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OIKOS Norway 2023 - The 6th conference of the Norwegian Ecological Society (OIKOS)

Conference: Ecology on a used planet

February 13-15, 2023, NMBU, Ås, Norway

Human land use and activities have altered ecosystems across the planet. Understanding the drivers and impacts of biodiversity loss and climate change is essential to ensure sustainable use of the Earth’s limited resources.

The main topic of this conference is the dilemma between the society’s adaptation to climate change, such as development of green energy and the land use required, and at the same time conserve nature and biodiversity.

Workshops

NB! Please note that there will be workshops on February the 13th. We welcome all to suggest topics and to organize workshops in particular aimed for young researchers.

We welcome all researchers, students, managers, policy-makers, government officials, members of the media, and anyone interested in ecology and the natural world.

Partners and sponsors

Programme - in progress

Programme contents will be published as they are confirmed.

13 Feb - Monday - Workshops

Time: 11.00 - 16.00 (approx)

Contents:

Three or four workshops focusing on practical skills, sharing experiences and discussions. Topics and organizers:

Managing ecological data - based on LivingNorwayR
Lead: Erlend Nilsen, NINA
Disseminating ecology - how to communicate ecology to the general public
Lead: Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, NMBU, Inger Auestad Sogndal, HVL
Young, promising scientists
Agnes Holstad, NØF

We aim to announce 1-2 more workshop topics and organizers.

14 Feb - Tuesday - Conference day 1

Time: 9.00-18.00

Contents:

Keynote: Professor emerita Lena Gustafsson

Keynote: Professor Richard Bischof

Parallell sessions where participants present their own work

Poster session

Conference dinner (evening)

15 Feb - Wednesday - Conference day 2

Time: 9.00-15.00

Contents:

Keynote: Professor Ingmar Näslund

Parallel sessions where participants present their own work

Panel debate: the conflict between area use/carbon uptake and biodiversity

Keynote speakers

Richard Bischof

professor, NMBU

Richard is a wildlife ecologist, working at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.

He and his team work on both applied and fundamental questions in ecology, with a special focus on developing methods that help us measure and understand processes that are difficult to observe directly. These include the spatial distribution and dynamics of elusive species such as large carnivores.

Richard is particularly interested in reconciling individual movements and fates with population-level phenomena.

Lena Gustafsson

professor emerita, SLU

Lena is a plant ecologist at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

Lena’s research is directed towards biodiversity and conservation in forests, especially in evaluating and developing of knowledge on effects and efficiency of conservation actions, and how such can be combined with forest management.

She is interested in processes and structures that drive species dynamics in natural as well as managed forests, and how such insights can be used in conservation strategies.

Ingemar Näslund

Water management strategist at the County administration of Jämtlands län

Fish biologist educated at the university of Umeå. Research within the field of fish migration, fish life history and fish habitat management. PhD 1991 at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Umeå.

Since 1999 at the County administration been dealing with most issues connected to water management; habitat restoration, fishery management, the Water framework directive, mitigation of hydropower effects on aquatic ecosystems, environmental monitoring and environmental objectives. Since 2013 responsible for applications for funding of restoration projects (LIFE, national funding, etc).

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