‘I’ve had my go, the people who will live in the world that I’ve had a hand in creating are the young people and they don’t have a vote until they’re 18.'
earlier this year ahead of the release of the nature historian’s latest effort, A Life On Our Planet, about the likes of teen campaigner Greta and the younger generation’s activism, he said: ‘The world belongs to young people.‘I’ve had my go, the people who will live in the world that I’ve had a hand in creating are the young people and they don’t have a vote until they’re 18.
‘I think they have every right to make themselves heard. To what degree you break the law is a different issue altogether.’ A Life On Our Planet takes a look at what Sir David has personally seen for the first time, as the broadcaster reflects upon the devastating changes he has witnessed during his career travelling the world’s habitats.
He told press: ‘Without being too portentous on this, I think humanity is at a crossroads and I think the natural world is really under serious, serious threat, and the consequences could be apocalyptic.
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