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Ranked #1 in the US, Europe, and Asia, featured by Forbes and named a Top 30 International Business Podcast 2025, the series is recognised as the leading global podcast on stakeholder capitalism and is listened to in 147 countries. It also spent 12 consecutive weeks at #1 in the USA Non-Profit Podcast Charts.
Independent and without advertising, the podcast is trusted for its depth, clarity, and integrity. It began in 2020 with Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Architect of the World Economic Forum, whose vision for stakeholder capitalism helped shape the intellectual foundation of the series.
Guests include leaders driving systemic transformation:
Dr. Rajiv Shah (Rockefeller Foundation),
Achim Steiner (UNDP) and Sanda Ojambo (UN Global Compact),
Emmanuel Faber (ISSB),
Dr. Ismahane Elouafi (CGIAR),
Emmanuel de Merode (Virunga),
and many others across energy, finance, science, governance, and civil society.
Reflecting the spirit of a multi-stakeholder world, the platform also features pioneers working on the ground - from the world’s first Water Envoy and first Chief Heat Officer to Earth Prize laureates and climate innovators.
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Where global transformation begins.
A platform for long-form, insight-driven conversations with the leaders reshaping the systems our world depends on; from global governance and industry transformation to the individual decisions that rebuild trust.
Ranked #1 in the US, Europe, and Asia, featured by Forbes and named a Top 30 International Business Podcast 2025, the series is recognised as the leading global podcast on stakeholder capitalism and is listened to in 147 countries. It also spent 12 consecutive weeks at #1 in the USA Non-Profit Podcast Charts.
Independent and without advertising, the podcast is trusted for its depth, clarity, and integrity. It began in 2020 with Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Architect of the World Economic Forum, whose vision for stakeholder capitalism helped shape the intellectual foundation of the series.
Guests include leaders driving systemic transformation:
Dr. Rajiv Shah (Rockefeller Foundation),
Achim Steiner (UNDP) and Sanda Ojambo (UN Global Compact),
Emmanuel Faber (ISSB),
Dr. Ismahane Elouafi (CGIAR),
Emmanuel de Merode (Virunga),
and many others across energy, finance, science, governance, and civil society.
Reflecting the spirit of a multi-stakeholder world, the platform also features pioneers working on the ground - from the world’s first Water Envoy and first Chief Heat Officer to Earth Prize laureates and climate innovators.
UNCCD’s Ibrahim Thiaw: Land, Power & the Race to Restore Our Future
Der Große Neustart
59 minutes
9 months ago
UNCCD’s Ibrahim Thiaw: Land, Power & the Race to Restore Our Future
In this episode, Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), discusses the reality of land degradation—and the encouraging path to restoration.
🌍 Why does this matter?
40% of the world’s land is already degraded, affecting nearly half of humanity. Every year, we lose 100 million hectares—an area the size of Egypt. If we continue like this, by 2050, we will have lost land the size of South America.
Land degradation isn’t just an environmental crisis—it threatens food security, fuels migration, and drives conflict.
So, who is taking responsibility for restoring our planet’s most valuable resource?
But there is hope. From the Great Green Wall in Africa to China’s Loess Plateau transformation, solutions exist—and they are working.
🎙️ What we discuss:
✔️ The real cost of land degradation—and how 50% of global GDP depends on land and nature.
✔️ Who controls the land? The hidden power structures behind global land ownership.
✔️ Proven solutions—from regenerative agriculture to large-scale reforestation projects.
✔️ Success stories—including Africa’s Great Green Wall and Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.
✔️ The impact of war on land—and how ecosystems in conflict zones can be restored.
This is more than an interview—it’s both a wake-up call and a roadmap forward. The solutions are there.
Der Große Neustart
Where global transformation begins.
A platform for long-form, insight-driven conversations with the leaders reshaping the systems our world depends on; from global governance and industry transformation to the individual decisions that rebuild trust.
Ranked #1 in the US, Europe, and Asia, featured by Forbes and named a Top 30 International Business Podcast 2025, the series is recognised as the leading global podcast on stakeholder capitalism and is listened to in 147 countries. It also spent 12 consecutive weeks at #1 in the USA Non-Profit Podcast Charts.
Independent and without advertising, the podcast is trusted for its depth, clarity, and integrity. It began in 2020 with Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Architect of the World Economic Forum, whose vision for stakeholder capitalism helped shape the intellectual foundation of the series.
Guests include leaders driving systemic transformation:
Dr. Rajiv Shah (Rockefeller Foundation),
Achim Steiner (UNDP) and Sanda Ojambo (UN Global Compact),
Emmanuel Faber (ISSB),
Dr. Ismahane Elouafi (CGIAR),
Emmanuel de Merode (Virunga),
and many others across energy, finance, science, governance, and civil society.
Reflecting the spirit of a multi-stakeholder world, the platform also features pioneers working on the ground - from the world’s first Water Envoy and first Chief Heat Officer to Earth Prize laureates and climate innovators.
