Banking Nature

Banking Nature
Written by	Denis Delestrac Sandrine Feydel
Directed by	Denis Delestrac Sandrine Feydel
Music by	Stéphane Lopez
Country of origin	France
Original languages	English French
Production
Producer	Via Découvertes
Editor	Guillaume Quignard
Running time	88 minutes
Production company	ARTE France
Original release
Release	3 February 2015 (2015-02-03)

Banking Nature is a documentary by Denis Delestrac and Sandrine Feydel that looks at the growing movement to monetize the natural world and to turn endangered species and threatened areas into instruments of profit. ^[1]

Synopsis

Sandrine Feydel and Denis Delestrac report on how investors buy up the habitats of endangered species and then sell them in the form of shares. The film includes a montage of images of nature, reflective voice-overs and interviews with bankers, economists, activists and policymakers. The economist Pavan Sukhdev is interviewed, saying nature can best be protected by sticking a price tag on it. Pablo Solon is interviewed saying this subjecting of nature to free market forces as a "license to kill" it. Vandana Shiva, an Indian philosopher, scientist and environmentalist is also interviewed.

References

1. "Upcoming Wild & Scenic Film Festival unveils lineup". The Sacramento Bee . December 5, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Banking Nature at IMDb