{"id":1925197,"date":"2026-05-08T08:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T05:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1925197"},"modified":"2026-05-08T08:22:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T05:22:35","slug":"a-century-of-change-planet-earth-through-david-attenboroughs-eyes-as-global-treasure-turns-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1925197","title":{"rendered":"A century of change: Planet Earth through David Attenborough\u2019s eyes as global treasure turns 100"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/11\/20\/1200x675_cmsv2_63e478a8-3d0e-53ad-81fb-a60e8b250d9c-9751120.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2892219-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2892219\" data-cid=\"9751644\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2892219-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/16\/44\/189x106_cmsv2_b55c6d0b-6e60-5702-a40a-f0b1f6d0af81-9751644.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Former Bulgarian President Rumen Radev speaks to journalists after the polls closed in Sunday's election, in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 19, 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Bulgarian parliament confirms Rumen Radev as new prime minister\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2892293-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2892293\" data-cid=\"9752112\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2892293-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/21\/12\/189x106_cmsv2_aab77e2c-1793-5d2d-b528-8d5c7074cf9e-9752112.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Britain's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meets Labour Party members at Kingsdown Methodist Church Hall, in Ealing, west London, Friday May 8, 2026, a day after the local elec\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Why a weakened Starmer will worry the EU\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2892267-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2892267\" data-cid=\"9751891\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2892267-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/18\/91\/189x106_cmsv2_193efd29-da11-55ab-84bc-91bfc619d0ba-9751891.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"European Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi is seen during a first meeting with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 18, 2024. 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                   Art<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Giant Henry Moore sculptures take over London&#8217;s Kew Gardens\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Earth<\/p>\n<p>                          Earth News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            A century of change: Planet Earth through David Attenborough\u2019s eyes as global treasure turns 100<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative u-max-width-1280 u-margin-x-auto\" 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height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"David Attenborough poses for photographers upon his arrival for the premiere of a new series of Our Planet, at the Natural History Museum in central London, April 4, 2019.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              David Attenborough poses for photographers upon his arrival for the premiere of a new series of Our Planet, at the Natural History Museum in central London, April 4, 2019.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo.<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo.\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div 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the article video embed link below:<br \/>\n                        <\/span><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__content__embed u-display-flex\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/icon-copy-to-clipboard.svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Copy to clipboard\" class=\"u-cursor-pointer js-c-article-partage-commentaire-copy\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__content__embed--success-copied u-display-none js-c-article-partage-commentaire-video-embed-success-link-copied\"><br \/>\n                                Copied<br \/>\n                            <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Sir David Attenborough has been highlighting environmental issues for more than seven decades, but have we listened to his advice?<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--earth js-article-content\">\n<p>For the past seven decades, Sir David Attenborough has dedicated his career to shedding light on Earth\u2019s complex and diverse ecosystems \u2013 inspiring a generation to connect with the natural world.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He\u2019s the voice behind some 100 documentaries and TV series that have transported audiences all the way to the deepest depths of the Pacific Ocean to the frozen wilderness of Antarctica. And today (8 May) he turns 100.<\/p>\n<p>To honour the legendary broadcaster, who started his career as a trainee producer for the BBC in 1952, Euronews Earth is exploring how the planet has changed \u2013 for good, and for bad \u2013 during Attenborough&#8217;s incredible lifetime. <\/p>\n<h2>David Attenborough vs the biodiversity crisis<\/h2>\n<p>In the 2020 BBC documentary Extinction: The Facts, Attenborough warned that declining biodiversity is becoming one of the biggest challenges of our time \u2013 one that threatens our food and water security, undermines our ability to control our climate, and even puts us at greater risk of pandemic diseases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the course of my life I have encountered some of the world\u2019s most remarkable species of animals,\u201d the broadcaster said. \u201cOnly now do I realise just how lucky I have been. Many of these wonders seem set to disappear forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to World Wildlife Fund\u2019s Living Planet Report in 2024, in just 50 years (from 1970 to 2020) there has been a \u2018catastrophic\u2019 73 per cent decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations. <\/p>\n<p>The steepest decline was found in freshwater populations (85 per cent), followed by terrestrial (69 per cent) and then marine (56 per cent). Some of the species populations captured in the Living Planet Index include a 57 per cent decline in nesting female hawksbill turtles between 1990 and 2018 on Milman Island in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and a 65 per cent decline in Amazon pink river dolphins.