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Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson talks about the future of the ocean.

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Nature Talks The Nature Conservancy's next Nature Talks event features Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on the topic of our ocean's future. © The Nature Conservancy
Event Overview

Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson will be our featured in conversation at “Nature Talks: The Ocean’s Future is our Future” with The Nature Conservancy’s director of climate and strategic initiatives for TNC’s Global Aquaculture Program, Sally McGee.

The program will take place Wednesday, September 25 at the Branford House at the University of Connecticut’s Avery Point campus in Groton. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. with refreshments. The speaking program begins at 5 p.m.

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Nature Talks The Nature Conservancy's next Nature Talks event features Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on the topic of the ocean's future. © The Nature Conservancy

A scientist, policy expert, writer and teacher, Dr. Johnson co-founded and leads the non-profit Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for the future of coastal cities. She is the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College and “What If We Get it Right?: Visions of Climate Futures,” is her latest book. 

As she works to help create the best possible climate future, Johnson also co-edited the bestselling anthology All We Can Save, co-created and co-­hosted the Spotify/Gimlet podcast How to Save a Planet and co-­authored the Blue New Deal, a roadmap for including the ocean in climate policy. She has also been interviewed about this topic by the New York Times and Science Friday. Johnson serves on the board of directors for Patagonia and GreenWave, and on the advisory board of Environmental Voter Project. Above all, she is in love with climate solutions.

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