“The Power of Saving Place: Climate-Regulating Ecosystems for Local & Global Wellbeing” ~ Dr. Susan A. Masino, April 29, 2024
Protecting people and protecting nature are both vitally important for our long-term wellbeing and “sustainability.” A habitable planet depends on sufficient ecosystem integrity and climate stability that limits extreme events like drought and flooding.
How do we translate these principles to New England? The recent conference titled “Embracing Nature’s Complexity” emphasized the urgent need to prioritize climate stability in addition to greenhouse gas emissions and to take aspirational, interdisciplinary, and international action to prioritize water and climate-regulating ecosystems.
Professor Masino will share take-home messages from the conference and highlight the recent regional report titled “Wildlands in New England: Past, Present, and Future.” As a neuroscientist and a professor of applied science, she will share practical bioregional opportunities that address the urgency and power of saving place, the unmet need and tremendous opportunities to prioritize wild nature, and the primary importance of brain health across all ages.