The network aims to promote discussion around topics of interest, a sharing of knowledge and experience, a greater awareness of each other’s work, potential to collaborate on proposals and projects, and just a chance to get to know each other. We meet once a month (except in the summer; June-August) for discussions on topics introduced by members of the network, with facilitation aimed at sharing expertise and experiences amongst all those present.
Sessions take place on Thursdays 16:00-17:30 at ECCI, with refreshments provided.
We welcome all new members and all ideas for topics and formats for meetings, so please do get in touch if you’d like to join or share your ideas: Sam Staddon (sam.staddon@ed.ac.uk) and Clare Barnes (c.barnes@ed.ac.uk).
Our 2023/24 programme
| Date and time | Title | Speaker(s) | Location |
| 24 August 16:00 - 18:00 |
Why promoting a conservation ethos in Australia is a challenge |
Dr Rochelle Steven, School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University | Training & Skills, ECCI |
| 21 September 16:00 - 18:00 | 'Cattle in the Community Forest': Documentary Film Screening & Discussion | James Robinson | High School Yards Teaching Centre Room G.02 |
| 12 October 16:00 - 18:00 |
Supporting community-led conservation in Scotland |
International conservation organisation Fauna & Flora, and the community initiative Edinburgh Shoreline will discuss their experiences in supporting and delivering community led conservation in Scotland | Conference Room, ECCI |
| 30 November 16:00 - 18:00 | ‘Restoring Peace with Nature’ - to coincide with 'Lost Species Day' https://www.lostspeciesday.org | Julian Caldecott | Conference Room, ECCI |
Our past sessions
Our 2022/23 programme
| Date and time | Title | Speaker(s) | Location |
| 15 June 16:00 - 18:00 |
Presentation of a short film showcasing Clare and Sam's recent work with colleagues in Nepal: Collective Reflective Learning for Social Justice in Nepal’s Community-Based Natural Resource Management EEDN annual summer social |
Sam Staddon and Clare Barnes | Training & Skills, ECCI |
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25 May 16:00 - 17:30 |
"What is 'coexistence'? Considering the case of Nepal's tigers and people" |
Bivishika Bhandari, WWF Nepal |
The Pod, ECCI |
| 30 March 16:00 - 17:30 |
"Land for What? Land for Whom? Senses of Place and Conflict in the Scottish Highlands" |
Bonnie Vandesteeg | High School Yards Teaching Centre Room G.02 |
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12 January 16:00 - 17:30 |
"The health effects of air pollution: democratizing models and measurements to inform global policy decisions" | Dr Sumil Thakrar, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota | Training & Skills, ECCI |
| 1 December 16:00 - 17:30 |
"A clash between project desires and investor desires: Examples from the voluntary carbon market". Discussing the market trade-offs when it comes to scaling up the conservation or restoration projects around the world. |
Luke Howard, Plan Vivo | The Pod, ECCI |
| 27 October | "What can Conservation and Agriculture take from Political Ecology?" We aligned with the POLLEN online workshop 'Political Ecology, Conservation & Agrarian Change'; watching some of the presentations and following with a panel discussion |
Panelists: Dr Shubbhi Sharma, feminist political ecologist, School of Social and Political Sciences Dr Silvia Perez-Espona, conservation geneticist and Coordinator of Edinburgh Conservation Science) Dr Alfy Gathorne-Hardy, agricultural scientist, Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems |
Conference Room, ECCI |
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12 October 16:00 - 17:30 |
"Gendered Surplus People, Food Security, and Maladaptation to Climate Change in Northern Ghana", a co-sponsored event between the Centre for African Studies, EEDN, and POLLEN (the Political Ecology Reading Group) | Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong | 7 George Square, Room S.1 |
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29 September 16:00 - 18:00 |
PhD Sharing (...of passion, tips, connections, ideas, solidarity from across the network) Document
One piece of advice to other PhD students and to yourself (180.43 KB / PDF)
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Anyone wanting to share their PhD-related experiences | Training & Skills, ECCI |
Our 2021/22 programme
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Date and time |
Title | Speaker(s) |
Location |
| 23 June |
EEDN Summer Social catered for by Edinburgh Food Social, with delivery by Farr Out. |
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7 April |
Document
You can click on the pdf link above for slides of the talk, or watch it here. |
Dr Julian Caldecott |
Conference Room, ECCI |
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17 March |
Jack Covey, PhD candidate at University of Edinburgh |
Conference Room, ECCI |
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27 January
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Gaia Marini and Nick Hepworth from Water Witness | Conference Room, ECCI | |
| 18 November | Yvan Biot | Conference Room, ECCI |
Spring 2020
| Date and time | Title | Speaker(s) | Location |
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23 January, 16:00 - 17:30 |
Document
Long-term engagement in Nepal's environmental governance (5.16 MB / PDF)
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Prof Andrea Nightingale, University of Oslo, Norway |
ECCI |
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27 February, 16:00 - 17:30 (cancelled due to the pandemic) |
UK housing policy learning from former colonies in the global South |
Matt Lane, University of Edinburgh | ECCI |
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26 March, 16:00 - 17:30 (cancelled due to the pandemic) |
Indigenous map making in the Ecuadorian Amazon
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Aliya Ryan, Digital Democracy | ECCI |
Autumn 2019
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Date |
Title | Speaker(s) |
| 17 October |
Document
When tree planting damages ecosystems (4.89 MB / PDF)
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Caroline Lehmann, University of Edinburgh |
| 14 November |
Kate Crowley, University of Edinburgh |
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| 12 December | Nicholas Warren, A Rocha |
Spring 2019
| 17 January | Coastal livelihood interventions | Mike Riddell, The Landscapes and Livelihoods Group |
| 28 February | Learning lessons from projects, places & people | Clare Barnes, Gary Watmough, Sam Staddon, University of Edinburgh |
| 14 March | Technologies in natural resource governance | Margherita Scazza, University of Edinburgh |
| 4 April | Ecosystems and urban vulnerability: why is research evidence ignored in Asia and beyond? | Jim Jarvie, Thismiafocus |
Autumn 2018
| 25 October | Livelihoods and Rights-based approaches to natural resource management | Peter O’Hara, Participatory Natural Resource Management |
| 22 November | Involving business in conservation and development | Tillem Burlace, LTS International |
| 13 December | Indigenous communities | Peter Branney, a private consultant |