Global Solutions to Global Problems

From the City of Austin –

Austin Nature in the City is proud to present
A New Era | Global Solutions to Global Problems with Chris Searles
This is a Brown Bag Lunch and Learn
Free garage and lot parking available

Climate change. Biodegradation. These global problems often seem overwhelming and too complicated to tackle here at home. In this talk, Chris breaks the issues down and examines actionable steps that we can take to protect our most precious resources at home and on the other side of the world. He’ll explore how protecting and restoring the Earth’s most biodiverse ecosystems and reestablishing biodiversity in our cities offers the greatest potential for building a bright future for all.

Calendar Event: www.austintexas.gov/event/new-era-global-solutions-global-problems

Chris Searles, Founder of BioIntegrity | Chris is a native Austinite, and has served on the boards of Treefolks and The Interfaith Environmental Network. He’s the founder and producer of “The Sustainable Shopper’s Ball” an outdoor event that features vendors and educators related to sustainable living. Chris’ newest project is “BioIntegrity” (biointegrity.net) which is focused on creating positive environmental outcomes at global scale by directly addressing climate change and the extinction crisis. So far BioIntegrity has helped protect more than 90,000 acres of the earth’s most biodiverse ecosystems, offseting Austin’s 2013 community-wide carbon footprint for 1.7 years, helping more than 100 indigenous communities reclaim ancestral lands, protecting more than 15,000 species, and protecting over 1.5 billion gallons of annual freshwater filtration.

www.biointegrity.net | www.linkedin.com/in/chrissearles

Austin Nature in the City is sponsored by the Community Tree Preservation Division, and helps to implement the Imagine Austin and Austin’s Urban Forest Plans.