Events at The Nicholas Institute

Washington DC Congressional briefing - June 29, 2006, 2:30pm
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room SD-456
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Hosted by the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Briefing on Climate Change and Tropical Forests Cosponsored by the Organization for Tropical Studies and Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University

Experts will discuss the negative effects of climate change in the tropical rainforests of Costa Rica based on decades of monitoring in the region, which reveal marked changes among populations of birds, frogs, bats and other native species, as well as major shifts in the relationship between rainforests and the global climate.

Agenda
- Introduction
  Office of Senator James Jeffords
- Tropical Forest-Climate Feedback Loops
  Dr. Deborah Clark, Adjunct Professor at U. Missouri-St. Louis
- The Changing Face of Tropical Rainforests: Dramatic Shifts in Plant and Animal Composition in Old-Growth Forests
  Dr. Elizabeth Losos, President and CEO of OTS Duke University
- Policy Implications of a Changing Relationship Between Tropical Forests and the Global Climate
  Tim Profeta, Executive Director, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University

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