2021 Biodiversity Symposium

Mainstreaming Biodiversity in the Decade of Action

A four-part virtual symposium series to expand networks and inspire creative strategies to promote biodiversity in urban, agricultural and natural areas, to improve human and ecological health and well-being.

The symposium opened on January 13 with a keynote presentation by David Cooper, Deputy Executive Secretary, U. N. Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal. Weekly symposia were offered by ZOOM between January 20 and March 24, 2021, from 1:25 pm to 2:30. Recordings of the weekly sessions are below. To apply for seed grant funding, at least one member of the collaborative team had to have registered for 1 or more sessions.

Jan. 13 Opening Session:
David Cooper, Deputy Executive Secretary,
U. N. Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal

Jan. 20: Value of Biodiversity

Jan. 27 Value of Biodiversity

Feb. 3 Biodiversity in a Changing World

Feb. 10 Biodiversity in a Changing World

Feb. 24 Tools for supporting biodiversity

March 3 Tools for supporting biodiversity

March 17 Strategies to expand biodiversity efforts

March 24 Strategies to expand biodiversity efforts