Murder Mystery!
A “Whodunnit” of Global Amphibian Declines
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1
4-5 p.m.
Room D
College of Law
504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue
Free and open to the public.
Reception to follow.
What might account for the massive loss of amphibian species over the last thirty years all around the world? The list of suspects turns out to be a who's who of global environmental challenges. Tracking the culprits will require the ingenuity of natural and social scientists, and stopping them will require the tenacity of lawyers. And as the chase goes on, we will all need to face the fact that our own actions, small and large, can have impacts far and wide.
Mark Wainwright
Tropical Ecologist, Wildlife Artist and Author, and
President of the Children’s Eternal Rainforest in Monteverde, Costa Rica
Mark has lived and worked in Costa Rica as an environmental educator and conservationist since 1991. The author and illustrator of numerous detailed field guides, he is a much-celebrated leader of dozens of annual academic programs (including numerous University of Illinois Study Abroad courses ranging from law to the sciences). While primarily teaching tropical ecology and conservation, Mark bridges to the humanities, incorporating fascinating lessons about Central American history, law, politics, and economics. Now in his second term as the President of The Children’s Eternal Rainforest, Costa Rica’s largest private reserve, Mark manages a vast protected area stretching across misty mountains and valleys between Arenal National Park and Monteverde—an area that is one of the most important biodiversity “hot spots” on the globe.
Sponsored by:
Illinois Program in Law and Philosophy (IPLP)
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)
School of Earth, Society and Environment (SESE)
Women and Gender in Global Perspectives (WGGP)
Environmental Law Society (ELS)
For more information contact:
Dr. Heidi M. Hurd
hhurd@illinois.edu
