At the current rate of resource depletion, humankind stands to lose fully half of Earths remaining species over the next 100 years. At this crucial point in world history, a choice must be made: will coming generations inhabit a healthy planet or, quite possibly, a dying one? In this program, David Attenborough searches for solutions to this impending eco-disaster. The research of demographer Ian Diamond, climatologist Stephen Schneider, zoologist John Hanks, marine biologist Amanda Vincent, conservationist Walter Lusigi, and biologists Ian Redmond, John Lawton, Sir Robert May, and Edward Wilson is featured. A BBC Production. (50 minutes)
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Item#: BVL11974
Copyright date: ©2000
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-3755-1 DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-1801-1

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The Environment: A Historical Perspective
 From the first agricultural settlements, to the industrial revolution, to agribusiness and widespread urbanization, humans have been transforming the environment for thousands of years. But now, with rain forests disappearing at an appalling rate, po...(more details) |
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Is There a Crisis? Biodiversity in Decline
 The most striking feature of life on Earth is its richness and variety. But research shows that the planet's biodiversity is seriously threatened with destruction by human activities. From the depths of the oceans to the tops of rainforest canopies, ...(more details) |
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The Impact of Global Warming
 Earth's temperature is on the rise-and so are incidents of severe weather and heat-related health problems. This program travels the world to observe how global warming, accelerated and exacerbated by air pollution, is affecting society. Coastal eros...(more details) |
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Waste Generation, Characterization, Collection, Transfer, and Disposal
 The U.S. produces 200 million tons of municipal solid waste per year-and the landfill area used by the nation's ten largest cities alone is larger than the entire state of Indiana. Divided into two episodes, this program draws on the knowledge of Wil...(more details) |
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Why Is There a Crisis? Environmental Exploitation
 Extinction is a natural process, and five times in the dim reaches of Earth's long history it has happened on a huge scale. Now, due to human activities, another mass extinction has been set in motion-and it is unfolding at an unprecedented speed. Th...(more details) |
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