Registration here: https://bit.ly/38F1Twk
Migratory bird s, narwhals, seals, polar bears, and hundreds of other species of fish, mam mals, and plants call the Arctic region home. This Arctic biodiversity is u nder threat by climate change and increased human activity in the region.
-What can law, policy, and science do to protect Arctic biodiversity?<
br />-How can meaningful change be achieved?
-What are the possibiliti
es of international co-operation?
-What is unique about conservation a
nd legal protection in the Arctic region in comparison with other regions?<
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Please join the University of Toronto Polar Law Group in lear ning about legal and political efforts to protect Arctic biodiversity and p romote conservation on Friday, April 9, 2021 from 12:30PM – 2:00PM EST (4:30PM – 6:00PM UTC).
Our expert panelists are:
K
ristin Bartenstein: Professor of International Law, Université Lav
al (Québec, Canada);
Kassie Siegel: Senior Counsel,
Climate Law Institute Director at Center for Biological Diversity (San Fran
cisco, United States);
Alain Tellier: Executive Dire
ctor, Law of the Sea and Environmental Law, Global Affairs Canada (Ottawa,
Canada).
The discussion is aimed at educating students, academic part ners, lawyers, and the interested public about how law can be used to prote ct Arctic biodiversity. The event is free to attend. Please feel free to sh are this event widely.
Register here: https://bit.ly/38F1Twk
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