## Every Day is Earth Day

_IMF Blog, April 24, 2019_

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Every Day is Earth Day](https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2019/04/24/every-day-is-earth-day)

## Other formats

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: The Editors
- Published: April 24, 2019

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### Overview
- Title: Every Day is Earth Day
- Author: The Editors
- Category: Spillovers
- Date: April 24, 2019
- Credit (photo): IMF staff
- Context: A one-on-one conversation at the April IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings between IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and Sir David Attenborough about the environment and life on earth.

### Key findings and messages from the conversation
- The conversation explored the interplay and spillovers between the natural world and the economic and financial world.
- Sir David Attenborough recommended treating the natural world similarly to the economic world—guarding nature’s capital so profits from it could continue into the future.

### Media referenced
- A clip of the conversation is available (referenced as "See the clip below and the full video here").
- A podcast of the conversation is available ("Listen to the podcast here").

*Source: IMF blog post "Every Day is Earth Day", April 24, 2019.*

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## References

- [here](https://meetings.imf.org/en/2019/Spring/Schedule/2019/04/11/imf-seminar-one-on-one-lagarde)
- [https://www.imf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CL_tweet.jpg](https://www.imf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CL_tweet.jpg)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2019/04/24/every-day-is-earth-day_