DAVID SUZUKI

        

                                                 

David Suzuki

        David Suzuki is a renowned geneticist, broadcaster and environmentalist of Japanese-Canadian origin. He was born on March 24, 1936, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  After high school, Suzuki attended Amherst College, in  Massachusetts, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in biology in 1958. He went on to study at the University of Chicago and in 1961 graduated with a Ph.D. in zoology, becoming a geneticist. Suzuki specialized in meiosis and the study of mutations caused by changes in temperature. In 1979, Suzuki hosted his show 'The Nature of Things" on CBC TV. Suzuki's goal with his show was to translate the confusing and complex scientific language into concepts that the general public could understand.  In this program, he identifies the threats to human and wildlife habitat. Suzuki began focusing on environmental issues when he saw the effects that the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had on people after WWll.                                           

                             

Suzuki travels the world, examining humans' relationship to the earth. In 1990, he established the David Suzuki Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes solutions to environmental problems. The foundation's priorities are oceans and sustainable fishing, climate change, and clean energy. Towards the end of the 20th century, Suzuki became one of the first major voices to call for action in the fight against global warming. This made him one of Canada's most recognizable and vocal environmentalists. His speeches stress the importance of adopting a more sustainable way of living, to reduce the use of fossil fuels, and to empower people to make a positive change for future generations.

By: Adrian Bonilla