Biological Extinction

Proceedings of the Joint PAS/PASS Working Group
27 February - 1 March 2017
Scripta Varia 134
Vatican City, 2017
e-pub
Word of Welcome
Chancellor Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, PAS and PASS
Greetings from Pontifical Academy of Sciences
President Werner Arber
Greetings from Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
President Margaret Archer
Goals and Objectives
Sir Partha Dasgupta (Cambridge University) and Peter Raven (Missouri Botanical Garden)
Extinction: What it Means to Us
Lord Martin Rees (Cambridge University)
Discussion
History of Life on Earth in Light of the Great Extinctions of the Past
Neil Shubin (University of Chicago)
Discussion
Life on Earth: Numbers of Species of Different Groups; Current Extinction Rates
Stuart Pimm (Duke University) and Peter Raven
Discussion
Why We Are in the Sixth Extinction and What It Means to Humanity
Partha Dasgupta (Cambridge University) and Paul Ehrlich (Stanford University)
Discussion
Life in the Oceans, Present and Future
Jane Lubchenco (Oregon State University)
Discussion
The Consequences of Biodiversity Loss for Human Well-being
Charles Perrings and Ann Kinzig (Arizona State University)
Discussion
Societal Collapses from the Maya to Mesopotamia and Beyond
Timothy Beach (University of Texas at Austin)
Agriculture: Past Agricultural Revolutions, Prospects for Future Sustainable Productivity (biotechnology) and Their Possible Effect on Biodiversity
Prabhu Pingali (Cornell University)
Discussion
Global Footprint
Mathis Wakernagel (Global Footprint Network)
Discussion
Population: Current State and Future Prospects
John Bongaarts (Population Council)
Discussion
Biodiversity and Global Change: From Creator to Victim to a new Revolution
Tim Lenton (University of Exeter)
Discussion
How do We Stem Biodiversity Loss? – Natural Capital Project
Gretchen Daily (Stanford) and Steve Polasky (University of Minnesota)
Discussion
How do We Stem Biodiversity Loss? – Smart Cities
John Hoal (Washington University in St. Louis)
Discussion
How do We Stem Biodiversity Loss? – Smart Villages
Sir Brian Heap (Cambridge University)
Discussion
The Drivers of Extinction: Africa
Calestous Juma (Harvard University)
Discussion
Population and Biodiversity
Gérard-François Dumont (Université de Paris-Sorbonne)
Discussion
Summary and Conclusions
Peter Raven and Partha Dasgupta
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