What would it take to reverse biodiversity loss and create a future where people and nature can thrive? Join register for Earth X, an evening featuring student research on environmental challenges and a keynote from conservation leader Harvey Locke on the growing global movement toward a Nature Positive future, where protecting and restoring nature is recognized as essential to economic prosperity and human well-being.

Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2026

*Student research poster session is supported by the Tom Oliver Lecture Series.

Questions? Please email scialumni@ucalgary.ca.

Harvey is co-founder of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, is lead author of the Frontiers in Science article Nature Positive: halting and reversing biodiversity loss towards restoring Earth system stability, the first peer reviewed article to fully address the global Nature Positive goal since it was initially articulated in 2021

Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment at the University of Calgary, EARTHx Speaker Series. EARTHx is our flagship public lecture series, bringing together leading voices in science, exploration, conservation, and environmental leadership for conversations with the broader Calgary community (https://science.ucalgary.ca/earth/about/earthx).