(people chattering)
-: The evidence of our impact on the planet
has become clearer than ever.
We can't continue to dominate the world
the way we have done it until now.
We can't imagine to use unsustainably natural resources
without consequences.
We have to embrace a different way
of developing and living.
(uplifting music)
I've never been more excited than today.
Sounds like crazy because the indicators say
the planet is still going in the wrong direction,
but I can see that people are beginning to understand
that we should stop taking nature for granted,
and I think that's very exciting
because it's a deep cultural change at a civilization level.
We actually know what it takes
to rebalance our relationship with nature.
We need to protect more of the nature
that is left on the planet,
and we have to manage sustainably the rest.
That means that on one hand,
we need to put in place systems of protection
through governments, regulation,
through community, Indigenous people engagement,
through private sector interventions and actions.
And on the other hand, we need to actually tackle
the drivers, the economic drivers of nature loss today.
We call it the big five:
agriculture, fishing, forestry, infrastructure, extractives.
Those are the main drivers of today's loss of nature.
(wave crashing)
We really need to bring together the whole society
around a global common shared plan
that is inspired by a shared common global goal,
to develop a Paris-style agreement for nature.
That means in simple words,
we need to have more nature by 2030 than today.
More forest, more pollinators in the countryside,
more fish in the ocean and rivers,
more biodiversity globally.
(water splashing)
It's an opportunity to actually codify,
formalize what we are already seeing informally
as a commitment at the top level in governments,
in corporates, in society.
Ninety-four heads of state now has signed a Leaders Pledge for Nature
that commits to reverse nature loss by 2030.
We have initiatives that bring together
thousands of businesses, a large number of investors
that are committed to support such a goal.
The nature agenda has never been higher,
and realizing that and translating that new awareness
into sustainable supply chains, sustainable value chains,
sustainable responsible business practices
is what business now has to do.
(soft music)