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Events

This page shows events and seminars from the Biodiversity Network and some chosen from across the wider University, which may be of interest.

Economics of nature-based solutions for mitigating climate change

Edward B Barbier, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Economics, Colorado State University

Friday 02 May 2025

Seminar followed by Q&A and drinks – join in person or online – all welcome Abstract: Nature-based solutions (NbS) are actions to protect, sustainably manage, or restore natural ecosystems in ways that enhance ...

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Natural Connection: What Indigenous Wisdom & Marginalised People Teach us about Environmental Action

Joycelyn Longdon

Wednesday 07 May 2025

Description: In this seminar, University of Cambridge environmental justice researcher, Joycelyn Longdon will share her lyrical book Natural Connection. Natural Connection celebrates the histories and extraordinary acts of Indigenous and marginalised communities – ...

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Transforming nature-based solutions

Nathalie Seddon, Professor of Biodiversity, Departments of Biology and Geography (Smith School for Enterprise and Environment), University of Oxford

Friday 16 May 2025

Seminar followed by Q&A and drinks – join in person or online – all welcome Abstract: Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are increasingly hailed as a means of tackling climate and biodiversity crises while benefiting ...

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Megafauna recovery and relevance amidst people and poverty in India

Ninad Mungi, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology - Center for Ecological Dynamics in a Novel Biosphere (ECONOVO), Aarhus University, Denmark

Friday 30 May 2025

Seminar followed by Q&A and drinks – join in person or online – all welcome Abstract: Humans have historically extirpated large animals, or megafauna, on a global scale, a trend that has only ...

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