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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

When it comes to the land, we must radically reduce the areawe use to farm, so that we can...

When it comes to the land, we must radically reduce the area
we use to farm, so that we can make space
for returning wilderness

Full Transcript

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When it comes to the land,
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we must radically reduce the area we use to farm,
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so that we can make space for returning wilderness.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:02
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Silverback Films,Altitude Film Entertainment,WWF-UK

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Movie Summary

One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.
And the quickest and most effective way to do that is for us to change our diet. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:06
And the quickest and most effective way to do that is for us...
[birds chirping] - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:15
[birds chirping]
For every single predator on the Serengeti, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:19
For every single predator on the Serengeti,
The planet can't support billions of large meat-eaters. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:06
The planet can't support billions of large meat-eaters.
If we all had a largely plant-based diet, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:18
If we all had a largely plant-based diet,
The Netherlands is one of the world's most densely-populated countries. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:27
The Netherlands is one of the world's most densely-popu...
Raising yields tenfold in two generations while at the same time using less water, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:14
Raising yields tenfold in two generations while at the same ...
Despite its size, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:08
Despite its size,
It's entirely possible for us to apply both low-tech and hi-tech solutions - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:11
It's entirely possible for us to apply both low-tech an...
We can start to produce food in new spaces. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:10
We can start to produce food in new spaces.
Even in places where there's no land at all. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:04
Even in places where there's no land at all.
As we improve our approach to farming, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:17
As we improve our approach to farming,
Forests are a fundamental component of our planet's recovery. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:17
Forests are a fundamental component of our planet's rec...
Again, the two features work together. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:19
Again, the two features work together.
and grow crops like oil palm and soya only on land that was deforested long ago. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:16
and grow crops like oil palm and soya only on land that was ...
A century ago, more than three quarters of Costa Rica was covered with forest. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
A century ago, more than three quarters of Costa Rica was co...
By the 1980s, uncontrolled logging had reduced this to just one quarter. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:17
By the 1980s, uncontrolled logging had reduced this to just ...
In just 25 years, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:30
In just 25 years,
With all these things, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:26
With all these things,
In this world, a species can only thrive... - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:10
In this world, a species can only thrive...