Saxon Dialogue on Biodiversity - Biodiversity in Cities: How Can We Take Action to Protect Biodiversity amid Urbanisation?

Date / Time

29.September.2021 / 16:00 - 17:30

Location

Online (Zoom-Webinar); Please be aware that registration is required. Further information about the seminar and the registration can be found here.

Speakers

• Peter Werner, former Researcher, IWU – Institut Wohnen Umwelt
• Birte Peters, Researcher, iDiv – Deutsches Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung
• Dr Juliane Mathey, Senior Researcher, Leibniz-Institut für ökologishe Raumentwicklung

Co-Convenors

• Dr. Katharina Stein, Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden)
• Prof. Remmer Sassen, Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden)

Topic

Biodiversity in Cities: How Can We Take Action to Protect Biodiversity amid Urbanisation?

The majority of the population lives in cities now, and the migration from rural to urban areas is ongoing. Alongside urbanization, land-use change is profoundly affecting biodiversity. Sustainable spatial development and recognizing the importance of green spaces in cities could help decrease natural hazards in urban areas.

At this fourth seminar, we do not only look at urbanization and its effect on biodiversity for cities at the local level but look at the national and international levels as well. Addressing how civil society can take action to protect nature shall raise public awareness of biodiversity in cities.
The main language of the seminar series is German. Flash talks in English will be supplemented with German subtitles.

Background

Initiated by a UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden team, the Saxon Dialogue on Biodiversity aims to increase public awareness for biodiversity. The Dialogue features an online public seminar series and a social media campaign (#BiodiversityofSaxony), spotlighting biodiversity to mobilize action.

The Saxon Dialogue on Biodiversity project received the “eku idee” prize 2020 as part of the “eku Future Prize for Energy, Climate, Environment in Saxony” awarded by the Saxon State Ministry for Energy, Climate Protection, Environment and Agriculture (SMEKUL). The project also received support from PRISMA – Center for Sustainability Assessment and Policy (Prof. Jochen Schanze, TU Dresden, Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Board Member of PRISMA) and the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ (Prof. Josef Settele, Head of Department of Conservation Biology and Social-Ecological Systems).

Be part of the action by tagging your photos on Instagram with the campaign hashtag (#BiodiversityofSaxony) to get your entries featured during the event!

***For the original text from UNU-FLORES, please visit here***