It is argued that we will have to tackle the climate and the species extinction crisis simultaneously, as failing to tackle climate change will accelerate biodiversity loss, as higher temperatures and changing rainfall patterns make survival for many species more difficult.
Join our panel as we discuss solutions to sustaining nature and people together.
Our speakers
Professor Milner-Gulland is interested in understanding how social, ecological and behavioural factors interact and how they affect key issues in current conservation. She was lead author on a 2021 paper outlining the 'Four Steps for the Earth' framework for implementing global commitments to tackling biodiversity loss - which the International Union for Conservation of Nature has voted to support and promote.
Tom Oliver is a Professor in Ecology and Research Dean for Environment at the University of Reading. He regularly advises the UK government and the European Environment Agency on environmental topics. Tom is a frequent contributor to broadcast media, including BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Channel 4 and ITV News, and the mainstream press such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Hindu Times, New Scientist, Guardian, The Times, Independent and Telegraph.
Lisa Roet is an Australian artist, her multidisciplinary practice questions the complex relationship between humans and our closest animal relatives, the ape and monkey. Environmental issues, genetic discoveries and the evolving place of humanity within nature are themes addressed in her art practice. Through an interdisciplinary approach to her practice Lisa has worked consistently with primatologists, geneticists, zoologists and taxonomists to research and gather the information needed to make the works.
Martine Croxall (chair) is a presenter with BBC News Channel, she studied geography at the University of Leeds and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).