Come to the UBC Future of Food Global Dialogue Series: a campus-wide initiative bringing together food security and sustainability experts from across UBC and North America to engage audiences with the Global Food System.
Dr. Claire Kremen
“Through the bees’ eyes: seeking food system sustainability”
Thursday, March 30, 2017
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory, AERL 120, UBC Vancouver Campus
Using pollinators as a lens for examining agriculture and food system issues, Dr. Kremen will discuss how our current food system is not only unhealthy for the planet, but also for pollinators and people. She will describe studies of native bees that reveal how to create environmentally-friendly farming systems that are also highly productive.
Dr. Claire Kremen is Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at University of California, Berkeley, and co-directs the Center for Diversified Farming Systems and the Berkeley Food Institute there.
The Future of Food Global Dialogue Series talks are free, with no RSVP required.
Upcoming Talks:
Dr. Verena Seufert “What is this thing called organic? How organic farming is codified in regulations,” March 29, 1:00 p.m., Liu Institute for Global Issues, Multipurpose Room
Dr. Claire Kremen “Through the bees’ eyes: seeking food system sustainability,” March 30, 12:30 p.m., Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory, AERL 120
Dr. Barbara Seed “What is a healthy and sustainable diet?” April 5, 1:30 p.m., Centre for Interactive Research Sustainability, Policy Lab
Dr. Gabriel Maltais-Landry “Optimizing the use of organic amendments and cover crops to maximize agronomic and environmental benefits,” April 7, 3:00 p.m., MacMillan Building, MCML 154
The UBC Future of Food Global Dialogue Series is jointly convened by the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm, the Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC Reads Sustainability, an initiative of UBC Sustainability, and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, and the Biodiversity Research Centre.
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