The format of the conference will be that of a traditional academic conference. Short papers will be given by conference attendees to fit into five themed sessions (see below) that highlight where conservation practitioners are attempting to manage the environment in response to global change.
Note that, although there are no sessions explicitly entitled with respect to climate change, each of the session topics below must inevitably consider the consequences of climate change. Papers are encouraged that deal with the effective linkage of research to policy implementation as a response to global change, rather than simply documenting the effects of global change.
Each session will close with a 25 minute talk where an invited pair of authors, an experienced researcher and policy director in the subject area of the theme, presents an overview of the successes and failures in moving research into effective policy to deal with the impacts of global change.
Elements of the programme will reflect the BOU's 150 th anniversary and the role it has played over the last 150 years and what our continuing role in ornithology holds.
Tuesday 8 April 2008— evening only |
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17.00 |
Registration |
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19.00 |
Dinner |
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20.30 |
Welcome |
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Alistair Dawson, President of the BOU |
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BOU 150 th Anniversary Item: A personal view of the history of conservation |
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Norman Moore (BOU Vice President 1977—1981) |
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Restoring critically endangered bird populations |
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Carl Jones, Scientific Director, Mauritian Wildlife Foundation |
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Wednesday 9 April 2008 |
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08.30 |
Registration |
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Session 1 |
Conference Opening |
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09.00 |
Conference opening |
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Alistair Dawson, President of the BOU |
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09.05 |
Conference opening overview: How far have we come in turning the recommendations of basic research into environmental policy? |
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Mark Avery (RSPB) |
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10:00 |
BOU 150 th Anniversary Item |
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Ian Newton (BOU President 1999—2003) |
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10.05 |
Coffee |
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Session 2 |
The Protected Area Approach |
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Chair |
Richard Bradbury (RSPB) |
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10.45 |
Is reserve-based management during the breeding season an effective conservation tool for declining migrant species? The case of the Pied Plycatcher. |
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Anne Goodenough, Simon L. Elliot & Adam G. Hart ( University of Gloucestershire ) |
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11.10 |
Missing links: how individual ornithologists could contribute to reserve policy enforcement—with a focus on the EU policies and laws . |
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Volker Mauerhofer ( University of Vienna ) |
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11.35 |
Marine Special Protection Areas and Seabird Conservation: the Manx Shearwater, a case study |
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Chris Perrins & Tim Guildford (EGI, University of Oxford ) |
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12:00 |
Overview of where research has led to policy in the protected area approach to bird conservation. |
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Malcolm Ausden (RSPB), David Stroud (JNCC) & Richard Bradbury (RSPB) |
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12.30 |
BOU 150 th Anniversary Item |
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John Croxall (BOU President 1995—1999) |
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12.35 |
Lunch |
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Session 3 |
Habitat Creation and Restoration |
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Chairs |
Phil Atkinson (BTO) & David Collins (Natural England ) |
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13.50 |
The UK Bittern population: current dynamics and predicted vulnerability to sea level rise. |
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Gillian Gilbert (RSPB), Andy Brown (Natural England ) & Simon Wotton (RSPB) |
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14:15 |
A review of how the BTO's data and evidence influences environmental policy |
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Andy Clements (BTO) |
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14:40 |
Black Grouse: Research findings and their implications for agri-environment policy in northern England |
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Dave Baines & Philip Warren (GCT) |
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15.05 |
Overview of where research has led to policy in habitat creation and restoration for bird conservation |
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Phil Atkinson (BTO) & David Collins (Natural England ) |
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15:35 |
BOU 150 th Anniversary Item |
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Jeremy Greenwood (former director BTO) |
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15.40 |
Afternoon tea |
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Session 4 |
Reintroductions and Re-establishment |
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Chairs |
