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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: 'Measuring what matters: biodiversity metrics fo
 r business and finance' - Prof Nathalie Seddon (Director\, Nature-based So
 lutions Initiative)\, Dr Elizabeth Boakes (RSPB Conservation Science Monit
 oring Team)\, Prof Andy Purvis (Natural History Museum\, London)\, Prof Ka
 te Jones (University College London)\, Prof Mark Blaxter (Wellcome Sanger 
 Institute)\, Prof Anjali Goswami (DEFRA)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260210T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260210T183000Z
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DESCRIPTION:This panel discussion will explore how biodiversity science ca
 n better inform decisions in business\, finance\, government and other bod
 ies.\n\nThe panel will examine:\n\n• What biodiversity science can curre
 ntly say about state and trends\, and which dimensions genuinely matter fo
 r decision-making across marine and terrestrial ecosystems.\n• How to na
 vigate proliferating metrics and frameworks (TNFD\, SBTN\, national indica
 tors\, emerging biodiversity credits).\n• Where scientific frontiers lie
 : from genomics and AI-enabled monitoring to functional trait metrics\, pl
 ural biodiversity knowledge and global synthetic indices.\n• How to ensu
 re that scientific advances directly support nature-positive trajectories 
 and do not inadvertently reinforce extractive forms of measurement or gove
 rnance.\n\nThe discussion will also consider how biodiversity metrics can 
 be developed in ways that respect the rights\, knowledge systems\, and gov
 ernance structures of Indigenous peoples (many of whom who are among the w
 orld’s most effective stewards of biodiversity).  \n\nSpeakers:\nProf Na
 thalie Seddon (Director\, Nature-based Solutions Initiative)\, Dr Elizabet
 h Boakes (RSPB Conservation Science Monitoring Team)\, Prof Andy Purvis (N
 atural History Museum\, London)\, Prof Kate Jones (University College Lond
 on)\, Prof Mark Blaxter (Wellcome Sanger Institute)\, Prof Anjali Goswami 
 (DEFRA)
LOCATION:Oxford Martin School (Lecture Theatre (and Online))\, 34 Broad St
 reet OX1 3BD
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 -based Solutions Initiative)\, Dr Elizabeth Boakes (RSPB Conservation Scie
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 , Prof Kate Jones (University College London)\, Prof Mark Blaxter (Wellcom
 e Sanger Institute)\, Prof Anjali Goswami (DEFRA)
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SUMMARY:AI for Nature Recovery – Improving the Journey from Data to Deci
 sions  - Prof Kate Jones (University College London)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260227T161500Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260227T173000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Seminar followed by Q&A and drinks - attend in person or join 
 online - all welcome\n\nAbstract:  Nature recovery depends on turning ecol
 ogical data into clear\, timely\, and actionable insights. This talk explo
 res how sensing technologies\, automated acoustics\, and AI can strengthen
  that data-to-decision journey by improving how we monitor ecosystems and 
 interpret change. Through examples from her research\, Kate will outline t
 he opportunities and limitations of applying AI to real-world ecological d
 ata\, and show how better tools can support more effective decisions for n
 ature recovery.\n\nBiography: Kate Jones is an ecologist whose interdiscip
 linary research investigates the interface of ecological and human health.
  Her research understands the impact of global land use and climate change
  on ecological and human systems\, with a particular focus on emerging inf
 ectious diseases from animals. Kate’s work also focuses on generating be
 tter tools for monitoring the status of wildlife populations\, developing 
 some of the first applied artificial intelligence tools for monitoring eco
 systems\, and further understanding how citizen science data can be used t
 o understand biodiversity trends. Kate is the Director of The People and N
 ature Lab at UCL’s new cross-disciplinary campus in London’s Queen Eli
 zabeth Olympic Park (UCL East). Kate has held appointments at the Zoologic
 al Society of London\, University of Cambridge\, Columbia University\, Uni
 versity of Virginia\, and Imperial College London. She has written over 15
 0 articles and book chapters in prestigious journals\, is a UK government 
 scientific advisor\, chaired The Bat Conservation Trust for 5 years\, and 
 served as an expert advisor to the UK’s Climate Change Committee. Kate w
 on the Leverhulme Prize for outstanding contributions to Zoology in 2008\,
  and in 2022 won both ZSL’s Marsh Award for Conservation Biology and Bri
 tish Ecology Society’s Marsh Award for Ecology.\n\nSpeakers:\nProf Kate 
 Jones (University College London)
LOCATION:Dyson Perrins Building (Main lecture theatre\, 1st floor (lift av
 ailable))\, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
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