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.
Conservation seminar: Reflections on COP 26 – Implications for CCI
A panel of speakers will discuss the outcomes of COP 26 and its implications for the CCI community Our speakers are: Melanie Heath – BirdLife International John Lotspeich – Trillion Trees Professor Theresa Marteau – Department of Public Health and Primary Care The session will be chaired by Dr Valerie Kapos, UNEP-WCMC Register here to…
Conservation seminar: The quality of evidence in environmental decision making, Professor Mark Burgman
Prof Mark Burgman of Imperial College joins us this week. Conservation science is a crisis discipline in which scientists measure impacts in terms of species extinctions and ecosystem collapse, and practitioners typically seek solutions that preempt irreversible change. Present challenges such as global losses of biodiversity and social-ecological systems require efficient and timely action. Decisions…
Conservation seminar: Conservation in a crowded country: how England can play its part in meeting the Nature emergency
Tony Juniper, Chair of Natural England, is this week’s speaker. For more than a century conservationists in England have been active in seeking an accommodation between the rising demands of society and those of Nature. Protected areas have been established, laws enacted and the public increasingly well informed as to the issues at stake. The…
Conservation seminar: Global patterns of conservation action and inaction
We are joined this week by Dr Rebecca Senior from Durham University. With limited resources for conservation, it is essential to evaluate whether implemented strategies meet conservation goals. Generally, that is to prevent species extinctions. At a global scale, there has been limited assessment of what conservation actions are implemented for threatened species, and whether…
Conservation seminar: The social costs of keystone species collapse: Evidence from the decline of vultures in India – Dr Eyal Frank
When the patent for a painkiller expired in 1993, cheap generic versions were introduced to the market across the Indian subcontinent and were quickly adopted by livestock farmers. While this benefited livestock agriculture, it unintentionally led to a massive decline in vulture populations that fed on cattle carrion that contained residue of the painkiller. Because vultures…