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Dr. Ben Abbott: pollution, biodiversity loss, disrupted cycles and climate are top threats; 'conservation first' urged
Summary
At an event focused on Utah Lake, Dr. Ben Abbott, global ecologist at Brigham Young University, said pollution and biodiversity loss pose the biggest threats to human health and ecosystems and urged a 'conservation first' approach before large-scale engineering projects.
Dr. Ben Abbott, a global ecologist at Brigham Young University and executive director of Grow the Flow, told attendees at an event focused on Utah Lake that pollution, biodiversity loss, disruption of Earth’s cycles and climate change are the four most important environmental threats today.
Abbott opened his keynote by acknowledging decades of local work on Utah Lake and invited questions at the end of his talk. He said the environmental threats are interconnected and urged policymakers and stakeholders to adopt an ecological frame when weighing trade-offs.…
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