Ethics and Justice at the Frontiers of Conservation Biology

Catalog description

This weekend-long retreat-style mini-course introduces students to four distinct types of cross-disciplinary ethical challenges that will face the next generation of conservation biologists and biotech entrepreneurs. Taught over the course of a single long weekend, students will wrestle with vexing questions of scientific ethics, interspecies justice, environmental justice, and policy. We will employ structured debates, stakeholder role-play, site visits to conservation-tech companies, and outings to local conservation areas. This course will be co-taught by guest instructor Ben Wilcox from World Wildlife Fund. We can accept up to 20 students; to be considered, please fill out this form to explain your interest in the course: http://tinyurl.com/BIOS273