. He is the younger brother of the director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough, and older brother of the motor executive John Attenborough. Switch to a clean energy provider; 4. The soundtrack was released with a compilation of the incidental music specially commissioned for Our Planet. Multimedia: Anchor Standard #7 for Reading (for both ELA classes and for History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Classes). And it's threatening our food, our water, our climate. News reports - Thousands arrive for the largest UN meeting ever held in an effort to prevent drastic and irreversible changes" "I'm here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet. Industry-leading accurate legal transcription to ensure you dont miss a statement. But within a finite system this wont continue forever its not sustainable. The first people into those logging camps go out and hunt bushmeat and pick up the viruses. 3. In 2002 he was named among the 100 Greatest Britons following a UK-wide poll for the BBC. At the moment, nature is coming as a free good. Venomous snakes coiling round camera equipment. CCSS pg. The point of this question is that given the current situation everyone will need to have an idea of what they want for the planet in the future and how society can attain the goal of a balanced sustainable ecosystem. In addition to these threats, many ecosystems are increasingly feeling the impact of another driver of biodiversity loss. We call this abundance of life biodiversity. Witness the planet's breathtaking diversity -- from seabirds carpet-bombing the ocean to wildebeests eluding the wild dogs of the Serengeti. This topic is more fully explored in the Learning Guide to Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret, but in short, animal agriculture (production of meat and dairy) is responsible for more pollution than the entire transportation sector. Last year, 2019, it was just over 100 tonnes of scales. And there I met some of the few remaining mountain gorillas, including a mischievous youngster called Poppy. David. Cameras follow desert elephants seeking sustenance, bison roaming North American grasslands and caterpillars living the good life underground. But we drive it, actually. The light, comic touches that made for lovely little moments in Planet Earth are overshadowed if not spoiled entirely, by the traumatic lessons put front and centre. [8], In his speech, Prince Charles said he hoped Our Planet would educate hundreds of millions of people around the world about what action was required, while David Attenborough called on the world to "be responsible careful citizens of this planet which is our only home, and for the creatures that live in it. And the more the Earth warms, the worse the problem is. Because they form the food chain for hundreds of thousands of other species. As the Cerrado is being cleared, anteaters can be driven into isolated islands of habitat. Describing the scale of the challenge is necessary but I wanted the series to go further, to peer under the hood."[25]. Other scientists believe the number could be much larger. One of the big threats is the loss of insects. From the makers of "Planet Earth," and narrated by Emmy and BAFTA winner Sir David Attenborough. A supernatural thriller series that shows there isn't necessarily a rational explanation behind every occurrence. You can change your cookie preferences. In particular, she says the program should have called out those responsible for this ecocide. Today, those whove done the least to cause this problem, are being the hardest hit. Nick Knowles had a brilliantly sarcastic response after he was fat-shamed by a . The impacts of biodiversity loss are no longer a threat for future generations to face. There is now about 5% of trawler cod fish left before the turn of the 20th century. Even in the UK, we've converted many areas that have been natural wetlands, which would absorb the water. Transcribe Your Own Content Try Rev and save time transcribing, captioning, and subtitling. Theres never been a better opportunity to take control. Great numbers of species suddenly disappeared leaving only a few. Downloads only available on ad-free plans. Often described as the first ever comprehensive series on the natural history of the world's oceans, this multiple award-winning series features jaw-droppingly beautiful underwater . We're losing many of the things that nature provides us. Sir David Attenborough spoke about climate action at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow on November 1, 2021. 35 & 60. Thirty firefighters and other first responders died of acute radiation exposure and 300,000 people had to be evacuated from surrounding areas. Benefits of the Movie Speaker 8: (06:03) The picture is grim. 35 & 60. Our world is getting hotter. All have a journey still to complete so that all nations have a good standard of living and a modest footprint. It's never been more important for us to understand the effects of biodiversity loss, of how it is that we ourselves are responsible for it. As with the manufactured climate crisis, they are using the spectre of mass extinction to scare the public into compliance" We've wasted 20 to 30 years when the governments of the world, working with the private sector, could have done a much better job conserving biodiversity. And since 2005, the government set up a tourism revenue sharing scheme. If you have money, if you have internet, you can literally order anything that you want. It's deeply tragic. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough. This is Najin, the mother, who is 30 years old. We've transformed the forests and grasslands, we've converted 75% of the land that is not covered by ice. Our planet is home to a seemingly infinite variety of species. Experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope. The stability we all depend on is breaking. From fearsome sharks to lowly urchins, 90 percent of marine creatures live in coastal waters. Using the Movie in the Classroom Get the latest news & films from ourplanet.com. Driving around, we don't have moths, butterflies, bees, all sorts of insects on our windshield any more. Many of these wonders seem set to disappear forever. We have over 200 rangers, and their jobs is to see every gorilla and check on the habitat. If we could reduce that food waste, it would go a long, long way to making a more sustainable agricultural system. Thank you. He is in his nineties, with short straight white hair and wears eggshell white trousers and a short-sleeved blue shirt. The following books are recommended for excellent high school level readers. . Below is a chart taken from Mr. Attenboroughs book, A Life on Our Planet My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future. Can we fix climate problem in one generation? Our Planet doesnt hide from it. Attenborough's warning came during a speech on Tuesday to the United Nations' Security Council (UNSC) a group of 15 world leaders responsible for world peace. Poaching is a brutally cruel business. The massive hit to the economy is no surprise. The world has been on pause during the pandemic, and as we begin to move forward, we have a moment, we can change the way we're running our world and make it better. But it's problematic to just talk about population because there are two things which are going on. Pangolins are nocturnal animals found throughout Asia and Africa. It's really digging down, saying, what's going on here? Translated on-screen subtitles for videos. In a groundbreaking move, David Attenborough's Our Planet not only showcases the raw beauty of nature, but also forces viewers to acknowledge the devastating role they play in its demise.