Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series Archive
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The Effect of Habitat-Destroying Fishing Techniques on Piracy in Proximate Coastal Regions
Ed Gardner
April 13, 2023 | » Watch Lecture
Environmental Justice and Coal Ash
Walter L. Smith II
March 9, 2023 | » Watch Lecture
Manatees and Mermaids
Dr. James “Buddy” Powell
February 16, 2023 | » Watch Lecture
Feeling the Squeeze: Saving Biodiversity on a Shrinking Natural Landscape
Elise Bennett
October 25th, 2022 | » Watch Lecture
The Ramsar Convention Beyond 50 – Unwavering Vision, Or Paradigm Shift?
Dave Pritchard
April 7, 2022 | » Watch Lecture
Florida Conservation; An introduction to Florida land conservation, conservation easements, and easement IRS tax considerations
Keith Fountain
March 1, 2022 | » Watch Lecture
Old Laws and New Health Threats
Maggy Hurchalla
February 1, 2022 | » Watch Lecture
IPBES: Meeting the Challenges of Biodiversity Conservation Through the Science-Policy Interface
Hien Ngo
October 21, 2021 | » Watch Lecture
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 Wetland
Marcella Bonells
September 30, 2021 | » Watch Lecture
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
August 26, 2021 | » Watch Lecture
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
April 11, 2019 | » Read Article
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
March 5, 2019 | » Read Article
Science, Policy, and Advocacy: Applying the Waterkeeper Model in the Tampa Bay Watershed
Andrew Hayslip, Executive Director and Waterkeeper, Tampa Bay Waterkeeper
Jan. 31, 2019 | » Read Article
Assessing the Performance of Wetland Restoration for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Is there an App for that?
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
Nov. 8, 2018 | » Read Article
Dr. M. Siobhan Fennessy, Philip and Sheila Jordan Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, Kenyon College
My Dirty Hands, Wet Feet Learning
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
Sept. 25, 2018 | » Read Article
Richard O. “Dick” Jacobs, Attorney and Photo Explorer, Senior Counsel, Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns
Can Nature Pay Its Way? The Past, Present and Future of Payments for Ecosystem Services
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
Sept. 6, 2018 | » Read Article
James Salzman, Bren Distinguished Professor, UCLA Law School/UCSB School of Environment
Avian influenza: a One Health issue of threats and opportunities
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
March 22, 2018 | » Read Article
Speaker: Dr. Ruth Cromie, Head of Ecosystem Health, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, UK
Manatee Conservation: Current Status and Issues to Watch
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
March 1, 2018 | » Read Article
Speaker, Anne Harvey Holbrook, Staff Attorney, Save the Manatee Club
The Elephant at the UN
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
Feb. 1, 2018 | » Read Article
Speaker: Vivek Menon, Executive Director and CEO, Wildlife Trust of India
Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems—Evidence from Australia's Great Barrier Reef and Mangroves
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
Nov. 9, 2017 | » Read Article
Speaker: Dr. Max Finlayson, Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Australia
The Dark Side: Improving Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches Through Comprehensive Light Management
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
Oct. 23, 2017 | » Read Article
Speaker: Tonya Long, Fish & Wildlife Biologist III, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
The National Park Service After 100 Years: A Historian Reflects
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
Oct. 9, 2017 | » Read Article
Speaker: Dr. Dwight T. Pitcaithley, Chief Historian (retired), National Park Service
Diversity in Judgments: The Role of the Courts in Promoting Biodiversity
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
March 30, 2017 | » Read Article
Speaker: Judge Anthony Lucky, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Atmospheric Aerosols, Super Greenhouse Gases, Global Climate Change: Where Science Meets Policy
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
February 27, 2017 | » Read Article
Speaker: Dr. Song Gao, Associate Professor of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Stetson University
Florida's Frightening Phosphate Problem
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
January 24, 2017 | » Read Article
Speaker: Jaclyn Lopez, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Jacobs Law Clinic for Democracy and the Environment
Are We There Yet? Trends in Protecting Wetlands and Biodiversity—A Stateside View
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
November 3, 2016 | » Read Article
Speaker: Jeanne Christie, Executive Director, Association of State Wetland Managers
Captive Marine Mammals: Beneath the Surface
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
September 29, 2016 | » Read Article
Speaker: Dr. Naomi A. Rose, Marine Mammal Scientist, Animal Welfare Institute
Innovations in the Prosecution of Illegal Wildlife Trade
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
April 13, 2016 | » Read Article
Speaker: Elizabeth Gitari, Legal Affairs Manager, WildlifeDirect, Kenya
Florida's Global Importance as a Nesting Site for Sea Turtles: The Challenge of Preserving the Beaches
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
March 1, 2016 | » Read Article
Speaker: 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
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
Jan. 26, 2016 | » Read Article
Speaker: Randall Arauz, President, PRETOMA, Costa Rica
How to Do Conservation Science, Implement It, and Not Die Trying
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
Oct. 22, 2015 | » Read Article
Speaker: Dr. Rodrigo Medellin, Senior Professor of Ecology, UNAM, Mexico
Lex Naturalis: Meeting the Great Aldo Leopold
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
September 29, 2015 | » Read Article
Speaker: Mike Walker, Senior Enforcement Attorney, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Florida Wildlife Corridor: Connecting Wild Florida
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
September 3, 2015 | » Read Article
Speaker: Carlton Ward Jr, Photographer and Explorer, Florida
The Governance of Migratory Species: CMS at the Cutting Edge of Innovation
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
April 16, 2015 | » Read Article
Speaker: Dr. Bradnee Chambers, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Environment Programme Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Perspectives on Environmental and Natural Resources Law
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
March 11, 2015 | » Read Article
Speaker: 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
Challenges with implementing regulations for the recovery of smalltooth sawfish
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
Oct. 8, 2014 | » Read Article
Speaker: Dr. John Carlson, Research Biologist, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
The Sargasso Sea Commission: An innovative approach to intergovernmental collaboration to conserve the Sargasso Sea
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
Oct. 2, 2014 | » Read Article
Speaker: Kate Killerlain Morrison, Deputy Executive Director, Sargasso Sea Alliance
Biodiversity in Everyday Private Practice
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
Jan. 17, 2013 | » Read Article
Speaker:
Peggy Strand, Partner of Venable LLP
The Role of the Court in Environmental Protection
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
Feb. 21, 2012 | » Read Article
Speaker:
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
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
Feb. 9, 2012 | » Read Article
Speaker:
Gary Lytton, Director of the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Florida's Vanishing Wetlands
The Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series
June 22, 2009 | » Read Article
Speaker:
Craig Pittman, Author of Paving Paradise and Manatee Insanity