Our outputs are categorised by theme, type and whether the output has been funded and supported by the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery or is an associated output produced by centre members/affiliates and is relevant to the goals of the centre but not funded by it.
Nature Seminar Series. A future for nature: Quantitative perspectives on land & biodiversity under global change-Tom Harwood
Our understanding of nature is incomplete, and nowhere is this more evident than when faced with the challenge of maintaining a viable natural world under the dual pressures of land use and climate change. Differing values and ad hoc solutions risk an incoherent and piecemeal response, with nebulous consequences. We need clearly defined measures of […]
Nature Seminar Series. Connected Conservation, rethinking conservation for a telecoupled world – Rachel Carmenta
Rachel’s talk will introduce Connected Conservation: a dual-branched conservation model that calls for the conservation community to embrace novel actions to tackle distant wealth-related drivers of biodiversity decline, while enhancing site-level conservation to empower biodiversity stewards. She will give an overview of the diverse literatures that outline the need for this shift in conservation practice […]
Nature Seminar Series. 40 years of conservation in Sabah – Glyn Davies
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 […]
Nature Seminar Series. Results based payments and REDD+ safeguards – Daniela Rey Christen
Results based payments and REDD+ safeguards: Challenges for demonstrating and verifying the social and environmental integrity of Verified Emission Reductions at jurisdictional scale Billions of dollars of results-based financing for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+) at jurisdictional and project scales are expected to be delivered over the next 5 years through voluntary carbon […]
Nature Seminar Series. Cities in Nature Transforming Singapore into a City in Nature – Lena Chan
The talk a) showcases some cities that have incorporated biodiversity conservation successfully, b) shares how the National Parks Board of Singapore (NParks) implements its City in Nature vision and c) illustrates how NParks identifies problems, crafts specific problem statements, works with the scientific community to design research projects that seek nature-based solutions, interprets the data, […]
Nature Seminar Series. Holistic Management: Claims are not supported but are there social lessons to be learnt?
Heidi Hawkins – The Savory Institute claims that Holistic Management (HM) increases production of plants and grazing animals while also increasing soil organic carbon under all conditions in all habitats. Claims have been heavily marketed and popularized in the media including via the now-famous TEDTalk. However, peer-review literature, including our meta-analysis, and a recent review focussed […]
