In this book, David Attenborough and Colin Butfield deliver a compelling call to protect the world’s oceans. Blending personal stories, history and cutting-edge science, they reveal the oceans’ vital role in shaping climate, supporting life and producing the air we breathe.
Date: 6 May 2025
Hardcover: 00 pages
ISBN-10: 1538772299
Ocean by David Attenborough and Colin Butfield is a compelling exploration of the world’s oceans—our planet’s most vital yet vulnerable habitat. Blending personal experience, natural history and leading-edge science, the book charts a journey through eight unique marine environments and the extraordinary life they support. From coral reefs and kelp forests to deep-sea trenches, it uncovers how the ocean regulates climate, produces oxygen and sustains life on Earth.
Spanning nearly a century of discoveries, Ocean traces the authors’ insights across time, reflecting on the most remarkable changes, threats and triumphs witnessed in marine conservation. Yet, the tone is not one of despair, but one of hope: the ocean is incredibly resilient and, given the chance, has the capacity to recover faster than many other ecosystems.
Lavishly illustrated and deeply informative, this book is both a celebration of marine life and a powerful call to action. It highlights how protecting the ocean is essential not only for nature, but for the future of humanity. Ocean is an urgent, inspiring read that brings into sharp focus what is at stake—and what is still possible.
