“To protect nature is the most self-serving thing humans can do”

“To protect nature is the most self-serving thing humans can do”

27 February 2024

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2023: the hottest year on record. 32 million people displaced by extreme weather. The average time between extreme weather events: 12 days.

The climate crisis is real, and now. Will technology play saviour? Will nature heal itself? What role will communities and corporates have?

Martin Green, Scientia Professor, UNSW, talks about being a pioneer of technology that today powers over 90% of all solar cells, and a potential “solar energy revolution”.

Peter Seligmann, founder of Conservation International and CEO of Nia Tero, speaks about the connection between biodiversity and Indigenous peoples, and the need to foreground the possibility of a different relationship between humans and nature.

Malaika Vaz, National Geographic explorer, award-winning filmmaker, and CEO of Untamed Planet, shares why protecting nature is in the self-interest of humans, and why big industry needs to be made accountable.