Juan Manuel Santos is an outspoken advocate for the protection of biodiversity and fighting climate change. During his presidency he significantly expanded protected areas in Colombia and strengthened the Ministry of the Environment.

Jan 30, 2025 · Pandemics are one of several existential threats facing us all, such as climate change and habitat and biodiversity loss (the “nature crisis”); nuclear weapons; and unregulated artificial intelligence (AI), all of which could kill millions or even billions of people and destroy the livelihoods and way of life of many more.

Former President Juan Manuel Santos partnered with Conservation International to advance our shared priorities in support of natural solutions to climate change, supporting indigenous peoples and peace building.

Nov 15, 2023 · For his aggressive environmental policies to protect his country’s biodiversity and fight climate change, he was awarded the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew International Medal and the Wildlife Conservation Society Theodore Roosevelt Award for Conservation Leadership.

After ending his country’s civil war, Juan Manuel Santos sets his sights on climate change. This story appears in the January 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. You dramatically...

Jan 28, 2025 · Former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, left, and Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists member Robert Socolow reveal the Doomsday Clock, set at 89 seconds to midnight, during a news conference ...

Jun 13, 2023 · Briefing by Juan Manuel Santos, Nobel Peace laureate, Former President of Colombia and member of The Elders, on Climate change, peace and security - Security Council, 9345th meeting

Jan 29, 2025 · Juan Manuel Santos is the chair of The Elders, a former President of Colombia, and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Oct 7, 2016 · Following the awarding of the 2016 Nobel Prize for Peace to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that the award is a timely message...

On May 21, 2023, former president of Colombia and Nobel Peace Laureate Juan Manuel Santos spoke to the Notre Dame University class of 2023 in a compelling commencement address that called on students to be peacemakers and outlined the existential threats that factor into the Doomsday Clock.