Managing for Ecosystem Health
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Plenary Sessions

On the mornings of August 16, 17 and 18, the Congress program will begin with a plenary session in which there will be two presentations, each addressing an issue of global concern in ecosystem health.



Ambassador Ola Ullsten    Monday, August 16, 8:30 a.m.
Co-chair, World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development
Former prime minister of Sweden
Biographical sketch

Ambassador Ullsten will discuss "Forests In Crisis—A Threat to a Healthy Planet."


 


Dr. Robert T. Watson    Monday, August 16, 9:00 a.m.
Director, Environment Department, The World Bank, USA
Biographical sketch

Dr. Watson's topic will be "Protecting Our Planet, Securing Our Future: Linkages Among Global Environmental Issues and Human Needs."


 


Dr. Kenneth Olden    Tuesday, August 17, 8:30 a.m.
Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, USA
Biographical sketch

Dr. Olden will address the topic "Breakthrough Environmental Health Issues at the National Level."
Topic abstract


 


Douglas P. Wheeler, Esq.    Tuesday, August 17, 9:00 a.m.
Former secretary, California Resources Agency
Member of firm: Hogan and Hartson L.L.P., Los Angeles, California
Biographical sketch

Mr. Wheeler's presentation is entitled "Toward New Measurements of Ecosystem Health."


 


Dr. William S. Fyfe    Wednesday, August 18, 8:30 a.m.
Professor emeritus, University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada

Dr. Fyfe's topic will be "Towards Eco-Responsibility: The Need for New Education, New Technologies, New Teams, and New Ecomomics."
Topic abstract


 


Dr. Charles R. Goldman    Wednesday, August 18, 9:00 a.m.
Director, Tahoe Research Group
Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Policy
University of California, Davis
Biographical sketch

Dr. Goldman's topic will be "Long-term Ecosystem Studies and Their Political Implications: Lessons to be Learned from the Lake Tahoe Experience."
Topic abstract


 

 
 
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