Fordham Lecture Series
People and the Environment: The Role of Environment in Poverty Alleviation

This four- part lecture series will explore the environment as both the "cause of" and "way out" for people living in poverty. It is intended to establish a dialogue and information exchange among policy makers, indigenous peoples and their advocates, academics, business leaders, authors, and the general public. The series is an initiative of Fordham University, an institution founded in the Jesuit tradition of pursuing open intellectual discourse for the betterment of our world, The Nature Conservancy, and the Equator Initiative program of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

February 1, 2006
Investing in the Environment, Protecting Communities from Natural Disasters
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March 9, 2006
Educating Future Leaders to Meet Poverty Alleviation Goals

April 5, 2006
Poverty Reduction and Protecting the Environment are Not Opposing Goals
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May, 2006
Legal Empowerment of the Poor
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For more information please go to: www.fordhamlectures.com