Chris Rainier and Olivia McKendrick - The Race to Save Cultural And Intellectual Diversity

OutsideVoices with Mark Bidwell

Diversity in all its forms is key to solving many of the most significant challenges we face today, and if we fail to address these challenges, future generations will inherit the consequences. Preserving cultural and intellectual diversity is the purpose of the Cultural Sanctuaries Foundation, and enables us to take advantage of useful wisdom hiding in plain sight. Learn more in this interview with the founders, photographer and National Geographic Society Fellow Chris Rainier and former Linklaters partner Olivia McKendrick.

What was covered:

• Photography as a powerful tool to bring about social and political change that affects climate, global business and economy
• What are Cultural Sanctuaries and what is their role in preservation of nature and cultural diversity
• The values and perspectives of traditional societies that are precious for maintaining the diversity and sustainability on global level

Key Takeaways and Learnings:

• Why protecting traditional cultures is key to conservation of land and how it impacts climate change
• How traditional societies are thinking about the world in very long-term time horizons, and the place of wisdom and experience in their value system
• A different way to look at the nature of transactions that indigenous cultures can offer to the world of business today

Read the full article HERE.

Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Cultural Sanctuaries Foundation
• Chris Rainier Photography
• The Ansel Adams Gallery
• Connect with Chris and Olivia on LinkedIn and by email
• Paris Climate Change Conference 2015
• Linklaters - Global Law Firm
• Where Masks Still Dance, a book by Chris Rainier