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Dr. Meg Sears | Sustainable Agriculture: Lessons from the 1930s-on, to inform a 2023 Strategy and Partnership | Jun 21, 2023 13:30 Eastern Time | CACOR Zoom
June 21, 2023 @ 13:30 - 16:30 EDT
Speaker: Dr. Meg Sears
Topic: Sustainable Agriculture: Lessons from the 1930s-on, to inform a 2023 Strategy and Partnership.
Time: Jun 21, 2023 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Summary:
Orange skies & choking smoke expose Canada’s vulnerabilities. Climate chaos threatens food security, floods, droughts, & desertification. This spring, the GoC announced a Sustainable Agriculture Partnership, but regenerative organic agricultural practices are absent, & gene-edited seeds could undermine our organic sector. There are signs of subversion of “sustainable” in the agricultural sector. Farm organizations want better policies & agricultural extension. We must increase carbon storage, preserve & restore biodiversity, foster seed diversity, and reform pesticide regulation to feed Canada in a hotter world.
NOTE: Dr. Sears speaks as a scientist and chair of the non-profit organization Prevent Cancer Now. She does not represent any agricultural organization.
Biography:
Our speaker today is Dr. Meg Sears, an expert in environmental health who works to “make least-toxic the norm.” Her degrees are in Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (U Toronto) & biochemical engineering (McGill). She has diverse laboratory & research experience. Her work includes the Medical Perspective on Environmental Sensitivities for CHRC; a review of environmental, public health, & medical approaches to toxics for CIHR & SSHRC; guidance documents on toxicants, indoor environments, & COVID-19 with the Canadian Committee on Indoor Air Quality; & large medical systematic reviews.