CORDIScovery Podcast | Number 01 (February 2021)

#01 Biodiversity

Abstract:

CORDIScovery is a new monthly podcast created by the European Commission's Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS).  The series dives into some of the key scientific solutions being developed by EU-funded researchers to address the major societal challenges that we all face today.

Each month, CORDIScovery offers a panel discussion with up to three distinguished guests taking a deeper and more intimate look at some of the key burning issues facing our societies that are currently being addressed by EU-funded research.

This first episode explores how island biodiversity is affected by geographic isolation, invasive species and human activities, how wildlife losses (including due to the illegal wildlife trade) impact biodiversity, ecosystem degradation and human health, and whether protected areas can truly be an effective response to the human encroachment of natural environments.  To discuss this and more are three EU-funded scientists at the forefront of efforts to protect and preserve the world’s vital biodiversity in the face of increasing levels of human intrusion, pollution, habitat destruction and urbanisation:-

• Pedro Cardoso, of the Finnish Museum of Natural History
• Rosaleen Duffy, of the University of Sheffield
• Jonas Geldmann, of the University of Copenhagen

Official

EU CORDIS: European Research Council, 19/06/21: Biodiversity and Security: understanding environmental crime, illegal wildlife trade and threat finance. https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/694995

EU CORDIS: Horizon 2020 Projects: Biodiversity drivers on islands and continents. https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/706482

EU CORDIS: Horizon 2020 Projects: Effectiveness of terrestrial protected areas in reducing human pressure. https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/706784

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