GLIN==> Webinar: Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Great Lakes Farms and Forests - Tuesday, November 2

November 2, 2010
12:00 – 1:00pm EDT
Log in will begin at 11:30 AM
Program will begin at 12:00

Sponsored by the OSU Climate Change Outreach Team
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How could climate change affect our Great Lakes agriculture and forest
industries? This webinar will provide information about:

* Existing trends influencing agriculture and forests in the Great Lakes
  region.
* Current understanding regarding the impact climate change may have on
  agricultural and forest industries in the region.
* Discussion about climate change policies and their potential impact
  on forest and agriculture in the region.

The webinar is free, but you must pre-register by Monday, November 1, 2010.
To register, click here. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation
email with log-in information. Contact Jill Jentes Banicki with any
questions.

Welcome and Introduction
Anne Baird, Ohio State University

Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Great Lakes Forests and Farms
Brent Sohngen, Professor, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and
Development Economics, Ohio State University

Question/Answer and Wrap Up

Discussions
Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions via a live chat
during the last 15-20 minutes.

Speakers

Brent Sohngen, is a Professor of environmental economics at Ohio State
University. He conducts research on land use and climate change, carbon
trading, and water quality trading. He co-authored sections of the 2001 and
2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports on the impacts of
climate change on forests and agriculture, and on the potential for carbon
sequestration in forests. He is a member of the OSU Climate Change Outreach
Team.

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