Science and Actions for Species Protection. Noah's Arks for the 21st Century
Proceedings of the Workshop
Science and Actions for Species Protection. Noah's Arks for the 21st Century
13-14 May 2019
Joachim von Braun (editor)
Scripta Varia 146, Vatican City, 2019
E-Pub ahead of print
1. Introduction
Opening and introductory remarks
Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo | Bishop Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Introducing the context of biodiversity loss and its consequences as outlined by Laudato si’
Joachim von Braun | President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
2. Lessons and insights from natural history museums research and outreach
Innovation with participation or what has the humble shark ever done for us?
Johannes C. Vogel | Director of Natural History Museum, Berlin, Germany
Discussion
Museum Manifesto: What Future Without Nature?
Bruno David | President, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
Discussion
Community engagement with nature
Lori Bettison-Varga | President & Director, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, USA
Discussion
Nature & culture
Richard W. Lariviere | President, The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Discussion
3. Lessons and insights from zoological gardens research and outreach
Zoos – how did their roles evolve
Thomas Kauffels | Director, Opel-Zoo, Kronberg, Germany, and Chairman, European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), UK
Discussion
Zoos and public conservation education
Gloria Svampa Garibaldi | President, Italian Association of Zoos and Aquaria, Zoological Director of the Education & Nature Conservation Departments of the City Museum of Zoology of Rome, Italy
Discussion
Zoos mobilising the public for legislative change
Theo B. Pagel | Zoo Director and CEO of Cologne Zoo, Germany
Discussion
Zoo-led science and the global conservation of species
Mark Pilgrim | Vice-Chair EAZA and Chester Zoo CEO, UK
The Synod on the Amazon
Cardinal Cláudio Hummes | General Rapporteur, Synod on the Amazon
Discussion
Zoos: Connecting people with Nature
María Clara Domínguez | Cali Zoological Foundation, Colombia
Discussion
4. Lessons and insights from Botanical gardens research and outreach
Plant conservation: Challenges and opportunities
Peter H. Raven | PAS Academician
Discussion
The Center for Plant Conservation model to urgently and effectively conserve North American plants
John R. Clark | Chair of the Center for Plant Conservation, San Diego, California, USA
Discussion
Can botanic gardens conserve all of the world’s rare and threatened plant species?
Paul Smith | Secretary General of Botanic Gardens Conservation International, London, UK
Discussion
Conservation-oriented restoration as a primary solution
Sergey Volis | Kunming Institute of Botany, Cas, China
Discussion
Erica verticillata, from extinction to restoration
Anthony N. Hitchcock | Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, SANBI, South Africa
Discussion
Plant germ plasm preservation research
Christina Walters | Seed storage, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation, USA
The National Collection of Colombia’s Native Palms: a testimony of love for the planet earth
Alberto Gómez Mejia | President of Colombian Botanical Gardens Network, Colombia
Discussion
5. Overarching issues: scientific, moraL / religious, and poLiticaL aspects of species conservation and human Behavior change
Policies in Africa and Ethiopia for protection of nature and species
Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe | Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia and Chair of Hailemariam & Roman Foundation
Engaging Amazon villages in biodiversity conservation through bioeconomy
Virgilio Viana | Director General of Sustainable Amazon Foundation (FAS), Manaus, Brazil
Conserving the diversity of life: A moral duty and imperative for equitable development
Marco Lambertini | Director General, WWF
Publishing on the imperative of species protection: Furthering the impact science in a time of changing norms
Philippa J. Benson | Managing Editor | Science Advances, Washington, DC, USA
The importance of preservation in Jewish religion – Case study
Yehoshua Weisinger | “Bioethics and Law Initiative”, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University; Schlesinger Institute for Medical-Halachic Research, Shaare Zedek Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Plants and Nature in Bible and Koran – how respect for nature connects us
Wilhelm Barthlott | Prof. em., Nees-Institute for Biodiversity of Plants, University of Bonn, Germany
How did we become trapped in the present crisis?
Mikkel Wold | Lutheran Parish Priest at Marmorkirken, Copenhagen, Denmark
Closing remarks and Follow up
Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo | Bishop Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Joachim von Braun | President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences



