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SUMMARY:Nature's glass: half-full or half-empty? - Professor Andrew Balmfo
 rd\, Professor of Conservation Science\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20121008T180000Z
DTEND:20121008T190000Z
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CONTACT:Paul Ireland
DESCRIPTION:The world’s governments failed to meet their pledge of reduc
 ing the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. Wild populations\, their habita
 ts\, and the benefits they provide for people\, are continuing to decline.
  But is the situation hopeless? In this talk\, Professor Balmford will exa
 mine a series of case studies where things are getting better rather than 
 worse. He will explore how the motivations for conservation\, the approach
 es adopted\, and the people involved are changing and becoming increasingl
 y diverse. He will investigate what lessons these examples yield about how
  conservation might increase its success rate - and examine what together 
 these stories tell us about the prospects for nature in the 21st century.\
 n\nBooking is essential as places are limited – "book online via the ICE
  website":http://www.ice.cam.ac.uk/madingleylectures/natures-glass-half-fu
 ll-or-half-empty
LOCATION:Institute of Continuing Education\, Madingley Hall
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