Скачать или смотреть John Scanlon AO | The Interconnected Nature of Things – Environment, Economy & Health

​I've worked across multiple continents, disciplines and organisations, including with African Parks, CITES, IUCN and the UN. I currently serve as the CEO of the Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation, Chair of the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime and Chair of the UK Government's IWT Challenge Fund.

The world is still feeling the full brunt of a pandemic, which most likely had its origins in wildlife, we are advised that there are hundreds of thousands of new viruses that could spill over from wildlife to humans, we are struggling to combat climate change, and staring down the loss of a million species. These threats are all inter-related.

Given the scale of the risks to people and the planet, we simply cannot stand by and watch wildlife continue to disappear without ratcheting up our collective response.

We can take coordinated actions now that will simultaneously avert the next wildlife-related pandemic, protect biodiversity, and combat climate change. These actions include reforming our international wildlife laws to make them fit for purpose in a post-COVID-19 world and scaling up our investment in wild places.

I'll talk about how we must act boldly now to institutionalise the changes that are needed to our laws, funding and programmes to tackle multiple inter-related crises and pass on a healthy and prosperous planet to the next generation.