Conservation Conference 2010
Biodiversity Without Boundaries
Celebrating the International Year of Biodiversity
April 26–28, 2010, in Austin, Texas
Species and ecosystems live and move across physical and political boundaries.
Changes affecting the environment are shifting, shrinking, or erasing ecological boundaries.
Jurisdictional boundaries limit our thinking and present an urgent challenge to biodiversity conservation.
The NatureServe Conservation Conference 2010: Biodiversity without Boundaries will explore the issues and solutions to these and related conservation needs on several fronts: the science behind the pressing problems, the information and expertise needed to direct decisions, the tools and methods for setting priorities and tracking progress, and the lessons learned from conservation success, collaboration, and leadership approaches.
Offering approximately 40 sessions, the conference joins together national and international partners and network members to explore conservation issues and activities in depth. General session and workshop topics range from renewable energy’s impact on wildlife to tools for predicting the effects of climate change on biodiversity.
Symposia planned to date include:
Big Landscapes, Bold Solutions: Explore landscape approaches such as corridors and connected habitats, the efforts underway across the hemisphere, and what more is needed.
Renewable Energy and Biodiversity: Explore the implications of wind, water, biofuels, and biomass energy development, and associated impacts on conservation and food needs across jurisdictions.
Plants, Pollinators, Phenology: Take a look at the current state of knowledge of changing phenology in relation to climate change and impacts on plants and pollinators, and explore potential solutions.
Anticipated Featured Tracks:
Science
Conservation Planning & Action
Technology & Tools
Leadership & Outreach