wildlife adaptation and ancient migration routes.
About this Event
There are 1500 discrete rivers in the UK comprising 200,000 km of watercourse that cover less than 0.4% of surface land and yet they support 10% of the nation’s wildlife. Throughout evolutionary time many species have been dependent on rivers for foraging and breeding habitats, and as vital movement corridors. In recent historical times human activity has changed profoundly the state and nature of our rivers and 97% have been modified, blocked or corralled to suit our purposes. If we hope to restore and regenerate our ‘blue ribbons’ we need to forge a new ethics-bounded relationship with nature, understand the function, boundaries and limits of ecosystems, and learn to work with the grain of nature. This opening lecture is an introduction to the form and function of rivers and how they are changing in our cultural landscapes.
Our Speaker:
Professor Peter Hobson is currently Emeritus Professor in Biodiversity Conservation & Sustainability at Anglia Ruskin University and continues his research activities in ecosystem thermodynamics and functional ecology with a focus on forests and agricultural systems. Outside University activities, Peter is co-director for the Deben Climate Centre, and is an active board member for Centre for Econics & Ecosystem Management (Germany). He is also serving as a Commissioner for Essex Climate Action Commission as well as a member of IUCN CEM Global Forest Ecosystems. Peter is a Trustee for Wilderness Foundation UK and part of the European Conservation Biology Policy Group.
Join us at Woodbridge Methodist Church for an inspiring evening of knowledge-sharing and networking
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Woodbridge Methodist Church, St John's St, Woodbridge, UK, United Kingdom
GBP 5.00
