A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future

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Considering that he is over 90 years old, he got a good look at a number of really important events in our recent history (from World War 2 and humans landing on the Moon to the Chernobyl disaster and more). Overall: Interesting, easy-read introduction to environmental science, with an engaging opening section.

The author also acknowledges the powerful (mostly economic) influences that allow scepticism on climate change, and lack of action to combat it, to persist. This book is released when Attenborough is 93 years old, and it is still up to the standards one expects from him. On the whole, however, I found this book (and the accompanying documentary) both moving and inspiring.It has its difficult parts, but I think it is very well worth the read, even a reread, which I think I'm going to do later this year. But the author's absorbing writing skills and the gravity of the topic discussed counterpoises it to a certain extend. Jonnie Hughes served as director and producer, as he has on Attenborough's documentaries since 2000. I certainly will recommend this book as an authoritative, and easily digestible narrative to raise awareness for everyone. What I liked about his witness statement is that he outlined solutions, which were quite comprehensive in scope, to deal with our unsustainable lifestyles and the damage we've done to our planet.

He described population trends and stages in development and what this meant in terms of food requirements. Following that are 4 more chapters, chronicling stops in 1978 when he produced Life on Earth, 1989, 1997 and 2011 when he produced Frozen Planet. There is more meaning and mutual understanding in exchanging a glance with a gorilla,’ I said quietly, ‘than with any other animal I know. This will prove to be an unpopular critique of someone who is considered a national treasure, but I ask you this: how many people would go vegan, for the planet, if Attenborough asked them to?We often talk of saving the planet, but the truth is that we must do these things to save ourselves. A well-presented book that’s very easy to read, and I particularly enjoyed the opening section in which Sir David Attenborough gives us a potted autobiography covering several of his most notable broadcasts.

As depressing as it may all appear to be, it is heartening to note that there have been progress made in certain sectors or countries, with notable impact in the targeted areas. Given that a safe level for humans would be 350 parts per million (ppm), we're now easily in the danger zone. We need to consider alternative ways to feed ourselves without straining our natural resources even more and to do so in a fair way. I remember how, as a kid/teen, I noticed seeing less and less wild "friends" and being depressed about it and it brings tears to my eyes whenever I now see them again during my strolls through nature.Serbian: Живот на нашој планети: моје сведочење и визија будућности, romanized: Život na našoj planeti : moje svedočenje i vizija budućnosti. The peculiar thing about this is how these people that were on either side of this debate, the people that would argue the loudest about climate change, could unite in their common dislike of David Attenborough. Protecting a third of coastal areas from fishing could allow fish populations to thrive and the remaining area would be sufficient for human consumption.

He has lived long enough to witness the devastation of much of the wilderness he has visited and the disappearance of many of the plants and animals that used to thrive there. He does not have much to say about disinformation campaigns, vested interests, or free-market fundamentalism. He manages to hold your attention and get his stark message in an easily understandable way, that very few others could manage. In this book, the author mentions an association between the rise of emergent viruses and the planet's demise. His career as a naturalist and broadcaster has spanned nearly five decades and there are very few places on the globe that he has not visited.Faptul că bogații planetei nu sunt interesați de o standardizare a populației planetei, mai ales pe plan economic, astfel încît să ajungem la plafonarea populației globale în mod natural.