María Espinosa, President of the UNGA 73 and Izabella Teixeira, Co-Chair of UNEP's International Resource Panel

This week's episode features María Espinosa, President of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly and former Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Izabella Teixeira, Co-Chair of the United Nations Environment Programme's International Resource Panel and former Minister for the Environment of Brazil. During our conversation, we discuss the need for a renewed commitment to the landmark declaration at the Stockholm Conference 50 years ago and about how our current development model has brought us to these converging crises that we face. We also discuss the right to live in a healthy environment and the rights of the existence of nature, its life cycles, and the integrity of its ecosystems. Additionally, we talk about the need for a new pact between society, the economy, politics, and the environment and how the 2022 Civil Society Declaration can bring a paradigm shift that recognizes the common ground to build a safe and sustainable future for human civilization, a common good that belongs to all generations.