Do Chinese attitudes to wildlife matter?
Lu Zhi
Academic, Environmentalist
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About the video: ‘Do Chinese attitudes to wildlife matter?’
As ever more of the Chinese population becomes better off, explains Dr Zhi, the impact of their buying choices becomes more significant. Unless attitudes towards eating certain animals as a sign of status are addressed, the world risks losing certain species.
Total views: 800
Filmed: Switzerland on 24 January 2008
Credits: Interviewer - Marcus Morrell, Camera and Editor - Marcus Morrell
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About Lu Zhi
Lu Zhi is a well-known scientist and environmentalist in China. She is a professor of Conservation Biology at Peking University in Beijing, and she is one of China’s most prominent experts on biodiversity. She is Director of Conservation International in China and has written for Nature, Science and National Geographic.
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