Pandas and Prose
Welcome to Pandas and Prose—WWF's virtual series in which we host conversations with writers who use nature and the written word to inspire and educate readers around the world.
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About the Series
Each Pandas and Prose webinar will feature a writer alongside a WWF expert to hear their stories, learn from their experiences, and introduce audiences to potentially new ways of thinking.
Please note: WWF may not share all the same views and opinions as the authors featured in Pandas and Prose.
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October 2024
In October 2024, we hosted a Pandas & Prose webinar with environmentalist Leah Thomas and Marcene Mitchell, WWF’s Senior Vice President of Climate Change, guided by Leah’s book, The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet.
October 2024
In October 2024, we hosted a Pandas & Prose webinar with author Peter Godfrey-Smith and Becky Chaplin-Kramer, WWF’s Global Biodiversity Lead Scientist for Global Science, guided by Peter’s book, Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World.
August 2024
In August 2024, we hosted a Pandas & Prose webinar with with Mathew Bate, author, Maya Pelletier, special projects assistant at the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, Kristel Anuszewski, teacher at Windsor Elementary School, and Bailey Moritz, WWF's lead specialist for seaweed and shellfish farming. Their chat was guided by Mat's book With a Little Kelp from Our Friends.
June 2024
In June 2024, in honor of Pollinator Week, we hosted a Pandas & Prose webinar with author and poet Camille Dungy and WWF's Manager of Pollinator Conservation, Clay Bolt, for a conversation guided by Camille’s book Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden.
April 2024
In April 2024, we hosted a Pandas & Prose webinar with ecologist and WWF National Council Member Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant and WWF's Director of Talen Acquisition, Deirdre Jennings-Holton, for a conversation guided by Dr. Wynn-Grant's book Wild Life.
February 2024
In February 2024, we hosted a Pandas & Prose webinar with author Alison Pearce Stevens and WWF's senior director of wildlife communications and strategy, Danielle Brigida, for a conversation guided by Alison's book Animal Climate Heroes!
September 2023
In September 2023, we hosted a Pandas & Prose webinar with poet and novelist Ben Okri and WWF's Director of Climate Science and Carbon Metrics, Climate Change, Dr. Christa Anderson for a conversation guided by Ben's book Tiger Work: Stories, Essays and Poems About Climate Change.
April 2023
In April 2023, WWF hosted a Pandas and Prose webinar with author Wendy Williams and WWF's Monica Echeverria. We invited audience members to join our WWF community in reading Wendy’s book, The Language of Butterflies, ahead of the event.
January 2023
In January 2023, WWF hosted a Pandas and Prose webinar with author Karen Bakker and WWF's Global Data and Technology Lead Scientist Dave Thau. We invited audience members to join our WWF community in reading Karen’s book, The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants, ahead of the webinar.
June 2021
In June 2021, WWF hosted a Pandas and Prose webinar with ecologist and author, Carl Safina, and WWF's Director of Climate, Communities and Wildlife, Nikhil Advani. We invited audience members to join our WWF community in reading Carl’s book, Becoming Wild, ahead of the webinar.
May 2021
In May 2021, WWF hosted a Pandas and Prose webinar with Instagram poet and artist Morgan Harper Nichols and WWF's Chief Operating Officer, Loren Mayor. We invited audience members to join our WWF community in reading Morgan's new book of poetry and essays, How Far You Have Come, ahead of the webinar.
March 2021
In March, WWF hosted a Pandas and Prose webinar with PhD, cultural geographer and author Carolyn Finney and WWF's senior director of Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Renee Johnson.
February 2021
In February, WWF hosted our inaugural Pandas and Prose with author and Emmy and Tony award winning actress Jane Alexander and WWF's Senior Vice President of Wildlife Conservation, Ginette Hemley.