World-renowned expert, Lester Brown, to give Compassion Lecture:
"How can we feed the world and protect the environment?"
Thursday 29 October 2009 at Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL, 19:30 (Registration from 18:45)
“Lester Brown tells us how to build a more just world and save the planet …We should all heed his advice”
Bill Clinton, former US President
"One of the world's most influential thinkers”
Washington Post
Compassion in World Farming is thrilled that Lester Brown, one of the most respected international experts on food, farming and environmental policy, is giving the 2009 Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture. Lester has founded both the prestigious Earth Policy Institute and the ground-breaking WorldWatch Institute.
Lester has received widespread global recognition for his work, including the 1987 United Nations' Environment Prize, the 1989 World Wide Fund for Nature Gold Medal, and the 1994 Blue Planet Prize for his "exceptional contributions to solving global environmental problems."
The new edition of Lester’s prize-winning book Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization will be launched in October, coinciding with our lecture. Lester’s Plan B series investigates how we can feed, fuel and protect our world in the twenty-first century.
The lecture will be followed by an expert panel discussion
Panellists include Dr Jimmy Smith, Team Leader – Livestock at the World Bank, Dr Andrea Gavinelli, Head of the Animal Welfare Unit at the European Commission, Peter Melchett, Policy Director of the Soil Association and Joyce D'Silva, expert in farm animal welfare issues and Ambassador for Compassion in World Farming.
Programme on Thursday October 29th, 2009:
18:45 Registration and drinks
19:30 Lecture, followed by discussion panel
21:30 Drinks and networking
The last few tickets will be available at the door - £25.00.
For more about Compassion’s view on animal agriculture, climate change and sustainability, see:
Read more about Lester and his work at www.earthpolicy.org.