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Download Slides on Student Presentations on Conservation Biology | ECOL 406R and more Study notes Conservation biology in PDF only on Docsity! Lecture 22, 17 Nov 2003 Student Presentations Conservation Biology ECOL 406R/506R University of Arizona Fall 2003 Kevin Bonine 1. Thank Bob Steidl 2. Campus Ecology Fellowship Program http://www.nwf.org/campusEcology/dspFellowships.cfm 3. Exam Wednesday -Covers lectures and readings since Exam 2 -Lots of questions stemming from Steidl lecture 4. Lots of publications for general Conservation Biology promotion A. Lorax by Dr. Seuss B. 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth C. Environmental Research Foundation P.O. Box 160, New Brunswick, N.J. 08903 Fax (732) 791-4603; E-mail: erf@rachel.org ========== All back issues are on the web at: http://www.rachel.org in text and PDF formats. To subscribe (free), send E-mail to listserv@lists.rachel.org with the words SUBSCRIBE RACHEL-NEWS YOUR FULL NAME in the message. The Rachel newsletter is also available in Spanish; to learn how to subscribe in Spanish, send the word AYUDA in an E-mail message to info@rachel.org. Monday 4pm seminar: Nov. 17, John McKay -- job candidate -- "Logical Adaptation in Plants: Conservation, Physiological Ecology and Genetics” in BSW 208 NYTimes 04 Nov 2003 As Earth Warms, The Hottest Issué ID oa Student Presentation Assignment for 17 Nov. 1. PERSONAL Amy Tendick, Galia Bobman, Aurora Fabry-Wood, Erica Sontz, Justin Dodds 2. FRIENDS AND FAMILY Ben Joslin, Andrea Vasquez, Bridget Barker, Louise Misztal, Meghan Jarvie 3. COMMUNITY Christopher Deegan, Michael Gilliland, JD Friedrichs, Ginny Newsome, Lauren Merin, Jenna Ramsey 4. COUNTRY (AND WORLD) Dana Backer, Cori Carveth, Sarah Hartwell, Linh Nguyen, Maeveen Behan, Leonides Corral How do we reduce ecological footprint, reduce consumption, and fight global warming? Please be as specific as possible and cite more than your opinion. Each group will have 15 minutes (suggest: 12 plus 3 min for questions). LESS is MORE Student Presentation Assignment for 17 Nov. 1. PERSONAL Amy Tendick, Galia Bobman, Aurora Fabry-Wood, Erica Sontz, Justin Dodds How do we reduce ecological footprint, reduce consumption, and fight global warming? Please be as specific as possible and cite more than your opinion. Each group will have 15 minutes (suggest: 12 plus 3 min for questions). LESS is MORE A significant difference between Wants and Needs Needs- a physiological or psychological requirement for the well-being of an organism Wants – any commodity which does not directly affect the survival of an individual Food • Need • Mother’s milk • Fruits n’ veggies • Nuts • Minimal meats • Want Need I say more Shelter • Need • Want Making food decisions • Often what’s healthy for you, is also better for the Earth • Shop for food consciously: Be aware of what your money is supporting • Avoid supporting grocery-store monopolies: Walmart • Buy meats and fruits/vegetables where you have organic choices: Trader Joes, Wild Oats, etc. Fruits and Vegetables • Grow a garden and orchard • Join a garden club? • Support farmer’s markets and/or buy more locally grown and in-season • Buy organic (95% organic ingredients), not GMO, pesticide-free Meat and Dairy • Bioaccumulation • Limit (red) meat intake to 1-2 days/week • Buy organic= Hormone- free, antibiotic-free (Coleman), not fed GMO’s, free-range • Fish= Be weary of buying those that are environmentally destructive (shrimp) Farm-raised (less healthy) vs. native? Our houses need to be small and efficient. We tent to build big houses with big dining rooms or living rooms and we rarely use them. One of the most important things to think of when we build or buy a house, is that it is well insulated. Good insulation will save a lot of electrical energy, or other ways to keep the house cool or warm. Shelter In warm areas especially, like Tucson, we should put solar heating systems on our houses. This system is easy to assemble and it can save a lot of money in heating water. There are some solar systems that can provide the electricity for lighting. In dry areas we could built a water recycling system. Bath and sink water can be used as they are with very few filtering to water our gardens. Alternative Housing Options Apartments vs. Houses with yards Buying old vs. building new Personal footprint • Goods – Clothing – Furnishings – Electronics – Appliances – Paper – Medicine and hygiene • Services – Postal – Utilities – Laundry/dry cleaning – Medical – Entertainment – Education Reducing your footprint • Needs vs. wants • Buying new vs. buying used • Donating or recycling old-but-serviceable goods • Use vs. waste • Personal lifestyle goals Student Presentation Assignment for 17 Nov. 2. FRIENDS AND FAMILY Ben Joslin, Andrea Vasquez, Bridget Barker, Louise Misztal, Meghan Jarvie How do we reduce ecological footprint, reduce consumption, and fight global warming? Please be as specific as possible and cite more than your opinion. Each group will have 15 minutes (suggest: 12 plus 3 min for questions). LESS is MORE Helping Friends and Family Understand Biodiversity, Global Warming and Ecological Footprints Friends • Close Friends and Kindred Spirits • Colleagues • Co-Workers • Acquaintances Understand Arguments • All environmentalists are socialists or communists that want to take away our rights, land and money (Ron Arnold, often seen on Fox Noise Network) • All “viros” hate humans, and human progress • Viros exaggerate the problems of global warming and are just trying to scare people to get them to turn into communists • “…rhetoric misleads a gullible public into thinking that every barren, forsaken area they want to preserve from man’s ‘artificial tampering’ is the Grand Canyon. To their anti-human, nature-worshipping