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 contains my witness statement and my vision for the future - 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 the opportunity to create the perfect home for ourselves and restore the wonderful world we inherited.

All we need is the will to do so.

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6 hours and 20 minutes
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David Attenborough
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David Attenborough
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1 October 2020
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English
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Penguin Audio
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Listening Length	6 hours and 20 minutes
Author	David Attenborough
Narrator	David Attenborough
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	01 October 2020
Publisher	Penguin Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0897VVMHP
Best Sellers Rank	60 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 1 in Earth Sciences (Audible Books & Originals) 5 in Biographies of Actors & Entertainers 5 in Biographies of Celebrities & Entertainment Professionals

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Tim O Dowd

Conversion to plant based eating is a mistake

Reviewed in Australia on 29 October 2020

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Important legacy from a special observer of planet Earth. However I hope Sir David has not been led astray regarding the potential benefits of chemical replacement foods for meat. Industrial farming practices are a major concern also humans addiction to consumerism

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M. Anderson

A brilliant summary built on decades of knowledge

Reviewed in Australia on 16 January 2022

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If you want a realistic summary of the current state of the planet from an incredibly knowledgeable man who has spent his life watching its destruction, this is the book to read. It tracks the decline of our forests and ecosystems, the increase in CO2 levels and population from the 1930s to the current day. It is harrowing, heartbreaking and thought provoking and offers hope if we act now. It is a must for everyone who genuinely cares about our home and the creatures we share it with.

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Peter W. Donovan

The Future of this Planet

Reviewed in Australia on 4 December 2020

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The author is aged over 90 and has had a long career making documentaries on life on this planet. Yes, the DVDs are well worth seeing. He is making the point that population growth and expanding the economy has resulted in devastation of much of the wildlife, both animal and vegetable, within his lifetime. Oceans are now polluted with plastic refuse. Climate is being changed by an increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This is one of the biggest moral problems to ever arise for humanity. Buy it! Read it! Read it again! Tell your friends!

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malcolm wilkie

Attenborough at his best

Reviewed in Australia on 9 March 2021

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Yes this is about trashing the planet as the category title suggests. This is found in the "Witness Statement" in the first section of the book. Also in the second section which deals with what is likely to happen if we do nothing.
But the last section "A Vision for the Future" is full of hope. Realistic hope because it is based on knowledge and technologies that we have in the here and now. Wonderful examples of how we can do things differently. Delivered with all the enthusiasm we have come to expect from David. You can actually here in his words David speaking to the camera in those wonderful dulcet tones.
An absolute must read for all on this planet.

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Watcher

Attenborough slams home the realities and leads us toward a sustainable future.

Reviewed in Australia on 3 November 2020

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Frightening, edifying, empowering. As always, Attenborough provides the unvarnished truth but also hints at reasons for optimism. Read this superbly written book, increase your knowledge and take up the fight against our government of fossil fools who remain in the thrall of the money in fossil fuels. The world as we know it is at stake and Attenborough has given us some of the tools we need to win the battle we can't afford to lose.

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Mirella Marie

Books should be checked before dispatch

Reviewed in Australia on 13 November 2020

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The cover had a mark on the cover another gift with a fault so I bought two books both with faults very dissatisfied

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PWB

A must read for all who want a future.

Reviewed in Australia on 3 December 2020

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A wonderfully documented overview of the degradation of our planet; presented without negativity and giving a very positive way forward to recover our balance. A book which should be read by all. A great way to present an overview of our planet’s fragility to secondary school students who will be the ones to take Attenborough’s solutions forward.

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Maggie

Great book

Reviewed in Australia on 30 July 2021

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Watched to documentary and brought the book afterwards, book is pretty much word for word of the documentary

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James Riker

David Attenborough at his best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 October 2020

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It is rare for me to read, let alone purchase, a non-fiction book. However, anything David Attenborough related and I am immediately there!
I received the book yesterday and have been so engrossed by the content that I have already finished it.
To me the book felt like the right length; it went through what the problems are in clear language, and what the solutions are. The images and pictures were also nice little breathers as you are reading the book.
The evidence and predictions of what could happen if nothing changes is horrifying, but the solutions do give hope for the future, if they are implemented.
I hope that politicians everywhere are given a copy of this book and read it.
David Attenborough is quite rightly a hero to many people, myself included. It is amazing that he is 94 years old and still fighting hard to save the natural world, with this book and the related film his latest brilliant efforts.
He is an inspiration to us all and this book should be read by anyone that is a human and lives on planet earth!

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Gee

Interesting read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 October 2020

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I think this is the only book I've finished in 15 years.

The book covers various aspects of how things used to be and have changed over the years. It covers sections on how we've extracted more and more from our surroundings over the decades to the current unsustainable levels.

I found the potential future options interesting to read because it outlines how the rest of our (and our kids) lives will be affected over the next 10-80 years or so.

It seems to also highlight how much our governments, banks and big corporations roles play into the state of our planet, how much we need them to change so that our individual choices can actually make a significant difference.

51 people found this helpful

YOU MUST READ THIS FOR YOUR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS SAKE.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 October 2020

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Everybody on this planet should read this book. Its now the survival bible for the human race. Also survival for every living thing on this planet because of human activity . So YOU should read this and do your bit.

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Reece Morris

Thought provoking

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 January 2021

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David Attenborough is a well known and loved British personally and his love and passion for nature and our planet is unbelievable.

This book is split into three parts covering different aspects of how we have changed the very fabric of our planet earth.

Part one of the book covers David Attenborough's time of how he started making programs of all natural world and how the effects we have had on the planet and animals were already being seen and continues up until present day.

Part two tells us of things to come if we don't change or do so at a slow pace and how these things are already beginning right now.

Part three is what we all need to do to hopefully slow the pace and eventually change the course of fate that we and are planet are on. Helping to restore nature to its natural balance and live within our means in a more sustainable and sensible way.

This book is quite hard hitting and upsetting, but David Attenborough brings his love and passion of nature out to us to encourage us to make a difference and save the planet not just for ourselves but for future generations.

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Tom

Makes you think

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 October 2020

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Worth the read - makes you think. Time to wake up and wise up.

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