Peter Seligmann, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Conservation International, talks about how he got interested in forestry. He discusses how Conservation International got started and the company's motto.

Seligmann affirms that there are many business leaders interested in sustainability who understand the importance of sustainability for resource-related businesses.

Seligmann strongly believes that it is the science that is constantly assessing the ecological health of the system.

Seligmann talks about how a not-for-profit organization like Conservation International builds its credibility when interacting with governments of other countries.

Peter Seligmann, CEO of Conservation International, believes that China is the future of global environment, a country leading the world on how to preserve its natural ecosystems. He emphasizes that once the relationship between wealth, health and environment is realized by society, people will begin to understand that long-term survival is going to depend upon the availability of resources.

Seligmann explains the concept of debt-for-nature that is used by many organizations like World Wildlife Fund and Nature Conservancy to make deals all around the world: exchanging debt and converting it into local currency.