Please join us for this unique event featuring Marco Lambertini, Director General of WWF International, with an introduction by Claude Martin, Chair of CIES Advisory Board and former Director General of WWF International. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session.

About the lecture

The evidence of the gravity of the interdependent nature and climate crises humanity is facing has never been greater. With this comes a clear understanding of the devastating consequences this is having not only on the natural world, but also on our own lives, economies, health and wellbeing. With such clarity, it is imperative that we finally focus on what’s necessary to set the planet on a sustainable path.

As WWF celebrates its 60th Anniversary, we are working tirelessly with all sectors of society to support a ‘nature positive’ global goal for nature, whereby the world comes together to reverse biodiversity loss and have more nature in 2030 than we had in 2020.  This global goal for nature, in combination with the net zero emission goal for climate, represents the foundation for a safe and just future for all.

About Director General Marco Lambertini

Marco Lambertini is Director General of WWF International, having first worked with WWF as a youth volunteer in his native Italy. As head of the global nature conservation organization, he works with world leaders, corporate executives and civil society to forge a future in which people and nature thrive. He leads a global Network with five million supporters, 35 million followers on social media and activities in over 100 countries, running around 3,000 local projects per year as well as global initiatives like Earth Hour, engaging millions of people annually.

Marco sits on the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), is a member of the UN Global Compact Board, co-Focal Point for UN DESA’s Community of Ocean Action on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, an international ambassador of the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), a founding member of the Nature Action Agenda Friends of Ocean Action of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Business for Nature, and the Global Commons Alliance, and a Strategic Advisory Board Member of the CEMS Global Alliance of leading business schools.

Please note:

Access to indoor public events is limited to attendees with a Swiss or European COVID certificate. In addition, face masks must be worn to all in-person events at the Graduate Institute.