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Safeguarding Anthropocene tropical forests

05 - 06 October 2026 09:00 - 17:00 ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ Free Watch online

Science+ meeting organised by Professor Jane Hill OBE FRS, Datuk Dr Glen Reynolds MBE, Dr Lindsay Banin, Dr Ophelia Wang, Professor John Pyle FRS

The conservation of tropical forests is vital for addressing the global biodiversity crisis, and forests provide opportunities for green financing through nature-based solutions. There is good understanding of the factors influencing forest ecosystems and this meeting will explore how this science can be deployed to ensure that green finance developments safeguard biodiversity.

Programme

The programme, including speaker biographies and abstracts, will be available soon. Please note that the programme may be subject to change.

Attending the event

This event is intended for researchers in relevant fields.

  • Free to attend
  • Both virtual and in-person attendance is available. Advance registration is essential
  • Lunch is available on both days of the meeting for an optional £25 per day. There are plenty of places to eat nearby if you would prefer to purchase food offsite. Participants are welcome to bring their own lunch to the meeting

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Organisers

  • Jane HIll

    Professor Jane Hill OBE FRS

    Jane Hill OBE FRS is an ecologist at the University of York examining how species (particularly insects) are responding and adapting to Anthropocene environmental changes. Jane examines the fundamental ecological and landscape processes that determine where species occur, trends in their abundances, and the consequences for populations and communities. She is particularly interested in butterflies and moths, and in examining how and why species move across continents and through landscapes, and the consequences of these dynamic processes for local biodiversity. Her research includes tropical rainforest landscapes of Borneo where she uses data analysis, computer modelling, and lab and field experiments and observations to quantify the causes and consequences of biodiversity change arising from forest fragmentation and conversion to oil palm.

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    Datuk Dr Glen Reynolds MBE

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    Dr Lindsay Banin

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    Dr Ophelia Wang

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    Professor John Pyle CBE FRS

    John Pyle has made major contributions to our understanding of the chemistry of the stratosphere and the troposphere, both by numerical modelling of the atmosphere and by interpretation of atmospheric measurements. In the 1970s, he developed the first interactive two-dimensional model of stratospheric chemistry and transport. This enabled him to be the first person to demonstrate that ozone depletion by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) varies with latitude. He pioneered the analysis of satellite data for dynamical and chemical studies, for instance by testing chemical steady state relationships there and elucidating the role of the semi-annual oscillation in controlling the abundance of trace species. Since the mid-1990s, he has been in the forefront of the development of three-dimensional models incorporating chemical and transport properties. His group is the largest in Europe and a world leader scientifically. This work has demonstrated unequivocally that chemical destruction of ozone in the Arctic spring has increased during the 1990s and has shed new light on the processes which destroy ozone in mid latitudes.

Schedule

Chair

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Professor Jedediah Brodie

University of Montana, US

09:00-09:10 Welcome by ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ and organiser

Brief overview of meeting aims

09:10-09:25 Introduction to session by Chair
Professor Jedediah Brodie

Professor Jedediah Brodie

University of Montana, US

09:25-09:55 Title tbc
Dr Rebecca Senior

Dr Rebecca Senior

University of Durham, UK

09:55-10:25 Title tbc
Dr Matheus Nunes

Dr Matheus Nunes

NASA and University of Maryland, US

10:25-10:55 Title tbc
Dr Li Yuen Chiew

Dr Li Yuen Chiew

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

10:55-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-11:45 Title tbc
Professor Louise Ashton

Professor Louise Ashton

Hong Kong University, China

11:45-12:30 Discussion

Chair

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Professor Julia Touza

University of York, UK

13:30-13:45 Introduction
13:45-14:15 Ben Groom
Professor Ben Groom

Professor Ben Groom

University of Exeter, UK

14:15-14:45 Talk title tbc
Dr Truly Santika Rintanen

Dr Truly Santika Rintanen

University of Greenwich, UK

14:45-15:15 Talk title tbc
Professor Ed Mitchard

Professor Ed Mitchard

Space Intelligence and University of Edinburgh, UK

15:15-15:45 Coffee break
15:45-16:15 Talk title tbc
Dr Sugeng Budiharta

Dr Sugeng Budiharta

National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia, Indonesia

16:15-17:00 Discussion leading into ‘campfire’ event
17:00-18:15 ‘Campfire’ discussion and networking

Chair

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Dr Matthew Struebig

University of Kent, UK

09:00-09:15 Introduction to session by Chair
Dr Matthew Struebig

Dr Matthew Struebig

University of Kent, UK

09:15-09:45 Talk title tbc
Dr Robin Chazdon

Dr Robin Chazdon

University of the Sunshine Coast, US

09:45-10:15
Dr Dony Indiarto

Dr Dony Indiarto

CIFOR-ICRAF

10:15-10:45 Talk title tbc
Professor Geertje	Van der Heijden

Professor Geertje Van der Heijden

University of Nottingham, UK

10:45-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-11:45 Talk title tbc
11:45-12:30 Discussion

Chair

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Dr Jennifer Lucey

University of Oxford, UK

13:30-13:45 Introduction to session by Chair
Dr Jennifer Lucey

Dr Jennifer Lucey

University of Oxford, UK

13:45-14:15 Talk title tbc

 

 

Dr Sarah Scriven

Dr Sarah Scriven

Permian Global, UK

14:15-14:45 Talk title tbc
Dr Wan Shafrina Wan Mohd Jaafar

Dr Wan Shafrina Wan Mohd Jaafar

National University of Malaysia, Malaysia

14:45-15:15 Talk title tbc
Professor Neil Burgess

Professor Neil Burgess

University College London, UK

15:15-15:45 Coffee break
15:45-16:15 Panel discussion
Ms India Stephenson

Ms India Stephenson

rePLANET, UK

Dr Phil Platts

Dr Phil Platts

BeZero, UK

Dr Toral Shah

Dr Toral Shah

Plan Vivo, UK

16:15-17:00 Panel continues then wrap up and next steps