World Biodiversity Forum
June 26 – Juli 1, 2022, Davos, Switzerland
The World Biodiversity Forum will provide a platform for exchange, covering a wide range of perspectives, and capturing a diversity of visions to conserve biodiversity.
The theme is “Inspiration for Action”. The World Biodiversity Forum will bring together leading researchers, early career researchers, practitioners, representatives from different sectors, decision-makers and societal actors to have a conversation on the kind of future we want for biodiversity. More than 50 thematic sessions are planned to be held during the Forum.
The World Biodiversity Forum is organised by the University of Zurich, the international research network bioDISCOVERY, and the University of Zurich Research Priority Programme Global Change and Biodiversity.
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A1a | Transformative change in economic and financial systems Convener Cengiz Akandil, University of Zürich, University Priority Programme Global Change and Biodiversity, Switzerland, cengiz.akandil@ieu.uzh.ch |
A7f | Environmental eDNA and spatial ecology
Convener Andrew Skidmore, University of Twente, Netherlands, a.k.skidmore@utwente.nl
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| A1b | Ecosystem services in sustainable finance
Convener Alessandra La Notte, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Italy, alessandra.la-notte@ec.europa.eu |
A7g | Climate change impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: Lessons learned from climate change manipulation experiments
Convener Nadia Soudzilovskaia, Center for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Belgium,nadia.soudzilovskaia@UHasselt.be |
| A1c | The influence of environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting on investors’ decisions – is this an alternative, effective way to achieve biodiversity conservation goals?
Convener Lynne Shannon, University of Cape Town, South Africa, lynne.shannon@uct.ac.za |
A7h | From the species to the individual: investigating plant diversity on the scale that matters most
Convener Paolo Villa, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Italy, villa.p@irea.cnr.it Meredith C. Schuman, University of Zurich, meredithchristine.schuman@uzh.ch |
| A2a | Towards blue green cities: nature-based solutions for enhancing urban ecology
Convener Peter Bach, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science & Technology (Eawag), Switzerland, peter.bach@eawag.ch |
A7j | Radar-based approaches to monitoring the abundance, morphological diversity and movements of aerial taxa
Convener William Kunin, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, w.e.kunin@leeds.ac.uk
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| A2b | Cities that live in harmony with nature
Convener Maria Cecilia Londoño, Alexander von Humboldt Institute, Colombia, mlondono@humboldt.org.co |
A7k | Integrating biodiversity and human well-being data
Convener Carolina Soto-Navarro, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Vietnam, carolina.soto-navarro@unep-wcmc.org |
| A2d | Urban biodiversity – European best practice examples for a better future
Convener Nike Sommerwerk, Museum für Naturkunde – Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science (MfN), Germany, nike.sommerwerk@mfn.berlin |
A7l | Be FAIR and CARE; synergies, tradeoffs, and perspectives in biodiversity data for science, policy, and action
Convener Rainer Michael Krug, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Rainer.Krug@uzh.ch |
| A2e | Technique and approach of biodiversity restoration in metropolitan areas, China
Convener Taoran Guo, Forest City Studio / Urban China Research Center, China, taoranguo@163.com |
A7m | Spatiotemporal scales and novel methods in modelling biodiversity at a landscape level
Convener Heng Zhang, University of Zurich, Switzerland, heng.zhang@eawag.ch |
| A2f |Challenges for sustainable cities for climate change mitigation: Implementing SDGs for urban sustainability
Convener Kalpana Chaudhari, Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College, Mumbai, India, isdrklc@hotmail.com |
A7n | A model for life: toward a universal biodiversity projection platform
Convener Mark Urban, Center of Biological Risk, University of Connecticut, USA, mark.urban@uconn.edu |
| A3a | An interdisciplinary discourse on biodiversity values
Convener Norman Backhaus, University of Zurich, University Priority Programme Global Change and Biodiversity, Switzerland, norman.backhaus@geo.uzh.ch |
A8a | Building back better in the post-COVID era: Locking in insights for sustainable ocean governance
Convener Felix Kwabena Donkor, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana, felixdonkor2002@yahoo.co.uk
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| A3b | Philosophy and biodiversity
Convener Anna Wienhues, University of Zurich, Switzerland, anna.wienhues@uzh.ch |
A9a | Connecting science to action: inspiring ordinary citizens to become a positive environmental force
Convener Eleanor Gill, Drawdown BC, Canada, eleanor.gill@gmail.com |
| A3c | Mediterranean woven tales to enliven natural and cultural biodiversity
Convener Sara Roversi, Future Food Institute, Italy, sara.roversi@futurefoodinstitute.org |
A9b | Challenges and opportunities for using the IPBES Nature Futures Framework for scenarios and modelling to identify transformative pathways for biodiversity and people
Convener HyeJin Kim, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenburg, Germany, hyejin.kim@idiv.de |
| A3d | Indigenous knowledge networks for biocultural conservation
Convener Rodrigo Cámara-Leret, University of Zurich, Switzerland, rodrigo.camaraleret@ieu.uzh.ch |
A9c | Taking action to secure a future for the world’s threatened trees
Convener Kirsty Shaw, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Kenya, kirsty.shaw@bgci.org
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| A4a | Gene to ecosystem ecology for a changing world
Convener Matthew Barbour, University of Zurich, URPP Global Change and Biodiversity, Switzerland, matthew.barbour@ieu.uzh.ch |
