Many years ago, Severn Suzuki spoke harshly to the UN about safeguarding the environment. At the time, she was twelveIn 1992, at the age of twelve, Severn Suzuki delivered a seven-minute speech to United Nations delegates at the Rio Earth Summit, one of the meetings that led to the Kyoto Protocol. "If you don’t know how to fix it,” she pleaded, “please, stop breaking it."
As the founder of the Environmental Children's Organization (ECO), Ms. Suzuki gave an emotional speech that was harsh in its critique. She wanted the delegates to think about the world they would ultimately bequeath to their children.
Now, to mark Earth Month, Guernica Magazine has conducted an interview with Ms. Suzuki, who turns 30 this year. In it, she discusses the science trend in the Obama administration, "ethno-ecology" and the role that the United States and Canada should play in green initiatives.
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