Severn Cullis-Suzuki - The Girl Who Silenced everyone at the UN Conference in 1992.

"The things that she is trying to make the grown-ups understand 16 years ago...are currently unfolding right before our very eyes today."

Raised in Vancouver and Toronto, Severn Cullis-Suzuki has been camping and hiking all her life. When she was 9 she started the Environmental Children's Organization (ECO), a small group of children committed to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues.

They were successful in many projects before 1992, when they raised enough money to go to the UN's Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

Their aim was to remind the decision-makers of who their actions or inactions would ultimately affect.

The goal was reached when 12 year old Severn closed a Plenary Session with a powerful speech that received a standing ovation.

The video above is from the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio De Janeiro in June 1992.

Severn Cullis-Suzuki…today.
Severn was in London speaking about climate change and the environment.