environmental debate

[Simon Laman]

I thought I would alert you to our debate in November:


7.00pm, Thursday 15th November 2007, at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7


The Earthwatch Debate: ‘Precious Resources, Multiple Threats’


Five scientists will be arguing why an investment of a trillion dollars in their chosen ecosystem – forest, mountain, freshwater, marine and polar – would most benefit the rest of the world. It is sure to be an entertaining evening, if a difficult choice, for you, the audience, who will be voting for the nominal winner.


Tickets £10.00; student & senior citizen concessions £5.00. Free to Earthwatch supporters and volunteers.


For tickets and further information telephone (01865) 318856; or e-mail events@earthwatch.org.uk


Earthwatch Debates - Earthwatch Europe Institute

[Metyu]

Thanks a lot for this post, sounds interesting. Could you tell us who the scientists are?

[Simon Laman]

The scientists are:

Forest: Dr Yadvinder Malhi, Reader in Terrestrial Ecology, Oxford University Centre for the Environment;



Freshwater: Rob McInnes, Head of Wetland Conservation, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust;



Marine: Dr Matt Frost, Co-ordinator of the Marine Environmental Change Network, The Marine Biological Association;



Mountain: Prof. Martin Price, Director, Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College;



Polar: Professor Lloyd Peck, British Antarctic Survey

[marklad2020]

Sounds like a worthy and interesting debate. Sounds like it is definitely a difficult choice to make regarding the voting. I'll see if I can make it along.