Please join us for our annual Conservation Research Institute conference on Friday 15 October 2021.
To keep everyone safe and well, a full COVID risk assessment will be completed – hand sanitiser will be provided and the room will be fully ventilated. In line with University guidelines, we ask attendees to wear a face covering and strongly recommend completing a Lateral Flow Test on the day of the event.
AGENDA
Welcome
3pm - 3.15pm
Conference opening with Professor David Coomes (Director, the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute) and Dr Mike Maunder (Executive Director, Cambridge Conservation Initiative).
Meet the Researchers
3.15pm - 4pm
The ECR Programme 2021/22 will be launched with flash talks from key CRI academics that provide an overview of their research and visions for the future. Speakers include: Professor David Coomes, Dr Liana Chua, Professor William Sutherland, Dr Chris Sandbrook, Dr Helen Anne Curry and Dr Howard Nelson.
Drinks and Canapes
4pm - 4.30pm
A Summer of Studentships
4.30pm - 5pm
Chaired by Sacha Khoury
An overview of the exciting projects that undergraduate students partook in as part of CRI’s Summer Studentships:
- Nathan Clark & Isla Kendall: Managing woodlands as Natural Climate Solutions
- Sophie Truepenny: Assessing the views of the oil palm industry on sustainability practices, and their needs for evidence and guidance
- Shannon White: Assessing the impacts of Covid-19 on-field centres around the world
In Collaboration With...
5pm - 5.45pm
Chaired by Rogelio Luque-Lora
CRI researchers tell us about the various collaborations, projects and affiliations they are working on within the sphere of conservation.
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Dr Andrew Bladon and Esme Ashe-Jepson (Department of Zoology): Banking on Butterflies
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Professor David Coomes (Department of Plant Sciences): Cambridge Past, Present and Future.
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Dr Chantal Helm (Cambridge Botanical Gardens): Citizen Science
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Sam Vosper (Department of Land Economy): Climate Change Insurance Policies with African Farming Associations
Conference Close
5.45pm - 6pm
Drinks and Pizza
6pm - 7pm
