has disappeared, and all the data is telling us we re heading for a sixth. but this one is different because all the data is telling us that this sixth potential mass extinction event, the first mass extinction event since we lost the dinosaurs over 60 million years ago this one is caused by the actions of a single species, and that s us, humanity. some of it s climate change. some of it is actually land use nearly a third of the world s land serves other things. and some of it s pollution. so, that s the challenge. and that is what the museum is out to try and fix. this is a big part- of our colonial legacy. think about it - wildlife and conservation stemmed from the i hunting background, and during colonial days, the only people who were allowed to hunt legally. were the colonial overlords. when things changed - and hunting was banned, those same people - became the conservationists and them and their future generations| are all some of the most fierce conservationists. on the
heading for a sixth. but this one is different because all the data is telling us that this sixth potential mass extinction event, the first mass extinction event since we lost the dinosaurs over 60 million years ago this one is caused by the actions of a single species, and that s us, humanity. some of it s climate change. some of it is actually land use nearly a third of the world s land serves other things. and some of it s pollution. so, that s the challenge. and that is what the museum is out to try and fix. this is a big part- of our colonial legacy. think about it wildlife - and conservation stemmed from the hunting background, and during colonial days, - the only people who were allowed to hunt legally. were the colonial overlords. when things changed and hunting was banned, those same people. became the conservationists and them and their future i generations are all some of the most fierce - conservationists. on the continent. but africans, back in colonial - days, were
3,500 million years. but over that time, there ve been five mass extinction events. that s moments when almost all the life on earth has disappeared, and all the data is telling us we re heading for a sixth. but this one is different because all the data is telling us that this sixth potential mass extinction event, the first mass extinction event since we lost the dinosaurs over 60 million years ago this one is caused by the actions of a single species, and that s us, humanity. some of it s climate change. some of it is actually land use nearly a third of the world s land serves other things. and some of it s pollution. so, that s the challenge. and that is what the museum is out to try and fix. this is a big part- of our colonial legacy. think about it wildlife - and conservation stemmed from the hunting background, - and during colonial days, the only people who were allowed to hunt . legally were the colonial overlords. when things changed and hunting - was banned, those same
by something you said to the new yorker magazine not to long ago. you said, conservation is not seen as something black kenyans do. in this country it is a white thing. do you think you have changed that? yes, notjust me there are plenty of amazing young african scientists and conservationists who are singing the same hymn. i think that this is a big part of our colonial legacy. think about it wildlife and conservation stem from the hunting background and during colonial days, the only people who were allowed to hunt legally were the colonial overlords. when things changed and hunting was banned, those same people became the conservationists and them and their future generations are all some of the most fierce conservationists on the continent. but africans, back in colonial days, were considered poachers and until today, it seems like that is still the picture or the image that people feel about it and so, you know, telling people that it is ok for africans to be conservationi
in the city of nairobi say they want to volunteer for nature but i would say the problem and the challenge we have is not at the level of the mass public, that the challenge is winning the hearts and minds of the political leadership, notjust in kenya but across the whole continent. i was very struck and it relates to something you just said very struck by something you said to the new yorker magazine not to long ago. you said, conservation is not seen as something black kenyans do. in this country it is a white thing. do you think you have changed that? yes, notjust me there are plenty of amazing young african scientists and conservationists who are singing the same hymn. i think that this is a big part of our colonial legacy. think about it wildlife and conservation stem from the hunting background and during colonial days, the only people who were allowed to hunt legally were the colonial overlords.