The debate: 2009 Tropical Extinction Symposium at the Smithsonian Institution
Will the rainforests survive?
January 13, 2009
New threats and realities in the tropical extinction crisis, will take place on Monday, January 12, from 1-6:30pm, at Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, SI, Washington DC
New threats and realities in the tropical extinction crisis, will take place on Monday, January 12, from 1-6:30pm, at Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, SI, Washington DC. There is broad agreement that tropical landscapes are changing at unprecedented rates around the world. However, there are differing perspectives on the impacts these changes will have on tropical forest species. SI will be hosting some of the world’s leading scientists to discuss and debate these topics in a public symposium.
Presenters
S. Joseph Wright, STRI staff scientist; William Laurance, STRI staff scientist; Gregory Asner, staff scientist, Carnegie Institution; Elizabeth Bennett, director, Hunting and Wildlife Trade Program, Wildlife Conservation Society; Robin Chazdon, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology professor, University of Connecticut; Thomas Rudel, Human Ecology and Sociology professor, Rutgers University; Claudio Valladares-Padua, Conservation scientist, Wildlife Trust Alliance; Nigel Stork, Head, Resource Management & Geography Department, University of Melbourne, Australia.
The symposium’s eight guests will discuss topics related to tropical extinction including deforestation and land-use change, hunting and disease; climate change; values of and threats to tropical nature reserves; and possible conservation actions.
This symposium has been generously under written by the Science Committee of the Smithsonian National Board. Introductions will be made by Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough and panel discussions will be moderated by Cristián Samper, director of the National Museum of Natural History.
For information, visit us at www.si.edu/tec
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