Can Indigenous Political Representation Improve Forest Conservation? India’s Experience

Prof. Bina Agarwal, University of Manchester.

Main Seminar Room, David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site. Pembroke Street. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3QZ GB.

Friday 07 February 2025, 14:00-15:30

CCI Conservation Seminar - Integrating deep history into conservation efforts on the African continent: opportunities, challenges and applications

Prof. Paul Lane, Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge.

Main Seminar Room, David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site. Pembroke Street. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3QZ GB.

Wednesday 29 January 2025, 16:00-17:00

CCI Conservation Seminar - Making a case for nature to investors: Conversation with Siddarth Shrikanth

Siddarth Shrikanth, author of 'The Case for Nature: Pioneering Solutions for the Other Planetary Crisis''.

Main Seminar Room, David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site. Pembroke Street. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3QZ GB.

Wednesday 15 January 2025, 13:00-14:00

A fifty-year brief analysis of nature conservation in Malaysia and pointers for future approaches

Dr John Payne, Bringing Back Our Rare Animals (BORA).

Main Seminar Room, David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site. Pembroke Street. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3QZ GB.

Wednesday 27 November 2024, 12:00-13:00

Rewilding big and small

Isabella Tree.

Babbage Lecture Room - David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site. Pembroke Street. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3QZ GB.

Wednesday 12 July 2023, 16:00-17:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Ecological and evolutionary responses of species to climate change

Jane Hill, Department of Biology University of York.

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Wednesday 15 March 2017, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Change and necessity: forest resilience and conservation for the 21st century

Jonathan Spencer, Head of Planning & Environment Forest Enterprise Forestry Commission.

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Wednesday 08 March 2017, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Understanding consumer demand in the wildlife trade

Amy Hinsley, Oxford Martin School University of Oxford.

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Wednesday 01 March 2017, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Conservation and invasive species in freshwater ecosystems

David Aldridge, Department of Zoology University of Cambridge.

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Wednesday 22 February 2017, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Sex, eggs and videotape: techniques in threatened bird conservation

Debbie Pain Director of Conservation, The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT).

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Wednesday 15 February 2017, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Lessons from plants that don’t stay put: Mendicant baobabs and acrobat acacias

Christian Kull, Institut de géographie et durabilité Université de Lausanne.

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Wednesday 08 February 2017, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

When does environmental science get used in policy and practice?

David Rose, Department of Geography University of Cambridge.

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Wednesday 01 February 2017, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

UNESCO biosphere reserves: concept, challenges and opportunities

Professor Martin Price, Perth College Chair of the UK MAB Committee Chairholder, UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development Director, Centre for Mountain Studies.

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Wednesday 25 January 2017, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

European large carnivores are coming back, but can we keep them?

Guillaume Chapron, Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

Babbage Lecture Room - David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site. Pembroke Street. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3QZ GB.

Wednesday 30 November 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

European large carnivores are coming back, but can we keep them?

Guillaume Chapron, Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

Babbage Lecture Room - David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site. Pembroke Street. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3QZ GB.

Wednesday 30 November 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Unravelling the ecology of insect invasions : from individuals to communities in Britain and beyond

Helen Roy, NERC, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology .

Babbage Lecture Room - David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site. Pembroke Street. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3QZ GB.

Wednesday 23 November 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Cuckoos, swifts and nightingales: Tracking Afro-Palaearctic migrants to understand population declines

Chris Hewson, British Trust for Ornithology (BTO).

Babbage Lecture Room - David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site. Pembroke Street. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3QZ GB.

Wednesday 16 November 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Cuckoos, swifts and nightingales: Tracking Afro-Palaearctic migrants to understand population declines

Chris Hewson, British Trust for Ornithology (BTO).

Babbage Lecture Room - David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site. Pembroke Street. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3QZ GB.

Wednesday 16 November 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Information gaps in conservation science: from data collection to analysis and practices

Tatsuya Amano, The Centre for Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge.

Babbage Lecture Room - David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site. Pembroke Street. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3QZ GB.

Wednesday 09 November 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Causes and mechanisms underlying changes in the migratory behaviour of birds

Aldina Franco, School of Environmental Sciences, University East Anglia.

Babbage Lecture Room - David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site. Pembroke Street. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3QZ GB.

