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CCF Diary dates (October 2008) |
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5th - 14th October 20084th IUCN World Conservation Congress Last Date for abstract: 30 September 2007 Contact email/website:
Barcelona, Spain
External web page: http://www.iucn.org/congress/2008/contributions/en_dates.htm |
5th - 9th October 2008International Scientific Conference on Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change Hosts: Collaborative Research Center. STORMA (Stability of Tropical Rainforest Margins in Indonesia - www.storma.de ) Bali, Indonesia External web page: http://www.globalchange-2008.org/ |
October 6-7, 2008Working Forests in the Tropics: Partnering Research with Practice The purpose of the Working Forests in the Tropics Conference (WFT) is to provide an interdisciplinary and interactive forum for sharing and synthesis of information about tropical forest conservation and management. This conference will explore how scientists from universities and research organizations have worked in partnership with government agencies, policy-makers, the private sector, social movements, and natural resource managers to advance conservation and development through applied research and capacity-building. The conference will also offer networking opportunities for participants. This conference is designed to bring together academic and non-academic researchers and professionals (national and international agencies, NGO and private sector) and students interested in tropical forest, conservation, management, economics, and policy. University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida External web page: http://www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu/tropics/ |
Monday, 6th October, 7-9 PMCCF PUB NIGHT The Castle , Castle St , Cambridge |
Friday 10 October, 7.00 for 7.30 pmCambridge Natural History Society: Death caps and dead men’s fingers Jonathan Revett has been interested in fungi from the age of five and his knowledge and enthusiasm has led him to lead numerous forays for Forestry Enterprise over the last ten years as well as delivering illustrated talks and organising exhibitions and day workshops. He lives near the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust reserve at Welney and the highlight of his year is discussing problematical fungal identification in the autumn with fellow mycologists. All welcome. Admission £1 for those not members of either CNHS or CWT Lecture Room 308, David Building, Anglia Ruskin University , East Road , Cambridge External web page: www.cnhs.org.uk |
Friday 10th October 2008, 8 PMCambridgeshire Bird Club Indoor meeting: From soil to satellites - the search for Jerdon's Courser in India, a talk by Ken Norris Jerdon's Courser is one of the most elusive and least understood birds in the world. Ken Norris, Director of the Centre for Agri-environmental Research at the University of Reading, will talk about efforts to describe the habitat requirements of Jerdon's Courser, to map its habitat and search for birds in new areas. It also discusses the threats to this species and the difficult problem of resolving conflicts between the needs of poor rural communities and biodiversity conservation Milton Country Park Visitor Centre , Cambridge |
Saturday 11 October, 2 PMCambridge Natural History Society: Fungal foray Cambridge University Botanic Garden Meet at 2 pm at the Bateman Street entrance. This is an opportunity to explore and record the fungal flora with the assistance of local experts. Cambridge Botanic Garden External web page: www.cnhs.org.uk |
Sunday 12 October, 2 PMCambridge Natural History Society: Fungal Foray The Beechwoods, local Wildlife Trust reserve, Cambridge. Meet at 2 pm at the entrance on Wort’s Causeway – note parking space is limited.
External web page: www.cnhs.org.uk |
Thursday 16th October, 7.00pm-8.30pmEarthwatch Lecture - Shrinking Habitats, Species Survival - Dr. Dawn Scott & Dr. Rich Reading will give two talks on Earthwatch projects, ‘South Africa’s Brown Hyenas’ and ‘Wildlife of the Mongolian Steppe’, species in the one case often unfairly maligned, and in the other, sadly under- researched. By ticket only - free to Earthwatch supporters, otherwise a small donation is requested on the door. Contact the Earthwatch Europe Events Department on +44 (0) 1865 318856.
