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Wildlife, Warriors, and Women Large Carnivore Conservation in Tanzania and beyond

Amy Dickman

Friday, 31st May 2024, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Professor Amy Dickman established is the joint CEO of Lion Landscapes, which works to help conserve wildlife in some of the most important biodiversity areas of Africa. These areas include some of the most important areas in the world for big cats, but also have an extremely high level of lion killing, as lions and […]

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Film Screening: Why not Scotland?

Film: Why not Scotland

Thursday, 30th May 2024, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

We are delighted to be hosting a screening of SCOTLAND: The Big Picture’s brand new feature-length documentary, Why Not Scotland? on 30th May at 4:30pm in the Geography Lecture Theatre As we stand at a vital crossroads in the future of our land and seas, Why Not Scotland? explores the Scottish landscape through the eyes […]

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Spirit of the Amazon, Indigenous Peoples of the Xingu

Sue and Patrick Cunningham

Friday, 24th May 2024, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Sue is a photojournalist and Patrick is a writer. They have been documenting environmental and social issues in Brazil since 1985, with a focus on indigenous issues. It all started one day in the 1980s when Sue met Cacique Raoni Metuktire and her life changed; he anchored her soul to the forest. Since then Sue […]

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The planetary boundaries framework: helpful for shaping human futures?

Yadvinder Malhi, Kate Raworth and Erle Ellis

Thursday, 23rd May 2024, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

The framework of planetary boundaries is widely applied to encapsulate the idea that human transformation of the planet is in danger of breaching multiple thresholds in planetary function, leading to dangerous consequences for human futures and for wider life on Earth.

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Climate Change and Rural Livelihoods in Ghana: the impacts, adaptations and barriers

Prof. Philip Antwi-Agyei

Friday, 17th May 2024, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Climate change poses considerable threats to socioeconomic development and ecological systems across Africa. This is particularly critical for smallholder farming communities in dryland agroecosystems where climate change interact with non-climatic stressors and shocks to exacerbate the vulnerability of rural livelihoods. Ghana is already suffering from significant climate change impacts and is projected to experience increased […]

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Boldly reimagining our approaches to nature recovery

Justin Adams

Friday, 10th May 2024, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

In this provocative talk Justin will argue that while the increased awareness and understanding of the decline of biodiversity is to be welcomed. Our current approaches and responses at both the global and local levels are woefully inadequate. We are stuck in a cycle of incremental gains that are failing to address the roots causes […]