Have you ever met someone and feel like you’ve known them for years? You just clicked? That happened with today’s guest for me. 

Marnix van Holland is the WWF Global Programme Manager for their Youth & Education work. 

Before the podcast we were chatting and getting to know one another, and in the space of about 10-15 minutes we’d covered so many interesting topics that we took the call to include it in the interview for you guys to listen to. 

Marnix oversees WWF's youth oriented work , with an emphasis on countries in the global South in Latin America, Africa and Asia.  

Through his work he identifies, negotiates and formulates partnerships in order to mobilise millions of people and dollars to better conserve wildlife across the globe. 

During the discussions we explore his work in detail, and opportunities the presented through a greater focus on involving young people more within the conservation movement.  

We also discuss topics such as innovation, enterprise, sustainable hunting, parachuting conservation into countries from outside, and much more besides. 

It’s a wide-ranging, fast paced, and highly enjoyable conversation and we join it before we’d decided to start the podcast formally.