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DESCRIPTION:Come meet sustainable visionary Dr. Peter H. Raven, one of the world's 
 leading botanists and advocates of conservation and global biodiversity. 
 Described by TIME Magazine as a "Hero for the Planet", Dr. Raven comes to 
 Santa Cruz to talk on the importance of protecting the global botanical 
 diversity. For Dr. Peter Raven, conserving plants involves saving 
 ourselves. "You can't save biodiversity in isolation you can only save it 
 in a sustainable world." Dr. Peter Raven \n\nUCSC students free, $5 
 members, $10 non-members\n\nAbout Peter Raven: \n\n“A botanical garden is 
 an incredible place to learn, an incredible microcosm of the whole 
 beautiful world that we inhabit. Something that we should cherish.” Peter 
 Raven \n\nPeter H. Raven has been described by Edward O. Wilson as one of 
 “the world’s foremost botanists and evolutionary biologists” of our 
 time. His foresight and wisdom in promoting ecology, evolution, biology and 
 conservation started in the 1960’s. He became Director of the Missouri 
 Botanical Garden in the 1970’s. For four decades, he nurtured the 
 institution into a world-class center for botanical research and education, 
 and horticultural display establishing botanical gardens as centers of 
 excellence in biodiversity research. From this position, he was an 
 outspoken advocate for conservation and sustainability. He traveled the 
 world to stir others into action, build networks and promote biodiversity 
 in the face of habitat destruction. He has made speeches, lobbied 
 politicians, and put scientists together for research projects. ''I 
 specialize in networking,'' Dr. Raven said. ''There is an enormous kind of 
 pleasure in working with people, helping them to realize what they want to 
 do. I like to link people.'' His advocacy on conservation and 
 sustainability led TIME magazine to call him, “Hero for the Planet” . 
 \n\nIn recognition of his work in science and conservation, Dr. Raven is 
 the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including the prestigious 
 International Prize for Biology from the government of Japan and the U.S. 
 National Medal of Science, the country's highest award for scientific 
 accomplishment, and the Medal of Excellence from the National Arboretum, of 
 which he is only the third recipient. He has held Guggenheim and John D. 
 and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellowships. Raven is a member of the 
 academies of science in Argentina, Brazil, China, Denmark, India, Italy, 
 Mexico, Russia, Sweden, the U.K., and several other countries. \n\nThe 
 author of numerous books and reports, both popular and scientific, Raven 
 co-wrote Biology of Plants, an internationally best-selling textbook in 
 botany, the eighth edition appeared in 2011. He also co-authored 
 Environment, a leading textbook on the environment. He served as co-editor 
 of Flora of China, a joint Chinese-American international project that 
 resulted in the production of a contemporary, 49-volume account on all the 
 plants of China, 31,500 species, that was completed in January, 2014. He 
 has also been a driving force behind Flora of North America, a monumental 
 effort to document and describe the wild plants of the United States, 
 Canada and Greenland. Sixteen of the 30 volumes have been completed. His 
 networking lurks behind these collaborative projects to catalogue and 
 understand plants all the the world. In an age of habitat destruction and 
 climate change, this long and steady work of documentation has become 
 vitally important. \n\nDr. Raven received his Ph.D. from the University of 
 California, Los Angeles, in 1960 after completing his undergraduate studies 
 at the University of California, Berkeley. He has been awarded honorary 
 degrees by a number of universities in the United States and around the 
 world, most recently by Harvard University in May 2014. \n\nAmong Peter 
 Raven’s many scientific achievements and awards his most enduring is his 
 advocacy for conservation and sustainability. His colleagues say he has the 
 unique ability to encompass all of life into a single lecture and to 
 communicate his passion in plain language infused with humor to all 
 audiences. \n\nFor detailed information: 
 http://arboretum.ucsc.edu/events/collett-lectures/\n\nIf you are interested 
 in sponsoring an educational event at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, please 
 contact Jennifer Macotto, Associate Director of Development at 831-427-2998 
 or jmacotto@ucsc.edu\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/08/10/18759865.php
SUMMARY:Dr. Peter Raven: Saving Plants, Saving Ourselves
LOCATION:UC Santa Cruz Arboretum \nHigh St. west of Western Drive \nSanta Cruz, CA 
 95064 \n831-427-2998 \nhttp://arboretum.ucsc.edu \n\n(For GPS Use Arboretum 
 Rd & High St), Santa Cruz, California 95064
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