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Extinction: The Facts

We've transformed the forestsand grasslands, we've converted 75% of the landthat is not...

We've transformed the forests
and grasslands, we've converted 75% of the land
that is not covered by ice

Full Transcript

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We've transformed the forests and grasslands,
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we've converted 75% of the land that is not covered by ice.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:02
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.
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'...
The majority goes into animal feed. - Extinction: The Facts 00:05
The majority goes into animal feed.
Since 2006, efforts have been made to reduce deforestation for soy - Extinction: The Facts 00:13
Since 2006, efforts have been made to reduce deforestation f...
The Cerrado is very special - Extinction: The Facts 00:07
The Cerrado is very special