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The impact of consumption and waste on biodiversity.
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An exploration of the devastating impacts of the loss of insect and plant biodiversity.
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Sustainable meat production | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?
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Carbon in the ocean | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
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The boiling sea | Blue Planet II
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Environmental impact on the Aral Sea | Stacey Dooley
Fossil fuels behind every day food | Natural World
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Dr Gabrielle Walker investigates how life has evolved in icy underwater environments.
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David Attenborough explores earth's greatest wildernesses, where extraordinary life survives in unexpected ways, and nature puts...
The mystery of the whale shark nursery | Blue Planet II
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Ants vs Cows | Natural World
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Our Precious Isles | Wild Isles
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Greta meets David Attenborough | Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough discuss their hopes for the future of the planet.
COP26 delegates and climate scientists | Climate Change: The Facts
COP26 delegates and climate scientist Hannah Cloke discuss their hopes for the COP26 conference.
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Self-sacrificing fish | Life
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