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

I am 94. 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 fr......more

I am 94. 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.

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 to do so.(less)

Sir David Frederick Attenborough is a naturalist and broadcaster, who is most well-known for writing and presenting the nine "Life" series, produced in conjunction with BBC's Natural History Unit. The series includes

(1979),

(1984),

(1990),

(about ......more

Sir David Frederick Attenborough is a naturalist and broadcaster, who is most well-known for writing and presenting the nine "Life" series, produced in conjunction with BBC's Natural History Unit. The series includes

(1979),

(1984),

(1990),

(about Antarctica; 1993),

(1995),

(1998),

(2002),

(2005) and

(2008).

He is the younger brother of director and actor Richard Attenborough.

Photo credit:

photograph of David Attenborough at ARKive's launch in Bristol, England © May 2003

Sir David Frederick Attenborough is a naturalist and broadcaster, who is most well-known for writing and presenting the nine "Life" series, produced in conjunction with BBC's Natural History Unit. The series includes

(1979),

(1984),

(1990),

(about Antarctica; 1993),

(1995),

(1998),

(2002),

(2005) and

(2008).

He is the younger brother of director and actor Richard Attenborough.

Photo credit:

photograph of David Attenborough at ARKive's launch in Bristol, England © May 2003 (less)