DAY TWO
FRIDAY, July 24th
08:45 - 09:00 //
Introduction to DICE - Prof. Bob Smith (Director of DICE)
SESSION 8: The value of nature
09:00 - 09:15 //
09:15 - 09:30 //
09:30 - 09:45 //
09:45 - 10:00 //
10:00 - 10:15 //
Fruits in the city: the nature, nurture, and future of urban foraging
- Dr Mallika Sardeshpande (University of KwaZulu-Natal, Alumni)
Campaigning and Climate Change
- Hannah Conduit (If Not Now, Alumni)
Biodiversity offsets: more important than you think; less effective than we need
- Sophus zu Ermgassen (PhD student)
Understanding the impacts of climate change adaptation on biodiversity: A conceptual framework
- Ceire Booth (MSc student)
Development corridors and biodiversity conservation: what are the options?
- Diego Juffe-Bignoli (PhD student)
SESSION 9: Species monitoring and conservation #3
10:15 - 10:30 //
10:30 - 10:45 //
10:45 - 11:00 //
Herp diversity in Indonesia and potential for engagement
- Dr Ian Singleton (Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme, Alumni)
Population and disease monitoring in snakes
- Steven Allain (PhD student)
What makes male newts sexy? Development of the crest at individual and population levels
- Rhianna Goble (MSc student)
SESSION 10: Conservation effectiveness #2
11:00 - 11:15 //
11:15 - 11:30 //
11:30 - 11:45 //
11:45 - 12:00 //
The invasion of the policy informers
- Kevin Smith (IUCN, Alumni)
Farmer and landowner attitudes and perspectives towards rewilding in Britain
- Claire Stewart (PhD student)
Rapid evidence assessment of large herbivore impacts on vegetation in relation to rewilding
- Julia Daly (MSc student)
Trends and Commonalities in Conservation Reintroduction Success
- Gemma Harding (PhD student)
SESSION 11: Biodiversity and human-wellbeing
12:00 - 12:15 //
12:15 - 12:30 //
12:30 - 12:45 //
12:45 - 13:00 //
How do people relate to biodiversity attributes?
- Dr Gail Austen (Research staff)
Impact of palm oil sustainability certification on village well-being and poverty in Indonesia
- Dr Matthew Struebig (Research staff)
Human-wildlife interactions in urban Guyana
- Jess Fisher (PhD student)
Inspiring future conservationists through the power of storytelling
- Dr Niki Rust (University of Newcastle, Alumni)
SESSION 12: Wildlife trade and sustainable use #2
13:00 - 13:15 //
13:15 - 13:30 //
13:30 - 13:45 //
13:45 - 14:00 //
Targeted values: The relevance of classical Chinese philosophy for illegal wildlife demand reduction
- Laura Thomas-Walters (PhD student)
Progress in automating detection of elephant ivory sales online through machine learning
- Ruth Thompson (PhD student)
Trade in Jatamansi (Nardostachys grandiflora), a medicinal plant from the Himalaya
- Reshu Bashyal (MSc student)
Pangolin conservation in the Central African Republic
- Tessa Ullmann (Sangha Pangolin Project, Alumni)
SESSION 13: Landscapes and livelihoods #2
14:00 - 14:15 //
14:15 - 14:30 //
14:30 - 14:45 //
14:45 - 15:00 //
Social drivers and ecological impacts of pastoralism in the Dhofar Mountains of Oman
- Dr Lawrence Ball (Ohio State University, Alumni)
Understanding livelihoods for protected area management: insights from Northern Madagascar
- Brittney Vezina (Ontario Nature, Alumni)
Media coverage of green violence
- Jonathan Lynch (MSc student)
Linking Poverty, Wildlife Crime, and COVID-19
- Michelle Anagnostou (University of Waterloo, Alumni)
SESSION 14: Human-wildlife coexistence #2
15:00 - 15:15 //
15:15 - 15:30 //
15:30 - 15:45 //
15:45 - 16:00 //
16:00 - 16:15 //
Saving primates in human-modified landscapes
- Tony King (Aspinall Foundation, DICE Associate Member)
Investigating tourism impacts to the marine habitat and understanding community needs
- Eloisia Constance Rhoda Wild (Island Watch Conservation Initiatives, Alumni)
Mesocarnivores in agricultural lands of southern Chile: implications for co-existence
- Dr Nico Gálvez (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alumni)
Perceptions of Illegal Use of Protected Area Resources in East Africa’s Mountain Gorilla Landscape
- Dr Edwin Sabuhoro (Clemson University, Alumni)
Community participation in ecotourism and its effect on local perceptions of snow leopards
- Kate Vannelli (Global Conservation Corps, Alumni)
Close and prize
16:15 - 16:30 //
Conference closing and awards