The screening began with a welcome from the Nature Positive Initiative, thanking everyone for watching along and introducing the thinking behind the film and the wider nature positive movement.

Featuring leading voices from across the global sustainability community, Becoming Nature Positive explores the scale and urgency of the nature crisis and what it will take to halt and reverse nature loss. At the heart of the film is a call to move beyond reducing the damage we cause and towards actively restoring nature, creating a future in which both people and the natural world can thrive.

Throughout the morning, there was a real buzz of conversation. The film gave us plenty to consider, but just as important was the opportunity to exchange perspectives and think about what these ideas mean for our own professions, organisations and communities.

“World Green Building Week gives us an opportunity to consider the role our industry can play in addressing some of the challenges facing our climate and natural world. Becoming Nature Positive asks us to think beyond reducing our impact and consider how we can actively contribute to nature’s recovery.

It was fantastic to see so many people from across the North East come together for the morning. No organisation or profession can address these challenges alone, so creating opportunities to share knowledge, hear different perspectives and learn from one another is incredibly important. Hopefully everyone left feeling inspired to continue those conversations and consider what nature positive could mean within their own work.”

Catherine Sinclair
Head of Research at SPACE Architects