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A Message from David Suzuki: Human beings have undergone a fundamental change in a century.
We have gone from being primarily rural, village living creatures to big city dwellers. In 1900, most people in the world were involved in some form of agriculture; we were farmers. And farmers understand the seasons, the weather and climate, good insects and pests, beneficial plants and weeds. Farmers know we are embedded in and dependent on nature.
By 2000, most people in industrialized countries had moved to big cities where economics and politics become our highest priorities and we think somehow that we no longer need nature for our health and well being. But where do we think we get clean air, clean water, clean food and clean energy from? Nature, not a factory.
David Suzuki
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