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Climate Smart Forestry with David MacFarlane

Sponsored by:
Global Environmental Change, Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Biology, Earth and Climate Sciences, Political Science, and International & Global Studies

This is a talk on “human-forest mutualisms” exemplified by small-scale, forest conservation efforts in Mexico’s Yucatán. These efforts link conservation of globally-important forest ecosystems with production of natural, non-timber, forest products (vanilla and honey) that can help support local communities involved in conservation.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public

Intergenerational Gaps and Intersectionality at Climate Negotiations for the UNFCCC

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies, Int'l Politics & Economics, Political Science, International & Global Studies, Global Environmental Change, and Global Gender & Sexuality

How are governmental negotiations at UNFCCC Conferences of the Parties (COPs) shaped by generational gaps and questions about intersectionality? Former climate negotiator for the government of Mexico, Ivonne Maricarmen Serna ‘23, will speak about her experiences at UNFCCC COP-29 to the Middlebury community and broader public.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public

Canceled: Global Indigenous Politics and Environmental Governance

Sponsored by:
International & Global Studies and Global Environmental Change
Indigenous nations are, under international law, not considered full legal persons. However, Indigenous nations have been actively engaged in global politics in a variety of issue areas, including environmental and water governance. For example, over the past 2 years, First Nations from around the world, including the Maori, Hopi, and Tohono O’odham, have been participating in the international Meeting of Sacred Waters, through which various Nations advance new understandings of society’s relationship to water and land, and new approaches to sustainable governance.
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