Conservation for the 21st Century

The realization is slowly dawning that a Noah's ark approach to protecting Nature is doomed to fail. Taken alone, nature reserves are too small, too few and subject to change; they will sustain only a tiny fraction of the life support upon which all humanity depends.

Conservation must expand into the realms of human enterprise. Leaders are now increasingly recognizing Earth's lands, forest and waters, as assets that supply climate stabilization, water purification, and flood control - as well as many additional benefits.

Around the world, pioneering efforts are aligning economic forces with conservation. The challenge is to develop new policy and finance mechanisms to guide wise investments in Earth's life support systems.

Speaker: Professor Gretchen Daily, Professor of Biological Sciences, Stanford University

Professor Daily is an ecologist whose work ranges from conservation science, to environmental policy analysis, to public outreach. She is one of the founders of the Natural Capital Project and serves as its chief emissary to financial and government leaders. She is working to develop a scientific basis -- and political support -- for managing Earth's life supports systems. She has published more than 150 scientific papers and popular articles. Professor Daily serves on the boards of The Nature Conservancy and the Beijer International Institute for Ecological Economics. At Stanford, she is the Director of the Center for Conservation Biology.

Co-sponsored with Shir Hadash Men's Club and the Green Team.

Fee: Free and open to the public.