What is the role of academia in addressing the biodiversity crisis?
The biodiversity crisis, driven by human activity, is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. Addressing this crisis requires urgent, effective solutions informed by diverse perspectives. But can academia, a community concerned with the pursuit of research, education, and scholarship meaningfully contribute to the protection of biodiversity? Conservation science—spanning both natural and social sciences—is argued by its advocates to play a central role in delivering applied solutions to slow and prevent biodiversity loss.
Date:
22 April 2025, 15:30
Venue:
ONLINE
Speakers:
Professor Tim Coulson (Department of Zoology, University of Oxford),
EJ Milner-Gulland (Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity),
Professor Leah Gerber (Arizona State University)
Organising department:
Environmental Change Institute
Organiser:
Carlyn Samuel (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Leah Gerber (Arizona State University)
Part of:
Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and the Biodiversity Network seminar series
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiversitynetwork/e/ev-sx5y-20250422153000
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Carlyn Samuel
