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Genomics for Biodiversity, Conservation and Land Use

Event: Workshop
Date: 28 Nov 2006 00:00


Speaker(s): Pete Hollingsworth (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh), Sandra Knapp (Natural History Museum), Georgina Mace (Imperial), Claire Waterton (Cesagen) and Brian Wynne (Cesagen) 

Organised by: Emma Frow (ESRC Genomics Forum)


Venue:

Darwin Centre, Natural History Museum, London

This workshop focused on the following question: What is the potential and what are the limitations — technical, social, regulatory or otherwise — of current genomic technologies for plant biodiversity conservation?


The following presentations were made at the workshop:

Pete Hollingsworth — Genetics and plant conservation

Sandra Knapp — Genomics and biodiversity

Georgina Mace — Policy issues in biodiversity assessment and conservation

Claire Waterton & Brian Wynne — The role of social science in conservation policy


A working paper [PDF] on Genomics for Biodiversity, Conservation and Land Use is available to download.




Further details: For further details or copies of the workshop presentations, please contact Emma Frow.


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