Plenary Speakers

Jos Barlow (Lancaster University) 

Challenging entrenched paradigms to advance tropical forest conservation

Charles Meshack (Tanzania Forest Conservation Group)

Forests, people and climate: 40 years of evidence-based community conservation in Tanzania

Divya Karnad (Ashoka University)

From data to impact: a decade of evidence-based conservation innovation with InSeason Fish

Rebecca Senior (Durham University)

The problem of scale in ecology and climate science

Sarobidy Rakotonarivo (University of Antananarivo)

Making 30x30 work for people and nature: a personal journey

Melissa Leach (Cambridge Conservation Initiative)

Naturekind’s Lifeways: Culture, Power and Conservation Justice

Bernardo Strassburg (International Institute for Sustainability; Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro)

Conserving and restoring forests for biodiversity and carbon

Brendan Godley (University of Exeter)

Learning from tracking turtles

Julia Jones (Bangor University)

Lessons from a career in conservation science: a very personal perspective

Jon Paul Rodriguez (IUCN Species Survival Commission; Institute for Scientific Research, Venezuela, and Provita)

We know how to do conservation – we just need to do more of it!

Lian Pin Koh (National University of Singapore)

Promises and pitfalls of nature-based climate solutions

Rachael Garrett (University of Cambridge)

From conserving forests to developing socio-bioeconomies: My journey from obscure science problems to co-developed sustainability solutions in the Amazon basin

Sam Wasser (University of Washington, USA)

Intelligence-led forensic science: Combatting the illegal ivory and pangolin trades amidst a burgeoning world market

Ana Rodrigues (CNRS, France)

The curious case of the invisible whales

Emily McKenzie (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures, UK)

Nature in decision-making: The role of economics and finance

Benis Egoh (University of California, Irvine, USA)

The role of ecosystem services in biodiversity conservation

Toby Gardner (Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden)

Transformative transparency: how can data help (or not) to drive down deforestation?

Yolanda Kakabadse (Former Minister of Environment, Ecuador)

Deep crises are great opportunities

Krithi Karanth (Centre for Wildlife Studies, India)

Living with wildlife: insights from science, conservation and education in India

Mark Burgman (Imperial College, UK)

Expertise and evidence: how to make the most of what you know

Rhys Green (University of Cambridge)

The place of science in making conservation decisions

Christiana Figueres (former Executive Secretary, UNFCCC)

Climate change: activism and action, how do they compare?

Amy Hinsley (University of Oxford)

Disentangling legal and illegal markets for wildlife

Carlos Peres (University of East Anglia, UK)

Amazonian biodiversity: unveiling a rapidly eroding treasure trove

David Kleijn (Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands)

Stumbling in the dark: the quest for effective nature conservation in human-dominated landscapes

Paula Kahumbu (WildlifeDirect, Kenya)

Rethinking the future of Africa's wildlife

Rashid Sumaila (University of British Columbia, Canada)

The conservation and fair sharing of ocean and fishery resources: contributions from fisheries economics

Rosie Woodroffe (Zoological Society of London, UK)

From enthusiasm to evidence: conserving the African wild dog

Brendan Fisher (University of Vermont, USA)

Behavioural economics and its potential to improve conservation outcomes

Juliet Vickery (RSPB, UK)

From conservation science to conservation policy: safeguarding species and sites

Mwangi Githiru (Wildlife Works, Kenya)

Implementing REDD+: policy and practical issues from local to national levels

Heather Koldewey (Zoological Society of London, UK)

From fish to fashion - a quest for solutions to save the ocean

Taylor Ricketts (University of Vermont, USA)

Seeing the forest for the bees: the importance of wild pollinators to our economy and health

Tom Brooks (IUCN, Switzerland)

Does conservation work?

Nancy Knowlton (Smithsonian Institution, USA)

#OceanOptimism: success stories in ocean conservation

Mike Barry (Marks and Spencer, UK)

The role of business in building a sustainable economy

Tom McCarthy (Panthera, USA)

Saving snow leopards: blending biology and social science to find practical conservation solutions

Patricia Majluf (Oceana, Peru)

Harnessing foodies and market forces to achieve sustainability for the largest fishery on earth

Paul Ferraro (Georgia State University, USA)

Nature and prosperity: the evidence we still need and the right questions to ask

Julie Razafimanahaka (Madagasikara Voakajy, Madagascar)

Science as a conservation tool: lessons from Madagascar

Amanda Vincent (University of British Columbia, Canada)

CITES and seahorses: an epic adventure of trade winds and tradeoffs

Julia Marton­Lefèvre (IUCN, Switzerland)

From conservation research to influencing policy

Chris Johnson (University of Tasmania, Australia)

Rewilding: an Australian perspective

Camilla Toulmin (IIED, UK)

Facing up to the elephant in the room - incentives for sustainable wildlife use

Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford, UK)

The impact of climate change on tropical forest function and diversity

Azzam Alwash (Nature Iraq, Iraq)

Don’t let the experts convince you that it can’t be done

Debbie Pain (Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, UK)

Saving species: science, policy and people

Monique Borgerhoff Mulder (UC Davis, USA)

Wearing too many hats? Anthropology, development and conservation

Plenary Professor David Wilcove (Princeton University, USA)

What to study, what to say? Developing a research agenda and presenting it to the public

Rupert Howes (Marine Stewardship Council)

Harnessing the market to protect fisheries and marine ecosystems

Kathy Willis (University of Oxford, UK)

Is palaeoecology still a ʹquaint but irrelevant specialityʹ or a subject that conservation biologists ignore at their peril?

