Stories of Success and Failure in Conservation
Professor Possingham FNAS will discuss the following topics in nature conservation: the science-policy nexus and science-management nexus; value of information theory; successful conservation campaigns such as the rezoning of the Great Barrier Reef and the role of science; scientists as advocates; successful conservation-science partnerships etc.
Hugh Possingham is currently an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and director of The Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science at the University of Queensland. Hugh was recently appointed Chief Scientist at The Nature Conservancy, and will lead the work of more than 600 scientists engaged in conservation efforts impacting 69 countries around the world.
Date:
11 October 2016, 13:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2016)
Venue:
Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details:
Herbertson Room
Speakers:
Speaker to be announced
Organising department:
School of Geography and the Environment
Topics:
Booking required?:
Not required
Booking url:
http://www.iccs.org.uk/seminar-stories-success-failure-conservation/
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Emma McIntosh
