This DLD Nature session with Eckart von Hirschhausen and Josef Settele is both entertaining and highly informative. Hirschhausen, a doctor, popular TV host and comedian, emphasizes that communicating inconvenient truths about environmental issues like biodiversity loss requires focusing on shared human values such as health, the well-being of future generations, and community values.
“Are we really too stupid to prevent our own extinction?”, von Hirschhausen asks, pointing out that all life on Earth – including humans’ – depends on a healthy planet. (Which is why he called his foundation Healthy Planet – Healthy People.)
You’ll also get to know Josef Settele, one of the world’s leading insect researchers, who was crucial in shaping the EU Nature Restoration Law.
Scientists need to connect with diverse stakeholders, Settele emphasizes, including those with opposing views, to find common ground and incremental progress, rather than taking an all-or-nothing approach.
Watch the video to find out how much a glass of honey would cost if bees got minimum wage and why the media often fails to adequately cover the most critical environmental threats like biodiversity loss and climate change.
This session is in German with English subtitles. Please check the settings in the video player, if necessary.
