The IAP Conference on Biodiversity took place at The Royal Society in London last week, launching the International Year of Biodiversity

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The IAP Conference on Biodiversity will explore ways in which to map the economic value of ecosystems and the other benefits they provide for human populations.  It will hear examples of innovative and successful management techniques from around the world, and crucially it will identify priorities and gaps in the science.  The Royal Society is hosting the event, and the Society’s representative on the UK advisory group of the International Year of Biodiversity is Professor Georgina Mace FRS, one of the world’s leading experts on conserving biodiversity and one of the driving forces behind the rigorous scientific criteria by which species are judged to be endangered, vulnerable or critically endangered.

Professor Mace says: “The InterAcademy Panel conference at the Society in January coincides with the international biodiversity conference we are hosting, bringing together representatives from academies around the world. We will review the role that biodiversity plays in particular supporting soil formation and water cycling, sustainable fisheries, climate and disease regulation, cultural and aesthetic values. The meeting will highlight the most pressing needs but in particular we aim to focus especially on identifying the role that innovative science can play in reversing the trends."

Related Resources

Background summary (PDF, 708kb)

Conference programme

Abstracts of scientific lectures

Profiles of speakers and panelists

Royal Society News

Communique issued by the Conference Participants

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