Three evenings, three exciting topics, a time horizon of 2035: Jena looks to the future together. The pop-up salons on Wagnergasse invite the academic community and the general public to engage in genuine conversations about highly relevant topics and scenarios—open, informal, and on equal footing. Short presentations, lively discussion, cold drinks. Come by and join the conversation!

Pop-Up Salon #3: The Silent Crisis – Global Biodiversity

We are in the midst of a global ecological crisis without historical precedent: worldwide, the extinction rates of animal and plant species are skyrocketing to levels many times higher than natural rates. Yet this silent loss is far more than an abstract conservation issue; it shakes the very foundations of our civilization and poses a global and existential threat to our economic systems and our very existence.

Our third salon looks beyond the immediate picture and analyzes the bigger picture:

• Where are the global “red lines” of biodiversity, the crossing of which could trigger irreversible tipping points for the Earth system?
• If global demand for resources is the main cause of species extinction, what global options for action do we still have to halt the impending collapse?
• How do we prepare, as a country and as an urban society, for the global impacts of dwindling biodiversity, on which our economy and our survival directly depend?

Together with experts and participants, we will seek global solutions and local responses to a crisis that knows no borders.