Saving the natural world: Why we need more conservationists

Peter Cooper says: “If we are to develop a society sympathetic to nature, where progress works sustainably alongside nature rather than depletes it, we need more than just one voice – we need a whole new movement in a similar vein to that of Attenborough, Scott, Durrell et al – but so much bigger than before. In the same way that anyone can name a variety of different actors and musicians who have shaped our artistic culture, so we need conservationists – lots of them – to become household names.”
The Independent (2 September)