Category Archives: Event
From ‘Sliding Doors’ to a paradigm shift – What’s needed in Rio+20?
The Rio +20 Earth Summit, taking place in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, needs to build upon the momentum begun by the last round of UNFCCC climate change negotiations in Duban, South Africa. That was the message of an … Continue reading
Registration now open for NCI Ecologists and Economists Workshop
Applications can now be made to attend the ‘Workshop for Economists and Ecologists’ run by the Natural Capital Initiative. The workshop is aimed at encouraging interdisciplinary cooperation and knowledge exchange between economists and ecologists, with the goal of informing public … Continue reading
Natural Resources in the Global Economy – Royal Academy of Engineering Debate
Natural Resources in the Global Economy – Debate 3. In this series of debates, The Royal Academy of Engineering is tackling some of the most pressing challenges that the world currently faces in relation to the demand and supply of … Continue reading
PROTECTING UK WATERS AND BEYOND – LEARNING FROM THE MPA PROCESS IN NEW ZEALAND
The Marine Reserves Coalition will be hosting a meeting entitled ‘PROTECTING UK WATERS AND BEYOND – LEARNING FROM THE MPA PROCESS IN NEW ZEALAND’. The talks will take place on the 7th December 2011 at 1800 in the Huxley Lecture … Continue reading
Natural Flood Management – POSTnote Launch
Oliver Pescott, current BES Fellow at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, has published a POSTnote on ‘Natural Flood Management’. This will be available shortly on the BES website. Flood risk management today uses a range of approaches to … Continue reading
Do we need birds?
A conference at the University of Leicester in April next year will set out to explore this question, examining the importance of birds in the functioning of ecosystems. It will also explore the cultural services that birds provide and consider … Continue reading
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
The Year in Science – Xmas Quiz
Monday 28 November 2011, 19:00, The Book Club, Shoreditch From the team behind Science Question Time, we bring you the nerdiest quiz of the year. Think you know your biochemistry from your badgers, and neutrinos from your nuclei? Or just … 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
Carbon Capture and Storage: Challenges and Opportunities – Panel Debate
16:50, Wednesday 23 November 2011, The Geological Society The Carbon Capture and Storage industry in the UK is thought by many to have the potential to become as large as the North Sea oil and gas industry has been over … Continue reading