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Deborah Lehr

Straight Talk with Hank Paulson

Biodiversity and Conservation with Jen Morris & Tom Lovejoy

Paulson Institute Nature’s Ledger explores how business and conservation can work together for a sustainable and prosperous future. Host Deborah Lehr, Vice Chairman and Executive Director of the Paulson Institute, speaks with inspiring guests to spotlight people, projects, and solutions that prove nature is an asset we can’t afford to lose. Grounded in the belief that valuing nature is key to resilient economies, the podcast shares bold ideas and real-world actions to regenerate the planet.

Hank is joined by Jen Morris and Tom Lovejoy to discuss what inspired their passion for conservation, the need to address the biodiversity crisis, and the launch of Financing Nature, a landmark report from the Paulson Institute, The Nature Conservancy, and Cornell’s Atkinson Center.

Host

Henry M. Paulson Jr.

Henry M. Paulson Jr.

Founder and Chairman | Paulson Institute

Henry M. Paulson, Jr., is a business leader, conservationist, statesman, and author who is the founder and chairman of the Paulson Institute and executive chairman of TPG Rise Climate. He served as the 74th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 2006 to 2009, where he led the response to the...
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Episode Guests

Jennifer Morris

Jennifer Morris

Chief Executive Officer | The Nature Conservancy

Jennifer Morris is the CEO of the Nature Conservancy, the world’s largest environmental NGO. She has dedicated her career to environmental protection for over 25 years. Morris began her career in conservation working with communities in rural Namibia. She has led more than 1,000 staff and worked with over 2,000 partners, from indigenous communities...
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Tom Lovejoy

Conservation Biologist and Environmentalist | Smithsonian Institution

Tom Lovejoy is an American ecologist who was President of the Amazon Biodiversity Center, a Senior Fellow at the United Nations Foundation and a university professor in the Environmental Science and Policy department at George Mason University.
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