Category Archives: Conference
Valuing Ecosystems: Policy, Economic and Management Interactions
Registration is now open for this two day conference in April 2012, organised by the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) and Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The programme and a word version of the booking form is attached. Further details are … Continue reading
CCF Annual Symposium – 5th January
The Cambridge Conservation Forum’s (CCF) Annual Symposium will take place on January 5th 2012 in Cambridge. Tickets are on sale now. There will be a broad range of speakers at this event, covering international items -‘Rio+ 20 – why is … Continue reading
Who should run the countryside? RELU conference
A day-long opportunity, on 16th November 2011, to take part in activities coordinated by researchers in the Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme: contribute to the planning of the rural/urban fringe, tell us what the uplands mean to you, … Continue reading
IPBES meeting gets underway in Nairobi
Today is the first day of a plenary meeting to discuss and decide upon the formation of the Integovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), convened by the UN Environment Programme. Representatives from the United Nations, and observers … Continue reading
Rebuilding Biodiversity – IEEM Annual Conference
Booking is now open for the IEEM Annual Conference, which will take place from 2 – 3 November 2011, in Liverpool. The theme of the meeting is ‘rebuilding biodiversity’ and sessions will cover the strategic and practical approaches to conserving … Continue reading
Planet Under Pressure 2012: New Knowledge Towards Solutions
26-29 March 2012 Abstract submission is now open for this major international science conference focusing on solutions to the global sustainability challenge. This is an open call for participants and for abstracts for presentations and posters to be submitted against … Continue reading
Tackling the Effects of the ‘Anthropocene’
Last night the BES Policy Manager attended a lecture at the Geological Society, delivered by Nobel Laureate Prof. Paul Crutzen. Professor Krutzen’s lecture marked the end of a day-long conference on ‘The Anthropocene: A New Epoch of Geological Time?’ Prof. … Continue reading
UN climate change summit kicks off in Cancún
The latest round of UN climate change negotiations (COP16) begins today in Cancún, Mexico. Representatives from 193 countries will meet over the next fortnight, in hopes of securing an international deal on climate change. Several world leaders including the US … Continue reading
Draft Programme Now Online for BES – Natural England Conference
The draft programme for the joint BES – Natural England conference on ‘Adapting Conservation to a Changing Climate’ is now available online. Professor Sir John Lawton will begin the meeting, taking place at Charles Darwin House on 11-12 January 2011, … Continue reading
BES Annual Meeting Hitting the Headlines
All the latest news from this week’s BES Annual Meeting (taking place until lunchtime on 9th September at the University of Leeds) is available on the BES Annual Meeting Blog. We’ve been making a splash in the media with features … Continue reading