Green Guide

David Suzuki is a Vancouver, Canada native and attended Amherst College in Massachusetts receiving his B.A. and received his Ph.D from the University of Chicago in Zoology. He has created the David Suzuki foundation in which he states they work with the government, businesses, and individuals alike to conserve the environment. 

“Our mission is to protect the diversity of nature and our quality of life, now and for the future.” Suzuki states on his website that Canada is doing everything they can to remain on the path of avoiding dangerous climate change and is also taking the right steps to create a safe level of greenhouse gas emissions. One of the top priorities at his foundation is the issues of climate change, something in which Suzuki is very passionate about and has created controversy when giving speeches, encouraging people to find a way to prove what certain leaders are doing to harm the environment is illegal and sending them to jail. 

The foundation also promotes outdoor learning and encourages people, especially the younger generation, to learn what it is to live healthy and embrace outdoor living. On his website, Suzuki also offers tips of how to live healthier and what everyone can do to make informed decisions to decrease their environmental footprint. Among the website are tips to even eat sustainable seafood: “Eat locally caught or farmed seafood that shows up on the green or yellow lists on the seafood guides. This helps reduce the amount of energy used to provide seafood to your plate.” 

Suzuki also talks of illegal acts such as dumping mine tailings into freshwater to spread the word of how to maintain nature. A lot of his focus is on the environment and how to bring communities closer to their natural habitats. He also encourages people to take action for smarter regulation of chemicals in cosmetics. Although its becoming a trend to advertise natural ingredients in food, the topic of chemicals in cosmetics is something not mentioned as often. Overall, Suzuki’s foundation provides tips to live more sustainably and the importance of everyone becoming involved.