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The stymieing effect of unresolved ethical issues on the conservation of biodiversity |
In this presentation, Professor John Vucetich & Professor David MacDonald, will examine how the terms “ecosystem health” and “endangered species” are underdetermined to the point of being increasingly problematic for advancing real-world conservation |
John Vucetich, David Macdonald |
18 Mar 2021 |
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Resetting our relationship with nature in a post-COVID world |
Professor E.J. Milner-Gulland and Professor Sir Charles Godfray discuss our relationship with nature, how it relates to the Covid-19 pandemic, and what we need to do differently in the future. |
E.J. Milner-Gulland, Charles Godfray |
17 Nov 2020 |
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Much ado about mothing |
Dedicated to moths, this episode explores how and why these unsung heroes deserve more attention. |
Lindsay Turnbull, Doug Boyes, Ben Sheldon |
30 Jun 2020 |
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Understanding our natural world: why languages matter |
What role do languages play in helping us understand and protect our natural world? Do the words we use when talking about our local flora and fauna matter? In this episode of LinguaMania, we explore the links between language and nature. |
Felice Wyndham, Karen Park, Andrew Gosler |
09 Mar 2020 |
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If biodiversity is the medicine, then what are its active ingredients? |
In this year's Haldane lecture, Professor Kathy Willis examines the newly emerging 'green health' scientific evidence-base. The lecture is introduced by the College President, Sir Tim Hitchens. |
Kathy Willis |
18 Feb 2020 |
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Climate change - who should we sue? |
In this episode of Futuremakers, we’re asking what does a rise in litigious climate action mean for society as we race to meet climate targets? |
Peter Millican, Fredi Otto, Liz Fisher, Myles Allen |
13 Dec 2019 |
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Between Optimism and Pessimism: prospects for the conclusion of a new treaty on marine biodiversity on the high seas |
The United Nations is currently undertaking negotiations with a view to concluding an international legally binding instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (the BBNJ Treaty). |
Joanna Mossop |
18 Nov 2019 |
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Climate change: do individual actions matter? |
Is there still potential for actions on an individual level to shape the future of the planet? |
Peter Millican, Susan Jebb, Tina Fawcett, Tristram Walsh |
28 Oct 2019 |
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Under the Radar: Fair and Equitable Benefit-sharing and the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Related to Natural Resources |
This article critically assesses the increasing cross-fertilization between international environmental law and international human rights law... |
Elisa Morgera |
06 Feb 2017 |
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'Relationships' part 1 - People and plants: balancing conservation and commerce |
How can working with people to understand how they use their local plants be used to protect them when industry moves in? How do we find and conserve areas of high 'bioquality'? |
William Hawthorne |
12 Apr 2016 |
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Biodiversity and climate change: what happens when we turn up the heat on nature? |
Dr Nathalie Seddon, Director of the Biodiversity Institute, gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School. |
Nathalie Seddon |
18 Aug 2015 |
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The metabolism of a human-dominated planet |
Yadvinder Malhi, Director of the Oxford Centre ofr Tropical Forests, gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School. |
Yadvinder Malhi |
18 Aug 2015 |
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'Artificial Intelligence' part 2 - How to create machines that learn |
Professor Nando de Freitas explains that understanding how our brains work has helped us create machines that learn, and how these learning machines can be put to completing different tasks. |
Nando de Freitas |
19 May 2015 |
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'Artificial Intelligence' part 1 - Using artificial intelligence to spot patterns |
Professor Stephen Roberts explains how machines, whose job it is simply to learn, can help researchers spot scientific needles in data haystacks, which will help us solve some grand challenges. |
Stephen Roberts |
15 Apr 2015 |
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OxPeace 2013: Peacebuilding through Biodiversity: Session 2B Environmental Peacebuilding |
Chris Naylor, A Rocha, gives a talk for the OxPeace 2013 conference: The Future of Peace Building. |
Chris Naylor |
21 May 2013 |
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Banking on Biodiversity |
The Chief Environmentalist at the European Investment Bank talks on 'Banking on Biodiversity: the Experience of the European Investment Bank'. |
Peter Carter, European Investment Bank |
29 Nov 2012 |
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Why is biodiversity so important for humanity? |
The biological diversity of life on earth provides all that is essential to the planet as we know it. But there are pressures on that biodiversity, including changing land use and global warming. |
Katherine Willis |
20 Aug 2012 |
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Colloquium Week 5: "Funding Conservation and Development in the Dominican Republic" |
A Paper detailing fieldwork analysing funding for conservation and development in the Dominican Republic. |
Laura Sauls |
10 Jun 2009 |
