BAMBOO Night - All Things Sustainability

Climate change from human activities threatens global biodiversity. Understanding these impacts is important to formulate effective biodiversity conservation strategies. I am developing novel impact assessment methods to estimate climate change impacts in different ecosystems. Species richness – the number of species – is often used to evaluate biodiversity. Research has shown, however, that functional diversity – the diversity of traits – is more closely linked to ecosystem functioning, from which humans also benefit. Therefore, I explore how changing climatic conditions under different future scenarios could affect functional diversity.

Nature does a lot more for us than we realize! My name is Liam Vezzani and my research focuses on four key benefits it provides: pollination, pest control, soil protection, and carbon sequestration. But here’s the twist—these benefits are affected by the way we use the land. Do you want to learn more? Join the event, and I will walk you through it and answer all your questions.

How do decisions we make now shape the year 2100? We are on a mission to quantify how our actions affect biodiversity, and, more importantly, how we can do better in the future. Using a long-term, global model we simulate the effects of land use, the energy system and economic developments. Join me, Carlijn Bos, at the pub to dive into the world of scenario creation.