Conservationist Norman Myers will give six April lectures

Norman Myers, noted conservationist and consultant on environment and development, will present six Cornell Messenger Lectures in April, under the general title "Environmental and Conservation: Issues for the New Millennium."

Known for his pioneering research and political activism as well as being an engaging speaker, Myers has lectured at more than 100 universities across North America. He holds several visiting professorships at universities in Europe and in the United States. He was a distinguished lecturer in natural resources at Cornell in 1988 and an A.D. White Professor-at-Large from 1990 to 1996.

An interdisciplinary analyst, he is credited as being among the first scientists to alert the global community to environmental security, tropical deforestation, economics of wildlife and mass extinction of species. He has served as a consultant on projects for research organizations, governments and development agencies, such as the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the Soviet Academy of Sciences, the White House and the U.S. departments of State and Energy, the World Bank, the United Nations, NASA, the European Commission and the Rockefeller and Ford foundations.

The titles and dates of Myers' lectures are:

• "Our Environmental Crisis: The Roles of Population and Consumption," Tuesday, April 3, 4:45 p.m. in 135 Emerson Hall.
• "Our Environmental Challenges: Some Action Responses," April 4, 4 p.m. in Kaufmann Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall.
• "Biodiversity Hotspots and Tropical Forests," April 5, noon, 135 Emerson.
• "Future Evolution," April 10, 4 p.m., B45 Warren Hall.
• "Perverse Subsidies," April 11, 2 p.m., 135 Emerson.
• "Institutional Roadblocks," April 12, 2 p.m., B45 Warren Hall.

The Cornell Messenger Lecture series was established in 1924 by a gift from Hiram Messenger, an 1880 graduate and longtime teacher of mathematics. The series brings to Cornell some of the world's leading scholars and public figures.