Sir David Attenborough unveils powerful quote about the future of the natural world at the Natural History Museum - Natural History Museum
Sir David’s iconic COP24 quote will inspire visitors to the Museum’s new gardens as part of its Urban Nature Project opening in 2024
Yesterday morning (Thursday 29th) Sir David Attenborough visited the Natural History Museum in London to unveil a powerful and poignant quote as part of the Museum’s Urban Nature Project, currently underway to transform the Museum’s five-acre gardens into a hub for urban nature and biodiversity.
Sir David Attenborough’s compelling words, ‘The future of the natural world, on which we all depend, is in your hands’, originally spoken at COP24 in 2018, were unveiled in bronze lettering on the east carriage ramp outside the Museum’s main entrance and will overlook the new gardens.
At the unveiling Sir David Attenborough said, “Each of us must cherish the natural world that surrounds us, from wide open countryside to tiny patches of green in our cities. I hope the Urban Nature Project and the new gardens at the Museum will take learning into the open air and inspire young people to continue to value, understand and support the natural world on their doorsteps and far beyond.”
Through the Urban Nature Project the new gardens spanning around the Museum grounds will be somewhere visitors can learn more about the incredible diversity of life on Earth, and Museum scientists can develop best practices to protect urban nature. The Museum’s existing Wildlife Garden will be extended to double the area of native habitats within the grounds, with the aim of better supporting, monitoring and managing the animal and plant life diversity.
The new gardens are due to open in spring 2024. You can find out more about the Urban Nature Project here.
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Posted On: 30/06/2023