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Dr. Paul W. Barnes, J.H. Mullahy Endowed Chair in Environmental Biology, recently attended a meeting of the UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel in Malaga, Spain from February 13-21, 2018 to prepare a quadrennial report on the environmental effects of ozone depletion and climate change. Dr. Barnes is a co-lead author in the terrestrial ecosystems working group which includes 6 other authors. A draft report was produced at the meeting in Malaga with a final report to be prepared at a follow-up meeting in Vermont in September. While at the meeting Dr. Barnes also gave a presentation entitled “Potential effects of stratospheric ozone, UV radiation and climate change on terrestrial habitats” at a public conference held at the University of Malaga.