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AmCham China's Business Sustainability Committee and Environmental Industry Forum invite you to join us for a lunchtime presentation with The Nature Conservancy's global lead scientist, M. Sanjayan.
Many scientists believe that the current environmental movement is failing due to conservationists' lack of adaption to a swiftly changing global system. Sanjayan argues that the way to tackle this issue is to reboot the movement by reaching out to three previously neglected groups: businesses, youth and the rural poor. With the business community's increasing reliance on sustainable natural resources for growth, Sanjayan sees a great opportunity for equipping the global environmental movement with the resilience and resources needed to tackle the challenges ahead and create a lasting impact.
Many scientists believe that the current environmental movement is failing due to conservationists' lack of adaption to a swiftly changing global system. Sanjayan argues that the way to tackle this issue is to reboot the movement by reaching out to three previously neglected groups: businesses, youth and the rural poor. With the business community's increasing reliance on sustainable natural resources for growth, Sanjayan sees a great opportunity for equipping the global environmental movement with the resilience and resources needed to tackle the challenges ahead and create a lasting impact.
Sanjayan is a scientist and global environmental leader. He holds a faculty research position at the University of Montana and is the Lead Scientist for the world's largest environmental organization, The Nature Conservancy. His research interests focus on exploring the nexus between saving nature and the well being of people; wildlife ecology; and digital environmental education. In 2012, Sanjayan was named as the Science and Environment Contributor to CBS News. He develops and hosts key environmental stories for the Evening News with Scott Pelley and CBS This Morning. Recent stories include covering the ivory wars in Africa, global climate change, fire management in the west, and marine debris. He is a Catto Fellow at the Aspen Institute and was recently named an influential alumnus (one of just 45) by UC Santa Cruz as part of their 45th anniversary celebrations. He is a senior advisor to the Clinton Global Initiative.
