Dear colleagues,
Biodiverse Anthropocenes co-organized a multidisciplinary workshop on the 28th November,
on the topic "Climate Action VS Biodiversity Protection?". More than 35 participants joined the workshop,
mostly undergraduate students
coming from every faculty of our University. I've included for you here a visual summary of the 3h discussions,
sketched by
an artist hired for the occasion.
Participants were first introduced to the topics of climate crisis, ecosystem services,
and the challenges in balancing climate action and biodiversity conservation ("The Aim..." section in the visual). They were then divided between their field of study and discussed 1- which were their priorities ("Values" section), 2- how they see the Oulu
region in 2050 ("Our Legacy" section), 3- how to achieve this vision ("Making it work!" section). The event ended with a joint discussion between the groups. A majority expressed their will to have more in-person events on the matter, and wish for cross-faculty
discussions to envision a sustainable future.
It was a great event mixing science and art for multidisciplinarity and youth empowerment.
Special thanks to Biodiverse Anthropocenes x Arctic Sustainability Lab (University of Tromsø) for making it happen!
- Clément MASSE
Doctoral Researcher - MSc
University of Oulu -
Arctic Ecology and Biogeochemistry Lab
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