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"Canadian scientist, author, and environmental activist David Suzuki knows
firsthand the power of books. Speaking in Adelaide in 2016, he testified to the
life-changing effects of Rachel Carson’s
Silent Spring, saying it “impelled”
him to join “millions of people around the world in what we now see was a
modern environmental movement”.
Suzuki, now 87, may be one among millions active in today’s environmental
movement, but he is one in a million. As Tim Flannery puts it, he is “the
greatest environmentalist of our age”.
Suzuki’s influence is decades deep, world-wide and much celebrated. A former
professor of genetics, he has written or co-authored over 50 books, including
19 for children, and received awards, accolades and 29 honorary degrees. In
1990, Suzuki and his wife Tara Cullis co-founded a foundation to do research,
policy work and public engagement on climate solutions, sustainable communities
and protecting and restoring nature. This year, he retires after 43 years
hosting Canadian science education program,
The Nature of Things.
First published in 1997,
The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in
Nature, expresses in Suzuki’s impassioned, unique style, his view that in
nature, everything is connected to everything else. Suzuki links care for the
environment to our fundamental human physical, social and spiritual needs."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
