Lecture to be given at Norwegian animal ethics conference: "What is nature in a world without wilderness?"

I will give a lecture on the Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference 2013, in Oslo on August 22nd, with the title "Hva er natur i en verden uten villmark?" [What is nature in a world without wilderness?] (currently scheduled for presentation at 10.15-10.40 a.m.). An abstract has been posted in my Norwegian language blog Utopisk Realisme.

Meeting on Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference; to chair morning session

Today I took part, by phone, in a meeting of the organizers of the Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference 2013. 

Among several other clarifications, it was confirmed that I will chair the morning session of the one-day conference, which takes place in Oslo on August 22nd.

Norway: Second animal ethics conference to be held August 22nd

Last Friday I participated in a meeting in Oslo where Kristian Bjørkdahl, Ann Margaret Grøndahl and I evaluated the first Dyreetikkonferansen [The animal ethics conference] (September 21nd 2012) and made plans for the second. We agreed that the second will take place in Oslo on August 22nd 2013, with the theme "Hvem er villest i landet her? Fra pelsdyr til store rovdyr: Hvordan vi former ville dyr i vårt bilde" [Who is the wildest one in the country here? From fur animals to large carnivores: How we shape wild animals in our own image].

On September 9th the national parliamentary election takes place in Norway. This year's animal ethics conference will therefore treat topics that are currently politically relevant, namely management of large carnivores including wolves and further the Norwegian fur animal business (involving close to a million animals - Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and American mink (Mustela vison), which very existence has the last few years been under debate.