Call for abstracts - Upcoming deadline 1st April!
We are pleased to invite you to the NTNU Sustainability Science Conference 2017 – Transitions to Sustainable Systems (NTNUSSC2017).
18-20 October 2017
Clarion Hotel & Congress Trondheim, Norway
This year’s theme is “Transitions to sustainable systems.” The program has been divided into four smaller themes that support this transition and focus on:
- the need for sustainability science and interdisciplinary perspectives,
- the identification of challenges and potential strategies to reach the 2030 Agenda,
- ways to implement these strategies as a means for sustainable transition, and
- foreseen challenges as we move forward.
Based on your research, we wish to direct your attention to the call for Track C – Biodiversity and ecosystem services with a special focus on Data for the sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services: Management, analyses and implementation.
Biological, social, and environmental data provide the knowledge base for assessing biodiversity and ecosystem services and their relation with land-use and other drivers of change. However, data availability is often limited, and data quality is variable, hampering scientific approaches, management and political awareness. This session aims to bridge the gap between data management and analyses across disciplines. The session will focus on three subtopics, and therefore welcomes abstracts along the lines of:
1 Acquisition, management, and sharing of data from different sources and scientific disciplines.
2 Methodological approaches to assess biodiversity and ecosystem services.
3 Biodiversity and ecosystem services assessments for facilitation of political awareness, management and sustainable development.
We particularly encourage presentations that strengthen the science-policy interface and explore pathways to sustainable management of biodiversity, ecosystem services, and land-use. The session is closely linked to Sustainable Development Goals 15 "life on land" and 14 "life below water".
Track organizers: Bente Jessen Graae and Gunnar Austrheim
Abstracts should be between 250- 500 words, and submitted by 1st April 2017. Both poster and oral format presentations are welcome! See the attached call for more information.
Full call for abstracts Program Conference registration
Please, forward to your networks!
We look forward to seeing you in Trondheim.
