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CCF Development Project survey

Rob Pople — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:33:48 +0000

The CCF Development Project is an exercise to identify ways to improve ownership of the Forum across the wider Membership and Friendship, and to facilitate communication and interaction around conservation issues amongst conservation researchers and practitioners in the Cambridge area. The project is being led by Ariadna Álvarez Pérez, who is on a 6-month internship supported by the mobility programme Argo Global from the Spanish Ministry of Education, and with guidance from an Advisory Group drawn from across the CCF Committee and Membership.

As part of the project, staff and students of CCF Member organisations and Friends of the Forum are invited to take part in an online survey. All responses will remain anonymous. The deadline to complete the survey has now been extended to Wednesday 15th February.

CCF contribution to Citizenship Day at local secondary school

Rob Pople — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:28:28 +0000

Following a call to the CCF network for help with an environment-themed Citizenship Day at a local secondary school, Malcolm Busby from Cambridgeshire Mammal Group, Pamela Abbott from Natural England and former colleague Ron Donaldson hosted workshops for Year 8 students (12–13 year olds) on various aspects of the environment, including the importance of local habitats for wildlife, and potential future environmental scenarios – good and bad. Ron has reported back on his experiences from the workshop on his blog.

In the session on the CCF Vision at the recent Symposium, various people expressed an interest in communicating conservation to the wider community, so if a similar opportunity arises again, please do consider whether you could get involved.

Registration OPEN 12th CCF Annual Symposium

Valerie Kapos — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:54:15 +0000

CCF’s 12th Annual Symposium is coming up on Thurs 6^th January 2011, at the Judge Business School – Registration Deadline 4th January.

The one day Annual Symposium provides an opportunity for member organisations to share topical aspects of their recent research and activities with the wider CCF membership and friends, and to highlight important issues for the coming year. The 2011 Symposium will include an opening presentation by Simon Stuart, IUCN Species Survival Commission and a wide range of other talks and speakers. An updated programme and booking form are provided in the latest circular; abstracts of the scheduled presentations are available here. If you would like to attend the Symposium, please complete and send the booking form in the circular. The fee for registration after 10th December is £40 per person; no registrations can be accepted after 4th January or on the door. Payment by online transfer is preferred; instructions are in the circular.

New CCF Vision Document

Valerie Kapos — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:36:31 +0000

The CCF Vision which was developed at a special council meeting last year and at the Vision session at the Annual CCF Symposium in January, has now been finalised and can be seen here.

Successful CCF Annual Symposium 2010

Francis Rowland — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:56:05 +0000

Attendance at this year’s very successful Annual Symposium on 8th January was full despite the snow. It gave CCF members and others the opportunity to share topical aspects of recent research and activities with the wider CCF membership, and to highlight important issues for the coming year (final programme). Many of the presentations from the Symposium will shortly be available here for download.

Many thanks to the organising committee. We look forward to next year’s Symposium!

International Day of Climate Change

Francis Rowland — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:55:05 +0000

International Day of Climate Action – Saturday 24th October 2009, noon-2pm, Museum of Zoology lawns and King’s Parade, Cambridge

As part of 350.org’s International Day of Climate Action, Cambridge is hosting several creative events to raise awareness and to demand that governments agree on a binding and fair climate treaty strong enough to bring atmospheric CO2 levels down to 350 parts per million.

Bring your banners, posters, props, fancy dress, musical instruments – we can bring a smile to faces while raising awareness of an important issue.

Sign the petition – Join the fun – Spread the word! For further details and to RSVP for this event please see http://www.350.org/node/9532

Forestry Commission Survey

Valerie Kapos — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:00:59 +0000

The Forestry Commission (England) are asking what they should do with their entire public estate in the future, 258,000ha altogether, about the size of Dorset! The Forestry Commission had only had c.500 responses so far and the deadline for reply is 28 Sept 2009, so get your reply in soon:

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/PFEQuestionnaire.pdf/$FILE/PFEQuestionnaire.pdf

CCF Annual Symposium 2010

Valerie Kapos — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:46:52 +0000

The Annual Symposium provides an opportunity for CCF members and others to share topical aspects of recent research and activities with the wider CCF membership, and to highlight important issues for the coming year. The Symposium will be held on Friday 8th January, 2010 at Kaetsu Centre, Murray Edwards College (previously New Hall), Cambridge.

For draft programme and registration information please see the CCF Symposium 2010 flyer [Word doc]. We look forward to seeing you there!

UPDATE

Registration is now open for the CCF Annual Symposium to be held 8th January at Murray Edwards. Full details and booking instructions are attached. Registration costs £35 if you book by December 8th and will go up to £40 thereafter. There will be no registrations accepted after Jan 6th.