Royal Geographical Society , 1 Kensington Gore , London , SW7 2AR
External web page: http://www.earthwatch.org/europe/get_involved/events08/habitats |
Thursday 16 October, 7.00 for 7.30 pmCambridge Natural History Society: Phenology: Harmless pastime or serious science? - Tim Sparks, CEH, Monks Wood Tim Sparks, will explain that monitoring the timings of the seasons is a simple yet highly enjoyable activity and that the UK has a wealth of data going back more than two centuries. His lecture will cover some of the history of phenology, pausing to reveal the sometimes peculiar sources of data, and give an overview of current recording. In many species, phenological response to a changing climate is much stronger and easier to detect than other climate impacts. Consequently it is highly important in raising awareness of climate change, in involving people in monitoring, and in identifying possible adverse consequences of future warming. All welcome; admission charge £1 for those not members of the CNHS or the county Wildlife Trust. Lecture Room 308, David Building, Anglia Ruskin University , East Road , Cambridge External web page: www.cnhs.org.uk |
Friday, 17 October, 6.30 PMEcology and Conservation Studies Society Lecture Series: Whose land is it anyway? And how can government policy reconcile competing demands on it in an era of climate change?’ - Professor Philip Lowe (Newcastle University Rural Economy and Land Use Programme) Booking essential. For free tickets and venue details, contact tel: 020 7679 1069, or e-mail: environment@fce.bbk.ac.uk
Birkbeck, University of London , WC1
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Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th October 2008Cambridgeshire Bird Club & British Trust for Ornithology:Wetlands Weekend The conference will provide an opportunity for everyone to learn more about Cambridgeshire’s outstanding wetland habitats and their birdlife. On Saturday, there will be a programme of lectures, displays and stalls, and wildlife artist Ben Green will be working on a wetland painting throughout the day. On Sunday there will be an opportunity to visit wetland sites in Cambridgeshire to learn about the habitats and their conservation. For the programme and a booking form, please visit http://www.cambridgebirdclub.org.uk/ . Cottenham Village College (Sat) & wetland sites in Cambridgeshire (Sun) External web page: http://www.cambridgebirdclub.org.uk |
20-24 October 2008European Forest Week The European Forest Week (20-24 October 2008) will be marked by events in Brussels, Rome and throughout Europe. The week highlights the contribution of European forests in mitigating the effects of climate change, providing wood and renewable energy, promoting fresh water supply and protecting the environment. The European Forest Week, declared by ministers responsible for forests in 46 European countries, is jointly organized by the European Commission, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, in close collaboration with the Presidency of the Council of the European Union at the time of the event, France. Rome events (21-24 October) will feature discussions on forests and climate change, energy, water and "working together for forests." Brussels events include a high-profile EU Presidency event (20 October), programmes by other European stakeholders and the European Economic and Social Committee (23 October). In-country activities held simultaneously in participating countries throughout the region will highlight means of fully utilizing the potential of European forests. If you wish to organize an activity during the European Forest Week under its logo, please register online: http://www.europeanforestweek.org.
External web page: http://www.europeanforestweek.org. |
Wednesday 22nd October 2008, 9.30-4.00The Value of Long-term Datasets in Ecology and Conservation The value of long-term environmental datasets is being increasingly recognised in the light of climate change and other drivers of environmental change. This meeting forms part of a set of celebrations of the tercentenary of the birth of Robert Marsham FRS, the Norfolk naturalist who has been described as the father of British Phenology. He was one of the pioneers of long-term data gathering when he started recording the “Indications of Spring” on his Norfolk estate in 1736, subsequently continued by his descendants until 1958. This meeting aims to review the various uses of long-term datasets for understanding our environment and to discuss the issues surrounding their maintenance and development. Linnean Society of London, Burlington House , Piccadilly , London , W1J 0BF External web page: http://www.linnean.org/fileadmin/events2/events.php?detail=127 |
Thursday 23 October, 7.00 for 7.30 pmCambridge Natural History Society: Student fieldwork in Sweden & Italy Hilary Conlan, Hana Jurik, Davide Scridel and Catharina Karlsson, life science students at Anglia Ruskin University, will talk about organising field trips to Sweden and Italy, the highlights and fieldwork they undertook this summer. All welcome; admission charge £1 for those not members of the CNHS or the county Wildlife Trust. Lecture Room 308, David Building, Anglia Ruskin University , East Road , Cambridge External web page: www.cnhs.org.uk |
