Sustainable Matters

8 | Tony Juniper

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Dr Tony Juniper CBE has devoted his entire life to campaigning for nature and has been described by journalists as “the most effective of Britain’s eco-warriors”.  

 

Tony began his career as an ornithologist and went on to join Friends of the Earth, initially leading the tropical rainforest campaign and later appointed as Executive Director and Vice Chair of Friends of the Earth International. Now he is Chair of Natural England and a prolific writer. His books about the rainforest, parrots, climate change and the ecological economy all place nature at their centre. And he can even credit King Charles as one of his co-authors.

 

Tony was nominated to be on the podcast by Craig Bennett, Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts.

 

Sarah Mukherjee caught up with him at UN COP16 Biodiversity Summit, in the Colombian city of Cali in South American. They talked about his career, being consistent and encouraging diversity in sustainability - so that campaigners can include 'the whole world' in the important conversations about nature, "without which we are nothing."

 

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