Socio-Environmental Dimensions of Oil Palm and Rubber Plantations

WEBINAR #3: SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSIONS OF OIL PALM AND RUBBER PLANTATIONS

Date & Time: November 10, 2021, 2:00pm – 3:30pm HST

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Southeast Asian people have witnessed major transformations in their lives and livelihoods in recent decades. This webinar series focuses on a variety of issues, and most have a plastic connection. The first webinar introduces the expanding problem of plastic waste in the region and community and government action to reign it in. The following webinars discuss the growth of fisheries and aquaculture, the expansion of oil palm and rubber plantations, and the politics of conservation and heritage areas. Our Fall 2021 webinar series explores how communities in the region currently experienced economic, social, and cultural dislocations of these transformations.

Panelists:
Vong Nanhthavong: Research Fellow, Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) Country Office in Laos, University of Bern

Lisa Kelley: Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Denver

Andini Desita Ekaputri: PhD Candidate, Natural Resources and Environmental Management Program, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Jean-Christophe Diepart: Research Associate, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège (Belgium)

Moderator:
Philip Hirsch: Professor Emeritus of Human Geography, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney

Part of our Fall 2021 LuceSEA Webinar Series, “Southeast Asia in Transition: Plastic Runs Through It.”