HOTSPOTS
Disappearing Species, Loss of
Habitat
The 35 most biologically valuable
places on the planet and how to save them
Free documentary film screening
View the HOTSPOTS trailer: youtube video
Date:
Monday, May 5, 2008
Time: 7:00 - 9:30 pm
Q&A with Writer/Director Michael Tobias, PhD, President of Dancing Star Foundation; Producer, Jane Morrison, Executive
Vice President, Dancing Star Foundation and Richard J. Pietras, PHD, MD,
Director, Stiles Program In Integrative Oncology, a unit of UCLA Jonsson Cancer
Center
Location: RPB Auditorium, Jules Stein Institute, 100 Stein
Plaza, UCLA (see directions below)
This event is free
and no reservations are required but suggested for guaranteed seating
Reservations: (310) 825-5300 or email ccim@ucla.edu
Parking Fee: $8. Less expensive parking located throughout
nearby Westwood Village
Program Description
Based upon the
book, HOTSPOTS Revisited
- Earth’s Biologically Richest And Most Endangered Terrestrial Ecoregions, by
Russell A. Mittermeier, etal, this expeditionary feature film documentary shows
how many of the most inspired conservation efforts are succeeding throughout
the world and what it takes - in the trenches- to negotiate a sustainable
future for life on Earth. Locations in Madagascar, Brazil, Peru, Chile, the US,
and New Zealand were chosen as critical representatives of the 35 terrestrial
hotspots thus far identified by scientists at Conservation International. The
film reveals numerous primates, avians, rodents, bats, insects, reptiles,
amphibians, unique plants, and human cultural artifacts, some never before
filmed. Several new species are recorded on film for the first time, including invertebrates
in Sequoia National Park, and primates in both Madagascar and Brazil.
On film host is Russell A. Mittermeier, PhD, president of Conservation International, who leads
a team of scientists responsible for saving more precious environments globally
than any other organization.
Produced by Dancing Star Foundation in collaboration with Conservation International
Sponsored by
UCLA Stiles
Program in Integrative Medicine
UCLA Collaborative Centers for Integrative Medicine
and
Dancing Star Foundation
Under
the direction of Richard
J. Pietras, PhD, MD, The Stiles Program in
Integrative Oncology at UCLA at UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center is dedicated to bring together the best in
modern-day and age-old medicine to provide improved health services and
education for the benefit of the greater Los Angeles community. Specific goals
of the Program in Integrative Oncology include:
- Provide education and information to patients
and physicians in the community on the anticancer efficacy and safety of
complementary medicines and practices.
- Initiate scientific, evidence-based testing in
the clinic on the efficacy and safety of complementary medicine.
- Develop laboratory-based technologies for
selecting novel plant-derived and natural products for specific cancer
therapy or prevention.
In addition, the
program has developed the Internet site, "Cancer Alternatives" that provides a resource guide on complementary
medical approaches in patients with cancer.
The program was
established in 2001 with a start-up seed grant from the Sue Maloney Stiles Fund
as managed by the officers of the Dancing Star Foundation
which is devoted to
global biodiversity conservation, animal protection, and environmental
education.
President Michael
Tobias has written, directed
and produced over 100 films, as well authoring more than 35 books. Executive Vice President Jane Morrison is a global ecologist, author and filmmaker whose
many film productions have taken her to dozens of countries.
Directions
Heading north on
Westwood Blvd, cross Le Conte Ave. and proceed to the first traffic signal.
Take an immediate right into Stein Plaza and another immediate right into the
parking lot. Walk back to the Stein Plaza road and straight ahead is the Jules
Stein Institute. The RPB Auditorium is all the way to the right, near the end
of the building.
General map of UCLA: ucla.edu/map/map_healthsciences.html
