Mr Salmon is well known as the co-founder of the Native Forests Action Council in the 1970s and he led the native forest conservation movement in many successes. He has been prominent in environmental lobbying, policy formulation and analysis for over three decades.
The Ecologic Foundation, of which he is Executive Director, is a citizens' organisation dedicated to promoting sustainability by integrating ecology, economics and ethics.
The title of his address at Lincoln University is " Working together for environmental sustainability - how well are we doing?"
The State of the Nation's Environment address is an open meeting and all interested members of the public are welcome to attend. No RSVP, registration or fee is required. Simply turn up.
Lincoln University introduced the annual State of the Nation's Environment addresses in 1999 in what was believed to be an international first . The concept was lifted from the traditional political leaders state of the nation addresses that typically deal with political, economic and budgetary matters.
Last year's presenter was Ministry for the Environment CEO Barry Carbon.
For further information contact
Ian Collins, Journalist, Lincoln University, Canterbury
Tel: (03) 3252811 ext 8549.
Email: Ian Collins