International Conference
SCENARIOS AND MODELS OF
BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
IN SUPPORT OF DECISION-MAKING
23 – 26 August 2016
CORUM, Montpellier, France
AIMS:
The conference covers scenarios and modelling applications in marine, freshwater and
terrestrial ecosystems. It intends to mobilise experts in all relevant disciplines of natural and
social sciences as well as policy makers and practitioners. Conference topics focus on:
• Exploring recent advances in modelling human impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem
services
• Addressing the use of scenarios and models for decision support
• Mobilising observations of biodiversity and ecosystem services for model development
and testing
• Capacity building for developing scenarios and models and for their use in decision
making
• Horizon scanning and addressing gaps in knowledge
The first day of the conference, 23 August 2016, is a policy day, dedicated to direct
interactions and information exchange between policy and decision makers and experts.
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS IS INVITED FOR THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
1. Decision support for policy and management of biodiversity and ecosystem services
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Tools and methods for mobilising scenarios and models of biodiversity and ecosystem
services for policy design and implementation
Tools and methods for supporting decisions in management of natural resources:
applications in marine, freshwater and terrestrial systems
Scenarios and modelling contributions to international, national and local scale
assessments (e.g., IPBES, CBD, IPCC)
2. Scenarios of direct and indirect drivers of biodiversity and ecosystem services
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b.
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Participatory and place-based scenario development and applications
Integration and harmonization of scenarios for climate, biodiversity and ecosystem
services
Development of scenarios focusing on a broad range of sustainable development goals
3. Modelling biodiversity and ecosystem function
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b.
Recent progress in modelling biodiversity response to human impacts at genetic, species,
trait or functional group levels
Modelling links between biodiversity and ecosystem function
4. Modelling ecosystem services and values
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b.
c.
d.
Recent developments and applications of models of ecosystem services
Modelling ecosystem services at global and continental scales
Recent developments and applications of models of monetary and non-monetary values of
biodiversity and ecosystem services
Analysis of trade-offs and synergies between biodiversity and ecosystem services using
scenarios and models
5. Harmonization, integration and addressing uncertainty
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Linking and harmonizing scenarios and models across spatial and temporal scales
Linking biodiversity and ecosystem service modelling; i.e., integration of "classic"
biodiversity and ecosystem services modelling approaches
Linking consequences of change in biodiversity and ecosystem services to human wellbeing
Linking and harmonizing scenarios with different knowledge systems including local and
indigenous knowledge
Integrating scenarios and models across multiple sectors (e.g. agriculture, health, energy,
others) and realms (marine, freshwater, terrestrial)
Evaluating uncertainty in models of biodiversity and ecosystem services: model validation
and model-model inter-comparisons
Metrics and indicators for models to facilitate model-model and model-data comparison
6. Capacity building for scenarios and modelling
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b.
c.
Mobilising training courses for developers of models and scenarios
Mobilising training courses for managers and policy makers
Open-sourcing: making scenarios, models and data freely and easily available for users
7. Programs and processes for filling knowledge gaps
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b.
National and international programs for improving availability and access of data for
scenarios and modelling (e.g., GEO-BON / EU-BON / AP-BON, GBIF, others.)
National and international programs and processes for improving scenarios and modelling
of biodiversity and ecosystem services (e.g. Future Earth, others)
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND REGISTRATION:
To submit your abstract, and to register for the symposium, visit
www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/en/conference/scientific-symposium.html
MORE INFORMATION:
For more information on the conference, contact the ScenNet coordination office:
Cornelia Krug, email: [email protected]
ORGANISING COMMITTEE:
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Paul Leadley, Université Paris Sud, France
Sandra Lavorel, Université Joseph Fourier, France
Katrin Böhning-Gaese, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Germany
Mingchang Cao, Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Environmental
protection, China
Wolfgang Cramer, Mediterranean Institute of Marine and Terrestrial Biodiversity and
Ecology, France
Simon Ferrier, CSIRO, Australia
Walter Jetz, Yale University, United States
Karachepone Ninan, Centre for Economics, Environment and Society, India
Jean Paul Metzger, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Guy Midgley, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Jyothis Sathyapalan, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, India
Osamu Saito, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability,
Japan
Yunne-Jai Shin, Université Montpellier, France
Brendan Wintle, University of Melbourne, Australia
Cornelia Krug, Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité, France
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
ScenNet focuses on building a well-structured community of researchers
working on the interactions between socio-economic scenarios and models of
global change impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services. It is also
undertaking activities to address key knowledge gaps and improve the
usefulness of scenarios in decision making at a wide range of scales.
For more information, visit www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/en/scennet
or contact the coordination office at [email protected]
Sponsored by the Belmont Forum project
« Biodiversity and ecosystem
services scenarios network »
(ScenNet)
www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/en/scennet
www.belmontforum.org
Supported by
Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité (FRB)
www.fondationbiodiversite.fr