This is an archive news article for the annual Conservation Research Institute conference which was held online on Friday 16 October 2020. It showcased our interdisciplinary work in relation to conservation, Flash Talks from our Early Career Researchers and we heard what some of our former PhD students are doing now.
Agenda
Welcome
2pm
Meet the Researchers
2:05pm - 2:45pm
Presentations from key academics followed by an overview of the research including: Professor David Coomes, Dr Chris Sandbrook, Professor Laura Diaz Anadon, Dr Lynn Dicks, Dr Andrew Friend, Dr Leo Zhaoyang Liu, Dr Adam Pellegrini, Professor Bill Sutherland and Professor Bhaskar Vira.
Next Step in Their Journey...
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Chaired by Dr Cicely Marshall
Former students tell us what they are doing since finishing their PhD's.
- Dr Aiora Zabala, Senior Editor, Nature Sustainability, Affiliated Lecturer, Land Economy, Fellow, CEENRG
- Dr Matheus Nunes, Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki
- Dr Karen Wong Perez, Senior Researcher – Climate Change Group, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
- Dr Ellie Tew, Natural Capital and Resilience Programme Manager, Forestry England
Early Career Researcher Flash Talks
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Chaired by Lucy Goodman, PhD Candidate, Geography
- Dr Toby Jackson, Plant Sciences - Tropical forest change detection with repeat LiDAR data.
- Thea Jung, PhD Candidate, Land Economy - Advancing Decarbonisation Pathways in energy-intensive industries: The Case of Cement
- Dr Andrew Bladon, Zoology - How butterflies keep their cool: linking individual thermoregulatory ability and long-term population trends.
- Valerio Donfrancesco, PhD Candidate, Geography - What is ‘coexistence’ between people and large carnivores?
In Conversation With Professor David Coomes and Dr Mike Maunder
4:15pm - 4:30pm
Professor David Coomes, Director of the Conservation Research Institute, and Dr Mike Maunder, CCI Executive Director will discuss vision and new perspective of Cambridge Conservation Initiative and Nature-Based Solutions.
The Wealth Economy
4:30pm - 5pm
Chaired by Dr Cristina Penasco
Keynote Speaker: Dr Matthew Agarwala: The Wealth Economy: Social and Natural Capital. Dr Matthew Agarwala will discuss the wealth paradigm, links to biodiversity and the pandemic, and using the wealth economy as the basis of our economic recovery. Matthew is an environmental economist based at The Bennett Institute for Public Policy. He is interested in wealth-based approaches to measuring and delivering sustainable development.
Happy Half-Hour/Entertainment
5pm - 5:30pm
Anne Marie Daniels - Pianist
Date:
Friday, 16 October, 2020 - 14:00 to 17:30