minds, everything is the Grand Canyon, not to be touched except by wilderness hikers.” Copyright © 2003 Erich Veyhl, All Rights Reserved Refute Arguments • You are the model, show your F&F that “viros” are not fringe group people • Biodiversity is an indicator of the health of the planet (healthy planet=healthy people) • Get your F&F to calculate their footprint • Share information about global warming, and ways to reduce individual output Bad (ineffective and ANNOYING) e-mail • Multiple forwards (hmm, I wonder how spammers got my email?) • Petitions (DO NOT FORWARD!!!) • Incorrect info (poor research) • SPAM • Millions of recipients • Avoid graphic intensive or large file size – slow download, crowded mailbox Good Sources • Library (don’t have to buy books, less waste. I know, it’s hard, I love books too.) • Internet – Alternative news (commondreams.org) – Shopping- Keep it Local! Buy used items. (ecomall.com, natural products expo) – Information/Data (biodiv.org, World Resources Institute, wri.org and United Nations, un.org) Helping Children to Fight Global Warming • Model recycling & teach kids about what materials can be recycled. • Find internet & other resources that promote environmentally healthy habits (WWF, Nat. Geographic, Discovery Ch.). • Help classroom teachers plan activities for Earth Day. (ex. plant a tree) The 'Gathering' • Remember: friends and family have as much pull as a police officer on a person-you can make a difference • Be open but not preachy! "McKibben asks us these questions, and, more important, he asks them of himself. Environmentalists are sometimes accused of telling others how to live while themselves living otherwise. By placing himself at the center of his argument, McKibben diffuses some of this potential criticism. We hear about his family, friends, and the Sunday school class he teaches. We hear about his daughter Sophie. We hear about his vasectomy." Ummm, maybe not THAT open. .. . but be yourself, and a good example. Gatherings • Be emotional! Motivate like Maeveen! • Ideas: A party! (like a tupperware party...but without the burps) A fundraiser? Lots of food!! (NO SHRIMP!!) Lots of info!! Let them be the judge! • Other family/friend group activities: Go to the park, Hikes, Con Bio Lectures, TV shows/documentaries, intellectual discussion . . .NOW GET THEM TO SPREAD THE WORD!! • Enthusiasm ("Are you going to recycle that? If not, I sure will!!") • Give them examples of how you live, and how to inform others • Emphasis on fact not force! • Conservation conversations "So Kevin, what did you do this weekend?" "I went out with some students and sexed snakes." "WHAT DID YOU DO?!?!" --Then you could describe what you were doing and why! ! (Hopefully their interest will be peaked enough to ask why!) Student Presentation Assignment for 17 Nov. 3. COMMUNITY Christopher Deegan, Michael Gilliland, JD Friedrichs, Ginny Newsome, Lauren Merin, Jenna Ramsey How do we reduce ecological footprint, reduce consumption, and fight global warming? Please be as specific as possible and cite more than your opinion. Each group will have 15 minutes (suggest: 12 plus 3 min for questions). LESS is MORE Student Presentation Assignment for 17 Nov. 4. COUNTRY (AND WORLD) Dana Backer, Cori Carveth, Sarah Hartwell, Linh Nguyen, Maeveen Behan, Leonides Corral How do we reduce ecological footprint, reduce consumption, and fight global warming? Please be as specific as possible and cite more than your opinion. Each group will have 15 minutes (suggest: 12 plus 3 min for questions). LESS is MORE • Kyoto Protocol – Participating countries implementation – Non-participants • Alternative Energy • Other National contributions to reducing ecological footprint 1999 GHG Emissions (in millions of tons) http://maps.grida.no/kyoto 119 countries have ratified, accepted, or accessed to the Kyoto Protocol as of Sept. 29, 2003 with the main exceptions of the US, Australia, and the Russian Federation (for a complete listing, see http://unfccc.int/resource/kpstats.pdf) Japan • Accounted for 8.5% of CO2 emissions in 1990 • Required by Kyoto Protocol to reduce GHG emissions by 6% from 1990 levels during 2008-2012 period • Plans to accomplish this – by adding 20 new nuclear reactors over next decade to replace existing electric plants, which produce 25% of all CO2 emissions in Japan – by using its existing forests as CO2 “sinks”, to account for 3.7% of the proposed reduction – by offering aid packages in the form of joint-research projects and training in anti-pollution measures for developing countries such as China, India, Vietnam, the Phillipines, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia Germany • Accounted for 7.4% of CO2 emissions in 1990 • Kyoto Protocol commitment to reduce emissions by 21% by 2008-2012 period • As of 12/2000, one of only three countries to reduce emissions through shutdown of coal-fired plants • Plans to accomplish further reductions by – Setting min. fixed prices for renewable energy, which has boosted utilization of wind energy to 5000 megawatts – spending 2 billion euros per year on revamping building insulation – Eco-tax, motor vehicle tax and gas tax exemption promote using renewable energy sources, fuel efficient cars and cogeneration plants – $3B investment in rail infrastructure Wind Energy • What it is…. – wind turbine – wind speed • Major challenge to using wind power • Wind energy industry • As an alternative – in the U.S. – in Europe Nuclear Energy “…if we limit the amount of energy we have, we lose our freedom and our democratic society” • PROS • CONS • Status in U.S. “…lack of energy will not stop material progress” Alternative Energy • solar, hydrogen (fuel cells), hydro-electric, geothermal, methane, & fusion Other measures: • Incentives • Legislation and Policy (standards)