The final workshop report and the power point files from our speakers are now available under Downloads. We have posted some photos of the workshop which you can find here.
Thanks again to all participants for a very great and productive workshop!
Biodiversity has been a powerful catch word since the late 20th century. The word represents the iconic meaning of environmental balance of the Earth and has been of immense importance to different disciplines ranging from the natural to the social sciences. Vital interest is brought towards it by policy makers as well as research, development and conservation projects. However, this concept is perceived, communicated and exploited in a great variety of ways.
How has the concept of biodiversity been translated and perceived by different scientific and popular disciplines? How can natural and social sciences usefully talk about a concept as powerful as biodiversity? The workshop (De-)Constructing Biodiversity encourages participants from diverse disciplines to find a common ground for research on biodiversity. It seeks to provide a discussion forum for a fruitful multidisciplinary engagement with the concept of biodiversity.
There will be 3 panels where the issues related to biodiversity will be discussed:
You can find more detailed descriptions of the three panels, along with the key note speakers here.
The workshop programme booklet including all abstacts can be downloaded here.
