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The chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy, Kareiva (pronounced "kuh-REEV-uh") defies the stereotype of the impractical environmental do-gooder. Sorry, li'l owl buddies--but in the face of climate change and population explosion, the maverick biologist contends we must embrace conservation models that protect the ecosystems most crucial for human needs. In interviews, Kareiva comes across as a pragmatic straight-shooter who hates academic jargon and favors a frank, blunt, realistic assessment of man's interaction with nature. "Conservation is as much about people as it is protected areas," he told a Conservancy interviewer in 2007. "Protected areas are doomed unless we make sure we do logging right, agriculture right." His Nashville talk on "Conservation in a Human-Dominated World Experiencing Economic Crisis" may be a dispatch from the immediate future. The talk is free and open to the public.
Tue., March 24, 7 p.m., 2009
Tue., March 24, 7 p.m., 2009
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