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n    widget--size-fullwidth\n    widget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__content\">\n<blockquote class=\"widget__quote\"><p><span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Unless immediate action is taken, this crisis will have grave impacts for us all.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><cite class=\"widget__author\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n                        David Attenborough\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n                        Broadcaster\n                    <\/div>\n<p><\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite the stark warning, climate change continues to wreak havoc on the natural world. Just last month, emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seals were reclassified as \u2018Endangered\u201d on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species \u2013 as heat-trapping gases continue to thaw out Antarctica.<\/p>\n<p>Nature charity Fauna &amp; Flora warned that this year alone, some of the world\u2019s most unique species are being pushed towards extinction \u2013 including the Psychedelic earth tiger spider and the clouded leopard. <\/p>\n<p>The Amazon rainforest, often regarded as the Earth\u2019s lungs, has reached a critical state, with around a fifth of its area already destroyed. Decades of deforestation were recently blamed for the deadly floods that swept through Indonesia last year, threatening the already endangered Tapanuli orangutan.<\/p>\n<p>However, the picture isn\u2019t completely bleak. Conservation efforts around the world are starting to bring about real change, providing a glimmer of hope amidst the chaos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">&#8216;David Attenborough Effect&#8217;: Meet the wildlife artists inspired by the legendary broadcaster<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Who will be playing at Sir David Attenborough\u2019s 100th birthday party?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last month, around 100 Eastern barred bandicoots, which were once declared extinct on mainland Australia, were released onto a coastal island near Melbourne following the world\u2019s first genetic rescue programme.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, green sea turtles were officially reclassified from \u201cendangered\u201d to \u201cleast concern\u201d after it was unveiled that the global population had increased by around 28 per cent since the 1970s. The dramatic rebound was attributed to decades of conservation efforts focused on protecting nesting females and their eggs on beaches, reducing unsustainable harvest of turtles and their eggs for human consumption, and tackling accidental capture of turtles in fishing gear.<\/p>\n<p>The European bison is also making a comeback across the continent, following efforts that stem back to the 1950s. Over the last 10 years, the estimated number of free-roaming European bison has increased from 2,579 to 7,000 individuals, with the largest herds found in Belarus and Poland.<\/p>\n<p>These majestic beasts are helping boost biodiversity, restore complex ecosystems and even capture carbon. A herd of 170 European bison has the potential to store the same amount of carbon released by 84,000 average US petrol cars each year by grazing grasslands and recycling nutrients.<\/p>\n<p>Other success stories include rewilding tauros, a breed of huge wild cattle, in the Scottish Highlands, and moose returning to Germany following conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<h2>A plastic epidemic<\/h2>\n<p>Plastic production has dramatically increased over the last 100 years, threatening some of our most vulnerable ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>According to Our World In Data, the world produced just two million tonnes in 1950. Now, we produce more than 450 million tonnes every year.<\/p>\n<p>Around half of that plastic is designed to be used only once, with the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic being dumped into the world&#8217;s oceans, rivers, and lakes every single day.<\/p>\n<p>Microplastics \u2013 which are plastics that have broken down to less than 5mm \u2013 have now become seemingly ubiquitous on Earth: infiltrating rural woodlands, our drinking water and even Greenland\u2019s \u2018pristine\u2019 glaciers. <\/p>\n<p>This was one of the main issues addressed in Attenborough\u2019s award-winning series Blue Planet 2, which debuted in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Heartbreaking footage of sea turtles being tangled in plastic, an albatross accidentally feeding its chick plastic debris, and a calf whale that was thought to be killed due to toxic plastic left viewers feeling hopeless and shocked. But it also ignited action.