Last week, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called the renowned naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough “the voice of nature” while presenting him the Indira Gandhi Award for Peace, Disarmament and Development. The popularity and influence of Attenborough’s television series, films and books on the natural world, ranging from the life of insects to the life of mammals, from the life of birds to life under the sea, would in my view entitle him to be called Nature’s vishwaguru. It was a pity that the award had to be presented to Attenborough virtually, but his passionate conviction was not diminished by having to give his acceptance speech to camera, rather than before an audience — his broadcasting skills saw to that. … [Read more...] about Pay heed to the voice of David Attenborough, writes Mark Tully
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Sir David Attenborough warns the end of polar bears by 2030s and ANOTHER major pandemic unless we tackle climate change
But Sir Attenborough claims that all of the solutions are “within our grasp” and there are a number of “steps we can take and goals we must achieve to avert the coming catastrophe.” … [Read more...] about Sir David Attenborough warns the end of polar bears by 2030s and ANOTHER major pandemic unless we tackle climate change
Boris Johnson’s fiancée Carrie Symonds says Sir David Attenborough’s show warning of mass extinction of wildlife left her in TEARS – as she pleads: ‘Everyone should watch this, it’s time to act’
The Arctic Ocean is expected to have its first entirely ice-free summer in the 2030s, resulting in open water at the North Pole. Since the Earth would have less ice, it would be less white each year, meaning less of the Sun’s energy would be reflected back out to space, and the speed of global warming would increase again. The Arctic would start to lose its ability to cool the planet. … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson’s fiancée Carrie Symonds says Sir David Attenborough’s show warning of mass extinction of wildlife left her in TEARS – as she pleads: ‘Everyone should watch this, it’s time to act’
Humans exploiting and destroying nature on unprecedented scale – report
Africa and the Asia Pacific region have also experienced large falls in the abundance of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles, dropping 65% and 45% respectively. Europe and central Asia recorded a fall of 24%, while populations dropped 33% on average in North America. To form the Living Planet Index (LPI), akin to a stock market index of wildlife, more biodiverse parts of the world, such as tropical regions, are given more weighting. … [Read more...] about Humans exploiting and destroying nature on unprecedented scale – report
Plastic pollution: Aldabra in Indian Ocean has most waste ever seen on any island, say scientists
More from Deep Ocean Live Lagoon's 'incredible refuge' may hold secret to coral survival Kids put Deep Ocean Live team on spot during broadcast from 'alien world' Deep Ocean Live: Sky News explores the 'twilight zone' Deep Ocean Live: Tonnes of plastic and thousands of flip-flops threaten wildlife on coral atoll Deep Ocean Live: Sky News makes history with first deep sea TV bulletin Deep Ocean Live: Sky News broadcasts under the sea in world first … [Read more...] about Plastic pollution: Aldabra in Indian Ocean has most waste ever seen on any island, say scientists
