Welcome to Reasons for optimism where speakers will discuss changing the narrative around nature conservation: The importance of the natural world, Responding to the biodiversity and climate crisis, The Wicken Fen vision, Why nature inspires optimism, Saving the crane, Why should we be optimistic about nature's future? A live Q&A with Chris Packham.
More than thirty passionate speakers will present compelling accounts of conservation success. There will be talks by UK-based experts and youth leaders, as well as inspiring conservation projects from further afield. We’ll journey to the wetlands of Kenya and the reefs of the Maldives, as well as find out what’s happening in the British countryside and in pioneering schools in Brighton and Ghana. We will hear from a climate campaigner, from the engineers who have invented an extraordinary device for stopping car pollution at source, and from one of the architects of the ground-breaking Paris Climate Agreement. Our Stories of Hope speakers will share their stories of what it takes to bring critically endangered species like the pink pigeon back from the brink, remove plastic waste from the oceans, and dramatically shrink an organisation’s carbon footprint.
