William F. Laurance will deliver a free public presentation at the University of Adelaide on the 26th of June entitled: “Impacts of Explosive Road Expansion on Global Ecosystems and Biodiversity”.
William is Distinguished Research Professor at James Cook University, Cairns, and has received one of Australia’s highest scientific honours, the Australian Laureate Award. He also holds the Prince Bernhard Chair for International Nature Conservation at Ultrecht University, Netherlands.
Professor Laurance has authored eight books and over 400 scientific and popular articles. He is in the top 0.001% of cited scientists globally, in the fields of ecology and environmental science.
His scientific interests include assessing the impacts of deforestation, logging, hunting, bushfires, road expansion and climatic change on tropical ecosystems and biodiversity.
We live in an era of unprecedented road expansion, with new roads now penetrating into most the world’s surviving wildernesses. Such roads often unleash a Pandora’s Box of environmental problems, such as illegal colonisation, deforestation, hunting, and land speculation. By the year 2050, it is expected that Earth will have 25 million kilometres of additional roads and highways—enough to circle the planet over 600 times. Ninety percent of these new roads will be in developing nations that sustain the bulk of Earth’s biodiversity. I will highlight the impacts of rapid road expansion on native ecosystems and wildlife, and then describe an ambitious effort I am leading to devise a ‘Global Roadmap’–an innovative zoning scheme to define where on Earth future roads should and should not go.
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from a world leading environmental scientist.
Read Professor Laurance’s most recent article for The Conversation: “Boycotts are a crucial weapon to fight environment-harming firms”
William Laurance “Amplify Your Voice” Podcasts Now Available
William Laurance “Amplify Your Voice” podcasts now available.
The Environment Institute hosted Distinguished Professor William Laurance in Adelaide between 29-31 March.
William Laurance is a leading conservation biologist who has worked internationally on numerous high-profile threats to tropical forests—in the Amazon, Central America, Africa, and Australasia. A highly prolific scientist, to date he has published five books and over 300 scientific articles. Professor Laurance has recently commenced a position as Distinguished Research Professor at James Cook University and is involved with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.
Whilst in Adelaide, William presented a number of talks at The University of Adelaide.
Please click on the links to access audio visual material from Amplify Your Voice and Diagnosis Critical.
William was also interviewed by ABC’s Carole Whitelock. Listen to William Laurance being interviewed by Carole Whitelock on ABC 891 here.
(Audio courtesy of ABC 891, Afternoons with Carole Whitelock)
William Laurance “Diagnosis Critical” Podcasts Now Available
William Laurance “Diagnosis Critical” podcasts now available.
The forests of the world are in crisis. The drive for continued economic growth has had devastating consequences for the world’s ecosystems that provide critical human services. Forests are a haven for countless plant and animal species that form the basis of ecological services, these services are the biological mechanisms that make the world our home. William Laurance shared his prolific observations from a career in tropical ecosystems research.
Please click on the following links to access audio visual material from Diagnosis Critical or Amplify Your Voice.
William was also interviewed by ABC’s Carole Whitelock. Listen to William Laurance being interviewed by Carole Whitelock on ABC 891 here.
(Audio courtesy of ABC 891, Afternoons with Carole Whitelock)
William Laurance on Afternoons with Carole Whitelock
Listen to William Laurance being interviewed by Carole Whitelock on ABC 891. (Audio courtesy of ABC 891, Afternoons with Carole Whitelock)
William Laurance was interviewed by ABC’s Carole Whitelock on ‘Afternoons with Carole Whitelock’ yesterday, listen to their discussion about Williams research in tropical ecosystems.
William Laurance in Adelaide
William Laurance is visiting The University of Adelaide 29- 31 March, and is speaking at two free public events.
William Laurance is a leading conservation biologist who has worked internationally on numerous high-profile threats to tropical forests—in the Amazon, Central America, Africa, and Australasia. A highly prolific scientist, to date he has published five books and over 300 scientific articles. Professor Laurance has recently commenced a position as Distinguished Research Professor at James Cook University and is involved with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.
While in Adelaide, Professor Laurance will present at two free public events held at The University of Adelaide.
The first talk, ‘Amplify your Voice: Keys to having a Prolific Scientific Career‘, will be discussing ways to maximise your scientific impact and engage others through your writing, for more information and to reserve your seat for this event on March 30, click here.
The second event will be on March 31. ‘Diagnosis Critical: The Lungs of our Planet’, is a conversation with William Laurance as he shares his prolific observations from a career in tropical ecosystems research. Find out more and reserve your seat here.
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from a leading conservation biologist.
The Environment Institute 
