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October 2021

Meltdown of trophic cascades?

October 8, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm BST
Online United Kingdom
Free

A recording of this online seminar is available to view HERE Speaker:  Katerina Sam, PhD, Laboratory of Multitrophic Interactions, Entomology Institute of Biology Centre of CAS, Czechia The idea that predators who feed on insect allow the plants to flourish is being studied but results are still inconclusive, as existing approaches of how to study trophic cascades differ. Predator exclusion experiments differ in duration, combine typically effects of several types of predators together, focus mostly on smaller scales a are…

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The trouble with nature

October 15, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm BST
Online United Kingdom
Free

A recording of this online seminar is available to view HERE Speaker:  Professor Sandra Díaz ForMemRS, Professor of Ecology, Córdoba National University The fabric of life on Earth is unravelling, and this decade will be crucial in exacerbating this trajectory or bending it. Professor Sandra Diaz will explore three major factors that have contributed to the present situation: the multidimensional nature of biodiversity, teleconnected socio-economic drivers, and the prevalent social narratives linking humans with the rest of life on Earth.…

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Defaunation and trophic cascading in the Anthropocene: ecological erosion in the tropics

October 22, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm BST
Online United Kingdom
Free

A recording of this online seminar is available to view HERE Speaker: Ana Benítez-López, PhD, Integrative Ecology Group, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD‐CSIC) Tropical forests are increasingly degraded by industrial logging, urbanization, agriculture and infrastructure, with only 20% of the remaining area considered intact. However, this figure does not include other, more cryptic but pervasive forms of degradation, such as overhunting. In this seminar, Ana will discuss how to quantify and map the spatial patterns of mammal defaunation in the tropics…

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High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests

October 29, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm BST
Online United Kingdom
Free

A recording of this online seminar is available to view HERE Speaker: Dr Aida Cuni-Sanchez, Assistant Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences Tropical montane forests are unique forest systems. Lower temperatures, cloudiness, wind and waterlogged soils affect tree composition and forest structure, and therefore, aboveground live tree biomass carbon (AGC) stocks. But little was known about these forests in Africa. Aida's team assembled and analysed a new dataset (AfriMont) spanning 44 montane sites in 12 African countries. They found a…

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November 2021

Deforestation and fire in the Brazilian Amazon: strategies to reduce this chronic emergency

November 12, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm GMT
Online United Kingdom
Free

A recording of this online seminar is available to view HERE Speaker: Ane Alencar, PhD, IPAM Amazonia The alarming increase in fire activities in the Amazon, in the past three years, has been a reflection of Brazil's political situation, with attacks on environmental laws and weakened environmental institutions. The results of this weakened governance were of greater impact to Amazon forest, causing higher rates of deforestation and degradation, and an increase in illegal activities, mainly land grabbing and logging. The…

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Seeing like a Deforester: Settler Taxonomies of Vegetation in the Brazilian Amazon

November 19, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm GMT
Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street
Oxford, OX1 3BD United Kingdom
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A recording of this seminar is available to view HERE Speaker: Jeffrey Hoelle, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara The majority of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is the result of the expansion of cattle raising and agriculture. Most research on these human activities focuses on measuring environmental impacts and linking deforestation with broader economic and policy drivers. However, less is known about the actors engaging in these destructive practices and the socio-cultural lenses through which…

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Forest restoration and nature-based climate solutions frequently fail because they are not grounded in social science

November 26, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm GMT
Online United Kingdom
Free

A recording of this online seminar is available to view HERE  Joint event with OCTF and Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development Speaker: Forrest Fleishmann, Associate Professor, Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota A wide variety of global initiatives now advocate for increasing carbon storage through changing land management. The focus of these initiatives is often on planting trees or otherwise restoring forests. In this talk, Forrest will draw on evidence from his recent research in India, as well as…

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December 2021

Is forest management really a tool for the conservation of tropical forests ? A forest ecologist’s perspective

December 3, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm GMT
Online United Kingdom + Google Map
Free

A recording of this online seminar is available to view HERE Speaker: Plinio Sist, Director, Forests and Societies Unit, CIRAD The monitoring of tropical rainforest dynamics for several decades within permanent plots suggests that the rules of selective logging in tropical rainforests (cutting intensity and duration of rotations) currently set by most forestry legislation cannot ensure a sustainable timber yield on a long term basis. The present conditions, which are supposed to promote sustainable management, are largely questioned by science. It…

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February 2022

Effectiveness-equity tensions in efforts to achieve zero-deforestation in the tropics through corporate supply chain policies

February 4, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm GMT
Online United Kingdom
Free

BOOK HERE for this online seminar (via Zoom)  followed by Q&A - all welcome Speaker:  Dr Rachael D. Garrett, Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy, ETH Zürich Despite a growth in global conservation and restoration commitments, tropical forests are disappearing faster than ever. The goal of this research is to advance our understanding of the conditions under which forest-focused supply chain policies (FSPs), a form of voluntary environmental governance, can lead to improved conservation and livelihoods in the tropics. Dr Garrett…

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Modeling future deforestation and REDD+ in the Congo Basin: some lessons learnt

February 11, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm GMT
Online United Kingdom
Free

BOOK HERE  for this online seminar (via Zoom) followed by Q&A - all welcome Speaker: Aline Mosnier, Scientific Director, FABLE Consortium, UN Sustainable Solutions Development Network The REDD+ mechanism was designed to reward countries financially for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing carbon stocks in forests. REDD+ would not be appealing to countries with low historical deforestation and high forest cover, if they could not adjust their forest reference level  upwards to account for likely future development.…

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