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19 May 2010 09:13:45
A leading environmental expert at the University of Bedfordshire is giving the Friday seminar at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) this week.
Professor James Crabbe, Dean of the Faculty of Creative Arts, Technologies and Science (CATS), is speaking about ‘Coral reefs, climate change and Copenhagen – looking to the future’.
The seminar is on Friday (21 May) afternoon in the NOC’s Henry Charnock Lecture Theatre at Southampton University.
Professor Crabbe said: “Coral reefs are the most sensitive ecosystems on the planet to climate change, and mitigation of greenhouse gas emission, post-COP15 in Copenhagen, will probably not be enough in the future if reefs ecosystems are to survive.
“Given the threats to reef systems, ecosystem-based management of other direct human-induced stresses on coral reefs, such as over-fishing, destructive fishing, coastal pollution and sedimentation, will be essential for the survival of coral reefs on which we are all dependent.
“My talk will also discuss a number of geoengineering options, and their potential influence on coral reefs.”
Recently, Professor Crabbe was one of the coral reef experts from all over the world taking part in an EDGE (Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered) workshop at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
For further details, visit www.edgeofexistence.org
Professor Crabbe said: “Our specific proposals involve appointing ‘EDGE Fellows’ working on the conservation of designated coral species at risk.”
The EDGE of Existence conservation programme, developed by ZSL, is based on a global priority-setting technique which incorporates both a species’ contribution to phylogenetic (evolutionary) diversity and its threat status.
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