Ian Newton (CEH) & Ian McLean (Natural England ) |
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16.10 |
Growth and demography of a re-introduced White-tailed Eagle population in Scotland |
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Jeremy Wilson (RSPB Scotland), Andy Douse (SNH), R.J. Evans (RSPB), A. MacLennan (RSPB), R. Saunders (Natural England), D. Sexton (RSPB) & D.P. Whitfield (Natural Research Ltd) |
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16.35 |
Translocation of Cirl Buntings within the UK as part of a wider recovery programme |
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Andy Evans (RSPB), Ian Carter (Natural England ) & Cath Jeffs (RSPB) |
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17.00 |
The feasibility of re-establishing Eurasian Cranes in the UK —the Great Crane Project |
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Peter Newbery (RSPB), Nigel Jarrett (WWT), Andrew Stanbury (RSPB), Mark Trinder (WWT), Andrew Reeve (Pensthorpe Conservation Trust), Deborah Jordan (Pensthorpe Conservation Trust) & David Fouracre (RSPB) |
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17.25 |
Overview of where research has led to effective policy for reintroductions and re-establishments |
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Ian Newton (CEH) & Ian Mclean (Natural England ) |
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17.55 |
BOU 150 th Anniversary Item |
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Christopher Perrins (BOU President 2003 -2007) |
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18.00 |
Drinks and poster Session (until 19.00) |
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18.00 |
BOU Annual General Meeting (until 18.30; Senior Common Room) |
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20.00 |
BOU Annual Dinner |
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Thursday 10 April 2008 |
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Session 5 |
Biodiversity on Agricultural Land |
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Chairs |
Juliet Vickery (BTO) & Phil Grice (Natural England ) |
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09.00 |
From ‘over-grazing' to ‘under-grazing' and beyond: The impact of broad policy decisions on upland birds |
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James Pearce-Higgins, G.M. Buchanan & M.C.Grant (RSPB Scotland ) |
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09:25 |
Linking statistical models to spatial representations of change in bird populations: a case study (Skylarks) |
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Nigel Boatman, Stephane Pietravalle, Hazel Parry, Joe Crocker & Paul Irving (Central Science Laboratory) |
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09:50 |
How do the individual components of organic farming systems affect birds (and wider biodiversity)? How does, and can, this information relate to organic farming policy? |
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Mark Whittingham & Ailsa McKenzie ( University of Newcastle ) |
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10:15 |
Overview of where research has led to effective policy for conservation of birds on farm and forestry land |
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Juliet Vickery (BTO) & Phil Grice (Natural England ) |
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10.45 |
BOU 150 th Anniversary Item |
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Chris Feare (BOU Secretary 1993—1997, BOU Vice President 2003 -2007) |
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10.50 |
Coffee |
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Session 6 |
Biodiversity in Urban and Exurban areas |
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Chairs |
Dan Chamberlain (BTO) & David Knight (Natural England ) |
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11.20 |
The decline of the urban house sparrow—causes and potential conservation measures |
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Will Peach, John Mallord, Chris Orsman, Nancy Ockenden & Bill Haines (all RSPB) |
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11.45 |
The ecological characteristics of urban areas |
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Karl Evans ( University of Sheffield ) |
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12.10 |
Opportunities for biodiversity in urban and surrounding areas: the challenge of involving people |
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TBC & Des Thompson (SNH) |
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12.35 |
Overview of where research has led to effective policy for conservation of birds in urban habitats |
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Dan Chamberlain (BTO) & David Knight (Natural England ) |
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13:05 |
BOU 150 th Anniversary Item |
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Andrew Gosler (Editor of Ibis 1999—2006) |
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13.10 |
Lunch |
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Session 7 |
Close of Conference |
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Chair |
Alistair Dawson, President of the BOU |
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14.30 |
Conference closing overview: How much further do we have to go in moving from science to policy and what are the priority areas? |
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Bill Sutherland ( University of Cambridge ) |
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15:20 |
General discussion |
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15.45 |
BOU 150 th Anniversary Item |
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Neil Bucknell (BOU Secretary 1997—2006) |
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15.50 |
Close of conference |
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Alistair Dawson, President of the BOU |
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16.00 |
Afternoon tea and departure |
