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Bending the curves – balancing nature, economy and society, from the bottom up

David Obura - Chair, IPBES

Friday, 12th April 2024, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Abstract: Bending the curve of biodiversity decline, ie. halting and reversing loss, has been adopted as the mission for the Global Biodiversity Framework. While conservation and restoration are necessary to achieve this, they are not sufficient and this talk focuses on the two sets of actions that need far greater attention – a) bending and […]

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Building collaborations with Indigenous and Local Communities using Extreme Citizen Science

Jerome Lewis

Friday, 15th March 2024, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

This talk will describe the work of the Extreme Citizen Science Research Group designing and testing solutions for building effective collaborations with Indigenous People and local communities in the context of local conservation initiatives, extractive industry, human rights abuses, or to address the impacts of climate and environmental change on local livelihoods. Jerome Lewis works […]

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AmazonFlux: disentangling biodiversity-ecosystem function relationship through an energy flux perspective

Ana Carolina Antunes

Tuesday, 12th March 2024, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Human-made disturbances have triggered multiple changes in biodiversity, with unexpected consequences for ecosystem functioning. Yet, we still miss a mechanistic comprehension of the relationship between biodiversity change and ecosystem function. Considering that species’ response to disturbances will depend on, or are mediated by, their interaction with other species, this information gap might lead to erroneous […]

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Soil Ecology from the microbe’s eye view

Edith Hammer

Friday, 8th March 2024, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Abstract: Soil is arguably the most complicated biomaterial on the planet. It is the largest terrestrial carbon sink, and the most species rich habitat on earth. Microorganisms driving biogeochemical cycles live and interact in the soil’s intricate pore space labyrinth, but they difficult to study in realistic settings because of its opaqueness. We recently developed […]

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Does science impact nature conservation policy? Stories of success and failure. Hugh Possingham

Hugh Possingham

Friday, 8th March 2024, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Hugh in semi-retirement has 3 jobs: Biodiversity Council’s Co-chief Councillor, Chief Scientist of Accounting for Nature and The University of Queensland. He was the founding Director of The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, the National Environmental Science Program Threatened Species hub and an Australian Research Council Professorial, Laureate and Federation Fellow. […]

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The transformative art of kissing frogs

Tim Smit - The Eden Project

Friday, 23rd February 2024, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Tim Smit -The Eden Project Abstract: A talk about the symbolism of transformation that breathes hope into communities based on my love of transforming poisoned and degraded land and watching behaviour change resulting from demonstrations that second chances are possible. This is the basis under which I create projects. Bio: Sir Tim Smit read Archaeology […]