CCI Conservation Seminar - Prof David Edwards

CCI Conservation Seminar - Prof David Edwards, Department of Plant Sciences and Conservation Research Institute, University of Cambridge

Biodiversity conservation and wood security under global change

Forests are vital for biodiversity and ecosystem service provision, yet their protection under global change is at risk.  I will consider the impacts of deforestation on biodiversity across spatial scales, through the lens of a new field dataset of nearly 10% of the world's birds. I will then present large-scale data analyses to reveal the security of key forest resources — timber, carbon stocks, and biodiversity — under global change.

David is interested in the conservation of tropical forests and biodiversity. His group uses intensive field study, remote sensing, global mapping, land-use modelling, and environmental economics to tackle key questions in tropical forest ecology and conservation, with a focus on issues of global policy significance. He is particularly interested in understanding the most effective ways of managing selective logging, restoration, and wildlife trade to enhance biodiversity protection and the delivery of associated ecosystem functions and services. He works closely with conservation practitioners, government, and industry in developing research and translating it into applied solutions.

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