Past Events

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The Return of the Mermaid: Revitilizing the Lerma Wetlands in the highlands of Central Mexico with the guidance of the Mother of the Waters

Mindahi Bastida and Geraldine Encina

Friday, 21st June 2024, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Abstract The Lerma Wetlands in the highlands of Central Mexico have been home to Otomian peoples for at least ten thousand years. In their belief system, the rich biodiversity in the sweet water wetlands and the valley was the fruit of the generosity of Creation Mother, the Tlanchana, who would show in her favorite springs, […]

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The role of secondary forests in mitigating fragmentation-related extinctions

Ricardo Rocha

Friday, 14th June 2024, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Abstract: Secondary forests are the predominant type of forest cover across the tropics. They provide myriad services and natural products to human populations worldwide and key habitat for countless forest-dwelling species. Although some fragmentation-related extinctions can be averted by forest regeneration, the role of second growth in biodiversity conservation remains controversial. Central to the debate […]

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In praise of the phenotype: Stock-taking and perspectives in plant functional trait ecology

Sandra Diaz, Sandra Díaz (ForMemRS)

Friday, 7th June 2024, 4:15pm - 5:15pm

The plant functional trait diversity research programme has expanded dramatically in the past two decades, as a result of the combination of a long-standing interest in fundamental syndromes of adaptive specialization behind the vast variety of form and function observed in nature on the one hand, and the pressing need to inform biodiversity policy in […]

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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 […]