Global warming
Mother Nature is the ultimate inspiration. When you're feeling sluggish, simply walking outside and getting fresh air can do wonders for your mood and outlook. Often, nature's beauty can take your breath (and words) away.As the Earth's surface temperature becomes hotter, the sea level rises. This is partly because water over 4 °C (39 °F) expands when it gets warmer.[10] It is also partly because warm temperatures make glaciers and ice caps melt. The sea level rise causes coastal areas to flood.[11] Weather patterns, including where and how much rain or snow falls, are changing. Deserts will probably become larger. Colder areas will warm up faster than warm areas. Strong storms may become more likely and farming may not produce as much food. These changes will not be the same everywhere.

Agriculture according to the New Standard Encyclopedia is "one of the most important sectors in the economies of most nations" (New Standard 1992). At the same time conservation is the use of resources in a manner that safely maintains a resource that can be used by humans. Conservation has become critical because the global population has increased over the years and more food needs to be produced every year (New Standard 1992).

he illegal wildlife trade is the illegal trading of plants and wildlife. This illegal trading is worth an estimate of 7-23 billion[29] and an annual trade of around 100 million plants and animals.[30] In 2021 it was found that this trade has caused a 60% decline in species abundance, and 80% for endangered species.[30]

The format of Saving Planet Earth was something of a departure for the Unit, using celebrities not normally associated with natural history programmes rather than selecting a familiar face from its pool of specialists.