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Extinction: The Facts

Many people imagine there'sthis untouched wilderness because they see iton their TV...

Many people imagine there's
this untouched wilderness because they see it
on their TV screens

Full Transcript

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Many people imagine there's this untouched wilderness
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because they see it on their TV screens.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:48
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
BBC Studios

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Movie Summary

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.
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
Of the total mass of mammals on Earth, - Extinction: The Facts 00:14
Of the total mass of mammals on Earth,
Brazil has one of the world's largest cattle herds, - Extinction: The Facts 00:07
Brazil has one of the world's largest cattle herds,
About 12% of Brazil's beef exports comes to the EU, - Extinction: The Facts 00:08
About 12% of Brazil's beef exports comes to the EU,
The UK doesn't import much beef, - Extinction: The Facts 00:10
The UK doesn't import much beef,
It's a very productive form of plant protein that's widely used. - Extinction: The Facts 00:06
It's a very productive form of plant protein that'...