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Toward a Sustainable 21st Century Conference Extinction: Solutions for Species on the Brink

March 12, 2020 @ 8:00 am - March 13, 2020 @ 5:00 pm

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Screening of the film, “Racing Extinction”.
Thursday, March 12, 2020 from 7:00pm – 8:45pm
Crystal Cove Auditorium
UCI Student Center
311 W Peltason Dr A, Irvine, CA 92697

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Extinction: Solutions for Species on the Brink Conference
Friday, March 13, 2020 from 9:00am – 5:00pm
Beckman of the National Academies of
Sciences and Engineering
100 Academy Way, Irvine, CA 92617
Lunch will be provided to the first 100 guests

The program presents a series of distinctively different approaches to species preservation:
• Welcome: Dean L. Song Richardson, Dean of the School of Law
• Framing the Magnitude of the Threats and Unmet Challenges
• Solutions: Saving Them in the Wild
• Captive Breeding
• Experimenting with Genetics to Stop or Reverse Extinction
• The Imperative for Action

Co-Sponsors:
• UCI Law – Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources
• Newkirk Center for Science & Society

 

Registration is FREE and open to the public for both events. Space is limited.

Details

Start:
March 12, 2020 @ 8:00 am
End:
March 13, 2020 @ 5:00 pm