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CCF Policy Debrief on Durban Climate Change Conference

January 14th, 2012

This policy debrief, held on January 10th at UNEP-WCMC, discussed the outcomes of the Climate Change Conference (17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and related meetings) held between 28th November and 9th December in Durban, South Africa. Melanie Heath (BirdLife International) provided an overview of the conferences, Barney Dickson (UNEP-WCMC) explained what happened in terms of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD+) and Rob Munroe (BirdLife) presented on the outcomes in terms of adaptation and ecosystem-based adaptation. PDFs of these presentations are available on the Reports page.

With some 60 participants from a variety of CCF Member organisations, this was one of the best attended CCF policy debriefs/pre-briefs, indicating that there is a need for such discussions of global policy events within the CCF community.

CCF Development Project survey

January 14th, 2012

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 Annual Symposium

November 13th, 2011

The 13th CCF Annual Symposium will be held at the Cambridge Judge Business School on Thursday 5th January 2012. The cost, which includes tea/coffee, lunch and the post-symposium wine reception, is £35 per person if paid before 16th December, or £40 thereafter. The booking form and draft programme can be downloaded here.

CCF Conservation Working Party at Hayley Wood

November 9th, 2011

The second CCF conservation working party will take place on Saturday 10th December at Hayley Wood, a traditional English ancient woodland managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. We’ll be carrying out a variety of habitat management activities suitable for all abilities, so even if you’ve never tried this kind of thing before, please do come along! In addition to the reserve warden, we are delighted that Oliver Rackham – a renowned expert in ancient woodlands, who has carried out numerous site surveys of the wood – will be joining us on the day.

For details of timings, travel arrangements and what to bring, please see the entry in the Events calendar. To book a place, please email Holly Barclay by Monday 5th December, indicating whether you will need a lift, can bring a car, or will make your own way directly to the site.

CCF Christmas Party

November 9th, 2011

The CCF Christmas Party will be held at The Castle Inn from 19:00–23:00 on Monday 5th December. Tickets are £9.95 each, to include a buffet dinner and Christmas quiz.

This event is now *SOLD OUT*!

CCF Summer Symposium

May 14th, 2011

The CCF Summer Symposium will be held at the Cambridge Judge Business School on Thursday 23 June. The theme of the Symposium is “Landscape and localism: future directions in habitat management”, with the following objectives:
•  to debate what the government’s localism agenda might mean for conservation management and nature reserves;
•  to share ideas and current good practice around implementing visions and habitat management planning, illustrated by case studies; and
•  to discuss ways of rising to the challenge of involving/being led by local people.

The cost, which includes tea/coffee, lunch and the post-symposium wine reception, is £35 per person if paid before 10 June, or £40 thereafter. The booking form and provisional programme can be downloaded here.

Newsletter

The Forum produces a monthly electronic informal newsletter for its members and friends to publicise talks and seminars with a conservation focus, disseminate conservation news and advertise job opportunities.

Information for inclusion in the next newsletter should be sent to the Newsletter Editor by the Friday preceding its circulation (the first Monday of each month).

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Council meetings

The next Council meeting will be held at 13:00 on Monday 14th May, in the Department of Zoology. Minutes from the last Council meeting are available here.