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Global Developments in Private Conservation: Do They Apply to the Northern Great Plains?
Presented by Dr. Jefferey Langholz from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Great Plains Art Museum
1155 Q Street
Lincoln, Nebraska
Pre-talk Reception 3:00 p.m.
Lecture, plus Q & A 3:30-5:00 p.m.
The Grassland Foundation’s 4th annual lecture in Grassland Conservation & Sustainable Communities will be held at the UNL Center for Great Plains Studies at 12th & Q Street in Lincoln, Nebraska on Wednesday April 1st, in the afternoon. The speaker is Jeff Langholz, Ph.D., a professor at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California and noted scholar on global efforts in private lands conservation. Dr. Langholz holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University and an undergraduate degree from Dana College in Blair, Nebraska. Dr. Langholz grew up in western Iowa.
Talk Overview:
Like grasslands worldwide, the Northern Great Plains face a variety of threats and an uncertain future. A large scale government-led conservation effort such as a network of national parks or other publicly protected areas seems unlikely to develop, which has led to rising interest in potential private sector solutions. Fortunately, recent decades have witnessed an explosion of private conservation efforts worldwide resulting in an immense diversity of approaches and a growing body of lessons learned. This presentation positions the Great Northern Plains in the context of the larger global private conservation trend. Using examples from Latin America, Africa, Australia, and elsewhere, it reviews international private conservation developments, describes creative private conservation approaches, and discusses potential applications to the Northern Great Plains.
The lecture is free and open to the public; it will begin at 3:30 pm and there will be a pre-talk reception in the Gallery area immediately preceding the lecture.
For more information contact Jill Francke, Administrative and Communications Associate, at jill@grasslandfoundation.org.
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