Don Henry (environmentalist)

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Donald Hugh Henry

Donald Hugh Henry AM is Enterprise Professor of Environmentalism at the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne.

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He is also an International Board member of Al Gore's ‘Climate Reality Project'. [1]

From 1998 to 2014 Henry was the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Conservation Foundation. [2]

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References

  1. Aston, Heath (2 July 2014). "Gore told to avoid palmer's environment circus". The Age.
  2. Davidson, Helen (30 October 2013). "Australian Conservation Foundation chief Don Henry to step down". the Guardian. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. "Don Henry gets PM's environmental award". news.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. "Professor Donald James Henry". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. Smiles, Jayitri (26 January 2018). "Climate cause is second nature". Herald Sun.

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