Wednesday 02 November 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Surviving the 21st Century

Martin Rees, Partha Dasgupta, Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh and Bonnie Wintle, The Centre for Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge.

Babbage Lecture Room - David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site. Pembroke Street. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3QZ GB.

Wednesday 26 October 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Developing more systematic approaches for measuring, connecting and expanding the global conservation area network

Bob Smith, Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent.

Babbage Lecture Room - David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site. Pembroke Street. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3QZ GB.

Wednesday 19 October 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Estimating conservation status of Grauer’s gorillas

Andrew Plumptre, Albertine Rift Program, Wildlife Conservation Society.

Babbage Lecture Room - David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site. Pembroke Street. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3QZ GB.

Wednesday 12 October 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Impact Evaluation of Protected Areas: what do we know about impacts, moderators and mechanisms?

Humanitas Visiting Professor in Sustainability Studies, John Hopkins University.

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Wednesday 09 March 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Hook, line and extinction: can science save albatrosses from fisheries?

Richard Philips, British Antarctic Survey.

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Wednesday 02 March 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Why are slow lorises venomous and will this help or hinder their conservation?

Anna Nekaris, Primate Conservation, Oxford Brookes University.

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Wednesday 24 February 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Hot dogs: understanding climate change impacts in a tropical mammal

Rosie Woodroffe, Institute of Zoology, London.

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Wednesday 17 February 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Bats and Emerging Infectious Diseases: conflicting priorities between conservation and public health?

James Wood, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge .

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Wednesday 10 February 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Managing tropical agriculture to minimise biodiversity loss

David Edwards, Dept. of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield.

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Wednesday 03 February 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Science Policy and Expertise

Rob Doubleday, Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP), University of Cambridge.

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Wednesday 27 January 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Biodiversity conservation and the Green Economy: complementary or competing objectives? Can we have both, and what do we need to know?

Kathy Willis Department of Zoology, Oxford University & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Wednesday 20 January 2016, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Conservation impacts of a warming climate: changes in Massachusetts since the time of Thoreau (1817-1862)

Richard Primack, Biology Department, Boston University.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 02 December 2015, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Wildlife in the Anthropocene: conservation after nature

Jamie Lorimer, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 25 November 2015, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Mendicant baobabs and acrobat acacias: lessons from plants that don’t stay put

Christian Kull, Institut de géographie et durabilité, Université de Lausanne.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 18 November 2015, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Commonness and conservation: should we bother about the rare stuff?

Sandy Knapp, Life Science Plants Division, Natural History Museum.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 11 November 2015, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns: disease threats to Tasmanian Devils, frogs, koalas and woylies

Hamish McCallum, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London .

Scott Polar Research Institute, main lecture theatre.

Wednesday 04 November 2015, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

The challenge of feeding 9-10 billion people without losing most biodiversity

Charles Godfray, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 28 October 2015, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Invasive alien species on islands: problems and solutions

Anthony Martin, South Georgia Habitat Restoration Project, South Georgia Heritage Trust and University of Dundee.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Conflicts in conservation: hunting for solutions

Steve Redpath, Institute of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Aberdeen University.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 14 October 2015, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Biodiversity in a World of Human Dominance and Rapid Change – Anthropocene Challenges and Opportunities

Professor Jens-Christian Svenning, Aarhus University.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Trees, ‘tribes' and taboos: The political ecology of conservation and culture in Madagascar

Dr Ivan Scales, Dept of Geography, University of Cambridge.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 04 March 2015, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Science in a human-dominated world

Professor Georgina Mace, UCL.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 25 February 2015, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

REDD+ and Biodiversity Conservation: Are The Challenges What We Thought They Were?

Dr Valerie Kapos, UNEP-WCMC.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 18 February 2015, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Evaluating the social and ecological outcomes of conservation interventions: Tanzania's Wildlife Management Areas

Professor Katherine Homewood, UCL.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 11 February 2015, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Biodiversity and the feel good factor

Dr Zoe Davies, University of Kent.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 04 February 2015, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Where did plant diversity and sustainability begIn? Arboriculture in the ancient Roman world

Dr Robyn Veal, Dept of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 28 January 2015, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Is Evolution (Not) Working for Infected Amphibians?

