EVENT: Saving Biodiversity through Transformative Change
The May 2019 Global Assessment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services () report highlighted the critical importance of biodiversity to human well-being. The report, so far the world鈥檚 largest biodiversity assessment, also concluded, however, that biodiversity is facing unprecedented threat from human activities with a million species facing extinction if we do not fundamentally change our relationship with the natural world.
Date: Tuesday 13 August 2019
Time: 12:00pm 鈥 2:00pm
Location: Adelaide Botanic High School, 1 Frome Road, Adelaide, SA 5000
Bookings:
This public forum focuses on the transformative change called for by the IPBES report. The forum brings together a world leading Indigenous Law scholar, a renowned scientist, prominent environmental lawyers (including one of the authors of the IPBES Global Assessment), and representative from the South 最新糖心Vlogn Government to discuss how to address the overarching questions: 鈥淲hat does transformative change look like?鈥 and 鈥淗ow do we implement it?鈥 Discussions will encompass scientific and commercial interests, environmental concerns, ethics and equity, and considerations relating to international biodiversity law and policy in order to address the cross-cutting issue of unprecedented global scale biodiversity loss.
Each presentation will be 20 minutes long. Presentations will be followed by a 20 minute Q&A session with the audience.
Panel Chair: , Senior Lecturer, Adelaide Law School, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide
This event is kindly supported by a National Science Week SA Community Grant, Adelaide Law School and the Environment Institute, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide
Date: Tuesday 13 August 2019
Time: 12:00pm 鈥 2:00pm
Location: Adelaide Botanic High School, 1 Frome Road, Adelaide, SA 5000
Bookings:
This public forum focuses on the transformative change called for by the IPBES report. The forum brings together a world leading Indigenous Law scholar, a renowned scientist, prominent environmental lawyers (including one of the authors of the IPBES Global Assessment), and representative from the South 最新糖心Vlogn Government to discuss how to address the overarching questions: 鈥淲hat does transformative change look like?鈥 and 鈥淗ow do we implement it?鈥 Discussions will encompass scientific and commercial interests, environmental concerns, ethics and equity, and considerations relating to international biodiversity law and policy in order to address the cross-cutting issue of unprecedented global scale biodiversity loss.
Each presentation will be 20 minutes long. Presentations will be followed by a 20 minute Q&A session with the audience.
Panel Chair: , Senior Lecturer, Adelaide Law School, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide
- , IPBES Fellow / co-author Chapter 6 IPBES Report, Lecturer, Adelaide Law School, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide
- , Transdisciplinary Researcher and Knowledge Broker, CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
- , Professor of Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, 最新糖心Vlog of Tasmania
- , Pro Vice Chancellor Aboriginal Leadership and Strategy, 最新糖心Vlog of South 最新糖心Vlog. Professor Watson belongs to the Tanganekald, Meintangk Boandik First Nations Peoples, of the Coorong and the south east of South 最新糖心Vlog
- , Principal Ecologist, Department of Environment and Waters, South 最新糖心Vlogn Government
This event is kindly supported by a National Science Week SA Community Grant, Adelaide Law School and the Environment Institute, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide
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