{"id":9965,"date":"2025-07-01T16:01:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965//www.nicholls.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965//?p=9965"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:51:18","slug":"nicholls-to-host-international-summit-on-environmental-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965//www.nicholls.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965//07/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965//nicholls-to-host-international-summit-on-environmental-concerns/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965//","title":{"rendered":"ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ to Host International Summit on Environmental Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"
THIBODAUX, La. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u2013 ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ is set to host The Global Conversation, an international summit focused on environmental concerns. This free, hybrid event is open to the community and will be livestreamed by the United Nations and available to attend via Zoom or in person on ÐÓ°É´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u2019 campus in Powell Hall Room 208 on July 17 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u00a0/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/n /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u201cYoung people from around the world are stepping up to protect biodiversity and preserve culture,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u201d said Kellie Daniels, founder of Students Against Species Extinction and lecturer at Newcastle University. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u201cBy bringing together students, scientists, and storytellers from around the world, this summit highlights the power of collaboration and reminds us that environmental challenges are deeply connected and form part of a global story that affects us all./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/n Topics to be covered include global connections, communication, conservation and cultural exchange. Presenters for the summit include:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u00a0/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/n In addition, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ will host academics from Newcastle University for an environmental road trip. The group will tour ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Coastal Center, the Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, the fishing community within Cocodrie, the Chauvin Sculpture Garden, and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium in addition to participating in The Global Conversation Summit./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u00a0/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/n “We are very excited to host this event. Thanks to the generous support from the Matherne family and grants from the National Wildlife Federation and Restore the Mississippi River Delta, we have been able to work with colleagues and students from Newcastle for the past two years,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u201d said Dr. James Stewart, head of the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Mass Communication Department. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u201cThis has allowed our students to broaden their horizons and develop an understanding that people around the world face many of the same challenges posed by environmental change that we face in South Louisiana. This summer we are pleased to show our guests the special place that is the Bayou Region.”/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/n /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u201cThe Coastal Center at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ stands at the intersection of local resilience and global urgency. As south Louisiana faces rising seas, land loss and cultural displacement, our students, faculty and researchers/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u2014working in collaboration with local, state, federal and global partners/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u2014are leading efforts that not only safeguard our coast but also contribute vital knowledge to the world/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u2019s response to coastal and environmental challenges. The work happening here is rooted in our region/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u2014but its impact reaches far beyond it,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u201d said Laci Melancon, executive director of the Coastal Center at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/n ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ strives to be a coastal champion for Louisiana and beyond. The Coastal Center/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u2019s collaborative space will allow scientists from all over the state and beyond, including those from Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, the Water Institute of the Gulf and ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ biological sciences and geomatics departments, to collaborate and advance research in repairing and rebuilding the state/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u2019s receding coastline./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/n These events were made possible through the Mass Communication Department/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u2019s Nancy Sanderson Matherne Institute for Global Communication where students are learning these concerns are worldwide, with many organizations pursuing similar environmental communications efforts to protect their habitats and cultures./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u00a0/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u00a0/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/n To register for The Global Conversation, click here./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/n Those who plan to attend the event on ÐÓ°É´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u2019 campus, please RSVP to lindsay.pellegrin@nicholls.edu./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u00a0/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/n To attend the event virtually via Zoom, use the meeting ID 823 9372 2597./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u00a0/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/n To learn more about ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Coastal Center, click here./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/u00a0/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/n To learn more about the guest speakers, click the images below./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9965/n