An evidence-based approach to policymaking is essential to address biodiversity loss, climate change, and energy security, particularly when conventional wisdom is often either wrong or misinformed when it comes to the state of our planet.

Hilde Eggermont explains why bridging the knowledge and communication gaps between scientists and policymakers is so important in the context of translating her own research in biodiversity into European policy-making.

Watch her explain how, and reveal why preserving the planet starts with the younger generations.