Wed, January 17, 2018 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. Hope in the Anthropocene: Sustainability Solutions and Inspirations
Participatory Science, Public Discourse, and Hope for Solving Wicked Environmental Problems
Thomas D. Sisk, Landscape Conservation Initiative, Northern Arizona University; Wendy J. Palen, Earth to Ocean Research Group, Simon Fraser University
5-6:30 pm, Coach House, Green College, 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, UBC
Hope for the future of wildlife and biodiversity does not come from an examination of data, which show elevated rates of habitat loss and extinction worldwide. Nor is it justified by social trends, which continue to prioritize many issues above the environment, while downplaying science... See here for more information on this event.
This academic event hosted by Green College is open to the University community and general public without charge. For more information, contact gc.events@ubc.ca or visit www.greencollege.ubc.ca
Those interested in attending dinner at Green College after the event are asked to purchase a dinner ticket at least by noon the business day before. Contact 604-822-8660 or visit the Green College website at www.greencollege.ubc.ca for further details