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David Attenborough: A Life on our planet

Celebrated British naturalist Sir David Attenborough has a broadcasting career spanning over six decades. His work includes: Life on Earth, Planet Earth and more recently the Netflix original documentary series Our Planet.

Sir David Attenborough in the Mara

During his lifetime, Sir David Attenborough has seen first-hand the monumental scale of environmental change caused by human actions. Now for the first time, he reflects on the devastating changes he’s witnessed and reveals how together we can address the biggest challenges facing life on our planet.

Produced by Silverback Films and WWF, David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet shares Sir David Attenborough’s greatest story yet – his witness statement for the natural world and vision for the future.

The rainforest canopy at sunset. Tambopata National Reserve in the Peruvian Amazon Basin. Peru.

What can I do?

We already know many of the solutions – we just need the will to act. It’s only when we have a shared understanding of the problems we face, and the solutions available, that enough change will happen. The biggest way we can make a difference is to put nature at the heart of our decisions.

In every moment of every day, there’s a choice to be made. If we all make our choices with nature in mind, then together we’ll find a way to live in balance with the natural world. After all, we are nature, and we need it to survive.