SFU Continuing Studies in Science and Environment

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Offshore Oil and Gas (May 17 – 18, 2000)

Downturns in the Province's fishing and forestry industries have left BC coastal communities searching for economic alternatives that will ensure their survival. One such alternative is the development of offshore oil and gas reserves. While some are urging government to lift the moratorium on exploration drilling, others maintain that the risks to an already threatened fishery and marine ecosystem remain too great and the socio-economic benefits too uncertain. This forum has been designed for participation by key stakeholders including communities, industry, research institutions, industry, labour, environmental and other non-government organizations, along with all levels of government.

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7 Billion and You Lecture and Discussion Series (January - March 2013)
Video of Dr. Overall, Ethics of the 7 Billion

7 Billion and You Lecture and Discussion Series (January - March 2013)
Video of Dr. Eberstadt, Economics of the 7 Billion

7 Billion and You Lecture and Discussion Series (January - March 2013)
Video of Dr. Rees - Resources and the Seven Billion

7 Billion and You Lecture and Discussion Series (January - March 2013)
Video - Dr. Tuljapurkar - Drivers of the Seven Billion

Fraser Sockeye Salmon: An Uncertain Future. Charting a Course of Action on Cohen Commission Recommendations
Statement from the Scientists' Think Tank

7 Billion and You Lecture and Discussion Series (January - March 2013)
Video - Dr. Sanderson's presentation on Demography and the Seven Billion

February 21, 2013
Ethics and the Seven Billion - Presented by Dr. Christine Overall, Professor of Philosophy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario

February 27, 2013
Fraser Sockeye Salmon: An Uncertain Future. Charting a Course of Action on Cohen Commission Recommendations ... learn more

February 28, 2013
The Economics of the Seven Billion - Presented by Dr. Nicolas Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC

March 7, 2013
Resources and the Seven Billion - Presented by Dr. William Rees, Professor Emeritus, Population Ecology, University of British Columbia

March 14, 2013
YOU and the Seven Billion

Speaking for the Salmon
Centre for Coastal Studies