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SUMMARY:Forest conservation policy: from monitoring to design - Associate 
 Professor Guy Ziv\, University of Leeds
DTSTART:20181031T170000Z
DTEND:20181031T180000Z
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CONTACT:E Allen
DESCRIPTION:Forests are under constant threat of deforestation and degrada
 tion\, and may be slower to adapt to climate change then other taxa. Sever
 al governmental and global initiatives are aimed at slowing down and perha
 ps reversing those drivers and the negative impacts of these on biodiversi
 ty and ecosystem services. To be successful\, answers to several key quest
 ions are needed: (i) are we protecting the right places? (ii) are protecte
 d areas future proof? (iii) are we doing enough to monitor existing polici
 es? and (iv) can we harness innovative schemes and/or technology to improv
 e conservation policy? In this talk\, I will cover several studies explori
 ng these questions\, mostly in South America and West Africa. Together\, t
 hese highlight the potential (but also perils) of new methods to process l
 arge data\, especially coming from satellites\, and the need to understand
  human behaviour in policy impact assessments.
LOCATION:Large Seminar Room\, Level 1\, The David Attenborough Building
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