Saving Biodiversity in Southeast Asia

Speaker: 
David Wilcove
 
03 Dec 2015
 
8:00 PM
 
Great Hall, Memorial Union

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David Wilcove is a conservation biologist whose work combines research in ecology and the social sciences to develop innovative ways to protect biodiversity in Asia, South America, and North America. His work has addressed such issues as deforestation, commercial logging, agriculture, and the wild animal trade. Wilcove's distinguished career in conservation demonstrates the active interface between the non-profit sector, government agencies, academia, and society-at-large. He has worked as an ecologist for the Environmental Defense Fund, The Wilderness Society and The Nature Conservancy and is currently Professor of Public Affairs and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. Wilcove is the author of two books, No Way Home: The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations and The Condor's Shadow: The Loss and Recovery of Wildlife in America. Paul L. Errington Memorial Lecture

David Wilcove served as Senior Ecologist at the Environmental Defense Fund in Washington, DC, from 1991 to 2001. His work there focused on developing economically and scientifically sound policies for protecting endangered species. From 1986 to 1991 he was Senior Ecologist for The Wilderness Society, where he helped to develop the scientific foundation for the Society's arduous and successful campaign to protect the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest. Prior to joining the staff of The Wilderness Society, he was a Research Scientist in Zoology for The Nature Conservancy. Professor Wilcove has served on the board of directors of the American Bird Conservatory, Rare, the Society for Conservation Biology, and on the editorial boards of Conservation Biology and Ecological Applications. He is the author of numerous scientific publications, book chapters, and popular articles dealing with conservation biology, endangered species, biogeography, and ornithology. A 1980 graduate of Yale University, David Wilcove holds advanced degrees from Princeton University (M.A., Biology, 1982 and Ph.D., Biology, 1985).