Pay heed to the voice of David Attenborough, writes Mark Tully
Hindustan TimesLast week, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called the renowned naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough “the voice of nature” while presenting him the Indira Gandhi Award for Peace, Disarmament and Development. Attenborough said it was up to us, the voters, to make it clear that we want politicians to act to avoid the major crisis he fears we are heading for, a crisis he said “which is not national, not international, but global and which the nations of the world must face together”. Attenborough said, “We must change our ways and do so swiftly.” However, he warned, “Success will only come if the nations of the world agree to act together and help one another. He told last year’s United Nations Climate Action Summit, “The world needs to act now.” Attenborough says it’s up to the Indian voters to ensure that the current government and future governments are internationalist in their outlook when it comes to saving the planet.
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