Wednesdays for the Planet

Join us on Wednesday afternoons for virtual expert presentations and online screenings highlighting the natural world and other environmental challenges our planet faces. The virtual screenings are for educational purposes, non-profit and non-commercial.

About

Wednesdays for the Planet is a series of online screenings and virtual expert presentations highlighting not only the importance of nature and biodiversity, but also other environmental challenges ― such as plastic pollution and climate change ― that our planet faces.

Held on Wednesday afternoons, the screenings are for educational purposes, non-profit and non-commercial.

Documentaries and Experts

The Song of the Sperm Whale | 6 October 2021

Chris Johnson, Global Lead WWF Protecting Whales and Dolphins Initiative
WWF

Europe’s Melting Glaciers | 8 September 2021

Matthias Huss, Head, Scientific Member and Senior Lecturer
Glacier Monitoring Switzerland | Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Organic Food – Hype or Hope? | 9 June 2021

Gamini Manuweera, Programme Management Officer
United Nations Environment Programme | Knowledge and Risk Unit | Chemicals and Health Branch | Economy Division
Alexander Kasterine, Senior Advisor
International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO)

Europe Reclaims Biodiversity (L’Europe à la reconquête de la biodiversité) | 2 June 2021

Ersin Esen, Programme Management Officer
United Nations Environment Programme
Molly Grace, Working Group Co-Chair
International Union for Conservation of Nature | Green Status of Species
Tobias Blaha, Director and Veterinarian
Bioparc Genève
Anne-Sophie Deville, Scientific Collaborator
Bioparc Genève

The Digital Globe – How Earth Observation Changed Our World | 26 May 2021

Steven Ramage, Head of External Relations
Group on Earth Observations
Albert Martinez, Climate Security Analyst
United Nations Environment Programme | Crisis Management Branch
Marie Schellens, Environmental Security Analyst
United Nations Environment Programme | Crisis Management Branch

The Fish on My Plate | 19 May 2021

David Vivas Eugui, Legal Officer
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | Trade, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Branch
Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Manoela Pessoa De Miranda, Programme Management Officer
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Richard Gutierrez, Programme Management Officer
Minamata Convention on Mercury

Sustainable Food for a Sustainable Future | 5 May 2021

Frank Eyhorn, CEO
Biovision Foundation
Carin Smaller, Director of Agriculture, Trade and Investment
International Institute for Sustainable Development

Cosmetics Coming Clean | 21 April 2021

Stéphanie Laruelle, Programme Management Officer
United Nations Environment Programme | Chemicals and Health Branch | Knowledge and Risk Unit
Nicoline Lavanchy, Project Development Specialist
United Nations Environment Programme | Chemicals and Health Branch | Knowledge and Risk Unit
Victor H. Estellano, Mercury and POPs Monitoring Analyst
United Nations Environment Programme | Chemicals and Health Branch | Knowledge and Risk Unit
Wenjia Fan, Junior Professional Officer
United Nations Environment Programme | Chemicals and Health Branch | Knowledge and Risk Unit
Chantal Van Den Bossche, Communications Coordinator
Women Engage for a Common Future

The Clothes We Wear | 17 March 2021

Maria Teresa Pisani, Economic Policy Officer
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | Economic Cooperation and Trade Division
Ana Cândida Cipriano, Legal Expert
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | Competition and Law Policy and Consumer Protection Branch
Ann-Kathrin Zotz, Global Manager
International Trade Centre | Trade for Sustainable Development Hubs
Ana Batalhone, Associate Programme Officer
International Trade Centre | Sustainable and Inclusive Value Chains Section

Our Planet: One Planet and Sanctuary Forest | 3 March 2021

Colman O’Criodain, Policy Manager
WWF International | Wildlife Practice
Bertrand von Arx, Director, Biodiversity Section
Canton of Geneva | Department of Territory | Cantonal Office of Agriculture and Nature

A Plastic Ocean | 24 February 2021

Jo Ruxton, Film Producer and Co-Founder
Ocean Generation (previously Plastic Oceans Foundation)
Paul Rose, Explorer and Expedition Leader
National Geographic Pristine Seas

The Sanctuary: Survival Stories of the Alps | 17 February 2021

Frédéric Fougea, Director
The Sanctuary: Survival Stories of the Alps
Filippo Favilli, Research Group Leader
Eurac Research | Institute for Regional Development
Isidoro De Bortoli, Researcher and Project Manager
Eurac Research
Bernd Schildger, Director
Tierpark Bern

Corona: The Pandemic and the Pangolin | 10 February 2021

Tracey McNamara, Professor of Pathology
Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine
David Quamenn, Writer and Author
Susanne Lummer, Film Producer
Corona: The Pandemic and the Pangolin
Ruth Berry, Writer
Corona: The Pandemic and the Pangolin
Walter Köhler, Founder and CEO
Terra Mater Factual Studios
Jeff Flocken, President
Humane Society International

Chasing Coral | 3 February 2021

Joao Sousa, Marine Project Officer
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Daniel Kachelriess, Senior Policy Specialist
Sea Shepherd Legal

The Plastic Problem | 27 January 2021

Susan Wingfield, Programme Officer
Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Andrés del Castillo, Senior Attorney
Center for International Environmental Law

Our Planet: Too Big to Fail | 6 January 2021

Marco Tormen, Senior Advisor Sustainable Finance
WWF Switzerland

Our Planet: Our Business | 30 December 2020

Tanja Mächler-Diethelm, Co-Head of Corporate Relations
WWF Switzerland

Thus Spoke the Sea | 18 November 2020

Arnold Antonin, Film Director
Thus Spoke the Sea
Fabien Monteils, Country Representative and Head of Programme
United Nations Environment Programme | Haiti

Our Planet: Fresh Water | 11 November 2020

David Tickner, Chief Freshwater Advisor
WWF-UK
Natasha Carmi, Lead Water Specialist
Geneva Water Hub

Our Planet: Forests | 4 November 2020

Fran Price, Global Forest Practice Leader
WWF International
Alicja Kacprzak, Forestry Officer
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations