Scientists have been warning about global warming for decades. It's too late to stop it now, but we can lessen its severity and impacts.

All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident.

The damage that climate change is causing and that will get worse if we fail to act goes beyond the hundreds of thousands of lives, homes and businesses lost, ecosystems destroyed, species driven to extinction, infrastructure smashed and people inconvenienced.

We have become a force of nature.

My earliest memory from childhood is of fishing with my father. And I remember vividly we were in a store, and we were buying a pup tent to go on our first camping trip.

Scientists have been warning about global warming for decades. It's too late to stop it now, but we can lessen its severity and impacts.

Nature surrounds us, from parks and backyards to streets and alleyways. Next time you go out for a walk, tread gently and remember that we are both inhabitants and stewards of nature in our neighbourhoods.