The Biodiversity and Ecology Journal Club invites you to:
"Saving Biodiversity"

A seminar by

By Professor Stuart L. Pimm
Doris Duke Professor of Conservation Ecology
Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
Duke University

Monday, 20th July 2009: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Venue: DBS Conference Room, Blk S3 Level 5Map: http://tinyurl.com/map-nusdbs
Host: Dr. Navjot Sodhi

About the speaker:
Stuart Pimm became a conservation biologist watching species become extinct
in Hawai'i in the 1970s. That experience lead to his commitment to study the
scientific issues behind the global loss of biological diversity. Pimm has
written over 200 scientific papers including three review articles in Nature
and Science and four books including "The Balance of Nature?" and "The World
According to Pimm: a scientist audits the Earth".

His research covers the reasons why species become extinct, how fast they do
so, the global patterns of habitat loss and species extinction, the role of
introduced species in causing extinction and, importantly, the management
consequences of this research. His commitment to the interface between
science and policy has lead to his testimony in the US government to both
House and Senate Committees on the re-authorization of the Endangered
Species Act.

His current work includes studies of endangered species and ecosystem
restoration in the Florida Everglades, and setting priorities for protected
areas in the Atlantic Coast forest of Brazil (one of the world's "hotspots"
for threatened species. His awards include a Pew Scholarship for
Conservation and the Environment (in 1993) and an Aldo Leopold Leadership
Fellowship (in 1999). The Institute of Scientific Information recognized him
in 2002 as being one of the world's most highly cited scientists. In 2004,
Pimm was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

More information on his research on species preservation and conservation
can be found at http://www.thepimmgroup.org


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