Tuesday, 15 October 2024 Lecture invitation: Let’s discuss Environmental, Conservation, and Animal Ethics

We kindly ask you to join us on the thought-provoking talk titled »Renewing our Values Towards the Planet in the Anthropocene Era: Why We Need to Discuss Environmental, Conservation, and Animal Ethics More Than Ever Before«. The lecture will be held by Prof. Carolyn Stephens (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine & University College London & University of primorska) in a hybrid format, with the option to attend either in person or via Zoom.

Time: Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 17:00

Place: UP FAMNIT (Glagoljaška 8, 6000 Koper), lecture room VP3 (3rd floor)

Zoom link: https://upr-si.zoom.us/my/fam.vp3?pwd=VGRETEVzeDNCQklBSExLN3g5TDNZdz09

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ABOUT THE TOPIC

In 2020, the UNDP Human Development Report confirmed the concept of the Anthropocene, »in which humans are a dominant force shaping the planet’s future«.

Climate change, pollution of all natural environments, biodiversity loss, and mass extinctions of other species challenge the planet, and us. UNDP argues that »Consciously or not, human choices, shaped by values and institutions, have given rise to the interconnected planetary and social imbalances we face«.

This lecture will examine the global environmental and social context, focusing on the need for renewed ethical discussions, especially for future scientists and policymakers. It will also introduce the University of Primorska's new course on environmental ethics, launching in 2025 under Professor Stephens, with a concluding discussion with UP FAMNIT professors.

ABOUT PROF. CAROLYN STEPHENS

Professor Carolyn Stephens is an environmental epidemiologist and ethics expert, holding positions at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University College London, and since 2024, the University of Primorska. Her research focuses on equity, environment, health, ethics, and human and environmental rights globally. With over 25 years of teaching experience in international development and environmental ethics, she has worked extensively in low-income countries like India, Liberia, Brazil, and Argentina.

She has led numerous international research projects, advised UN agencies, and serves on the editorial boards of five peer-reviewed journals. Prof. Stephens has been on executive boards of global organizations like the International Association of Ecology and Health and the pan-European NGO Health and Environment Alliance. She also sits on the International Ethics Advisory Board of the EU's BEPREP programme.

Her awards include the UK Royal Society Kohn Award for Public Engagement in Science and the Mayor of London's Academic Excellence Award.