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: Ending bottom trawling, for seahorses and the seas – Prof Amanda Vincent
Prof Vincent from the University of British Columbia will explain why we need to end bottom trawl fishing in the ocean, using a lens of research, management and policy. Our voyage begins with seahorse conservation and ends with a determination to stop this most destructive of fishing practices globally. We have conducted innovative research on…
Conservation seminar: Celebrating CCI alumni
This week we hear from three alumni of CCI training programmes about their recent work. Dr Josie Chambers – Wageningen University & Research Co-productive agility for sustainability transformations Co-production, the collaborative weaving of research and practice by diverse societal actors, is argued to play an important role in sustainability transformations. Yet, there is still poor…
Conservation seminar: Community ecology – Pure fun and practical too! – Prof Jane Memmott
Prof Memmott, of the University of Bristol, explains: “In this talk I will focus on three projects which have a community level approach, and use the latest approaches from pure ecology, but which have considerable applied outputs too. In brief, the three projects ask about: 1) the impact of fertilisers on biodiversity; 2) whether landscapes…
Anthropology and Conservation Virtual Conference 25-29 October 2021
We are very pleased to announce a major interdisciplinary conference on Anthropology and Conservation. The aim of the conference is simple: it is increasingly recognised that conservation can only be properly achieved with Indigenous Peoples, in full recognition of their rights. It is therefore urgent that we develop cross-disciplinary understanding not just of conservation, but…
Conservation seminar: Why trust science? – Prof Naomi Oreskes
This week Prof Oreskes from Harvard University will be asking “Why trust science?”. Register here to join us on Zoom: https://jbs-cam.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvcuysqjojG9cg6FblZ-xgiO92YLWTNy0g Please note this seminar is on THURSDAY