A Perfect Planet — S01E05 — Humans

00:00:33 Life flourishes on planet Earth...

00:03:35 "Why did you not do something when you had the chance?"

00:06:19 Come on.

00:08:47 that's taking us into a new geological era in history.

00:11:32 trapping the sun's heat.

00:14:11 of the biggest migratory pattern

00:17:08 they remove carbon dioxide from the air.

00:19:29 If we lose enough of the Amazon that it stops to function like that,

00:23:27 and they're beautiful.

00:27:06 Every year, around 20 tonnes of seeds

00:29:16 microscopic plant-like organisms -

00:31:36 in another way.

00:33:44 to carry out boat inspections.

00:36:28 Currently, around 5% of the oceans are protected,

00:38:50 We have glaciers across the world and, as they melt,

00:40:41 These are very young turtles.

00:42:27 And it gets stronger and stronger as they start to recover.

00:44:36 as these conveyor belts slow down.

00:46:57 a fraction of it!

00:49:05 Our mission is not growth, growth, growth,

00:51:08 feeding off each other, taking us into an unknown abyss

00:53:30 extinction of some of these amazing species.

00:55:29 to the natural world, and whatever happens

00:57:30 ...and follow the links to the Open University.