British naturalist David Attenborough says there is hope for the future of the planet’s oceans in a new film premiering later today that sets out both the scale of damage caused by human activities and the oceans’ capacity for recovery.
In his latest work Ocean, Attenborough, one of the world’s best-known nature broadcasters and filmmakers whose work spans seven decades, charts the challenges faced by the seas over his lifetime, from destructive industrial fishing practices to mass coral reef bleaching.
“After almost 100 years on the planet, I now understand the most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea,” he says in a trailer of the movie.
Its full release in cinemas on Thursday coincides with Attenborough’s 99th birthday.
“When David Attenborough started there were two TV channels and everybody knew him as the voice of nature. Now there are hundreds of channels, social media but yet he is still the voice for nature,” Enric Sala, an executive producer of the film and National Geographic Pristine Seas founder, said in an interview.
The premiere in London will see both a glitzy event with celebrities and dignitaries walking a blue – not red – carpet, and a daytime screening for students and teachers.
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