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Renowned Scientist to speak at NSAC
Research scientist Céline Boutin of Environment Canada will be speaking at Nova Scotia Agricultural College Wednesday, November 30 at 12 noon on the topic of “Biodiversity as affected by farming systems and landscapes.”
An expert in the field of biodiversity and ecosystem sustainability and resilience, Boutin’s overarching goal is to improve knowledge of biodiversity related to the effects of cumulative risks to ecosystems including that derived from pesticides.
Boutin has been with Environment Canada since 1988 and is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biology at Carleton University
According to Dr. Derek Lynch, a Canada Research Chair in organic agriculture at NSAC, agriculture has a key role to play in attempting to reverse the massive loss of biodiversity occurring globally. But we know very little about how farming systems, and the different landscapes in which they operate, affect the abundance and diversity of different plant, insect and wildlife species. Dr. Boutin is one of the few researchers in Canada tackling this complex but critical issue.
Boutin was most recently invited by the European Food and Safety Authority to be a member of the Working Group on the non-target terrestrial plant risk assessment scheme. The work of this group is to provide risk assessments associated with food and feed safety, nutrition, animal health and welfare, plant health and pesticides. Boutin is the only non-European member of this committee.
Boutin’s seminar at NSAC is open to the general public and will be held in Cox Institute Rm 24.
For more information contact Dr. Derek Lynch at dlynch@nsac.ca or by phone at (902) 893-7621
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