IDD Guest Seminar Series: New Directions in Conservation

International Development Department (IDD)

New Directions in Conservation (A Panel Debate)

This webinar is jointly organised by the PGRs of the University of Birmingham's International Development Department (IDD) and the Forum for Global Challenges.Abstract:We are at a critical juncture: conservation as usual has failed to protect species from widespread biodiversity loss. Meanwhile, the 2019 WWF controversy demonstrates that traditional approaches to conservation have continued to negatively impact human rights. The time is therefore ripe for new approaches that draw on political ecology’s critique of fortress conservation; that respond to calls for conservation to decolonise and recognise the importance of indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ knowledge and experiences; and that critically reflect on the Anthropocene and human agency in a more-than-human world. This event will bring several new approaches to conservation into dialogue. Speakers:•	<a href="https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/claus.cfm" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">C. Anne Claus</a>, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at American University and author of 'Drawing the Sea Near: Drawing the Sea Near Satoumi and Coral Reef Conservation in Okinawa'•	<a href="https://brambuscher.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bram Büscher,</a> Professor and Chair of the Sociology of Development and Change group at Wageningen University and co-author of 'The Conservation Revolution: Radical Ideas for Saving Nature Beyond the Anthropocene'•	<a href="https://www.wur.nl/en/Persons/Bas-B-Bas-Verschuuren-PhD.htm" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bas Verschuuren</a>, Lecturer and Researcher at the Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group, Wageningen University; Co-Chair of the IUCN-WCPA Specialist Group: Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas and Coordinator of the Sacred Natural Sites Initiative; lead author of the 2021 IUCN publication, "<a href="https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/49268" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cultural and spiritual significance of nature: guidance for protected and conserved area governance and management</a>".•	<a href="https://sei.sydney.edu.au/person/june-rubis/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">June Rubis</a>, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Sydney and co-author of Territories of Life: 2021 Report. The IDD Guest Seminar Series brings scholars and practitioners working on international development to the University of Birmingham to share their latest research and ideas. All seminars are open to staff, students, and the general public. For details of other upcoming seminars please visit<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/international-development-department-idd-31232984111" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/international-development-department-idd-31232984111" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">IDD's Eventbrite page</a> and follow us on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/iddbirmingham" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@iddbirmingham</a>The Forum for Global Challenges is a solutions-focused events series and international conference addressing the planet’s most pressing issues. J<a href="https://community.forumforglobalchallenges.com/home" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">oin our community</a> to learn more and contribute to our work on restoring nature and other critical challenges related to climate change and inequalities.Please register if you would like to attend. A Zoom link will be emailed to participants before the event. Photo credit: Jiri Brozosky at <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7958754@N03/9050584913" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Flickr</a> (Creative Commons <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">License</a>)

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