Dr Trent Garner, Zoological Society of London.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 21 January 2015, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Extending freshwater conservation beyond shorelines by linking aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems

Dr Andrew Tanentzap, Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 03 December 2014, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Tracking marine turtles for conservation

Professor Brendan Godley, University of Exeter.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 26 November 2014, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Landscape scale conservation - a bird's eye view

Dr Juliet Vickery, RSPB Centre for Conservation Science.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 19 November 2014, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Environmental and Science Learning through Participation in Scientific Research: From Learning to Conservation Action

Professor Heidi Ballard, UC Davis.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 12 November 2014, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

MPAs, mangroves and carpets: cause for #OceanOptimism?

Dr Nick Hill, Zoological Society of London.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 05 November 2014, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Planetary Boundaries 2.0: the latest advancements on defining a safe operating space for humanity on Earth

Johan Rockström Professor in Environmental Sciences Executive Director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 29 October 2014, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

How do we know if we're making a difference? Finding solid ground in the shifting sands of conservation evaluation

Professor E J Milner-Gulland, Imperial College Conservation Science.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 22 October 2014, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

'From individuals to populations to communities: Climate change impacts on birds'

Dr James Pearce-Higgins, Director of Science, British Trust for Ornithology.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Monday 13 October 2014, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

RESCHEDULED - The Devil's in the Detail: Designing Instruments, Incentives and Institutions for Stewardship Initiatives on Private Land

rescheduled from end of 2013-14 series

Dr Andrew Knight; Imperial College London.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 14 May 2014, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Planetary Boundaries and Action2020: Innovations in corporate Sustainability

Professor Gail Whiteman; Erasmus University.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 12 March 2014, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Hybrid corn and endangered maize: historical perspectives on the conservation of plant genetic resources

Dr Helen Curry; Department of History & Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 26 February 2014, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

The Politics of Thinking Big in Conservation

Professor Bill Adams; Department of Geography, University of Cambridge.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 19 February 2014, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Producing Eden: Can wildlife thrive beyond national parks in India?

Joint seminar, hosted with the Cambridge University Geographical Society (CUGS)

Dr Paul Robbins; Department of Geography International Fellow & University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 12 February 2014, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Lessons from the conservation of Europe's Large Blue butterflies

Professor Jeremy Thomas OBE; University of Oxford.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 05 February 2014, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Friend or foe? Making sense of social research and biodiversity conservation

Dr Chris Sandbrook; UNEP-WCMC & Department of Geography, University of Cambridge.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 29 January 2014, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem services to environmental change

Professor Adrian Newton; University of Bournemouth.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 22 January 2014, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

The (moral) dilemmas of (conservation) research(ers?)

Dr Bhaskar Vira; Director, Cambridge Conservation Research Institute (UCCRI) and Department of Geography.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 04 December 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Commercial Whaling:  Science, Society and International Relations

Dr Simon Brockington, International Whaling Commission.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 27 November 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Conservation of UK seabirds: a big issue or a done deal?

Prof. Sarah Wanless, Seabird Ecologist, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, NERC.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 20 November 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Valuing nature for better environmental decision-making: A collaborative toolkit for real-world conservation

Jenny Birch, Ecosystem Services Officer, BirdLife International.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 13 November 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Predicting Amazonian deforestation and its biodiversity impacts

Dr Rob Ewers, Reader in Ecology, Imperial College London.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 06 November 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Mainstreaming Natural Capital into Decision-Making: Frontiers in Research and Policy

** Note:one-off THURSDAY seminar - no Wednesday session this week ** Joint seminar with CRASSH - Humanitas.

Prof. Gretchen Daily, Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Thursday 31 October 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Predicting wildlife dynamics in a changing environment

Dr Ben Collen, Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research, UCL.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 23 October 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Lessons from the Dodo: restoring species and ecosystems on Mauritius

Prof. Carl Jones, Scientific Director of the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, and International Conservation Fellow at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 16 October 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Re-wilding: putting natural processes back on track

**Last talk in Series!**

Frans Vera, Director, The Foundation of Natural Processes, The Netherlands.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

From invasion to restoration: how enlightened are New Zealand's conservation policies?

Dr David Coomes, Department of Plant Sciences.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 06 March 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Making Poverty History – what role for biodiversity conservation?

Dr Dilys Roe, International Institute for Environment & Development (IIED).