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/11\/20\/808x454_cmsv2_0e8ab464-bd7f-5370-ba7e-2c4af7d26822-9751120.jpg\" alt=\"A Planet Earth III cameraman films a giant net of Anchovies\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">A Planet Earth III cameraman films a giant net of Anchovies<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Fernando Olivares Chiang. Sourced via BBC Studios<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A 2019 poll by GlobalWebIndex, which surveyed 3,833 people in the US and the UK, found that when Attenborough issued a call to action to combat plastic waste in the second series of Planet Earth, searches for \u201cplastic recycling\u201d spiked by 55 per cent in the UK. <\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the documentary, survey participants reported a 53 per cent drop in their single-use plastic consumption \u2013 leading to the popular phrase \u2018the Attenborough Effect\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been absolutely astonished at the result that that program has had,\u201d Attenborough said in an interview with the BBC. \u201cI never imagined there would be quite so many of you who would be inspired to want change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve been on beaches, with thousands more of you than ever before picking up rubbish. Families have changed their habits, and schools and communities have searched for ways to reduce their plastic footprint.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The EU officially banned several single-use plastic items, such as cutlery, plates and straws, in 2021 \u2013 and more recently clamped down on plastic pellet nurdles, which are deadly to marine life if ingested.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, scientists deployed a fleet of drones and litter-picking robots that can independently identify rubbish lying on the seabed as part of the bloc\u2019s Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters \u2013 which aims to cut marine litter by around half by 2030. <\/p>\n<p>Tests have already been conducted in a marina in Marseille, France as well as in Germany, with further tests to be carried out this year.<\/p>\n<p>And just last week, a \u2018miracle tree\u2019 was found to remove 98 per cent of microplastics from drinking water, outperforming chemical alternatives. <\/p>\n<p>Despite these incredible feats, there is no denying that throw-away culture is worsening. Experts predict the global production and use of plastics is set to reach a staggering 736 million tonnes by 2040. That\u2019s a 70 per cent increase from 2020, despite increased awareness of the consequences.<\/p>\n<h2>A transition away from fossil fuels<\/h2>\n<p>It can be difficult to speak about nature without acknowledging that climate change is responsible for its demise. <\/p>\n<p>According to the UN, fossil fuels \u2013 coal, oil and gas \u2013 are by far the largest contributor to global climate change, accounting for around 68 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90 per cent of all carbon dioxide emissions.<\/p>\n<p>As the planet warms, the world is losing species at a rate 1,000 times greater than at any other time in recorded human history.<\/p>\n<p>Transitioning away from fossil fuels has become one of the most critical talking points of our lifetime, but petro-states have worked hard to block progress. Last year, all mentions of fossil fuels were scrubbed from COP30\u2019s final deal, despite momentum growing to establish a phaseout roadmap. <\/p>\n<p>Even so, the rapid rise in renewables is starting to challenge the status quo. Clean energy from sources like wind and solar was essentially a dystopian concept 100 years ago, but they now make up a huge part of our electricity generation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe living world is essentially solar-powered,\u201d Attenborough said in 2021. \u201cThe earth\u2019s plants capture three trillion kilowatt-hours of solar energy each day. That\u2019s almost 20 times the energy we need, just from sunlight.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n    widget--size-fullwidth\n    widget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__content\">\n<blockquote class=\"widget__quote\"><p><span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Imagine if we phase out fossil fuels and run our world on the eternal energies of nature too: sunlight, wind, water and geothermal.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><cite class=\"widget__author\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n                        David Attenborough\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n                        Broadcaster\n                    <\/div>\n<p><\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s crazy that our banks and our pensions are investing in fossil fuels when these are the very things that are jeopardising our future that we are saving for,\u201d Attenborough adds.<\/p>\n<p>Since the broadcaster made these comments, clean energy generation surpassed the global rise in electricity demand, pushing fossil fuel power into reverse for the first time ever in 2025, according to a report by energy think tank Ember. <\/p>\n<p>Overall, the share of renewables, including solar, wind, hydropower and other clean energies, hit more than one-third of the world\u2019s electricity mix for the first time in modern history last year, growing 33.8 per cent. At the same time, coal power saw its share fall below one-third of global generation, dropping 0.6 per cent in 2025. <\/p>\n<p>The war on Iran has strengthened the argument for renewables, pushing Europeans to focus on home-grown, clean energy. Solar sales have surged in countries such as the UK and Germany, along with heat pump uptakes and the sales of electric vehicles (EVs).<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">\u2018Decoupling from fossil fuel shocks\u2019: Europe\u2019s electricity made 25% cheaper thanks to solar and wind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) found that when solar and wind power are combined with battery storage, they can already compete with new coal plants on cost.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, 56 countries gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia, to host the first-ever international conference dedicated to mapping a fair and orderly transition away from fossil fuels. The conference marked an important moment in global diplomacy ahead of the official UN climate talks (COP31), which will be held in Antalya, T\u00fcrkiye, (9-20 November 2026) under the Turkish presidency, with Australia leading the negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>France then took a major step forward in its climate plans by publishing its national roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels. The plan commits to ending coal use by 2030, oil by 2045 and gas for energy by 2050, as part of its broader goal to reach carbon neutrality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__container\">\n<article id=\"abe-2892157-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2892157\" data-cid=\"9751210\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2892157-label-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/12\/10\/480x270_cmsv2_de0b732a-33ba-57dd-85d0-e76a2f452c7e-9751210.