Programme of Events - Transitions towards Sustainability
Professor Pamela Matson, Stanford University, Tellus Mater Distinguished Fellow in Sustainability Studies 2019
The Practical Pursuit of Sustainability
Tuesday 26th February, 5pm
Babbage Lecture Theatre, New Museums Site, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ
Sustainability is a term widely used by many different groups – from corporations to the international development community to academic institutions and non-profits – sometimes with different meanings and different goals. In this talk, Pamela Matson will draw common threads among the different uses, and illustrate how systems thinking and a capital assets framework can be used by all of them to increase the likelihood of accomplishing sustainability goals.
Followed drinks reception in the David Attenborough Building
Linking Knowledge to Action at Scales that Matter: Lessons from the past, thoughts about the future
Wednesday 27th February, 5pm
David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ
Over the last two decades, scientific effort has begun to shift from research for fundamental understanding toward research that supports action. Dr. Pamela Matson will discuss how “science to action” has evolved in the context of current global environmental changes and sustainability challenges. While scientists and professional societies have recognized the need for science to help solve pressing societal problems, their engagement in problem solving has had only limited success, especially at the global scale. Drawing on her own research and others’, Dr. Matson will discuss some crucial characteristics of research that effectively links “science to action,” and practices for extending solutions to scales that matter.
Hosted by Cambridge Conservation Initiative
Followed by a drinks reception in David Attenborough Building
No booking required
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Leadership Seminar with Early Career Researchers
Thursday 28th February, 5pm - closed event
David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ
Final Symposium: Panel Discussion
Friday 1st March, 2pm
David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Cambridge, CB2 3Q
Symposium to discuss Professor Matson’s work, and some of the issues that she will have raised during the week.
Chaired by Professor Bhaskar Vira
Guest Commentators
Dr Rachel Carmenta: (Geography, Plant Sciences and Zoology, UCCRI)
Professor Jennifer Howard-Grenville (Judge Business School)
Professor Adina Merenlender (Berkeley)
Dr Andrew Tanentzap: (Plant Science, UCCRI)
