HOW IS VALUE
ASSIGNED TO
TROPICAL
FORESTS?
DR. NIGEL NORIEGA
Scientist and Film Maker
Friday January 30, 2015
3:00 pm
Gailor Auditorium
Dr. Noriega is founder and director of a
research field station and non-profit
organization called Sustainable Innovation
Initiatives in Trinidad, his home country.
In his lecture, Dr. Noriega will address how
value is assigned to tropical forests with
examples that connect ecological sustainability
to economic security.
Funded by the University Lectures Committee and
Departments of Biology, Film Studies, Chemistry,
and Forestry and Geology; promoted by International
and Global Studies, Office of Stewardship and
Sustainability, Office of Community Engagement, and
Environmental Studies; organized by Dr. Thea Edwards
and Dr. Brandon Moore, Department of Biology.
He uses film to teach about biodiversity,
economics, and the power of community
action. Please join us. This event is free and
open to the public. Refreshments will be
served.
Watch a brief video: http://www.sii-inc.org/siipromo-with-nigel-noriega/