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"David Attenborough celebrates his 100th birthday today \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Culture news<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    A life in pictures: David Attenborough celebrates his 100th birthday<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2891952-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2891952\" data-cid=\"9750161\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2891952-label-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/75\/01\/61\/480x270_cmsv2_74e8d486-8e31-5291-9955-55f8f4df1c7b-9750161.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sea and air temperatures both reached near-records this April\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Climate<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Super El Ni\u00f1o? 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Near-record sea temperatures in April ring alarms<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">For the past seven decades, Sir David Attenborough has dedicated his career to shedding light on Earth\u2019s complex and diverse ecosystems \u2013 inspiring a generation to connect with the natural world.He\u2019s the voice behind some 100 documentaries and TV series that have transported audiences all the way to the deepest depths of the Pacific Ocean to the frozen wilderness of Antarctica. And today (8 May) he turns 100.To honour the legendary broadcaster, who started his career as a trainee producer for the BBC in 1952, Euronews Earth is exploring how the planet has changed \u2013 for good, and for bad \u2013 during Attenborough&#8217;s incredible lifetime.\u00a0David Attenborough vs the biodiversity crisis\u00a0In the 2020 BBC documentary Extinction: The Facts, Attenborough warned that declining biodiversity is becoming one of the biggest challenges of our time \u2013 one that threatens our food and water security, undermines our ability to control our climate, and even puts us at greater risk of pandemic diseases.\u201cOver the course of my life I have encountered some of the world\u2019s most remarkable species of animals,\u201d the broadcaster said. \u201cOnly now do I realise just how lucky I have been. Many of these wonders seem set to disappear forever.\u201dAccording to World Wildlife Fund\u2019s Living Planet Report in 2024, in just 50 years (from 1970 to 2020) there has been a \u2018catastrophic\u2019 73 per cent decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations.\u00a0The steepest decline was found in freshwater populations (85 per cent), followed by terrestrial (69 per cent) and then marine (56 per cent). Some of the species populations captured in the Living Planet Index include a 57 per cent decline in nesting female hawksbill turtles between 1990 and 2018 on Milman Island in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and a 65 per cent decline in Amazon pink river dolphins.Despite the stark warning, climate change continues to wreak havoc on the natural world. Just last month, emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seals were reclassified as \u2018Endangered\u201d on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species \u2013 as heat-trapping gases continue to thaw out Antarctica.Nature charity Fauna &amp; Flora warned that this year alone, some of the world\u2019s most unique species are being pushed towards extinction \u2013 including the Psychedelic earth tiger spider and the clouded leopard.\u00a0The Amazon rainforest, often regarded as the Earth\u2019s lungs, has reached a critical state, with around a fifth of its area already destroyed. Decades of deforestation were recently blamed for the deadly floods that swept through Indonesia last year, threatening the already endangered Tapanuli orangutan.However, the picture isn\u2019t completely bleak. Conservation efforts around the world are starting to bring about real change, providing a glimmer of hope amidst the chaos.Last month, around 100 Eastern barred bandicoots, which were once declared extinct on mainland Australia, were released onto a coastal island near Melbourne following the world\u2019s first genetic rescue programme.In 2025, green sea turtles were officially reclassified from \u201cendangered\u201d to \u201cleast concern\u201d after it was unveiled that the global population had increased by around 28 per cent since the 1970s. The dramatic rebound was attributed to decades of conservation efforts focused on protecting nesting females and their eggs on beaches, reducing unsustainable harvest of turtles and their eggs for human consumption, and tackling accidental capture of turtles in fishing gear.The European bison is also making a comeback across the continent, following efforts that stem back to the 1950s. Over the last 10 years, the estimated number of free-roaming European bison has increased from 2,579 to 7,000 individuals, with the largest herds found in Belarus and Poland.These majestic beasts are helping boost biodiversity, restore complex ecosystems and even capture carbon. A herd of 170 European bison has the potential to store the same amount of carbon released by 84,000 average US petrol cars each year by grazing grasslands and recycling nutrients.Other success stories include rewilding tauros, a breed of huge wild cattle, in the Scottish Highlands, and moose returning to Germany following conservation efforts.A plastic epidemicPlastic production has dramatically increased over the last 100 years, threatening some of our most vulnerable ecosystems.According to Our World In Data, the world produced just two million tonnes in 1950. Now, we produce more than 450 million tonnes every year.Around half of that plastic is designed to be used only once, with the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic being dumped into the world&#8217;s oceans, rivers, and lakes every single day.Microplastics \u2013 which are plastics that have broken down to less than 5mm \u2013 have now become seemingly ubiquitous on Earth: infiltrating rural woodlands, our drinking water and even Greenland\u2019s \u2018pristine\u2019 glaciers.