17th Annual Boething Lecture on Forests and the Human Predicament

What is the likely fate of the Amazon forests and their biodiversity? Dr. William Laurance, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, will address this topic in the 17th Annual Boething Lecture on Forests and the Human Predicament. The title of his talk is "The Future of the Amazon". Dr. Laurence is a leading expert on the effects of forest fragmentation on biodiversity.

The Boething Lecture series addresses forest resources and processes, and their relationships to human populations. The annual lecture is sponsored by the Center for Conservation Biology, thanks to the generous support of John and Sue Boething.

The lecture will be followed by an informal reception in the garden outside the auditorium.