Episode 58: The Road to Kunming

The world&aposs largest biodiversity summit was due to take place in Kunming, China on March 16 but has been postponed once again due to the global pandemic. 

In a year which has been dominated by COVID-19, Stephen Cole looks at the future of the world&aposs flora and fauna and the fundamental connections between all life on Earth. 

The pandemic has provided an opportunity to pause for reflection and shown that protecting nature&aposs health is essential if we are also to protect our own.

First on the podcast Stephen talks to Executive Secretary for the UN&aposs Convention on Biodiversity Elizabeth Maruma Mrema about how to ensure the targets for 2030 yield better results [01:30]. 

Next on the podcast Stephen talks to Dimitri De Boer from Client Earth in Beijing who explains the role China has to play in the biodiversity conversation as this year&aposs host of the 15th Conference of Parties [10:11]. 

And finally - Stephen is joined by Frederick Kumah and Jia Qiao from the African Wildlife Foundation to understand why the continent is facing unprecedented levels of extinction despite being home to a third of the world&aposs biodiversity [15:08].