Extravagant human exploitation of natural resources is causing mass extinction of plant and animal species to take place at an ever-increasing pace. This five-part series will explore the extinction crises from causes to consequences and examine conservation issues and efforts to stem this threat to life on our planet.

Foellinger Auditorium 
South End of the Quadrangle

Tuesday, March 27, 1990 at 8:00pm
Global Sustainability: Our Common Responsibility
Peter H. Raven

Tuesday, April 3, 1990 at 8:00pm
Extinction in the Fossil Record: The Lessons of the Past
David Jablonski

Tuesday, April 10, 1990 at 8:00pm
The Future of New Guinea: A Biological Treasure
Jared M. Diamond

112 Gregory Hall
810 South Wright Street, Urbana

Tuesday, April 17, 1990 at 8:00pm
Conserving Biological Diversity in the Tropical Rainforest: The Challenge of the 90s
Russell A. Mittermeier

Tuesday, April 24, 1990 at 8:00pm
Genetics and Conservation Biology
Alan R. Templeton

In conjunction with: Office of the Chancellor; Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs; College of Agriculture; College of Applied Life Studies; Graduate College; College of Law; College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; College of Medicine; School of Life Sciences; Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology; Department of Agronomy; Department of Anthropology; Department of Civil Engineering--Environmental Engineering, and Science; Department of Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution; Department of Entomology; Department of Environmental Engineering; Department of Forestry; Department of Geology; Department of Geography; Department of Horticulture; Department of Landscape Architecture; Department of Microbiology; Department of Plant Biology; Department of Statistics; Department of Urban and Regional Planning; Department of Veterinary and Biosciences; Agricultural Experiment Station; Campus Honors Program; Institute for Environmental Studies; Institute of Government and Public Affairs; Museum of Natural History; Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security; Program in Science, Technology, and Society; Water Resources Center; Rainforest Action Group; Sigma Xi; Society of Scientists for the Environment; Students for Environmental Concerns; University YMCA; Hazardous Waste Research and Information Center; Illinois State Geological Survey; Illinois State Natural History Survey--Center for Biodiversity; Parkland College--Department of Natural Science; Champaign County Audubon Society; Champaign County Izaak Walton League of America; Prairie Group of the Sierra Club; George A. Miller Committee