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 27 February 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Expert judgements, Delphi groups, prediction markets: forecasting the future for conservation and national security

Professor Mark Burgman, ACERA, University of Melbourn, Australia.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 20 February 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Rethinking the scope of REDD+ : Carbon stocks or triple wins?

Dr Heike Schroeder, University of East Anglia (UEA).

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 13 February 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Conservation of migratory species: the importance of seasonal interactions

Dr Jenny Gill, University of East Anglia (UEA).

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 06 February 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Conservation and climate change: how radical do we need to be?

Professor Chris Thomas, University of York.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 30 January 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Molecular biology and sustainable agriculture

**First for Lent Term**

Professor Sir David Baulcombe, Department of Plant Sciences.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 23 January 2013, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

**last for Michaelmas Term**

Prof. Bill Laurance, Distinguished Research Professor & Australian Laureate, JCU, Australia.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 12 December 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

'Prosuming' Conservation: interrogating the value of conservation in the web 2.0 age

Prof. Bram Buscher, Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainable Development at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 28 November 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

The state of the world's birds: how science underpins conservation and advocacy.

Dr Stuart Butchart, Global Research and Indicators Co-ordinator, BirdLife International.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Shifting baselines and habitat restoration: Setting appropriate goals

Dr Line zu Ermgassen, visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 14 November 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Smarter ways to monitor wildlife

Prof Kate Jones, Joint UCL and ZSL Chair, Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Zoology, ZSL.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 07 November 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

How useful is local ecological knowledge for conservation management? Case studies from the EDGE

Dr Samuel Turvey, Research Fellow, Institute of Zoology, ZSL..

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 31 October 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Saving the Tasmanian devil from a transmissible cancer

Dr Elizabeth Murchison, Junior Research Fellow, King's College, Cambridge & Research Fellow in Cancer Genetics & Genomics, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute..

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 24 October 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Tropical forests in the Anthropocene: what does this mean for conservation?

Dr Simon Lewis, Royal Society Research Fellow, School of Geography, University of Leeds.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 17 October 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

How might we make space for nature in landscapes of the future?

** First talk of term **

Dr Ben Phalan, Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 10 October 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

REDD: a good idea, impossible to implement?

Last in Series for 2012!

Arild Angelsen, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB).

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 14 March 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Geodiversity, geoconservation & geomorphological services: Challenges beyond 2012.

Tom Spencer, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 07 March 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Why Monitoring Matters when designing payment for ecosystem services schemes.

Julia Jones, University of Bangor.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 29 February 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Getting the measure of biodiversity: birds as indicators of environmental change.

Richard Gregory, RSPB.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 22 February 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Wombats, Weapons & Water: the making of international conservation treaties.

Catherine MacKenzie, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 15 February 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

How high should Climate Change taxes be?

Chris Hope, Cambridge Judge Business School.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 08 February 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Linking science, policy & practice for wildlife conservation on farmland.

Lynn Dicks, Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 01 February 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

iTrade Wildlife: detecting rare online behaviour

First in Lent Term's Series

David Roberts, DICE, University of Kent.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 25 January 2012, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Biodiversity offsets and the journey to No Net Loss.

Last talk of term

Kerry ten Kate, BBOP Forest Trends.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 30 November 2011, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Getting real about Marine Protected Areas: pragmatism in design and implementation.

Amanda Vincent, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia..

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 23 November 2011, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Mapping Africa's natural capital: progress, problems, potential

Ruth Swetnam, Conservation Science Group, University of Cambridge.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 16 November 2011, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

The Natural Way to Care: how exposure to natural environments shapes human relationships.

Netta Weinstein, Department of Psychology, University of Essex.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 09 November 2011, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Counting and Conserving the World's 'Missing' Species

Lucas Joppa, CEES Microsoft Research.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 02 November 2011, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Conserving India's Forests: participation, forest rights and ecosystem services.

Bhaskar Vira, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 26 October 2011, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

The Ecosystem Service Paradigm: progress towards a more sustainable future.

Steve Albon, Valuing Nature Network,The James Hutton Institute.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 19 October 2011, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Conservation Seminars

Trade-offs, team work and the challenge of translating conservation science into policy: some lessons and thoughts from the Amazon.

Dr Toby Gardner ( Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology).

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Geography, Downing Site.

Wednesday 12 October 2011, 17:00-18:00