Amazon on Fire: People, Policy & Environmental Impacts

Description: This panel, featuring scholars from Purdue University and Brazil, provides several disciplinary perspectives on the recent fires in the Brazilian Amazon. Speakers will discuss environmental impacts of the fires on people and the environment, Brazil’s changing forestry policy, and possible implications of the current global response on the current administration. Join us for this pop-up panel to learn more of the story behind the headlines. The event will include opportunities for questions and discussion.

Speakers include:

Pat-I Kayapó : Kayapó filmmaker from Brazil, Honor's College Visiting Scholar

Eduardo Rafael Galvao: Brazilian visiting scholar and activist for socio-environmental change

Laura Zanotti: Associate Professor of Anthropology with focus on Brazil

Tim Filley: Professor of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences & Agronomy, with focus on soil health

Event details:

Date: Friday, 9/6

Location: WALC 1121

Time: 3:30-4:30 PM