Naturalists in Paradise
The lecture will celebrate the work of English naturalists Wallace, Bates and Spruce who spent 30 years exploring the Amazon forest and sharing their discoveries in the 18th Century.
John is a world renowned naturalist who has visited 45 indigenous peoples in Brazil, and was the first to make contact with four of them. John was made Comendador of the Order of the Southern Cross (Ordem do Cruzeiro do Sul) for this environmental service to Brazil, as well as honours and medals from the UK, Peru and USA.