Friday October 24th 2008 (1.30pm – 5pmTropical Agriculture Association (TAA) Seminar: Agricultural Innovation, Agro-ecology and Rural Development Programme 1.30 pm Welcome 2.00 pm The Nature of Innovation in Tropical Agriculture – Czech Conroy Our understanding of what drives agricultural innovation and what processes are involved in effective agricultural innovation has been changing in recent decades. While publicly funded agricultural research has a role to play, the traditional ‘transfer of technology’ model is now recognised as having serious limitations. This presentation will give an overview of how theories and models have been evolving. 2.45 pm Agro-ecology to the rescue - Barry Pound This presentation will link the drivers of innovation mentioned in the first talk with agro-ecosystem drivers. It will demonstrate, through examples from the book "Agricultural Systems: agroecology and rural innovation for development", how the application of agro-ecological principles and, where applicable, an innovation systems approach, can address some of the challenges of food insecurity, poverty and climate change. 3.30 pm Agroecology and Biofuels - Craig Jamieson The greatest controversy surrounding biofuels is the issue of their indirect impacts on land use, sometimes leading to increased forest clearance and competition with food production. Driven by the pressures on world agriculture today, could traditional, multi-product farming systems be adapted to produce food and fuel simultaneously? This presentation will outline some of the challenges and opportunities for sustainable development. 4.15 pm General discussion and conclusions 4.45 pm Seminar ends Registration fee: £10 (payable on the day) *The Linnean Society of London is situated in the heart of the West End on the north side of Piccadilly, about halfway between Green Park and Piccadilly Underground Stations. The entrance is the door on the left underneath the archway leading to the Royal Academy of Arts at Burlington House, accessed by two small flights of steps. The Linnean Society of London , London |
Friday 24th October, 6.30-8.30 PMEcology and Conservation Studies Society Lecture Series: Farming futures: will there be room for wildlife? - Dr Chris Stoate, Head of Research, GWCT ‘Allerton Project’ Farm Booking essential. For free tickets and venue details, contact tel: 020 7679 1069, or e-mail: environment@fce.bbk.ac.uk
Birkbeck, University of London , WC1
External web page: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/ce/environment/ecssociety/documents/2008bPUBLICLECTURESERIESAUTUMN2008WHATISLANDFORpdf.pdf |
28th October - 4th November 200810th Meeting of the Conference of Parties of the Ramsar Convention
External web page: http://www.ramsar.org/meetings.htm |
Tuesday, 28th October 2008, 6-7.45 PMSaving Africa’s Athletes: Conserving Cheetahs and Wild Dogs Africa has produced some of the world's most outstanding sports men and women, but the athletic achievements of two of its wildlife species deserve just as much acclaim. The cheetah is the fastest animal on land, while the African wild dog excels at endurance running and teamwork. Despite these achievements, both species are highly threatened, and they present a major challenge for conservationists in the 21st century. Running fast and ranging widely, cheetah and wild dog populations need larger areas than almost any other terrestrial carnivore species. As human populations encroach on Africa's last wild areas, cheetah and wild dogs are among the first species to disappear. Few of Africa's parks are large enough to conserve them, and the species' survival depends on linking parks with community and private lands, across international borders and on geographic scales rarely seen before in terrestrial conservation. The evening will explore how cheetah and wild dogs can be conserved in modern Africa: Rosie Woodroffe will talk about her long term conservation work with wild dogs in Kenya, and will introduce plans for conserving both wild dogs and cheetah across Africa; Maurus Msuha will draw on many years of experience in carnivore conservation in Tanzania, and will outline problems faced by African countries in meeting conservation objectives and ways to establish a new generation of conservation leaders in Africa; and Sarah Durant will discuss her long term work on cheetah conservation in Tanzania and show how conservation plans for the two species can be implemented. These talks are part of the new ZSL/WCS Conservation Challenges for the 21st Century series. Our aim is to highlight how the collaborative work of ZSL and WCS tackles some of the major challenges that we currently face in field conservation. Talks begin at 6.00pm (doors from 5.15pm) and are scheduled to finish at 7.45pm; admission is free and open to everyone.
