Nature is not just beautiful but deeply intelligent, capable of learning, adapting, and solving problems over billions of years, David Diallo, co-founder of GoodCarbon, argues in his inspiring DLD25 presentation.
With 8 million species and 3.5 billion years of life on Earth, nature is an “incredible asset” that humanity must protect, Diallo demands.
Currently, however, “we are destroying biodiversity”, he adds – “and this is mainly driven by our economic system” which prioritizes profit over regeneration.
“There’s a gap of $200 billion every year that we need to invest in biodiversity and build back what we destroy”, Diallo says, as he introduces the European Biodiversity Coalition.
Born out of the DLD Nature conference in September 2024, the iniative aims to “reshape the narrative” around biodiversity, invest in business cases, and create joint commitments from corporations, Diallo explains.
“We made a commitment to invest up to 500 million into the most precious ecosystems on earth”, Diallo promises.
He invites other organizations and companies to join the European Biodiversity Coalition, which currently includes Biodiversity Bridge, the BMW Foundation, DLD, Edelman, and Nature Wealth, among others.
“With nature, it’s a little bit like with democracy”, Diallo says. “It works best if we all join in and if we all participate.”
