Saving the Earth, Saving Humanity
November 16, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PMA lecture on Agriculture, Environment Sustainability and Poverty Alleviation
sponsored by: Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Department, Africana Center, CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION, Ceres
Location: Tufts Medford/Somerville Campus
Cabot Intercultural Center
Cabot 206
Admission: Free
Description: Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Paninis the king of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area and the Chancellor of the University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies. Besides his role as a king, he occupies the following positions working to prevent environmental degradation; the immediate former Chairman of Ghana Environmental Protection Agency, former Chairman of Forest Plantation Development Fund Board, Member of the Advisory Council to the Prince Charles's Rainforest Project (UK), the World Bank Global Environment Facility and Honorary Vice President for West Africa, Board of BirdLife International.
The Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council located in the eastern part of Ghana resolved five years ago to establish a university dedicated to agriculture and the environment as way of fighting poverty, disease, and environmental degradation; University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies. Their king shares their vision and experience of their efforts to save the earth and humanity in Africa.
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