Events
CCI hosts a number of events and seminars throughout the year designed to share a broader understanding of nature conservation. Some of these are aimed at conservation professionals and some are aimed at the general public. Some are online and some are held at the David Attenborough Building, Cambridge.
CCI Seminar – The Role of Engaged Social Sciences in Conservation
CCI Seminar – The Role of Engaged Social Sciences in Conservation When: Wednesday 11 June, 1pm – 2pm. Where: Main Seminar Room (1st floor), David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ Using examples from their own doctoral research projects, Lindsey Elliott (Strategy and Special Programmes Manager, CCI Executive Director’s Office), Fleur Winn and Alice…
Webinar: Enhancing landscape restoration with nature-positive economies through sustainable use of wild plants and fungi
Enhancing landscape restoration with nature-positive economies through sustainable use of wild plants and fungi Where: Online – please register here. Date/Time: Tuesday 3 June, 1pm – 2pm BST To be sustainable in the long-term, landscape restoration must benefit people as well as achieve conservation goals. Generation of economic, social and cultural benefits from sustainable use of…
Webinar: Launch of the Restoration Project Developers’ Playbook on Private Finance (Europe)
Join us online to discuss the Restoration Project Developers’ Playbook on Private Finance (Europe), on Thursday 22 May, the International Day for Biological Diversity, from 10:30-11:45 (BST). The webinar will include a panel discussion with representatives from financial institutions and project developers. The Playbook outlines specific actions and processes to guide restoration project developers in building their business cases and accessing…
CCI Seminar – Louise Carver – Convivial Conservation
Louise Carver – Convivial Conservation Wednesday 14 May, 4pm – 5pm. Human geographer and political ecologist Louise Carver will speak about work of Convivial Conservation and a programme in the Caribbean unfolding with Jamaican marine restoration partners, the Alligator Head Foundation and TBA21-Academy; a European art, advocacy and ocean literacy research platform. The talk will explore possibilities for art and culture to open…
CCI Seminar – Professor Jason Hickel – Extracting Value, Eroding Ecosystems
Extracting Value, Eroding Ecosystems: Global Inequality, Ecological Boundaries, and the Dynamics of Unequal Exchange Wednesday 30 April, 4pm – 5pm. In this seminar, Professor Jason Hickel will explore the interconnections between global economic exploitation, ecological degradation, and the possibilities for just sustainability. Drawing on extensive research quantifying unequal exchange from 1960 to 2018, Hickel will reveal how the…