New C2GTalk Interview: WWF's Manuel Pulgar-Vidal: What role can nature-based approaches play in addressing the climate crisis?

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What role can nature-based approaches play in addressing the climate crisis?

Governance is a key element in ensuring that nature-based approaches to addressing the climate crisis support ecological functions, are sustainable, and produce co-benefits, said Manuel Pulgar-Vidal during a C2GTalk interview. Ultimately, he stressed, any intervention—whether nature- or technology-based—can only be considered if it is based on a strong commitment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Manuel Pulgar-Vidal is the leader of the climate and energy practice of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International. He was formerly the Minister of State for Environment in Peru and President of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 20th Conference of the Parties (COP20). A lawyer with over 27 years of experience in the field of environmental law and policy, he founded the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law, one of the most recognised organisations of environmental law in the region. In his role as Minister of State for Environment in Peru, he was responsible for proposing and defining Peru’s environmental policies, including those covering biodiversity and climate change. He was also in charge of implementing the country’s environmental legislation and its enforcement policies.

Watch the interview here. This interview is also available with interpretation into 中文, Español and Français.

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