How can conservation be more effective in a world facing rapid climate change, biodiversity loss, and competing demands for land and sea?
Dr. Rachel Neugarten, Executive Director of Conservation Planning for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) based in New York, will describe how WCS uses practical, science-based approaches for planning and monitoring real-world conservation projects. Drawing on marine and terrestrial examples from Mozambique, Madagascar, Republic of Congo, Belize and beyond, Rachel will show how spatial planning, remote sensing, ecological integrity metrics, and climate vulnerability assessments are being used to guide conservation action and policy. Drawing from more than 20 years of experience as a scientist at the world's leading conservation NGOs, Rachel will offer insights into how conservation science is applied at global to local scales—and why these approaches are increasingly critical for shaping the future of nature and people.
Rachel is in the UK for the International Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services plenary meeting which the UK government is hosting. We are very lucky that she has decided to visit Bangor during her time in the UK.
