State of the Planet

S01E02: Why Is There a Crisis?

Extinction is a natural process, and five times in the history of life it has happened on a huge scale. The dinosaurs were wiped out by a massive meteor strike that also killed off much of life on Earth. Human activities are beginning to cause a present day mass-extinction that is happening at unprecedented speed. How can we prevent this from happening? David Attenborough investigates which human activities are the most damaging to the natural world, in an attempt to understand how we can prevent this crisis from unfolding.

Overview

David Attenborough examines the ecological and conservation crises that threaten the world

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Episodes

S01E01 Is There a Crisis?

November 15, 2000 50 min
The most striking feature of planet Earth is the existence of life, and the most striking feature of life is its richness and variety. From the depths of the oceans to the tops of rainforest...

S01E02 Why Is There a Crisis?

November 22, 2000 50 min
Extinction is a natural process, and five times in the history of life it has happened on a huge scale. The dinosaurs were wiped out by a massive meteor strike that also killed off much...

S01E03 The Future of Life

November 29, 2000 50 min
How the human species treats the planet over the next one hundred years will determine the future of all life on Earth. We stand to lose up to 50% per cent of species on the...

Cast

David Attenborough
David Attenborough
Self - Presenter

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