James Leape 
Biography
Director-General of WWF from United States
James Leape is the Director-General of World Wildlife Fund International. He joined WWF-US in 1989 and for ten years directed its international conservation programmes, serving as Executive Vice-President. Since 2001, he has also directed the conservation and science initiatives of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, one of the largest philanthropic associations in the United States.
Videos
James Leape
Is climate change the only issue that matters?
Given the recent international focus on climate change, Leap speaks to the broader environmental agenda and suggests ways in which other issues must also be addressed – issues…
Recorded: 23 January 2008
James Leape
Can the market work for the environment? (Part 1)
Jim Leape looks at some of the ways in which the market can shape a more sustainable economic model. In particular he discusses eco-labelling and carbon trading schemes. He also…
Recorded: 23 January 2008
James Leape
Can the market work for the environment? (Part 2)
In the second part of this two part series, Jim Leape discusses the need for industrialized countries to reduce their environmental footprint. He then highlights ways in which the…
Recorded: 23 January 2008
James Leape
What difference can the environmental movement make?
Jim Leape assesses the future for environmental conservation and for the sustainability movement more broadly. While the environmental movement is decades old, those actively involved…
Recorded: 23 January 2008
James Leape
Can global agreements and governance work?
Many new global governance bodies, for example the UN or World Bank, have been developed over the past decades. However, as the world community begins to face challenges on a truly…
Recorded: 23 January 2008
James Leape
What is ‘One Planet Living’?
Globally we’re consuming resources at a rate faster than that at which the planet can replenish them, causing problems such as deforestation, depleted fisheries, species extinction…
Recorded: 23 January 2008
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