Only One Earth - don’t waste it
The UK Nature and Landscape Office (UKNLO) held a successful
evening reception at the residence of the UK Ambassador to the
European Union in Brussels in June. The reception coincided with
the European Commission’s Green Week - where events, conferences
and talks intend to raise awareness of environmental issues. JNCC’s
reception subject matter mirrored the Green Week theme ‘Only One
Earth - don’t waste it’.
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The evening’s Guest of Honour was Mr Pavan Sukhdev, Managing
Director and Head of Global Markets, Deutsche Bank India. He is
also study leader for the review of The Economics of Ecosystems and
Biodiversity (TEEB) - a study initiated by the G8 +5 governments in
2007. You can now listen to Mr Sukhdev’s keynote address here, as
JNCC’s first-ever podcast.
On this audio recording, approximately 22 minutes in length,
following an introduction from JNCC Chair Peter Bridgewater, you
will hear Mr Sukhdev explain how the essentials of life that comes
from ecosystems and biodiversity have no market and no price. He
suggests that only when we “capture” their value and give it a
price, will we be able to persuade society, and governments, to
attach sufficient priority to protecting these vital services for
ourselves, our children and grandchildren. He notes that his hope
for the future is that “the business community and society will get
together at a very fundamental level to redefine their cooperation
in order to secure these resources”.
Music: “The Grand Entrance” by Jim Richmond
(courtesy music.podshow.com)