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"Sharing Our Earth" - The Oxford Earth Summit

April 15th - April 19th 2002

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General Information

Where?

All sessions will take place at the Oxford University Museum, opposite Keble College on Parks Road, Oxford.

When?

The Oxford Earth Summit begins on Monday April 15, and continues on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

Daily structure

9:30am - 5:30pm each day: Talks by eminent speakers and slide shows by field-workers that will help to give a more grass roots perspective. All morning and afternoon sessions include a 15 minute interval.

7:30pm - 9pm each day: Question Time-style debates featuring speakers from the day-time sessions and hosted by distinguished moderators.

Note: Every effort has been made to ensure that the published information is reliable. However all details may be subject to change. Updates will be posted on this website without delay.

Attending

Tickets for morning or afternoon talks + the evening Question Time-style debates on each day will cost £2 each (if booked in advance) or £3 (if not reserved & bought on the day).

If possible, please reserve tickets in advance by emailing matt.prescott@zoo.ox.ac.uk and pay on collection at the venue. Please use the email subject TICKETS

MONDAY, APRIL 15th, 2002

Morning session: 9:30am - 1pm

  1. Prof. Norman Myers, Ambassador of WWF-UK, Honorary Visiting Fellow of Green College, Oxford University
    Sharing our Earth
  2. Mr. Alfredo Sfeir-Younis, The World Bank's Special Representative to the UN and WTO
    The Political, Economy and Human Dimensions of Sustainable Development: Breaking Old Boundaries in the New Millennium
  3. Mr. Matt Prescott, Organiser of the Oxford Earth Summit
    Is it possible for you to make a difference?
  4. Dr. Nigel Cross, International Institute for the Environment and Development
    Progress since Rio 1992 and hopes for Jo'burg 2002

LUNCH

Afternoon session: 2pm - 5:30pm

  1. Mr. Charles Secrett, Executive Director of Friends of the Earth
    Obstacles and opportunities for change: government, industry, the media + NGO's
  2. Ms. Romilly Greenhill, Economist Jubilee Plus (formerly Jubilee 2000)
    Third World Debt alleviation and international insolvency laws
  3. Mr. Ravi Narayanan, Director of Water Aid
    The importance of clean water and good hygiene in development
  4. Mr. Tony Vaux, former emergency relief co-ordinator for OXFAM
    Selfish altruism and non-economic development

Evening session: Question Time-style Debate: 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Panellists drawn from the day's speakers.
Moderator: Mr. David Bull, Executive Director, UNICEF - UK

Tuesday 16th April 2002

Morning session: 9:30am - 1pm

  1. Dr. Kate Oddie, Montpellier University, Ecologist conducting field- work in Mongolia
    Baseline data and the practicalities of field research/funding. A Mongolian case study.
  2. Prof. Norman Myers, Ambassador of WWF-UK, Honorary Visiting Fellow of Green College, Oxford University
    Perverse subsidies and other crazy policies
  3. Dr. Rosie Trevelyan, Director of Tropical Biology Association, University of Cambridge
    Developing human resources in the tropics and building links
  4. Dr. Brenda Boardman, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
    Cleaning up energy supply and reducing demand

LUNCH

Afternoon session: 2pm - 5:30pm

  1. Mr. Matt Prescott, Organiser of the Oxford Earth Summit
    Why Australia is more interesting than the Moon
  2. Sir Richard Jolly, former Special Adviser, UNDP Human Development Report and Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF
    What will make human development truly sustainable?
  3. Dr. Peter Henderson, Fisheries ecologist and Director of Environmental consultancy PISCES
    Managing natural resources sustainably. Examples of successes and failures.
  4. Ms. Jane Morrice The Northern Ireland Womens' Coalition
    The role of women in democracy and conflict resolution

Evening session: Question Time-style Debate: 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Panellists drawn from the day's speakers.
Moderator: Mr. Paddy Coulter, Director, Reuters Foundation Programme + Green College, Oxford

Wednesday 17 April 2002

Morning session: 9:30am - 1pm

  1. Prof. David Macdonald, Director of Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), University of Oxford
    British mammals - conservation begins at home.
  2. Dr. Mike Woodin Oxford City councillor, author of the Green Party 2001 election manifesto
    Green party policy and activities
  3. Dr. Malcolm Coe, Tropical Ecologist & Emeritus Fellow of St. Peters College, University of Oxford
    The importance of biodiversity in the natural world. An East African perspective.
  4. Dr. Alison Jolly, School of Biological Sciences, Sussex University
    The biology and politics of Madagascar's lemurs

LUNCH

Afternoon session: 2pm - 5:30pm

  1. The Rt. Hon. Sue Doughty MP, Liberal Democrat member of House of Commons Environmental Audit Select Committee
    Rubbish in, rubbish out
  2. Dr. Nigel Collar : Birdlife International
    Birds, biodiversity and sustainability
  3. Dr. David Nussbaum, Finance Director of OXFAM
    Tackling poverty in a trading world

Evening session: Question Time-style Debate: 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Panellists drawn from the day's speakers.
Moderator: Mr. John Vidal, The Guardian Newspaper's Environment Editor

Friday 19 April 200

Morning session: 9:30am - 1pm

  1. Prof. Steve Rayner Said Business School, University of Oxford
    The impacts of consumer choice
  2. Dr. Gideon Middleton, Environmental Management Team, Orange (The Mobile Phone Company)
    Environmental initiatives in the commerical sector
  3. Dr. Richard Jones, Meteorological Office, Hadley Centre
    The science of climate change
  4. Dr. Tom Woollard, Director of the Corporate Advisory Service at ERM (Environmental Resources Management)
    Understanding how business thinks

LUNCH

Afternoon session: 2pm - 5:30pm

  1. Ms. Belen Vazquez, aid specialist at Action Aid
    Enhancing the quality and volume of international aid
  2. Mr. John Bird Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Big Issue
    Self-help and society
  3. Dr. Robert Barrington, Director of Earthwatch Europe
    Business and biodiversity
  4. Lord (Robert) May of Oxford, President of the Royal Society
    Closing remarks. The role and limits of science.

Evening session: Question Time-style Debate: 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Panellists drawn from the day's speakers.
Moderator: Mr. Alex Kirby, Environment Correspondent, BBC News Online