David Attenborough

As far as I'm concerned, if there is a supreme being then He chose organic evolution as a way of bringing into existence the natural world... which doesn't seem to me to be necessarily blasphemous at all.

Being in touch with the natural world is crucial.

The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?

Dealing with global warming doesn't mean we have all got to suddenly stop breathing. Dealing with global warming means that we have to stop waste, and if you travel for no reason whatsoever, that is a waste.

I'm not over-fond of animals. I am merely astounded by them.

One in eight plant species face extinction.

It never really occurred to me to believe in God.

Nothing in the natural world makes sense - except when seen in the light of evolution

Its about cherishing the woodland at the bottom of your garden or the stream that runs through it. It affects every aspect of life.

Since when has Finland been a rotten place to live in?

[W]hen we look at the graphs of rising ocean temperatures, rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and so on, we know that they are climbing far more steeply than can be accounted for by the natural oscillation of the weather ... What people (must) do is to change their behavior and their attitudes ... If we do care about our grandchildren then we have to do something, and we have to demand that our governments do something.

Can a growing human population still leave space for wildlife?

How could I look my grandchildren in the eye and say I knew what was happening to the world and did nothing.