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SUMMARY:Ocean, Cryosphere and Humanity: Valuing alien nature
DESCRIPTION:Oceans and Cryosphere together cover the majority of the Earth’
 s surface and provide important functions for this planet’s habitability, r
 eflecting sunlight for radiation balance, buffering against rapid warming a
 nd sequestering access carbon. They comprise a vast, yet uncharted diversit
 y of habitats and life, by far exceeding continental biodiversity, and the 
 known genetic resources.\n\nBecause of their remoteness and extreme physica
 l conditions – high pressure, temperature around or below the freezing poin
 t, absence of sunlight - this alien nature is understudied. We lack ecologi
 cal baselines and have not yet defined essential variables and ecological i
 ndicators to assess humanities’ impact on polar and ocean systems. Yet, we 
 have substantial evidence of increasing human pressure including climate ch
 ange, pollution and destructive use of resources in the ocean and cryospher
 e. Projections based on scientific facts underpin the likelihood that these
  impacts may degrade vast areas of Earth as we know them. The state of ocea
 ns and the cryosphere could be seen as the sentinel for sustainable develop
 ment of human societies.\n\nThis presentation will discuss conceptual strat
 egies and rationales for protection and management of alien nature as a tar
 get in the sustainable development of humanity. It will also argue for the 
 role of National Academies in debating the urgency of action. \n\nProf. Dr.
  Antje Boetius MLThe microbiologist Antje Boetius is Director of the Alfred
 -Wegener-Institut in Bremerhaven and Leopoldina member since 2009. Her rese
 arch is focused on microbes living on sea sediments, impacting the global c
 limate. For her research and for her engagement in science communication sh
 e has been awarded the Communicator-Preis of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeins
 chaft and the Deutscher Umweltpreis in 2018. \n\nFurther Information\n\n“Na
 ture – Science – Society” Programme of the Leopoldina Annual Assembly 2018\
 n\nMember profile of Antje Boetius
LOCATION:Halle
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