Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series Archive
Lectures from 2009 to 2024. For the most recent talks, see the current lecture series page.
2024
Urban Benefits of Good Transportation: Policy Choices, Investments and Supporting Transit Oriented Development
Martin Catala
Unpacking Environmental Racism and Advancing Ecojustice
Dr. Rajni Shankar-Brown
2023
Forces of Nature: A History of Land Conservation in Florida
Clay Henderson
The Effect of Habitat-Destroying Fishing Techniques on Piracy in Proximate Coastal Regions
Ed Gardner
2022
Feeling the Squeeze: Saving Biodiversity on a Shrinking Natural Landscape
Elise Bennett
The Ramsar Convention Beyond 50: Unwavering Vision, or Paradigm Shift?
Dave Pritchard
Florida Conservation: An Introduction to Florida Land Conservation, Conservation Easements, and Easement IRS Tax Considerations
Keith Fountain
2021
IPBES: Meeting the Challenges of Biodiversity Conservation Through the Science-Policy Interface
Hien Ngo
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in Practice: The Inner Workings of a Multilateral Environmental Agreement for the Conservation and Wise Use of the World’s Wetlands
Marcella Bonells
The Red Tide Blues: What’s Causing It and Where Do We Go From Here?
Jaclyn Lopez, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Jacobs Law Clinic for Democracy and the Environment
2019
Play video: Fish and Foul Play: Emerging Approaches to Combatting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
Fish and Foul Play: Emerging Approaches to Combatting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
Dr. Richard Caddell, Lecturer in Law, School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University, UK
The Black Market for Wildlife and America’s Front-line Defense
Rhyan Tompkins and Cindy Mercado, Wildlife Inspectors, Office of Law Enforcement, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Play video: Science, Policy, and Advocacy: Applying the Waterkeeper Model in the Tampa Bay Watershed
Science, Policy, and Advocacy: Applying the Waterkeeper Model in the Tampa Bay Watershed
Andrew Hayslip, Executive Director and Waterkeeper, Tampa Bay Waterkeeper
2018
Play video: Assessing the Performance of Wetland Restoration for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Is There an App for That?
Assessing the Performance of Wetland Restoration for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Is There an App for That?
Dr. M. Siobhan Fennessy, Philip and Sheila Jordan Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, Kenyon College
Play video: My Dirty Hands, Wet Feet Learning
My Dirty Hands, Wet Feet Learning
Richard O. “Dick” Jacobs, Attorney and Photo Explorer, Senior Counsel, Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns
Play video: Can Nature Pay Its Way? The Past, Present and Future of Payments for Ecosystem Services
Can Nature Pay Its Way? The Past, Present and Future of Payments for Ecosystem Services
James Salzman, Bren Distinguished Professor, UCLA Law School/UCSB School of Environment
Play video: Avian Influenza: A One Health Issue of Threats and Opportunities
Avian Influenza: A One Health Issue of Threats and Opportunities
Dr. Ruth Cromie, Head of Ecosystem Health, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, UK
Play video: Manatee Conservation: Current Status and Issues to Watch
Manatee Conservation: Current Status and Issues to Watch
Anne Harvey Holbrook, Staff Attorney, Save the Manatee Club
Play video: The Elephant at the UN
The Elephant at the UN
Vivek Menon, Executive Director and CEO, Wildlife Trust of India
2017
Play video: Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems: Evidence from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Mangroves
Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems: Evidence from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Mangroves
Dr. Max Finlayson, Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Play video: The Dark Side: Improving Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches Through Comprehensive Light Management
The Dark Side: Improving Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches Through Comprehensive Light Management
Tonya Long, Fish & Wildlife Biologist III, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Play video: The National Park Service After 100 Years: A Historian Reflects
The National Park Service After 100 Years: A Historian Reflects
Dr. Dwight T. Pitcaithley, Chief Historian (retired), National Park Service
Play video: Diversity in Judgments: The Role of the Courts in Promoting Biodiversity
Diversity in Judgments: The Role of the Courts in Promoting Biodiversity
Judge Anthony Lucky, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Play video: Atmospheric Aerosols, Super Greenhouse Gases, Global Climate Change: Where Science Meets Policy
Atmospheric Aerosols, Super Greenhouse Gases, Global Climate Change: Where Science Meets Policy
Dr. Song Gao, Associate Professor of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Stetson University
Play video: Florida’s Frightening Phosphate Problem
Florida’s Frightening Phosphate Problem
Jaclyn Lopez, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Jacobs Law Clinic for Democracy and the Environment
2016
Play video: Are We There Yet? Trends in Protecting Wetlands and Biodiversity: A Stateside View
Are We There Yet? Trends in Protecting Wetlands and Biodiversity: A Stateside View
Jeanne Christie, Executive Director, Association of State Wetland Managers
Play video: Captive Marine Mammals: Beneath the Surface
Captive Marine Mammals: Beneath the Surface
Dr. Naomi A. Rose, Marine Mammal Scientist, Animal Welfare Institute
Play video: Innovations in the Prosecution of Illegal Wildlife Trade
Innovations in the Prosecution of Illegal Wildlife Trade
Elizabeth Gitari, Legal Affairs Manager, WildlifeDirect, Kenya
Play video: Florida’s Global Importance as a Nesting Site for Sea Turtles: The Challenge of Preserving the Beaches
Florida’s Global Importance as a Nesting Site for Sea Turtles: The Challenge of Preserving the Beaches
Dr. Anne Meylan, Senior Research Scientist, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Shark Finning in Costa Rica: Anatomy of a Successful Campaign
Randall Arauz, President, PRETOMA, Costa Rica
2015
Play video: How to Do Conservation Science, Implement It, and Not Die Trying
How to Do Conservation Science, Implement It, and Not Die Trying
Dr. Rodrigo Medellin, Senior Professor of Ecology, UNAM, Mexico
Play video: Lex Naturalis: Meeting the Great Aldo Leopold
Lex Naturalis: Meeting the Great Aldo Leopold
Mike Walker, Senior Enforcement Attorney, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Play video: Florida Wildlife Corridor: Connecting Wild Florida
Florida Wildlife Corridor: Connecting Wild Florida
Carlton Ward Jr., Photographer and Explorer, Florida
Play video: The Governance of Migratory Species: CMS at the Cutting Edge of Innovation
The Governance of Migratory Species: CMS at the Cutting Edge of Innovation
Dr. Bradnee Chambers, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Environment Programme Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Play video: Perspectives on Environmental and Natural Resources Law
Perspectives on Environmental and Natural Resources Law
Ignacia S. Moreno, CEO and Principal of The iMoreno Group, PLC, and former U.S. Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice
2014
Play video: Challenges with Implementing Regulations for the Recovery of Smalltooth Sawfish
Challenges with Implementing Regulations for the Recovery of Smalltooth Sawfish
Dr. John Carlson, Research Biologist, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Play video: The Sargasso Sea Commission: An Innovative Approach to Intergovernmental Collaboration to Conserve the Sargasso Sea
The Sargasso Sea Commission: An Innovative Approach to Intergovernmental Collaboration to Conserve the Sargasso Sea
Kate Killerlain Morrison, Deputy Executive Director, Sargasso Sea Alliance
2013
Biodiversity in Everyday Private Practice
Peggy Strand, Partner, Venable LLP
2012
The Role of the Court in Environmental Protection
U.S. Court of International Trade Senior Judge Judith M. Barzilay
Managing the Balancing Act: Land Use and Environmental Protection at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Gary Lytton, Director of the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
2009
Florida’s Vanishing Wetlands
Craig Pittman, author of Paving Paradise and Manatee Insanity
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