Arun Agrawal (University of Michigan)

Understanding multiple outcomes in social‐ecological systems: the case of the forest commons

Professor Jeremy Jackson (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA)

Conservation at the crossroads: what could the oceans be like by 2025?

Professor Wolfgang Cramer (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany)

All creatures great and small: How biodiversity is seen by earth system scientists and makes of international policy

Professor Kerry Turner (University of East Anglia, UK)

A pluralistic approach to valuing nature

Professor E.J. Milner‐Gulland (Imperial College London, UK)

Conserving the saiga antelope: integrating science and action in a changing world

Professor Ruth DeFries (Columbia University, USA)

The Cinderella story of tropical forests and climate mitigation

Tony Juniper (Prince of Wales’ Rainforest Project and the Green Party, UK)

Conservation - where we have come from and where we are going

Professor Ullas Karanth (Wildlife Conservation Society, India)

The science and art of saving wild tigers

Professor Ken Norris (University of Reading, UK)

Moving beyond intensive care - the value of studying endangered species

Professor Callum Roberts (University of York, UK)

The importance of history in marine conservation and management

Michael McCarthy (The Independent)

Say goodbye to the cuckoo

Professor Claire Kremen (University of California at Berkeley, USA)

Conservation planning, science and the real world: some examples

Professor Kingsley Dixon (Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, WA, Australia)

The age of extinction in a biodiversity hotspot

Professor Richard Cowling (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa)

Key challenges for conservation in the 21st Century: overcoming barriers for building a transdisciplinary conservation science

Professor Carl Safina (Blue Ocean Institute, USA)

History and Destiny in World Fisheries

Dr Jon Paul Rodríguez (Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research)

Quantitative criteria for assessing extinction risk of terrestrial ecosystems

Professor Jeremy Thomas (University of Oxford, UK)

Problems and successes in the conservation of butterflies and other insects

Professor Norman Myers (University of Oxford)

Biodepletion – covert sources

Dr David Cooper (Convention on Biological Diversity, Canada)

What do we need to do to achieve the 2010 Biodiversity Target?

Professor Hugh Possingham (University of Queensland, Australia)

Money matters: Conservation decisions that ignore economics are invariably very inefficient

Professor Lu Zhi (Conservation International, China)

Chinaʹs role as an environmental leader

Professor Daniel Pauly (University of British Columbia)

Global trends in world fisheries: Impacts on marine ecosystems and food security

Professor Sir John Lawton FRS (Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution)

Biodiversity, climate change and unsustainable development: an African perspective

Professor Sir Peter Crane FRS (Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew)

Science for plant conservation

Professor Raman Sukumar (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)

Maneaters and rogues: the ecology and management of wildlife-human conflicts

Mohamed Bakarr (World Agroforestry Centre)

Mainstreaming Agroforestry in Biodiversity Conservation

Graham Wynne (Executive Director, RSPB)

Is the conservation tool box more than a collection of tired old slogans?

Nigel Leader-Williams (DICE, University of Kent)

Incentives for Conservation

Chris Thomas (University of Leeds)

Climate change, extinction, and an uncertain future

Gretchen Daily

The conservation value of human-dominated countryside

Bob Watson

The science and politics of global environmental change and development

Katherine Homewood

Policies, land use and wildlife in the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem

John Reynolds

Life histories and conservation ecology of fishes

Dr Bob Pressey

Conservation planning – where is it all going?

Achim Steiner

Science or ideology - facing the challenges of conservation in the 21st century

Dr Elizabeth Bennett

Hunting the world's tropical forest wildlife to extinction: implications for biodiversity and people

Professor Andrew P. Dobson

The role of parasites and pathogens in the conservation of biodiversity

Professor Lord May AC PRS

Conservation in a crowded world: Facts, worries, priorities and politics

Dr Tony Whitten

So, you want to do conservation?

Professor William Bond

Legacies of the large vertebrates

Professor William J. Sutherland

Predicting the consequences of novel environmental change

Dr Jeffrey A. McNeely

Conservation and the Future: Trends and Options for the Year 2025

Rt Hon. John Gummer MP

Address

Dr Hazell Shokellu Thompson

Future directions for conservation in Africa

Professor Georgina Mace

Contemporary mammalian extinctions: patterns and processes

Dr Mark Avery

Challenges for conservation scientists

Sir Martin Holdgate

Address

Professor Brian Huntley

Environmental and land-use changes: the dual challenge facing conservation in the twenty-first century

Professor Stuart Pimm

Setting practical conservation priorities to prevent extinctions