In recent years, his message has increased in urgency as precious ecosystems and species vanish.
In 2021, a research vessel named RRSSir David Attenboroughin his honor launched.
The esteemed filmmaker began broadcasting his love of nature 70 years ago, bringing nature to the masses.
Sir David Attenborough in 2015. (Photo: John Cairns viaWikimedia Commons,CC BY 4.0)
He was an important figure from the inception of the environmental movement.
Attenborough is known for his nine-partLifeseries, as well as more recent films such asThe Green PlanetandA Plastic Ocean.
UNEP specifically points to his wide reach and magnetic abilities to influence people through the medium of film.
The Sir David Attenborough in the City of Greenwich, 2021. (Photo: PACKSHOT/Depositphotos)
His voice is a familiar one to many.
The world has to get together.
These problems cannot be solved by one nationno matter how big that single nation is.
We know what the problems are and we know how to solve them.
All we lack is unified action, he said upon receipt of the award.
There is still a chance to save the Earth, Attenborough emphasizes across his many speeches and films.
All we need is the will to do so.
Environmentalist Sir David Attenborough won the Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award from UNEP.
Sir David Attenborough in 2015.
The Sir David Attenborough in the City of Greenwich, 2021.
