Leo Hickman

Leo Hickman was a journalist with The Guardian, writing The Eco Audit blog within the Guardian environment group of blogs. From September 2013 he will work for the UK branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature.[1]

Hickman grew up in Cornwall about 400 yards away from what was to become the Eden Project. He studied in the School of English and American Studies (ENGAM) at the University of Sussex,[2] graduating in Art History in 1994.[3] In 2013 he was awarded an honorary DLitt by the University of Exeter where he is a visiting lecturer in the department of geography.[3]

Hickman wrote for the Ethical Living section of Guardian Unlimited offering advice on readers' ethical concerns, and wrote two books on the theme, Life Stripped Bare: My Year Trying To Live Ethically and A Good Life. In 2007 he published a third book, The Final Call, discussing the ethics of tourism, and in 2008 he published Will Jellyfish Rule the World?, a book about climate change. He lives in Cornwall with his wife and three children.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Hickman, Leo (2013-08-28). "The era of climate change 'denial' is over". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-08-28. A personal note: after 16 years working as a Guardian journalist, this is my final article. Next month, I will take up the role of chief advisor, climate change at WWF-UK.
  2. ↑ Hickman, Leo (2006). "Make apathy history" (PDF). Falmer: The University of Sussex Magazine 43: 18–19. Retrieved 2012-11-20. Leo Hickman (ENGAM 1991) is a journalist, author and editor at The Guardian.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Honorary graduates 2013-14: Leo Hickman (DLitt)". University of Exeter. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  4. ↑ Random House. "Author: Leo Hickman". Retrieved 2013-01-08.

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