Date:
Saturday, April 8, 2023, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Location:
Online—The Salata Institute, Harvard Extension School Environmental Club (HESEC), Harvard Extension School International Relations Club (HERIC), & the Harvard Extension School Management and Finance Club
Following a sustainability course at Harvard Extension School, Mel Wilson moved to the island of St. John, USVI, to study national parks. As the island residents experienced climate trauma from two-category hurricanes, she realized land conservation might offer a biodiversity and climate solution.
Her thesis, "Reimagining the American West to Reach Half-Earth," won the Outstanding Thesis Prize in 2019. Since then, she has published two papers on half-earth and created a mini-documentary, “Stay Wild.” Please join us for a lecture and film viewing.