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SUMMARY:IoES/Luskin Research Seminar: Susanna Hecht
DESCRIPTION:“Forest Recovery”  Forest dynamics in Latin America tropics now take directionsthat no one would have predicted a decade ago. Deforestation in the Brazilian\nAmazon has dropped by over 84%\,  and is\ndown by a third in Central America if not more. Forest resurgence—increasing\nforest cover in inhabited landscapes or abandoned lands— also is  a highly noticeable process\, and one barely\non the radar. Increasingly wooded working landscapes are now more valorized for\ntheir livelihood\, environmental and \nconservation services. Urban dwellers in the mid tier towns are highly\ndependent on rural resources and labor markets giving different kinds of\neconomic and livelihood ;logics to forested landscape in what has been\ntermed  ?The new rurality?. These\ndramatic shifts suggest quite profound and rapid transformations of the\nagrarian worlds\, and imply that previous models of understanding rural\nenvironmental dynamics  (and urbanization\npatters) merit significant review centering less on field agriculture and more\non emergent forest regimes. Much has been made of analyzing deforestation\ndrivers\, which were largely products of Latin America’s Authoritarian time but\nfar less attention has been paid to the implications of forest recovery and wooded landscapes which emerged through the rise of\nnew forms of governance\, markets\, migration and “Neo-liberalization”\nof nature. New institutional framings\, ideologies\, political decentralization\,\nglobalizations and migrations and an expanded arena for new social movements\nand civil society provided the context for this transformation as did cheap food policies imports that\nundermined local wage food production. Finally\, the rise of\nenvironmental economies monetized forest landscapes\, although\nnot necessarily equitably. These point to significant changes in tropical\nnatures of the 21st century. About the speaker:Professor Hecht is a specialist on tropical development in Latin America\, especially the Amazon Basin and Central America. Her research focuses on the political economies of development ranging from corporate frontiers of cattle and export commodity agriculture (like soy\, oil palm) to populist land occupation. She also studies their comparative environmental and social impacts. She also explores alternatives to destructive development\, and analyzes the forms of conservation in inhabited landscapes whether through indigenous technologies\, non timber extractive products\, niche markets as well as new tenurial forms (such as extractive reserves)\, social movements and globalization\, including the role of remittances and migratory networks in reshaping rural land uses. The impacts of emerging green markets and greenhouse gas offsets for smaller scale farmers also form part of her research concerns.
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/ioes-luskin-research-seminar-susanna-hecht/
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SUMMARY:Public Policy for Innovation in the Digital Age: Crowdsourcing\, Paywalls\, and the Future of News
DESCRIPTION:PUBLIC POLICY FOR INNOVATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE SERIESCrowdsourcing\, Paywalls\, and the Future of NewsVIEW HIGHLIGHTS\, PHOTOS\, AND VIDEOModeratorJohn Villasenor Professor of Electrical Engineering and Public Policy\, UCLAPanelistsTorie Bosch Future Tense editor\, Slate/New America FoundationJames Rainey Political Writer\, Los Angeles TimesDean Schaffer Producer\, AllvoicesRuss Stanton Vice President of Content\, Southern California Public RadioThe Internet and social networks have dramatically changed how news is acquired and delivered. Far more people than in the past are able participate in the newsgathering process. In addition\, news consumers can also become news disseminators through the use of social networks to propagate links to timely stories. Consumer expectations regarding news have changed as well\, with people often expecting nearly immediate information\, particularly when there are breaking news events. Against this backdrop\, traditional media organizations are working to identify business models that can allow them to maintain profitability while also maximizing audience in an increasingly cluttered news landscape. This panel of media leaders will discuss the extent to which models based on paid subscriptions are viable\, and the policy issues that accompany an ecosystem in which full coverage news is accessible only to the segment of the population with the means to pay.Key questions:How has crowdsourcing altered newsgathering?How has crowdsourcing altered news dissemination?What is the role of social networks in disseminating news?How has crowdsourcing increased and/or decreased the accuracy of news reporting?For traditional news organizations\, are models based on paid subscriptions viable? If so\, is there room for only a few companies in a given segment?What are the policy problems that accompany an ecosystem in which news is no longer free – and in which it is therefore accessible only to the segment of the population with the means to pay? E.g.\, if much of online news is behind a paywall\, and if radio and over-the-air television are playing a less significant role in news delivery than in the past\, what are the appropriate policy responses?To what extent to legal protections for reporters apply to people involved in crowdsourcing?How are traditional news companies dealing with crowdsourcing?All Public Policy for Innovation in the Digital Age panels are free. Registration is Required. Seating will be first come\, first served. Lunch will be served. Daily parking is $12. Pay-by-space parking is available also in Parking Structure SV.
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/public-policy-for-innovation-in-the-digital-age-crowdsourcing-paywalls-and-the-future-of-news/
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SUMMARY:US-AUSTRALIAN DIALOGUE ON WATER
DESCRIPTION:This event will bring together Australian and US Experts to challenge existingthinking on water issues and to explore twenty-first century solutions.Topics for Discussion Include:Global Water Management by 2050How will Sydney and Los Angeles Manage Water in 2050?Integrating Recycled WaterStormwater Capture for Water Supply by 2050For more information CLICK HERETo Register: CLICK HERE 
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/us-australian-dialogue-on-water/
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SUMMARY:Dr Renée Kidson on Accounting for Carbon – National Greenhouse Gas Inventories & International Reporting
DESCRIPTION:The United NationsFramework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the leading international\ntreaty for action on climate change. Parties to the Convention\, including the\nUS & Australia\, must submit annually a national greenhouse gas inventory\,\nwhich tracks emissions and their various sources over time. The Kyoto Protocol\nto the Convention also requires parties to commit to binding emission reduction\ntargets: the inventories are central to tracking progress towards these\ntargets. This seminar explains the UN carbon accounting principles and how\nnational greenhouse gas inventories are constructed for reporting under these\ninternational instruments.  The Australian Inventory is presented as a\nfocal case study: the data sources and estimation methods are detailed\, and\ntrends are discussed across the Energy\, Industrial Processes\, Agriculture\,\nWaste and Land Sectors. The many parallels with the US Inventory experience are\nexplored\, and the UN’s expert peer review process\, a critical Quality Assurance\nmeasure\, is described. \nAustralia has over\n20 years’ experience in publishing national greenhouse gas inventories\, and one\nof the biggest challenges\, shared by the US\, is the estimation of carbon in the\nlandscape at continental scale. In response to this challenge\, Australia has\ndeveloped sophisticated methods and models using remote sensing and spatial\nanalysis. A key future challenge for international carbon accounting –\nestimating uncertainties in land use change and forestation – is discussed.\nFinally\, institutional and regulatory policies supporting national inventory\ndata collection are presented\, along with Monitoring\, Reporting and\nVerification activities.  \nThe Presenter: \nDr Renée Kidson is\nDirector of the Australian National Inventory\, and is an Energy Specialist on\nthe UN Roster of Experts. She is also a Fellow at the UCSC Center for\nIntegrated Water Research\, where she conducts research as a future water supply\nstrategist. Renée works with major cities that have reached the limit of their\nnatural local water supplies (from rivers and reservoirs) and are exploring\nalternative sources (such as desalination) to support their city’s future\ngrowth given climate change. Dr Kidson performs scenario modelling under\ndifferent climate change futures\, allowing cities to evaluate their options and\nmake sound investment decisions to secure their future water reliability. 
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/dr-renee-kidson-on-accounting-for-carbon-national-greenhouse-gas-inventories-international-reporting/
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