State of the Planet: Earth Day 2022 Event

22 April | 13:00 UTC | 15:00 CEST
State of the Planet: Earth Day 2022 Event

On this Earth Day, the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) invites world-leading environmental experts from a range disciplines to speak openly about their science and what it indicates about the current and future health of the Planet.

Through talks and a panel discussion, these environmental experts will explore how their discipline— on its own and in cooperation with other disciplines— can meet the sustainability needs of the future.

The event begins with a series of 10 short talks, followed by 40 minutes of panel discussions. Following this, attendees will be invited into breakout discussion rooms to chat to experts and share knowledge.

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➡️ Speakers List

  • Ms. Jihyun Lee, Director of Science, Society and Sustainable Futures Division, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity/UNEP
  • Professor Philip Gibbard Scott Polar Research Institute and Secretary General: International Commission on Stratigraphy (IUGS)
  • Professor Peter Thorne Lead C3S global land and marine observations database, Chair GRUAN, IPCC AR6 WG1 CLA
  • Dr Natalia Alekseeva incoming Coordinator of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration
  • Dr. Ronald Vargas, Secretary of the FAO Global Soil Partnership
  • Professor Rattan Lal, Director, CFAES Dr. Rattan Lal Carbon Management and Sequestration Center (C- MASC)
  • Mr. Richard Connor (UNESCO) Chief Editor of the World Water Development Report
  • Professor Seifu kebede (Vice President IAH) Water resources sub-Saharan Africa
  • Dr Natalia Alekseeva incoming Coordinator of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration
  • Associate Professor Trisia Farrelly, Co-Director, Massey University Political Ecology Research Centre; UNEP Scientific Advisory Committee (Plastic Pollution)
  • Dr. Giuseppe Di Capua, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanolgia (INGV), International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG)

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