GEM 'Critical Issues'
International Seminar Series
2004-05 Academic Year Theme: Global Security
Featuring a Global Security theme, six international speakers were invited to present public talks during the 2004-05 GEM "Critical Issues" International Seminar Series in Stevens Point. All seminar sessions were free and open to the public, thanks to funding support from UW System Institute for Global Studies and the UW-Milwaukee Center for International Education (a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center for Global Studies).
speakers addressed critical issues in redefining global security in environmental terms. The interlinked and complementary presentation topics informed the public on the critical role of a healthy natural resource base for sustainable development to increase global security through capacity building.
The speakers provided specific examples in mitigating pressing challenges such as the HIV/AIDS pandemic, loss of biodiversity, meeting the need for fuel wood, food, and potable water. The series enjoyed a tremendous reception from the UWSP campus and surrounding community, averaging nearly 200 people in attendance at each session.
Presentations were videotaped and made available on this Web site.
Hosted by:
UW-Stevens Point Global Environmental Management Education Center (GEM) in the Melvin R. Laird Room - UWSP University Center.
Sponsored by:
GEM through grants from UW System Institute for Race and Ethnicity, USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004 at 7:00p.m.
Nyumbani: A Model for Combating the African HIV/AIDS Crisis
Father Angelo D’Agostino, Founder, Nyumbani Village, Nairobi, Kenya
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004 at 7:00p.m.
Case Study on Lake Victoria - Africa's 'Great Lake'
Richard Fuggle, President - International Association for Impact Assessment Professor of Environmental Studies University of Cape Town, South Africa
Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004 at 7:00p.m.
Biodiversity Conservation and Bio-prospecting to Benefit Local Indigenous Communities of Mexico
Prof. Robert Bye, Institute of Biology and Botanical Garden Autonomous National University of Mexico, Mexico City
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2005 at 7:00p.m.
Strengths and Weaknesses of Indigenous Knowledge in Cultural and Biodiversity Conservation and Development: Case Studies in Yunnan Province, PRC
Dr. Yongping Yang, Deputy Director Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming Institute of Botany Kunming, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China
Tuesday, Apr. 5, 2005 at 7:00p.m.
Community-Based Sustainable Development Experiences from Cusco, Peru
Dr. Antonio Bueno Lazo, Professor and Director CEETyDeS - Centro de Estudios para la Edificación con Tierra y el Desarrollo Sostenible (Center for Construction with Earth and Sustainable Development) Cusco, Peru
Tuesday, May. 3, 2005 at 7:00p.m.
Permaculture development projects to enhance global security
Geoff Lawton, Permaculture Consultant, Designer, Teacher Managing Director, Permaculture Research Institute, Australia