A9d | Site-specific actions with universal application
Convener Satya Prakash Mehra, Advisor, Rajputana Society of Natural History, Rajasthan, India, drspmehra@yahoo.com |
| A4b | Harnessing rapid evolution to conserve global biodiversity
Convener Lynn Govaert, IGB Berlin, Germany, lynn.govaert@igb-berlin.de |
A9e | African bat conservation research – developing an evidence base for the conservation of bats in Africa
Convener Emma Stone, University of the West of England, United Kingdom, emma4.stone@uwe.ac.uk |
| A5a | Soil biodiversity for global welfare
Convener S. Franz Bender, Agroscope and University of Zurich, Switzerland, franz.bender@agroscope.admin.ch |
A9f | Bridging technical and knowledge gaps in the public sector: a strategy for the south
Convener Guy Weress, Polylateral Association, Switzerland, gw@polylat.org |
| A5b | Soil biodiversity and function scenarios
Convener Nico Eisenhauer, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Leipzig University, Germany, nico.eisenhauer@idiv.de |
A9g | Recreating Nature in the Age of the Anthropocene: Designing Landscapes and Regional Corridors to Support Wild Pollinators
Convener Evan Abramson, Landscape Interactions United States, evan@landscapeinteractions.com |
| A5c | Get out of siloed research! Only cooperation can protect the diversity of pollinators and soil organisms
Convener Stefanie Christmann, International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), Morocco, s.christmann@cgiar.org |
A9h | Gearing up for a sustainable biodiversity in a post pandemic era
Convener Md Afjal Ahmad, Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University BHU, Varanasi, India, afjalahmad@bhu.ac.in |
| A6a | Freshwater biodiversity crisis: horizon scanning of challenges and solutions
Convener Rosetta Blackman, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Rosetta.Blackman@eawag.ch |
A9j | Inspiration for action for world biodiversity
Convener Narcisse Feukam Todem, Youth and children for development association, Cameroon, nar6todem@yahoo.fr |
| A6b | Research and implementation to restore and protect blue-green biodiversity
Convener Morgane Brosse, Scientific coordinator, Eawag, Switzerland, morgane.brosse@eawag.ch |
A9k | Habitat loss and management Africa
Convener Marvious Kiwanuka, Elite Researchers Empowering Community, Kyambogo University, Uganda, marviouskiwanuka@gmail.com |
| A6c | The role of coordination and harmonization for detection of trends in freshwater biodiversity at a global scale
Convener Andreas Bruder, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland, andreas.bruder@supsi.ch |
A9l | Regional knowledge hubs: bridging the needs
Convener Balakrishna Pisupati, ACP MEAs 3 Programme, Law Division, United Nations Environment Programme UNEP, India, balakrishna.pisupati@un.org |
| A6d | Integrating perspectives on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems across river catchments
Convener Luca Carraro, University of Zurich, Switzerland, luca.carraro@eawag.ch |
A9m | Communicating biodiversity to engage and inspire people to act
Convener Fanny Petibon, University of Zurich, Switzerland, fanny.petibon@geo.uzh.ch |
| A6e | The importance of being small: biodiversity conservation in ponds and other small freshwater systems
Convener Maria Cuenca-Cambronero, University of Vic, Spain, maria.cuenca@uvic.cat |
A10a | Forest nature conservation within different political systems – comparison of cases in China and Germany
Convener Jinlong Liu, School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China, China, liujinlong@ruc.edu.cn |
| A7a | Biodiversity informatics driven by computer vision
Convener Thomas Y. Chen, Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, United States, thomaschen7@acm.org |
A11a | Arctic biodiversity under global change – from documenting changes to identifying pathways toward sustainable development
Convener Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, University of Zurich, Switzerland, gabriela.schaepman@ieu.uzh.ch |
| A7b | Scaling up terrestrial biodiversity monitoring – needs, challenges and opportunities
Convener Kristy Deiner, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, alpinedna@gmail.com |
A11b | Biodiversity changes in social-ecological systems – use of data and knowledge to support societal transformation towards sustainability
Convener Kirsten Thonicke, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany, Kirsten.Thonicke@pik-potsdam.de |
| A7c | Detecting and attributing biodiversity change: linking essential variables to indicators and goals
Convener Andrew Gonzalez, McGill University, Canada, andrew.gonzalez@mcgill.ca |
A11c | Global mountain biodiversity
Convener Davnah Urbach, Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment, Switzerland, davnah.payne@ips.unibe.ch
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| A7d | Scaling diversity-functioning relationships from plot-scale experiments to real-world landscapes: emergent mechanisms
Convener Pascal Niklaus, University of Zürich, Switzerland, pascal.niklaus@ieu.uzh.ch |
A11d | Placing biodiversity research within a social-ecological context
Convener Maria J. Santos, UZH, Switzerland, maria.j.santos@geo.uzh.ch
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| A7e | Functional diversity in space and time: measurements, models and experiments to advance trait-based ecology
Convener Fabian Schneider, Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology, United States, fabian.schneider@jpl.nasa.gov
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A11e | Convivial Constitutionality: historical-institutional perspectives on human-predator interrelations and conservation policies
Convener Tobias Haller, Social Anthropology, University of Bern, Switzerland, tobias.haller@anthro.unibe.ch
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A12a | Intercropping – exploitation of biodiversity benefits in arable fields Convener Christian Schöb, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, christian.schoeb@usys.ethz.ch |
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