Food security: is biodiversity doomed?
The goal of the food security agenda is to provide the world's population with a sustainable and secure supply of safe, nutritious, affordable and high quality food.
In this lecture, Professor Gordon will examine the considerable challenges faced in the relationship between animal conservation and agriculture in trying to feed an expanding human population. He will argue that increasing efforts are needed to protect vulnerable species within a matrix of agricultural production landscapes and that wildlife species should be included within farming systems.
The lecture is free and open to the public however attendees are asked to register in advance by emailing CECHR. A drinks reception will follow the lecture.
CECHR, the Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience, is a collaboration between the James Hutton Institute and the University of Dundee examining environmental change and how society can react to it. The Centre brings together researchers from many different disciplines including plant sciences and ecosystems, environmental research, geography, law, engineering, life sciences and other areas.
