Senckenberg Distinguished Lecture Series #06

Senckenberg Distinguished Lecture Series #06

Was: Vortrag (in Englisch), Ohne Anmeldung!

Wann: Dienstag, den 24.09.2024 um 14 Uhr

Wo: Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Grüner Hörsaal, Arthur-von-Weinberg-Haus, Robert-Mayer-Straße 2, 60325 Frankfurt (der Vortrag wird aufgezeichnet und anschließend auf senckenberg.de veröffentlicht).

Lecture #06
Deep-sea biodiversity under climate change: a frank or fabricated future?

The planet faces both climate change and biodiversity loss. These crises are intertwined and must be addressed together. In doing so, the deep ocean must be considered. The adaptations and life histories of deep-sea species make them vulnerable to changing environments and disruption. We have already discovered just how dependent we are on the deep ocean for a stable climate. Ocean-based geoenginee-ring measures and deep-seabed mining pose looming but invisible
threats to the deep ocean. A growing imperative to conserve both deep-sea biodiversity and the carbon services requires input into the many international negotiations, frameworks, and treaties currently deciding the fate of the deep sea.

About the lecturer

Lisa A. Levin is a Distinguished Professor Emerita at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. She currently researches biodiversity, climate change, and human impacts on the deep ocean. She works to bring deep-sea science to policy makers via science networks, global assessments, and UN negotiations.

For further information
Senckenberg.de/distinguished-lectures