\u00a0This was one of the main issues addressed in Attenborough\u2019s award-winning series Blue Planet 2, which debuted in 2017.Heartbreaking footage of sea turtles being tangled in plastic, an albatross accidentally feeding its chick plastic debris, and a calf whale that was thought to be killed due to toxic plastic left viewers feeling hopeless and shocked. But it also ignited action.A 2019 poll by GlobalWebIndex, which surveyed 3,833 people in the US and the UK, found that when Attenborough issued a call to action to combat plastic waste in the second series of Planet Earth, searches for \u201cplastic recycling\u201d spiked by 55 per cent in the UK.\u00a0In the wake of the documentary, survey participants reported a 53 per cent drop in their single-use plastic consumption \u2013 leading to the popular phrase \u2018the Attenborough Effect\u2019.\u201cI\u2019ve been absolutely astonished at the result that that program has had,\u201d Attenborough said in an interview with the BBC. \u201cI never imagined there would be quite so many of you who would be inspired to want change.\u201cYou\u2019ve been on beaches, with thousands more of you than ever before picking up rubbish. Families have changed their habits, and schools and communities have searched for ways to reduce their plastic footprint.\u201dThe EU officially banned several single-use plastic items, such as cutlery, plates and straws, in 2021 \u2013 and more recently clamped down on plastic pellet nurdles, which are deadly to marine life if ingested.Earlier this year, scientists deployed a fleet of drones and litter-picking robots that can independently identify rubbish lying on the seabed as part of the bloc\u2019s Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters \u2013 which aims to cut marine litter by around half by 2030.\u00a0Tests have already been conducted in a marina in Marseille, France as well as in Germany, with further tests to be carried out this year.And just last week, a \u2018miracle tree\u2019 was found to remove 98 per cent of microplastics from drinking water, outperforming chemical alternatives.\u00a0Despite these incredible feats, there is no denying that throw-away culture is worsening. Experts predict the global production and use of plastics is set to reach a staggering 736 million tonnes by 2040. That\u2019s a 70 per cent increase from 2020, despite increased awareness of the consequences.A transition away from fossil fuelsIt can be difficult to speak about nature without acknowledging that climate change is responsible for its demise.\u00a0According to the UN, fossil fuels \u2013 coal, oil and gas \u2013 are by far the largest contributor to global climate change, accounting for around 68 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90 per cent of all carbon dioxide emissions.As the planet warms, the world is losing species at a rate 1,000 times greater than at any other time in recorded human history.Transitioning away from fossil fuels has become one of the most critical talking points of our lifetime, but petro-states have worked hard to block progress. Last year, all mentions of fossil fuels were scrubbed from COP30\u2019s final deal, despite momentum growing to establish a phaseout roadmap.\u00a0Even so, the rapid rise in renewables is starting to challenge the status quo. Clean energy from sources like wind and solar was essentially a dystopian concept 100 years ago, but they now make up a huge part of our electricity generation.\u00a0\u201cThe living world is essentially solar-powered,\u201d Attenborough said in 2021. \u201cThe earth\u2019s plants capture three trillion kilowatt-hours of solar energy each day. That\u2019s almost 20 times the energy we need, just from sunlight.\u201d\u201cIt\u2019s crazy that our banks and our pensions are investing in fossil fuels when these are the very things that are jeopardising our future that we are saving for,\u201d Attenborough adds.Since the broadcaster made these comments, clean energy generation surpassed the global rise in electricity demand, pushing fossil fuel power into reverse for the first time ever in 2025, according to a report by energy think tank Ember.\u00a0Overall, the share of renewables, including solar, wind, hydropower and other clean energies, hit more than one-third of the world\u2019s electricity mix for the first time in modern history last year, growing 33.8 per cent. At the same time, coal power saw its share fall below one-third of global generation, dropping 0.6 per cent in 2025.\u00a0The war on Iran has strengthened the argument for renewables, pushing Europeans to focus on home-grown, clean energy. Solar sales have surged in countries such as the UK and Germany, along with heat pump uptakes and the sales of electric vehicles (EVs).A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) found that when solar and wind power are combined with battery storage, they can already compete with new coal plants on cost.Last month, 56 countries gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia, to host the first-ever international conference dedicated to mapping a fair and orderly transition away from fossil fuels. The conference marked an important moment in global diplomacy ahead of the official UN climate talks (COP31), which will be held in Antalya, T\u00fcrkiye, (9-20 November 2026) under the Turkish presidency, with Australia leading the negotiations.France then took a major step forward in its climate plans by publishing its national roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels. 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