A Life on Our Planet

My Witness Statement and A Vision for the Future

A Life on Our Planet
David Attenborough
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Paperback
h198 x 126mm - 288pg
12 May 2022 UK
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9781529108293
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See the world. Then make it better. ' I am 93. I' ve had an extraordinary life. It' s only now that I appreciate how extraordinary. As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us, barely noticeable from day to day - the loss of our planet' s wild places, its biodiversity. I have been witness to this decline. A Life on Our Planet is my witness statement, and my vision for the future. It is the story of how we came to make this, our greatest mistake - and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right. We have one final chance to create the perfect home for ourselves and restore the wonderful world we inherited. ' All we need is the will do so.
Sir David Attenborough is Britain' s best-known natural history film-maker. His career as a naturalist and broadcaster has spanned nearly seven decades. His first job - after Cambridge University and two years in the Royal Navy - was at a London publishing house. Then in 1952 he joined the BBC as a trainee producer, and it was while working on the Zoo Quest series (1954-64) that he had his first opportunity to undertake expeditions to remote parts of the globe, to capture intimate footage of rare wildlife in its natural habitat. He was Controller of BBC 2 (1965-68), during which time he introduced colour television to Britain, then Director of Programmes for the BBC (1969-1972). In 1973 he abandoned administration altogether to return to documentary-making and writing, and has established himself as the world' s leading Natural History programme maker with severallandmark BBC series, includingLife on Earth (1979), The Living Planet (1984), The Trialsof Life (1990), The Private Life of Plants (1995), Life of Birds (1998),The Blue Planet (2001),Life of Mammals (2002),Planet Earth (2006) and Life in Cold Blood (2008). Sir David was knighted in 1985, is an Honorary Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and aFellow of the Royal Society, and stands at the forefront of issues concerning the planet' sdeclining species and conservation.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781529108293
Published: 12 May 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Ebury Press
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 126mm
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 350g
Pages: 288

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