David Attenborough to publish 'witness statement' on climate crisis

Broadcaster and historian says A Life on Our Planet book will record dreadful damage wrought by mankind' and propose solutions

David Attenborough is to publish his vision for the future" of Earth this autumn, laying out the dreadful damage" done by humanity, and the ways we can begin to turn things round".

A Life on Our Planet, which the 94-year-old has described as his witness statement", will cover his career documenting the natural world and his first-hand observations of the decline of the planet's environment and biodiversity, as well as possible solutions.