Dr. Stuart Pimm is my guest on episode 27 of Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley.
Dr. Pimm is a Professor of Conservation Ecology at Duke University, is one of the world’s most highly cited and influential environmental scientists. He’s an internationally recognized global leader in the study of biodiversity, especially present-day extinctions and what the world can do to prevent them.
Stuart was awarded the 2019 International Cosmos Prize, widely viewed as one of the most prestigious honors presented in the environmental field.
Stuart has served on National Geographic’s Committee for Research and Exploration and currently works with their Big Cats Initiative, an effort to reduce human-wildlife conflict in Africa, Asia, and elsewhere. He is a lecturer on National Geographic expeditions.
Stuart directs Saving Nature www.savingnature.com.
The Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
https://nicholas.duke.edu/
Saving Nature
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Ecology and economics for pandemic prevention
Investments to prevent tropical deforestation and to limit wildlife trade will protect against future zoonosis outbreaks
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/369/6502/379?fbclid=IwAR03zvfko18IfLNA2dlVhjEw3sKRaGYEWsGqlTU7ei9ufnh542_SJkQ20ko
Cost of preventing next pandemic 'equal to just 2% of Covid-19 economic damage
World must act now to protect wildlife in order to stop future virus crises, say scientists
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/23/preventing-next-pandemic-fraction-cost-covid-19-economic-fallout
#savingnature #pandemics #conservation #ecology
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00:00 - Saving Nature & Preventing Pandemics Actionable Science
00:34 - Introduction of Inside Ideas guest Dr. Stuart Pimm
06:00 - Actionable Science
07:30 - Ethical Science
09:00 - Dame Jane Goodall shares the same COSMOS Prize
10:00 - US Congressional Hearing
12:00 - Has your life and work prepared you for the Pandemic
12:48 - I was there in the beginning of Conservation Biology
13:50 - Science that makes a Difference
14:30 - A Couple of Viruses a year spill over to Humanity
16:20 - COVID19 was a spill over virus
17:21 - It will cost a lot less to prevent
18:18 - Tropical Conservation Biologist
20:00 - Learnings at University level
22:05 - People are taking risky behaviors
22:40 - Majority come from Tropical Places of the World
24:10 - We do not need to destroy rainforest to feed people
27:20 - Prevention cost a lot less than a cure
28:38 - We do not know enough about it yet
29:16 - No compelling evidence
30: 09 - The R Value 2.5 Million
32:00 - Will alter Social behavior
32:50 - Looking forward to vaccine to get on with life
35:00 - Marker for Conservation Science
39:50 - Cosmos was named after the Flower
43:00 - Cannot take Nature for Granted
44:15 - Symbiotic Earth
46:50 - James Lovelock
47:30 - Much more Mud on Boots Person
48:15 - Healing Nature
49:00 - CPR for Earth Connect Protect Restore
50:00 - Many things we can do to make Nature a better place
51:30 - Paper in Guardian Cost of preventing next pandemic
53:00 - Practical cheap things we can do
53:50 - Stop deforestation
54:20 - Prevention
54:50 - Stop Spillover
56:00 - Disease Crossed Boundaries
59:00 - Contributors do not keep boundaries
1:01:30 - You cannot isolate yourself from Nature
1:02:30 - Al Gore quoting the work Stuart does
1:03:50 - We can get through this
1:04:30 - Tread lightly
1:06:00 - Felix finkbeiner
1:07:36 - Honored to be a teacher
1:08:40 - Geospatial Data sources are vital
1:11:00 - Consume Less and Smartly
1:14:00 - Some of these are from Desperation
1:18:40 - Sustainable Development Goals
1:19:40 - Very sensible to apply the SDGs
1:20:36 - How much will it cost you to be carbon neutral
1:22:00 - Talk to your Politicians
