Julian Cribb

Early life and education Cribb grew up in the UK was educated at Radley College.

Career

Journalism In 1966, he migrated to Australia and started working as a reporter to a local newspaper.

Cribb edited six newspapers and magazines, and received over thirty journalism awards. He moved to science communication and became the director of national awareness for the Australian national scientific organisation, CSIRO.

a stewards of the earth program to rewild and repair damaged natural ecosystems globally; a new human right not to be poisoned; an earth standard currency; a global truth commission; the right of all humans to inhabit a non-poisoned world; and a world plan to save humanity.

In a 2018 interview to Vision.org, Cribb said that humanity faces multiple existential threats, which require holistic solutions rather than isolated fixes. He advocated for collective action, stressing the importance of political engagement and consumer choices in shaping global outcomes. Cribb stressed the disproportionate investment in warfare over essential needs like food security and urged a shift towards prioritizing peace and sustainability. Calling for a reevaluation of societal beliefs and values, Cribb urged the exercise of both wisdom and foresight in addressing looming crises.

During the same year, Cribb gave an interview to Nora Young for her show Spark on CBC Radio One. Cribb discussed the centralized nature of the global food distribution system and highlighted how a few corporations control the food trade. He described the detrimental effects of this centralization, including poor diets, vulnerable food chains, and environmental degradation caused by unsustainable farming practices. Cribb also talked about food waste at various stages of the supply chain, from transportation to consumer habits, pointing out the inefficiencies and lost nutrients. He also outlined his vision for a sustainable food system, which includes regenerative farming, urban food production, and deep ocean aquaculture.

Council for the Human Future In 2019 he co-founded the Council for the Human Future to raise global awareness of the growing existential crisis, comprising ten catastrophic risks, and help devise solutions to them all. He is a strong proponent of an Earth System Treaty, a universal agreement by all of humanity to act to save both our civilization and the world that sustains it.