ZSL Meeting Rooms (access from Outer Circle, Regent’s Park) , London , NW1 4RY
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29th October 8.30-18.00Understanding large scale ecological patterns and processes in the Amazon: opportunities for learning and knowledge transfer in UK research Please contact Toby Gardner (tobyagardner@gmail.com) to register. REGISTRATION CLOSES ON 1 OCTOBER 2008. The world is keenly interested in the fate of the Amazon. This enormous network of rivers is repository to one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth, is one of the largest single stores of above-ground terrestrial carbon, and has a major influence on the climate of an entire continent. Nevertheless the Amazon continues to suffer unprecedented rates of land-use clearance and forest degradation, as well as ranking ominously high on the list of biomes that are expected to be most heavily impacted by global environmental changes in the foreseeable future. The links between regional and global environmental change and human-ecological processes in the Amazon are currently being tackled head-on by researchers across UK research institutions. Existing areas of research encompass; basin wide spatial and temporal patterns of forest dynamics and species composition; above and below-ground carbon storage and cycling; deforestation modeling; responses of biodiversity to land-use change and forest degradation (including fire); and impacts of over-harvesting of nontimber products (including bushmeat). However, examining these processes across seven million km2 of often inaccessible forest is fiendishly complex, and there is a fundamental mismatch between the scale at which many of the key ecological and threatening processes are operating and the scale at which it is feasible to collect data. Overcoming this challenge demands a new approach to the way in which scientists harmonise their research agendas. In this workshop, we will bring together UK-based Amazon environmental scientists to identify ways in which individual research teams, encompassing a wide range of disciplines, can develop a more coordinated and coherent approach to data collection and research design. Confirmed speakers include: Luiz Aragao, Tim Baker, Jos Barlow, Richard Betts, Richard Bodmer, Emily Boyd, Rob Ewers, Toby Gardner, Tor Haugaasen, John Lloyd, Yadvinder Malhi, Patrick Meir, William Milliken, Andrew Mitchell, Carlos Peres, Oliver Phillips, George Powell, Richard Preziosi, Simon Queenborough, Rosa Maria Roman Cuesta and Doug Yu Confirmed student speakers include: Cécile Girardin, Alex Lees, Chris Kirkby, Sue Palminteri, Luke Parry Talks will be followed by a two hour discussion and a wine reception. Please contact Robert M. Ewers (robewers@aol.com), Toby A. Gardner (tobyagardner@gmail.com) or Jos Barlow (josbarlow@gmail.com) for further details.
The Flett Theatre, The Natural History Museum , London
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Wednesday 29 October, 7.30 PMCWT meeting: Chernobyl Professor Sir Dilwyn Williams, a pathologist who has visited Chernobyl, will talk about the current situation, the remarkable wildlife ‘reserve’ and the implications for future uses of nuclear power. Admission £2 for members (non-members £3). St John’s Church, , Hills Road External web page: www.cnhs.org.uk |
Thursday 30th October, 17.15.Environment on the Edge Lecture: The New Food Security Debate: Should the UK produce as much of its own food as possible? - Professor Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy at City University Please register your intention to attend by emailing: directorate@unep-wcmc.org Buckingham House Lecture Theatre, Murray Edwards College (formerly New Hall) , Cambridge External web page: www.unep-wcmc.org/edge |
Friday, 31st October, 6.30-8.30 PMEcology and Conservation Studies Society Lecture Series: Integrated River Basin Management: managing land and water in an integrated way - Pam Gilder, Head of Wildlife, Recreation, Marine and River Basin Management, Environment Agency Booking essential. For free tickets and venue details, contact tel: 020 7679 1069, or e-mail: environment@fce.bbk.ac.uk
Birkbeck, University of London , WC1
External web page: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/ce/environment/ecssociety/documents/2008bPUBLICLECTURESERIESAUTUMN2008WHATISLANDFORpdf.pdf |
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