The Niger Delta, which produces the crude that earned Nigeria 80 percent of its foreign revenues, teemed with gun-carrying soldiers from the military dictatorship of the feared General Sani Abacha.
Macy synthesized principles of Buddhism, systems theory, and deep ecology philosophy to empower collective action toward environmental sustainability, inspiring ordinary people to heal the planet.
The Murphy Company's devastation of the landscape slaps you in the face. Here on land owned by the state's Department of Natural Resources (DNR), a beautiful mature forest has been logged for hardwood, plywood, and other wood products. Hacked-off stumps are visible in all directions, a few trees left to stand. The former forest floor, once rich with organisms, now stands heaped into huge slash piles to be burned.
"At the world's first Swimmable Cities summit in Rotterdam, more than 200 representatives from over 20 countries gathered and plunged into the water. The summit aims to build a global network of swimmable urban waterways."
"Surely you would think such an activity is illegal," Attenborough says, pointing out that not only is it legal, but also state subsidised, part of the $20bn spent every year supporting the overfishing...
"It is really troublesome for those of us who will suffer from your irresponsibility. The law says the waterways of this country, the fisheries of this country, belong to the people."
