Conference with focus on birds but I would think of interest also if you work with other organism groups.
/Debora
From: BOU | British Ornithologists' Union <newsletters@bou.org.uk>
Sent: den 8 september 2020 14:00
To: Debora Arlt <debora.arlt@slu.se>
Subject: Registration Open | Zoom Conference | Climate change and birds
| | | | | | | We're pleased to announce that registration is now open for our first ever Zoom conference.
We will run a programme of sessions from 0900 – 2300 UTC.
There will be no concurrent sessions.
The schedule allows people to present and/or attend for some/all of the conference during their normal working day from across many time zones.
The Zoom conference will also be recorded and made available after the conference, so people will also be able to catch up on any presentations that they missed. This also allows people to register solely for the recording if they cannot make the event on the day.
Follow the link below for: - Registration
- Programme
- Abstracts
- Time zone converter
| | | | | | We are also running a parallel Twitter Conference following the same programme timings of the main Zoom event with Twitter-only presentation being presented during the Zoom programme breaks.
All Zoom presentations will be summarised on Twitter, but Twitter-only presentations will not be shared via the Zoom platform.
Twitter is a free and inclusive platform on which to take an event global, as unlike other social media platforms, you don't even need an account to follow online – from anywhere in the world. | | | | | | The planet is now experiencing the effects of current climate and ecological crises, with an urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Future warming is projected to far exceed the current 1.5°C target, so the need to adapt to climate change is also critical.
This one-day conference will bring together scientists, conservationists and policy experts to use what we know about the impacts of climate change on birds to understand future vulnerabilities. We will also examine the evidence that adapting our conservation practice will provide solutions to the climate crisis for birds.
In particular, we will consider different approaches to estimating future impacts of climate change on birds and their habitats, and how these can inform adaptation needs. Given that forecasting the future is always difficult, we will look at the impact of uncertainty upon decision-making for policy and practice.
How we might adapt biodiversity conservation to make climate smart choices has been much discussed, considering potential implications for landscapes, protected site management and species. There is an urgent need for evidence to inform decision-making, and to consider what level of adaptation will be sufficient. Using a range of studies, we will review what we know and identify key knowledge gaps that will inform future work. As an output from the conference, we aim to write a ten-year update of a previously published IBIS Viewpoint from the 2010 BOU conference 'Birds and Climate Change'.
Objectives: - To consider approaches to projecting future impacts of climate change on birds and review what they tell us about species' vulnerability.
- Given the anticipated impacts on species and habitats, to review the priorities for adaptation.
- To assess success rates of different adaptation approaches, and to identify current knowledge gaps in delivering solutions to the climate change crisis for birds.
| | | | | | SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME COMMITTEE | | | - James Pearce-Higgins | Chair | BTO, UK
- Francis Daunt | CEH, UK (Chair, BOU Meetings Committee)
- Jo Gilbert | RSPB, UK
- Christine Howard | University of Durham, UK
| | | | | TWITTER EVENT ORGANISERS | | | - Steve Dudley | BOU, UK
- Nina O'Hanlon | Environment Research Centre (UHI), UK
| | | | Keeping in touch is easy. As well as the BOU website you can find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (click the above icons). We're also on Weibo! | | | | | | | | | |
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