A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future

How does the conversion of wildlands into farmland impact biodiversity and/or climate change? How might farming become less impactful on the environment?

What is the distinction between the Holocene era and the Anthropocene era? How does this distinction inform Attenborough’s assessment and call to action?

How does eating meat impact wildlands, biodiversity, and climate change, according to Attenborough?

Besides the environment, what does Attenborough propose in his vision of the future, as he examines the Doughnut model? How might these goals be met?

What is the impact of television—or media in general, more broadly speaking—on the environmental movement? In what ways has mass media supported the movement? Or, in what ways might mass media weaken the movement?

How has technology impacted both the natural world and the social foundations of human civilization? What are the benefits of advanced technology? What are the costs associated with it? Analyze Attenborough’s position on technological innovation.

How might the process of rewilding impact natural habitats, ecosystems, and biodiversity? How might it impact climate change? Is such a project feasible? Why or why not?

How does Attenborough establish credibility throughout the book? That is, how does the memoir impact the vision statement, or vice versa? What other kinds of evidence does he employ to establish credibility?