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UN names Sir David Attenborough Champion of the Earth

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The United Nations Environment Programme named Sir David Attenborough as a Champion of the Earth.

The famous narrator of nature documentaries said the world must act now to protect the planet.

"Fifty years ago, whales were on the very edge of extinction worldwide. Then people got together and now there are more whales in the sea than any living human being has ever seen," he said. "We know what the problems are and we know how to solve them. All we lack is unified action."

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