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Factual: Science & Nature: Nature & Environment

Series exploring the complex interface between a growing human population and wildlife

Monty Don presents a series exploring the complex interface between a growing human population and wildlife

Shared Planet: Natural Symbols

It was collected in 1910 when conservation was non-existent and the data can be used to see how they have responded to humans

20/01/2015

Natural Symbols

BBC Radio 4 - Shared Planet, Natural Symbols

A panel of experts choose an object they feel represents our relationship with nature.

In the final programme in the series, recorded in London's Natural History Museum, four experts from different fields choose an object that symbolises our relationship with nature.

In the final programme of the series a panel of experts from different disciplines choose an object they feel represents our relationship with nature. Recorded in the Natural History Museum in London in front of an audience Monty Don explores how our connection to nature has changed through time and what we may need to do to ensure we live on a vibrant planet in the future. The four guests from different areas of expertise from archaeology to conservation science to oceanography choose one thing that tells a big story. Monty Don explores how each object shows how our view of nature has changed since our time as hunter gatherers. Over the thousands of years we have lived on earth we have become increasingly divorced from the nitty gritty of the natural world. Where are we heading and what do we need to do to enable all of life to share this one planet? As population increases and stress on resources gets more intense there has never been a more important time to assess our impact on planet earth.

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