David Hill is one of Britain’s most influential ecologists.
Through his new podcast, How to Avoid Moving to Mars, David speaks to some of the most influential voices in biodiversity and nature conservation, to understand how we can tackle the challenge that faces our planet.
A focus on biodiversity
Having established one of the UK’s first environmental consultancies, Ecoscope Applied Ecologists, which he sold to a PLC in 2002, David went on to establish Environment Bank. Having worked in biodiversity conservation for decades, David has made nature his passion.
About David
A pre-eminent ecologist and campaigner for biodiversity conservation, David Hill introduced the concept of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) to the UK, and lobbied for it to be enshrined in law through the 2021 Environment Act. In How to Avoid Moving to Mars, David delves into the challenges and opportunities in biodiversity, speaking to experts from around the world.
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“Both climate change and biodiversity loss are existential threats to us. Our global economies rely on what nature provides, and yet, until now we have treated it as an extractable, non-replenishing resource.
“In my podcast series, ‘How to Avoid Moving to Mars’, I have enlightening conversations with leading people who share my passion and who work at the interface of biodiversity conservation and business.”
— David Hill.
