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Severn Cullis-Suzuki speaking at the University of Alberta Myer Horowitz Theatre, as part of the 2006 Revolutionary Speakers Series.

Severn Cullis-Suzuki (born November 30, 1979 in Vancouver, Canada) is an environmental activist, speaker, television host and author. Born to writer Tara Elizabeth Cullis and geneticist and environmental activist David Suzuki, she has spoken around the world about environmental issues, urging listeners to define their values, act with the future in mind, and take individual responsibility.

Biography

Cullis-Suzuki was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada.[1] At the age of nine, she founded the Environmental Children's Organization (ECO), a group of children dedicated to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues.[2] In 1992, at the age of 12, Cullis-Suzuki raised money with members of ECO, to attend the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Along with group members Michelle Quigg, Vanessa Suttie, and Morgan Geisler, Cullis-Suzuki presented environmental issues from a youth perspective at the summit, where she was applauded for a speech to the delegates.[3][4] In 1993, she was honoured in the United Nations Environment Programme's Global 500 Roll of Honour.[5] In 1993, Doubleday published her book Tell the World (ISBN 0-385-25422-9), a 32-page book of environmental steps for families.

Cullis-Suzuki graduated from Yale University in 2002 with a B.Sc. in ecology and evolutionary biology.[2] After Yale, Cullis-Suzuki spent two years traveling. Cullis-Suzuki co-hosted Suzuki's Nature Quest, a children's television series that aired on the Discovery Channel in 2002.

In early 2002, she helped launch an Internet-based think tank called The Skyfish Project.[6][7] As a member of Kofi Annan's Special Advisory Panel, she and members of the Skyfish Project brought their first project, a pledge called the "Recognition of Responsibility", to the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in August 2002.[2] The Skyfish Project disbanded in 2006 as Cullis-Suzuki turned her focus back to school and enrolled in a graduate program at the University of Victoria to study ethnobotany under Nancy Turner.[6]

References

  1. ^ "BC Author Bank: Cullis-Suzuki, Severn". ABCBookWorld. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  2. ^ a b c "Severn Cullis-Suzuki". Speakers' Spotlight. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  3. ^ Cullis-Suzuki, Severn (June 1992). "Address to the Plenary Session, Earth Summit". The Sloth Club. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  4. ^ Cullis-Suzuki, Severn (2002-08-18). "The Young Can't Wait". Time. Retrieved 2008-06-06. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Maybaum, Mary Ann (2004-05-01). "UNEP Global 500 Laureates - Award Winners". United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  6. ^ a b Suzuki, David (2006). David Suzuki: The Autobiography. Canada: Greystone Books. ISBN 1553651561.
  7. ^ Scott, Julia (2003). "Earth Pioneer". Collage. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
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