Thursday 25 January 2024
12:30
Marco Lambertini
Reversing biodiversity loss
Marco joins us post COP28 and Davos to discuss what it takes to achieve a nature-positive future, what it requires of our society and how it connects to the existential challenges our civilisation is facing from climate change to pandemics.

Marco is Special Envoy of WWF International having been Director General for 8 years, starting in April 2014. With 35 years of conservation leadership, Marco began his association with WWF as a youth volunteer growing up in his native Italy. Prior to joining WWF, he served as Chief Executive of BirdLife International. He has a degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of Pisa and has published books ranging from Safari in Africa (Muzzio) to A naturalist’s guide to the Tropics (Chicago University Press).
Former Director General of WWF International and now Special Envoy
Marco is Special Envoy of WWF International having been Director General for 8 years, starting in April 2014. With 35 years of conservation leadership, Marco began his association with WWF as a youth volunteer growing up in his native Italy. Prior to joining WWF, he served as Chief Executive of BirdLife International. He has a degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of Pisa and has published books ranging from Safari in Africa (Muzzio) to A naturalist’s guide to the Tropics (Chicago University Press).