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In the second episode of this series, we sit down with Tomas Walschburger, Senior Scientist in Colombia for The Nature Conservancy, to learn about the unparalleled bird species biodiversity in Colombia. Our discussion covers:
Colombia's rich biodiversity historyColombian bird biodiversity and its global significanceImportance of COP16 CBD in Cali, ColombiaThe Nature Conservancy's efforts to protect bird species

In the first episode in this series, we sit down with Ian Thompson, Director of Accelerate Impact in Latin America for The Nature Conservancy, to delve into the critical topic of biodiversity in the Amazon Rainforest. Our discussion covers:
TNC's Conservation Efforts: Insight into The Nature Conservancy's initiatives to protect the Amazon Rainforest.Importance of Biodiversity: Understanding the ecological roles and human benefits of biodiversity.Amazon's Species Diversity: An overview of the vast array of species inhabiting the Amazon.Threats to Biodiversity: The impacts of deforestation and climate change on the Amazon's delicate ecosystem.

This seven-episode series explores the biodiversity within Latin America, with a special focus on the Amazon Rainforest. In partnership with The Nature Conservancy in Latin America, ten leaders discuss a range of topics focused on biodiversity. These topics include bird species, freshwater protection, indigenous communities, regenerative agriculture, finance mechanisms, and policy. Join us over the next 7 weeks as we journey through Latin America to understand the region’s biodiversity and learn about The Nature Conservancy's work in the region.

The Biodiversity Series: Conversations from Latin America
Ep. 1: Overview of the Amazon Rainforest and Biodiversity with Ian Thompson, Director to Accelerate Impact in the Latin America Region for The Nature ConservancyEp. 2: Biodiversity in Colombia: Birds with Tomas Walschburger, Senior Scientist in Colombia for The Nature ConservancyEp. 3: Freshwater Protection and Biodiversity with Silvia Benitez, Freshwater Director in Latin America for The Nature ConservancyEp. 4: The Role of Indigenous Communities in the Amazon Rainforest with Gabriela Celi, Coordinator of the Ecuadorian Amazon Strategy for The Nature Conservancy, and Isai Victorino, Community-Based Conservation Leader in Colombia for The Nature ConservancyEp. 5: Finance Mechanisms for Biodiversity with Daniel Ballesta Quintana, Director of Sustainable Debt in the Americas for The Nature Conservancy, and Julie Robinson, Belize Program Director for the Nature ConservancyEp. 6: Regenerative Agriculture with Mauricio Nunez Regueiro, Gran Chaco Lead for The Nature ConservancyEp. 7: Policy Driving Biodiversity with Catalina Gongora, Policy Leader in Colombia for The Nature Conservancy, and Karen Oliveira, Director of Public Policy and Government Relations in Brazil for The Nature Conservancy

On this episode of The Green Hour, we sit down with Elba Pareja-Gallagher to explore the critical role of stakeholder engagement in large companies. Elba is the founder of the Sustainability Navigator, which helps small and medium-sized businesses adopt sustainable practices, and ShowMe50% Women Leading, an organization aiming to achieve 50% women in senior leadership roles by transforming workplace cultures and talent management.

Elba spent 26 years of her career at UPS spanning business functions finance, accounting, and sustainability. As the former Sustainability Director of Stakeholder Engagement at UPS, Elba founded the Sustainability Trailblazers, an initiative designed to engage and empower UPS employees worldwide to advocate for and drive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) causes. Under Elba's leadership, the program expanded to 8,000 employees around the world.

On this episode of The Green Hour, we sit down with Nes Parker to discuss the role of government in driving sustainability progress. Nes Parker leads Sustainability, Climate, and Equity efforts for Deloitte’s Government & Public Services Practice. Deloitte recently published a pioneering study on government sustainability leaders and their progress on climate action. Their survey of 435 public sector CxOs reveals that while agencies are making strides in decarbonizing operations, other sustainability goals lag due to barriers like administrative rigidity and lack of climate literacy.

Join us for a conversation on green policy (Inflation Reduction Act, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and CHIPS and Science Act), the government's role in advancing sustainability, and strategies to accelerate the clean energy transition.

On this episode of The Green Hour, we sit down with Jamie Crummie to discuss the role technology plays in fighting food waste. Jamie Crummie is the co-founder of Too Good To Go, the world’s largest marketplace for surplus food. The app lets consumers buy unsold food from restaurants and retailers so that it doesn’t go to waste. Too Good To Go is now active in 17 countries. The market-leading app has over 90 million consumers and 150,000 food businesses signed up, who have rescued over 330 million bags of food from going to waste.

For this work, Jamie Crummie was named Sustainability Entrepreneur of the Year at the GB Entrepreneur Awards 2022, a Trailblazing Activist in the 50 Next class of 2021, One Young World’s Entrepreneur of the Year in August 2020, and one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Europe in February 2019. He is also a Europe Leader for the Obama Foundation and a featured TedTalk speaker. Join us for a conversation on the global food waste crisis, exploring how innovative solutions like Too Good to Go are leading the charge against waste, and learn about the simple yet impactful steps we can all take to combat food waste in our daily lives.