Conservation International: Achieving Resource Sustainability

Course Description

Lectures

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   Lecture 1 - Birth of Conservation International

   Peter Seligmann, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Conservation International, talks about how he got interested in forestry. He discusses how Conservation International got started and the company's motto.

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   Lecture 2 - Importance of Science in Conservation

   Seligmann strongly believes that it is the science that is constantly assessing the ecological health of the system.

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   Lecture 3 - China: Future of Global Environment

   Seligmann believes that China is the future of global environment, a country leading the world on how to preserve its natural ecosystems. He emphasizes that once the relationship between wealth, health and environment is realized by society, people will begin to understand that long-term survival is going to depend upon the availability of resources.

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   Lecture 4 - Debt-for-Nature

   Seligmann explains the concept of debt-for-nature that is used by many organizations like World Wildlife Fund and Nature Conservancy to make deals all around the world: exchanging debt and converting it into local currency.

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   Lecture 5 - Achieving Resource Sustainability

   Seligmann affirms that there are many business leaders interested in sustainability who understand the importance of sustainability for resource-related businesses.

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   Lecture 6 - Establishing Credibility

   Seligmann talks about how a not-for-profit organization like Conservation International builds its credibility when interacting with governments of other countries.