Nature v Business was a virtual event hosted by Prospect Magazine with the kind support of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch. Arising from the pandemic, it brought together journalists to discuss the need for a new reporting paradigm about the importance of protecting nature in economic recovery. During the first months of the pandemic, research showed that people across the world embraced nature and understood that we have lost balance with the natural world. More recently, it has identified an emerging narrative that deliberately decouples planetary health from economic recovery. The panel of journalists discussed the current reporting environment and the need for change.
The event can be viewed in full here.
The organisers would like to thank:
Tom Clark – Prospect Editor
Andrew Barnett – CEO, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK)
Alan Rusbridger – Principal, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford and Former Guardian Editor
Caroline Lucas – MP for Brighton Pavilion
Natalie Hart – Senior Analyst, OneOcean Initiative
Akanksha Khatri – WEF and report co-author
Torsten Thiele – LSE, Potsdam Institute and Founder Global Ocean Trust
Dan Laffoley – Marine Scientist, IPSO report author
Adrian Monck – WEF
Natalie Nougayrede – The Guardian
Duncan Weldon – The Economist
Stephen Brown – Politico Europe
Jessica Aldred – China Dialogue
Adam Vaugh – New Scientist