UMass Amherst - School of Earth & Sustainability的动态

?? Need good news? Join us for 4 amazing online lectures on sustainable solutions! All are invited to attend. March 5?- Carolyn Kousky, acting chief economist at the Environmental Defense Fund, will discuss climate risk management, insurance for good, and policy approaches for increasing resilience. The lecture will be held online starting at 12 p.m.? ? March 6?- Michael Beck, director of the Center on Coastal Climate Resilience and AXA Chair in Coastal Resilience at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will explore the natural defense benefits of coastal habitats and how to create openings for new investments in conservation and restoration. The lecture will be held in person at UMass Boston and online?starting at 3 p.m.? ? April 9?- Timon McPhearson, professor of urban ecology and director of the Urban Systems Lab at The New School, will present his work on nature-based solutions for cities and their potential in enhancing social justice. The lecture will be held online starting at 12 p.m.?? ? May 12?- Daniela Rizzi, senior expert for nature-based solutions, green infrastructure and biodiversity at Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI, ICLEI Europe)?will discuss her vision for a nature-positive economy. The lecture will be held online starting at 11 a.m. ?? More information and registration links: https://lnkd.in/exfzefqs ?? The lecture series is supported by the UMass Amherst - School of Earth & Sustainability at University of Massachusetts Amherst, the UMass Amherst School of Public Policy, the School for the Environment at UMass Boston, the UMass Boston Sustainable Solutions Lab, the Rist Institute for Sustainability & Energy at University of Massachusetts Lowell and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. #UMass - NATURANCE - NetworkNature EU #SustainableSolutions #NatureBasedSolutions #UrbanEcology #Resilience #EngineeringForNature #NaturePositiveInsurance #NaturePositiveEconomy #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateChange #ECODRR