Climate change is real and serious

Name: Climate change is real and serious
Start: 2026-05-26T19:30:00+01:00
Location: University of Plymouth

Schedule

Tue, 26 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

University of Plymouth | Plymouth, EN

Our May talk is a review of the seriousness of climate change presented from the perspective of a biologist. Our speaker is Sir Ghillean Prance, who will give us many examples of the evidence for, and the effects of, climate change on plants and animals, some from his own experience from extensive research in the tropical rainforests of the world. He will argue that if we do not address the issues of climate change more seriously many more organisms will become extinct and that perhaps even the human race may be at risk.
Professor Sir Ghillean Prance FRS, VMH, is a prominent British botanist and ecologist. He trained as a plant taxonomist and is an expert on the flora of the Amazon rainforests, having led annual expeditions there for over 25 years, collecting more than 450 Amazonian plants new to science. He has been a Fellow of the Linnean Society since 1961 and a Fellow of the Royal Society since 1993. He was director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1988 to 1999.
We will be in Room 115 in Rolle Building at the University at 19:30. We will arrange for the doors to be open or someone there to let you in between 19:00 and 19:30 (they are usually locked after 18:00). We will also have someone there to let in any late comers, but please don’t delay too long! If you are not sure where it is, it’s just south of the James Street Vaults – see the campus map here: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/about-us/visit/our-campuses
This event is free and all are welcome, although a voluntary contribution (cash or card) to help cover our costs would be appreciated.
Image: Michele Cooper/DPIE