<div dir="ltr">Dear all: PLEASE ATTEND THIS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 7:00 P.M. SIERRA CLUB SUSTAINABILITY SERIES ZOOM EVENT ON POPULATION AND LAND USE IMPACT ON THE EMERGENCE OF ZOONOTIC EPIDEMICS. THE EVENT IS FREE, BUT YOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE. THE REGISTRATION LINK IS PROVIDED FOLLOWING THE EVENT DESCRIPTION. Lisa DiCaprio<br><div><br>
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<p style="margin-bottom:1em;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:medium">New York City Sierra Club Sustainability Series <br>Wednesday, December 9, 7:00 P.M.</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em"><b><span style="font-size:medium">Population and Land Use Impact on the Emergence of Zoonotic Epidemics</span></b><br>The rise of epidemics caused by zoonotic pathogens is increasing due to the close contact between humans and disease vectors and wildlife. Several factors contribute to the increase in contact, one is the expansion of human populations into ecosystems that are a habitat for infected wildlife or vectors such as mosquitoes and ticks that are efficient transmitters of disease. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em">As you will hear, not all zoonotic epidemics arise in Asia but are increasingly prevalent in the U.S. Lyme disease is one example of zoonotic disease that has become all too familiar in the Northeast of the U.S.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em"><b>Speakers:<br>Dr. Shannon LaDeau from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY</b> will speak on the ecological factors that are associated with vector borne diseases in the Northeast of the U.S.<br><b>Dave Gardner from the non-profit, World Population Balance,</b> will give us insights into the linkage between population and pandemics and other environmental consequences of the world population of almost 8 billion.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em"><b><span style="font-size:medium">When: Wed. Dec 9, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span></b><b> </b><b><br></b></p><p style="margin-bottom:1em"><b>Register in advance for this webinar:</b>
</p><p style="margin-bottom:1em"><b><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aeLuwlBbTI2_2ZFus07CQg" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aeLuwlBbTI2_2ZFus07CQg</a></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em">After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.</p><p style="margin-bottom:1em">PLEASE ALSO SEE MY <u>SIERRA ATLANTIC</u> ARTICLE ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. THE <u>SIERRA ATLANTIC </u>IS THE PUBLICATION OF THE SIERRA CLUB ATLANTIC (NYS) CHAPTER.
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lisa DiCaprio, “Earth Day 50 and the
Coronavirus Pandemic – Educational Resources, <u>Sierra Atlantic</u>, Summer
2020: <a href="https://atlantic2.sierraclub.org/content/earth-day-50-and-coronavirus-pandemic-%E2%80%93-educational-resources" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://atlantic2.sierraclub.org/content/earth-day-50-and-coronavirus-pandemic-%E2%80%93-educational-resources</a><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em">Dr. Lisa DiCaprio Associate Director of Curriculum Clinical Associate Professor of Social Sciences<span> NYU School of Professional Studies</span> Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies 7 East 12th Street, Room 623G New York, NY 10003 (212) 998-7118</p></div></div></div></div>