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SUMMARY:Au: Origins Unearthed
DESCRIPTION:Register for In-Person \nRegister for Online \nA new Exhibit Spotlight\, Au: Origins Unearthed\, in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery of the Harvard Museum of Natural History\, examines the global impacts of gold extraction—from illegal artisanal mining and mercury contamination to emerging efforts to promote traceability and responsible sourcing. \nThis interdisciplinary program opens with a look at scientific research on mercury contamination caused by illegal gold mining in Amazonian rivers\, exploring its effects on Indigenous communities\, waterways\, soils\, and forests. A panel discussion will follow\, featuring jewelry designers\, activists\, and legal experts working in Colombia\, Brazil\, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Together\, they will consider pathways toward more ethical and responsible mining\, systems that enable companies and consumers to trace gold to its source\, and tools for identifying illegal mining. \nA reception will follow in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery of the Harvard Museum of Natural History. \nFree event parking is available with registration. Register by November 11 to receive parking registration instructions. \nLecture by \n\nElsie M. Sunderland\, Fred Kavli Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences\, Harvard University\n\nFollowed by a panel discussion with \n\nAriene Bomfim Cerqueira\, Conservation Specialist\, World Wildlife Fund-Brazil\nAshley Alexis McFarlane\, Jewelry Designer and Founder\, Omi Woods\nErich Adam Moreira Lima\, Federal Criminal Forensic Expert and Head of the Forensic Geology Service\, Brazilian Federal Police\nProgram moderated by journalist Melanie Grant and Raquel Alonso-Perez\, curator of the Mineralogical and Geological Museum\, Harvard University.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/au-origins-unearthed/
LOCATION:Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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