Talk: Despair, Hope, and Conservation Science in the Anthropocene

It is a great pleasure to announce that our visitor Prof. Dr. Brendon Larson from the University of Waterloo, Canada, will give a talk in our research seminar:

Despair, Hope, and Conservation Science in the Anthropocene

When: Wednesday, Nov. 23rd, 10:15am
Where: Lecture room 234, Löbdergraben 32 (+Zoom)

We do offer a Zoom connection; however, we strongly encourage on-site participation as this will be a lively and engaging talk. Please contact Bettina Böhm to get the Zoom access data. 

Brendon is a professor in the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo. His research addresses social dimensions of biodiversity conservation with a focus on conservation options in the current era of global change. Brendon is currently visiting Jena as part of his sabbatical.

The following paper gives you a bit of a taste of Brendon's research related to the talk (https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pan3.10267Externer Link), and you can learn more about his research by visiting his webpage (https://uwaterloo.ca/environment-resources-and-sustainability/profiles/brendon-larsonExterner Link) and Google scholar profile (https://scholar.google.ca/citations?hl=en&user=R3cPeFMAAAAJExterner Link).

I very much look forward to Brendon's talk and a lively discussion afterwards!

Alexander Brenning