Climate Change, Biodiversity and the Political Process

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The purpose of this new course is to bring faculty, students and experts from the field of environmental studies and biodiversity science together with those in the field of international political policy making. Policy making on environmental sustainability must be grounded in a greater understanding of the sciences and the analysis of data on climate change, biodiversity, habitat loss and other contributing factors to the challenges of extinction, food security and extreme weather changes. In reverse, the sciences would benefit from a greater understanding of policy making, international law, the role of the United Nations, NGOs and the private sector as policies are put into place that impact biodiversity and environmental sustainability.