Learn from a Royal Society member
You are cordially invited to a lecture by Dr. Carlos A. Nobre, PhD, Meteorology, MIT, 1983, on “Amazonia near a tipping point: The need for an innovative standing forest bioeconomy.”
About the speaker: Dr. Carlos A. Nobre, MIT PhD ’83, Meteorology, is one of the authors of IPCC AR4 awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. He is presently a senior researcher with the Institute for Advanced Studies, University of São Paulo, and the creator of the Amazon Third Way-Amazonia 4.0 Initiative that seeks a new development paradigm based on a biodiversity-driven bio-economy utilizing modern technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Dr. Nobre’s work mostly focuses on the Amazon and its impacts on the Earth system. He chaired the Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA). He is the co-chair of the Science Panel for the Amazon and the leader of the Amazonia 4.0 project, which aims to develop a nature-based bioeconomy of standing forests and flowing rivers.
This event is open to the public. We look forward to seeing you on MIT campus!
Schedule:
- 2:00 - 2:30 pm Introduction featuring MIT and USP experts on global challenges
- 2:30 - 3:30 pm Carlos Nobre on how to save the planet’s greatest tropical forest
- 3:30 - 4:00 pm Join the discussion and talk solutions
This event is co-sponsored by MIT Abdul Jameel World Education Lab, MIT Open Learning, MIT Sloan Latin America Office and MIT MISTI/BRAZIL.
You can also watch the webinar online over on Zoom: https://mit.zoom.us/j/97208001473.
Scan the QR code below for the Zoom link.
