Foto/ill.: Schmidt Ocean Institute
Seabed Mining & biodiversity conservation
15.45-16.16 – Light refreshments
16.15-17.45 – Lecture
Egget, Studentsenteret
Egget
Kjære alle/Dear all
The Horizon series is a lecture series for staff and students of The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and for all others that are interested in major scientific questions and challenges across disciplinary borders. Please share the information to anyone you think might be interested, – colleagues, students, and others in your network.
About the lecture – Seabed Mining and Biodiversity Conservation in the Deep Sea: Where Science meets Policy
Deep seabed mining is coming closer to a reality, presumably motivated by the need for rare metals. In this lecture Lisa A. Levin, from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, will highlight the deep-sea ecosystems being targeted for seabed mining, their biodiversity and why it matters, potential threats and management challenges. See more.
About the lecturer Lisa A. Levin
Lisa A. Levin is a Distinguished Professor of Biological Oceanography emerita at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. She is passionate about the deep sea and researches the ecology of different ecosystems on deep continental margins, their vulnerability to climate change and to human resource extraction. She serves as scientific co-lead for both the Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative and the Deep-Ocean Observing Strategy. Over the past 40 years Lisa has led or participated in over 50 expeditions to the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Levin is a recipient of lifetime achievement awards from the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography and the Western Society of Naturalists, and the Prince Albert 1 Grand medal in Science.
Practical information
- The lecture starts at 16.15, on Thursday 20th of April 2023 in the auditorium Egget at Studentsenteret (Parkveien 1).
- The lecture is held in English
- Light refreshments will be served outside Egget before the lecture, from 15.45.
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Organisers
This lecture is a joint event organised by the Horizon Lecture Committee at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Academia Europaea Bergen Knowledge Hub. The event has received economic support by Selskapet til Vitenskapenes fremme.
Vennlig hilsen/best regards,
Kristin Bakken
På vegne av Horisontkomiteen/on behalf of the Horizon Lecture series