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Extinction: The Facts

If we continue onour current pathway, then what we've experienced thisyear might not be a...

If we continue on
our current pathway, then what we've experienced this
year might not be a one-off event

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If we continue on our current pathway,
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then what we've experienced this year might not be a one-off event.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:58
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
BBC Studios

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With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all, threatening food and water security, undermining our ability to control our climate and even putting us at greater risk of pandemic diseases.
We estimate there are going to be five new emerging diseases - Extinction: The Facts 00:07
We estimate there are going to be five new emerging diseases
And the rate at which they're increasing - Extinction: The Facts 00:09
And the rate at which they're increasing
Why haven't we acted sooner to address these issues - Extinction: The Facts 00:07
Why haven't we acted sooner to address these issues
Many scientists, including myself, - Extinction: The Facts 00:11
Many scientists, including myself,
Thousands arrive for the largest UN meeting ever held - Extinction: The Facts 00:10
Thousands arrive for the largest UN meeting ever held
I'm here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet. - Extinction: The Facts 00:06
I'm here to speak for the countless animals dying acros...
We're a group of 12- and 13-year-olds - Extinction: The Facts 00:07
We're a group of 12- and 13-year-olds
APPLAUSE - Extinction: The Facts 00:10
APPLAUSE
It was recognised to be of critical importance to the future of Earth. - Extinction: The Facts 00:06
It was recognised to be of critical importance to the future...
The bleak warning from scientists at a major UN conference in Japan... - Extinction: The Facts 00:05
The bleak warning from scientists at a major UN conference i...
In 2010, governments came up with 20 targets - Extinction: The Facts 00:07
In 2010, governments came up with 20 targets
While we're making some progress, to be quite candid, - Extinction: The Facts 00:08
While we're making some progress, to be quite candid,
Part of the problem is that we don't - Extinction: The Facts 00:10
Part of the problem is that we don't
Also, unfortunately, many in the private sector - Extinction: The Facts 00:08
Also, unfortunately, many in the private sector
They want the status quo to exist. - Extinction: The Facts 00:04
They want the status quo to exist.
The reality is our world is based - Extinction: The Facts 00:09
The reality is our world is based
Thank you for joining us to examine the extinction crisis. - Extinction: The Facts 00:05
Thank you for joining us to examine the extinction crisis.
Even today, there are people that will do anything - Extinction: The Facts 00:09
Even today, there are people that will do anything
I'm here to tell you that the three lead authors here from the UN - Extinction: The Facts 00:11
I'm here to tell you that the three lead authors here f...
At a recent Congressional testimony, - Extinction: The Facts 00:13
At a recent Congressional testimony,