"Is peace a vain hope?", "Does nature have to be protected by laws to be respected?" and "If we eliminate the savage, do we kill a part of our soul?", these are the three questions that the six finalists of the eloquence contest for a lasting peace in Paris on May 27 at the ChangeNow Forum tried to answer.

This first edition organized by the Jane Goodall Institute brought together students aged 18 to 29 from all over the France. Their objective: to put their pen at the service of the protection of peace between men, with nature but also with other animals. The members of the jury chose Sophia Deriche's speech on the disappearance of the savage. The young woman was able to challenge the audience on her relationship with nature and the living that surrounds her.

"Animal suffering takes place in general indifference"

If the British ethologist and anthropologist, Jane Goodall could not be present at this first final, she still sent a video message to the students. Citing "a double existential threat, that of climate change and biodiversity loss", she also congratulated these young people for their involvement in this fight.

An observation shared by the director Yann Arthus-Bertrand who presented the prizes to the winners. "Animal suffering happens in general indifference," he tells our microphone. "When people ask me what we can do, I say: Become a vegetarian!" For Yann Arthus-Bertrand, "these young people have understood things that many people [of my generation] have not understood. Giving hope for the future. »

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