CRASSH

Biodiversity Knowledge Politics: Interdisciplinary perspectives on the integration of biodiversity science, policy and publics

Friday, 11 May 2012 to Saturday, 12 May 2012
Location: CRASSH, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DT

Programme

Friday, 11 May
10.30 - 11.00	Registration and coffee
11.00 - 12.30	Session 1: Setting the scene: global biodiversity science and governance This opening panel discussion will set the scene for the rest of the conference. Four short presentations will lead into wider plenary discussion and conversations drawing on the experience of the group. Johannes Vogel, Director General, Berlin Natural History Museum Bhaskar Vira,Geography, University of Cambridge Claire Waterton,Sociology, Lancaster University Chair: Chris Sandbrook WCMC and Geography, University of Cambridge
12.30 - 13.30	Lunch
13.30 - 15.00	Session 2: Public knowledge: setting an expansive agenda for public engagement This panel will set an expansive conceptual agenda including consideration of local knowledge, indigenous knowledge, publics, citizens, amateur naturalists etc. The purpose will be to set an agenda for taking public engagement in this broad sense seriously as a central dimensions to global science policy institutions. It will also point to the variety of experiments and locations of public engagement which could be part of a wider network of initiatives contributing to global scale deliberation. James Wilsdon,SPRU, University of Sussex Iulie Aslaksen, Statistics Norway Rebecca Ellis, Environment Centre, University of Lancaster Mike Hulme, University of East Anglia Chair: Bryan Wynne, University of Lancaster
15.00 - 15.30	Coffee/tea
15.30 - 17.00	Session 4: Reflections on IPBES plenary meeting, Panama City, April 2012 Discussion will begin with a roundtable presentation from people with first- hand knowledge of discussions in Panama City. Speakers will outline current state of development of IPBES and the key unresolved issues. Christoph Häuser, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin Helen Baker, UK JNCC Chair: Bhaskar Vira, University of Cambridge Responses: Esther Turnhout, Wageningen University Chris Lyal, Natural History Museum
17.00 - 17.30	Venue: The Arc cafe Small group discussion In facilitated groups discuss specific examples of public engagement with biodiversity science and policy, and how these are (or could be) integrated into wider networks of deliberation.
17.30	Venue: The Arc cafe Reception

Saturday, 12 May
9.00 - 10.30	Session 5: Museums & hybrid institutions – public laboratories for re-working connections between biodiversity science, policy and publics In this session specific cases will be presented from natural history museums and related institutions. The purpose will be to illustrate ways in which public engagement is currently being fostered. Discussion will then focus on how these experiments might contribute to global biodiversity policy development and implementation. Bob Bloomfield, Natural History Museum, London Kristina Arcticus-Lepage, Belgian Biodiversity Platform Sander Turnhout, Dutch National Database for Flora and Fauna Chair Johannes Vogel, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin Responses: Brian Wynne, University of Lancaster Katja Neves, Concordia University
10.30 - 11.00	Coffee/tea
11.00 - 12.15	Session 6: Next steps Break out discussion - led by Rob Doubleday and Bill Sutherland (University of Cambridge)
12.15 - 13.00	Session 7: Plenary Summary from breakout discussion Responses to the conference: Sybille van den Hove, Autonomous University of Barcelona Katrin Vohland, Berlin Natural History Museum Silke Beck, Helmholtz UfZ, Leipzig Chair: Robert Doubleday, University of Cambridge
13.00 - 14.00	Formal close followed by lunch
14.00 - 15.30	Network meeting After lunch there will be an open meeting for those who wish to discuss practical next steps such as proposals for funding the network.