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Special Session

SS 24 - CANCELLED - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for a Truly Global Ecology

Wednesday, August 9, 2023
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Location: C124
Session Description: The global scientific community recognizes that there is a lack of representation of certain identity groups in the field of ecology, especially women, Black, Indigenous and people of color, people living with disabilities, LGBTQ2S folks, international researchers, and other groups adversely affected by historical and ongoing marginalization. This lack of diversity hinders our efforts to face global ecological challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss. Ongoing efforts and initiatives to integrate EDI in academia, in general, and the field of ecology, in particular, have increased during recent decades. However, such discussions and recommendations in EDI need the involvement of various voices coming from different backgrounds to promote a multifaceted vision of a “truly” global ecology.

In this symposium, our primary goal is to raise awareness about the importance of an international view of EDI to reach true global ecology. We will address some existing EDI issues in the field of ecology from a global perspective and open the discussion about solutions and challenges to promote a healthy collaborative scientific community. The speakers will talk about a diversity of topics, including the language barrier, parachute science, equitable open science, and inclusive ecology. In the first opening talk (12 min), we will make an introduction to the session then present a global overview of EDI and highlight how such a perspective would benefit the field of ecology. The following seven talks (10 min each) will address specific barriers and aspects in EDI that should be improved or included. The session will conclude with a 15 min panel discussion of all speakers and session attendees on the topic “Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for a truly global Ecology”