Featured are Bill Ruckelshaus (first and fifth Administrator of the US EPA), John W. McDonald (US Department of State 1947-1974 and 1978-1987), Gus Speth (UNDP Administrator 1993-1999), Neric Acosta (Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats) and the five consecutive Executive Directors of the UN Environment Programme: Maurice Strong, Mostafa Tolba, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Klaus Töpfer, and Achim Steiner. “If you get an opportunity to move on some environmental problems, move quickly and move decisively,” advises Bill Ruckelshaus; Ambassador John W. McDonald reflects on the creation of UNEP as the anchor institution for the global environment; and young environmental leaders commit to taking concrete action to advance global environmental governance and bridge the gap with local environmental concerns.

Joe Ageyo, award-winning environmental journalist at NTV Kenya, is producer and director of Quest for Leadership and GEG Project Director, Maria Ivanova, is executive producer.

Produced by Maria Ivanova and Joe Ageyo, The Quest for Symphony has been called “the white paper on global environmental governance in images,” and is unique as a documentary focused solely on the challenges and successes of the GEG system and the options for reform.

The video transcript is available here: UNEP Executive Directors Panel at the GEG Forum 2009 Transcript