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Extinction: The Facts

It's been calledthe escalator to extinction, and we see it all around the globe

It's been called
the escalator to extinction, and we see it all around the globe

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It's been called the escalator to extinction,
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and we see it all around the globe.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:51
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.
In the Australian Wet Tropics, - Extinction: The Facts 00:10
In the Australian Wet Tropics,
About 50% of the endemic species that live in these mountaintops - Extinction: The Facts 00:08
About 50% of the endemic species that live in these mountain...
Scientists predict that in the future, - Extinction: The Facts 00:11
Scientists predict that in the future,
But right now, the single biggest driver of biodiversity loss - Extinction: The Facts 00:10
But right now, the single biggest driver of biodiversity los...
Many people imagine there's this untouched wilderness - Extinction: The Facts 00:06
Many people imagine there's this untouched wilderness
But the reality is there's really not a lot of wild left out there. - Extinction: The Facts 00:05
But the reality is there's really not a lot of wild lef...
We've already lost nearly 90% of the wetlands around the world. - Extinction: The Facts 00:06
We've already lost nearly 90% of the wetlands around th...
We've transformed the forests and grasslands, - Extinction: The Facts 00:09
We've transformed the forests and grasslands,
Three quarters of the terrestrial surface has been changed, - Extinction: The Facts 00:06
Three quarters of the terrestrial surface has been changed,
The critical thing is that there is now enough land that's already - Extinction: The Facts 00:09
The critical thing is that there is now enough land that...
But new land is still being cleared - Extinction: The Facts 00:09
But new land is still being cleared
It's estimated that every year - Extinction: The Facts 00:07
It's estimated that every year
A lot of that clearance is driven by demand - Extinction: The Facts 00:06
A lot of that clearance is driven by demand
We want cheap food and we want to have choice - Extinction: The Facts 00:05
We want cheap food and we want to have choice
These commodities often provide the mainstay of countries' economies, - Extinction: The Facts 00:11
These commodities often provide the mainstay of countries�...
So a consumer walking into a supermarket may unwittingly - Extinction: The Facts 00:10
So a consumer walking into a supermarket may unwittingly
What we're doing is taking customs data, shipping data, - Extinction: The Facts 00:13
What we're doing is taking customs data, shipping data,
We now have enough data to be able to identify the main drivers - Extinction: The Facts 00:08
We now have enough data to be able to identify the main driv...
Soy, cocoa, coffee, palm oil and beef. - Extinction: The Facts 00:05
Soy, cocoa, coffee, palm oil and beef.
Conversion of land for cattle - Extinction: The Facts 00:08
Conversion of land for cattle