How Nature Can Save Us

Date: 

Thursday, November 5, 2015, 6:00pm

See also: Harvard Museum of Natural History

Location: 

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street

Presentation and interview with M. Sanjayan, Executive Vice President and Senior Scientist, Conservation International

We live in the Anthropocene, the age of humans, and not since cyanobacteria transformed Earth’s early atmosphere has one species–Homo sapiens–had such an outsized influence on the diversity of life on the planet. Saving nature in the human age is a challenging proposition, but perhaps a more relevant question might be how nature can save humankind. In an epic journey across 24 countries accompanied by a film crew from PBS and National Geographic, Sanjayan compiled awe-inspiring stories that illuminate the inextricable link between the environment and human beings. In this program, he will discuss his journey and the basic truth it revealed: that saving nature is really about saving ourselves.

Free and open to the public.

Free event parking available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.

Presented in collaboration with the Harvard College Conservation Society

Learn more at http://hmnh.harvard.edu/event/how-nature-can-save-us