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Rewilding, Restoration, and the Future of Nature Recovery

James Bullock

Friday, 24th November 2023, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

There is much excitement about ‘nature recovery’, with many scientists, conservation practitioners and commentators having opinions about how this might be achieved. While many focus on single solutions, such as ecological restoration, rewilding, land sparing, etc, effective recovery will likely involve ‘pick and mix’ approaches that match local needs and national priorities. I will talk […]

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Mycorrhizas and ecosystem functioning

Dr Laura Martinez-Suz

Friday, 1st December 2023, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

The impact of plants on ecosystem functioning is mediated by mycorrhizas, intimate plant-fungal associations formed by most plants and a diverse subset of soil fungi.  Mycorrhizal fungi play a key role in terrestrial ecosystems by enhancing plant access to soil nutrients and water but also as regulators of the carbon cycle. However, these belowground fungi are […]

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Fixing our broken relationship with nature

Miles Richardson

Tuesday, 26th September 2023, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

This talk will consider our broken relationship with nature and introduce the science of nature connectedness, why it matters and how to improve it in order to unite both human and nature’s wellbeing.

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In search of the holy grail – the one true biodiversity metric

EJ Milner-Gulland, EJ Milner-Gulland

Friday, 29th September 2023, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Abstract: Signatories to the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Global Biodiversity Framework promised to work towards halting and reversing the loss of biodiversity by 2030 – a bold mission, and one which has a plethora of sub-targets and indicators associated with it. How these indicators will scale from local to global and how they can be […]

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The recovery of ecosystem complexity in a changing environment

David Moreno Mateos

Friday, 22nd September 2023, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

In this lecture, restoration ecologist David Moreno Mateos will discuss the traditional methods used to assess the recovery of terrestrial ecosystems—such as changes in biodiversity or soil carbon levels—and highlight their limitations.

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Holistic Management: Claims are not supported but are there social lessons to be learnt?

Heidi Hawkins

Friday, 8th September 2023, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

The Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery is interested in promoting a wide variety of views and opinions on nature recovery from researchers and practitioners.  The views, opinions and positions expressed within this lecture are those of the author alone, they do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the Leverhulme Centre for Nature […]