A reminder:

Biology Thursday seminar today 12:15 on site (SÄ110).

with Dr. Anna Salomaa on

"Transformative potential of conservation: perspectives from Finnish science-policy interface."

Abstract: This talk addresses the difficulties of assessing fundamental sustainability transformation empirically as well as the transformative potential of biodiversity conservation. It presents Salomaa's research on assessing sustainability transformations, as well as her research on the potential of Red Lists and the variety of conservation actions to leverage transformation. Last, it shows ongoing work on developing a framework for categorizing understandings of transformation in the context of biodiversity science-policy interface.

Bio: Anna Salomaa is an interdisciplinary environmental social scientist from the LUT University, Finland. Her main interest is to study how living conditions for humanity could be safeguarded along with the biodiversity we have, and how knowledge on nature could benefit transformative change. She has studied the interface between knowledge and conservation policy, sustainability transformation, and environmental crisis preparedness, often in cooperation with non-academic actors. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0509-4873

The presentation is based on these articles:

Salomaa & Juhola. 2020. How to assess sustainability transformations: a review. Global Sustainability 3, e24, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2020.17

Salomaa A. & Arponen A. 2023. The role of the Red Lists of Ecosystems in leveraging sustainability changes in Finland - perceptions of the assessors. Ecosystems and People, 19:1, 2222185. https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2023.2222185

Arponen A. & Salomaa A. 2023. Transformative potential of conservation actions. Biodiversity and Conservation, 32, pages 3509-3531. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02600-3

Anna Salomaa, Karin Gustafsson, Simo Sarkki, Anni Arponen. The aims and mechanisms of transformative change: views from Finnish IPBES and Red List experts. (ongoing)

Host: Prof. Marko Mutanen

Welcome to the seminar!

Heikki

=============================================== Heikki Helanterä Professor Ekologian ja genetiikan tutkimusyksikkö / Ecology and Genetics Research Unit Oulun Yliopisto / University of Oulu / Finland heikki.helantera@oulu.fimailto:heikki.helantera@oulu.fi +358 50 4700 545