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November 2020
On the Brink
Over the coming decade over one million species face extinction. It is estimated that 200 species go extinct every day. We can remain silent or we can lend our voices however best we can to try to save them. On the Brink takes place online on Monday November 30th at 7pm GMT to commemorate Remembrance…
December 2020
Re-evaluating the relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem function with methods from the social sciences
This week Prof Paul J Ferraro joins us from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Paul Ferraro is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in the Carey Business School and the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, a joint department of the Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Whiting School of Engineering. Ferraro is also co-Director of the…
Save the Cam
“Water companies & new developments are destroying the Cam & other rivers. How can they be stopped?” Feargal Sharkey leads a community debate, hosted by Cambridge Labour Party Environment Forum (CLEF), the Federation of Cambridge Residents’ Associations (FECRA), CPRE Cambs and Peterborough, Cambridge Friends of the Earth (CamFOE) and the Cambridge Eco Schools Council. Sign…
CIEEM Introduction to Nature Conservation Legislation in the UK
Having failed to meet most of its Aichi Biodiversity Targets under the Convention on Biological Diversity and with the global imperative to address climate change, there is a clear need for the UK to enable effective nature conservation by responding to these drivers. Underpinned by Brexit, this is therefore a significant period for conservation policy…
Cambridge Natural History Society Seasonal NatHistFest
As CNHS was not able to hold its annual Conversazione and NatHistFest in April we are planning a small online Seasonal NatHistFest by Zoom at 7:30 pm on 10th December 2020. This will take the form of short, 5 minute, talks, and a quiz. It will also launch the online NatHistFest on the new CNHS…
Natural Cambridgeshire Partnership Forum
Come and give your advice on improving the County’s natural environment and tackling climate change Register on Eventbrite to join us on Zoom
January 2021
Fens Biosphere Conference
Fens Biosphere Conference 2021 Big Skies, Big Vision Register now and join us on Wednesday 13 January 2021 for our online event Registration is now open for the virtual Fens Biosphere Conference 2021. What is a Biosphere? A Biosphere is a special status awarded by UNESCO to a unique and valuable landscape. Biospheres connect…