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It is not too late to take another path.

David Suzuki

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David Suzuki
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: March 24
Biologist
Climate Activist
Environmentalist
Professor
Science Writer
Writer
Zoologist
Vancouver
British Columbia
David Takayoshi Suzuki
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Human beings are often at their best when responding to immediate crises - car accidents, house fires, hurricanes. We are less effective in the face of enormous but slow-moving crises such as the loss of biodiversity or climate change.
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Many instances of persecution and killing have occurred in countries with atrocious human rights records such as Sri Lanka, Guatemala and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Ultimately we need to recognize that while humans continue to build urban landscapes, we share these spaces with others species.
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More than any other time in history, the 1990s will be a turning point for human civilization.
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All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident.
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