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Biodiversity Lecture Series with Justina Ray
November 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Free
What’s Left to What’s Needed: Reframing Biodiversity in Decision-Making
When biodiversity protection starts from “what we can spare” rather than “what nature needs,” the outcome is predictable: ecosystems degrade and species decline. Default approaches in planning, policy, and climate action marginalize biodiversity from the beginning, locking in compromises before the conversation has truly begun. This is despite the central role of nature in human wellbeing, economic stability, and in addressing climate change. This talk will explore why reframing these early stages is essential to achieving lasting conservation outcomes, and how science and civil society can help drive the shift toward embedding biodiversity needs at the very start of decision-making.
Dr. Justina Ray has been President and Senior Scientist of Wildlife Conservation Society Canada since its incorporation in 2004 and has led research and policy efforts focused on biodiversity conservation in northern boreal landscapes. She has served on numerous government advisory panels on species at risk and land use planning, serves on the scientific advisory board of the Liber Ero Post-doctoral Fellowship program and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto and Trent University.
The event will be held in the Jack Poole Hall at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre. Please click here for the address.
Space is limited and guests will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
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In partnership with the Biodiversity Research Centre (BRC), the Beaty Biodiversity Museum presents an ongoing series of lectures exploring our understandings of biodiversity.