Sir David Attenborough is awarded with the United Nations Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award by the UN Environment Programme Executive Director, Inger Andersen. In an exclusive interview, they discuss Sir David’s life, the importance of restoring nature and how science can appeal to the hearts of people.
The Champions of the Earth award is the United Nation’s highest environmental honour. It recognizes outstanding leaders from government, civil society and the private sector whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:21 Sir David Attenborough receives the UN Champions of the Earth Award
00:46 Sir David Attenborough about the importance of the United Nations
01:34 What we lack to solve the environmental crises
03:11 How can environmental science appeal to hearts
04:52 Whales: what we can learn from a conservation success story
06:56 Sir David Attenborough’s message to youth
08:11 Closing remarks
Source: UNEP
