The\u00a027th International Congress for Conservation Biology, 4th European Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) will be running from 2nd – 6th August and we are delighted that so many of our staff and students will be presenting.<\/p>\n
The Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) housed with the School will be represented by more than 15 members at this year’s conference. To help you keep up with their activities do follow them on twitter@DICE_Kent using #ICCB2015<\/p>\n
To help you, and those attending, we having compiled a schedule of their involvement:<\/p>\n
13.30 – 15.00 in Berlioz – Amy Hinsley<\/strong> – Student talk as part of the Student Awards 15.30 – 17.00 in Sully 2 – Tristan Pett<\/strong> – Student talk 17.15 – 18.30 – Student poster presentations 13.30 – 15.00 in Sully 3 – Dr Zoe Davies<\/strong> 15.30 – 17.00 in Joffre C\/D – Valeria Boron<\/strong> – Student talk 17.15 – 18.30 – Student poster presentations 10.00 -12.00 in Joffre 5 – Dr Freya St. John<\/strong> 10.00 – 12.00 in Rondelet – Dr Bob Smith<\/strong> 17.15 – 18.30 – Student poster presentations 13.30 – 15.00 in Joffre C\/D – Janna Steadman<\/strong> – Student talk
\nHeterogeneity in consumer preferences for orchids in international trade and the potential for the use of market research methods to study demand for wildlife.<\/p>\n
\nCreating a buzz in the city: an experimental cross-city comparison of the public’s preferences and values for conserving urban pollinators.<\/p>\n
\nRob Ward<\/strong> – In search of snakes: conservation and distributional modelling of a declining island population of grass snakes (natrix natrix<\/em>). (board 10)
\nGail Austen-Price<\/strong> – Earning your stripes: does expertise aid the ability to match bumblebee images in identification guides. (board 39)
\nCarmen Quiroga Pacheco<\/strong> – Assessing the cultural and socio-economic importance of the hairy armadillo (chaetophractus nationi<\/em>) in Oruro, Bolivia. (board 96)<\/p>\n4th August<\/h1>\n
\nRemote sensing to assess carbon stocks: revealing the value of urban areas.<\/p>\n
\nJaguar and associated biodiversity conservation across increasing oil-palm landscapes in Colombia.<\/p>\n
\nSam Leslie<\/strong> – Participatory establishment of fish conservation zones in the Mekong river. (board 230)<\/p>\n5th August<\/h1>\n
\nTolerating tigers: understanding human behaviour towards tigers and other wildlife in Sumatra.<\/p>\n
\nSpecies, spaces and science: broadening the flagship concept in conservation marketing.<\/p>\n
\nJamie Taylor<\/strong> – Rad-sequencing and SNP genotyping to examine adaptation in globally invasive parakeets. (board 122)
\nChloe Inskip<\/strong> – People, tigers and the Sundarbans: exploring the human dimensions of human-tiger conflict in Bangladesh. (board 220)
\nLydia Tiller<\/strong> – Understanding how land-use change in the Trans-Mara District, Kenya is driving human-elephant conflict and elephant movement. (board 225)
\nAmy Hinsley<\/strong> – Identifying the gaps in access and benefit sharing in the Southeast Asian orchid trade. (board 241)<\/p>\n6th August<\/h1>\n
\nUnderstanding partnerships for delivering conservation outcomes: how and why do corporations and NGOs\u00a0collaborate?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"