ICCB 2013 Program - Society for Conservation Biology
ICCB 2013 Program - Society for Conservation Biology
ICCB 2013 Program - Society for Conservation Biology
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ecotourism. The symposium integrates scientific theory and practice fundamental to effective planning and management of<br />
buffer zones in varied ecosystems.<br />
08:00 The fate of <strong>for</strong>ests in and around East Africa’s Protected Areas - are buffer zones needed to mitigate or prevent<br />
encroachment<br />
Marion Pfeifer, Imperial College, London<br />
08:15 Understanding the role of payments <strong>for</strong> ecosystems services and collective action in the effectiveness of protected<br />
areas in Chiapas, Mexico<br />
Sergio Cortina-Villar, Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico; Celine Dutilly, Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico; Driss Ezzine,<br />
Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico; José Nahed, Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico; Héctor Plascencia, Colegio de la Frontera<br />
Sur, Mexico; Susana Aguilar, Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico; Elvia Porcayo, Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico; Roberto<br />
Aguilar, Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico; Viridiana Cano, Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico<br />
08:30 Effects of Habitat and Buffer Zones on Small Mammal Diversity and Abundance in Nyungwe National Park,<br />
Rwanda<br />
Methode Majyambere, National University of Rwanda; Katherine McFadden, Clemson University (*Presenter)<br />
Wednesday<br />
08:45 Effects of the buffer zone on seed dispersal processes in an African tropical montane <strong>for</strong>est protected area<br />
Robin Martino, Antioch University New England; Norbert J. Cordeiro, Roosevelt University; Beth Kaplin, Antioch<br />
University New England<br />
09:00 Towards Assessing the Vulnerability of US National Parks to Land Use and Climate Change<br />
Andrew Hansen, Montana State University<br />
09:15 Community Enterprise development strategies <strong>for</strong> tourism in protected area buffer zones<br />
Megan Epler-Wood, Cornell University; Mark Milstein, Cornell University<br />
09:30 The importance of buffer zones in mediating edge effects in <strong>for</strong>est protected area islands surrounded by seas of<br />
agriculture<br />
Beth Kaplin, Antioch University New England<br />
Open discussion follows from 9:45 to 10:00<br />
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Symposium: SCB Approach to Carbon Neutrality: Assessing Organizational Per<strong>for</strong>mance and<br />
Sponsoring Biodiversity <strong>Conservation</strong> Projects<br />
Room 309<br />
Wednesday, July 24, 8:00 to 10:00<br />
Organizer(s):<br />
Ron Abrams, Dru Associates, Inc.; Tuyeni Mwampamba, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas<br />
The <strong>Society</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Biology</strong> has been working to offset its carbon footprint from administration and global and regional<br />
meetings since 2007, by self-assessing and sponsoring field projects combining science, government and local communities.<br />
The Ecological Footprint Committee (EFC), in cooperation with Local Organizing Committees and the Executive Office,<br />
are working to set an example to other organizations by reducing our carbon footprint. The ecological costs of operating an<br />
organization must be understood to successfully offset atmospheric degradation. This Symposium demonstrates activities in<br />
carbon footprint management that involve stakeholders to address the accumulation of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere.<br />
SCB as a ‘carbon customer’ is learning how to adapt to our changing biosphere. There is no better way <strong>for</strong> SCB members to<br />
respond to climate change than to actually participate in mitigating our contribution to climate change. The EFC annually<br />
assesses SCB’s carbon footprint, including office operations, travel, conferences and the production of the journal <strong>Conservation</strong><br />
<strong>Biology</strong>. Major decisions have been made by the <strong>Society</strong> with the benefit of this in<strong>for</strong>mation, such as the change from annual to<br />
biannual <strong>ICCB</strong>’s to reduce our travel footprint. SCB also collects funds from participants in <strong>ICCB</strong> and Regional SCB meetings,<br />
to develop and sponsor conservation projects that are estimated to have a carbon benefit sufficient to offset SCB emissions.<br />
08:00 SCB’s Carbon Sequestration/Offset projects: a review<br />
Paul Beier, Northern Arizona University<br />
08:15 The Biogeochemistry of Carbon: An Overview<br />
Jesse Abrams, Leibniz Center Tropical Marine Ecol<br />
08:30 SCB at Rooihoek, South Africa: Severe logistics in Baviaanskloof Mega Preserve<br />
Ron Abrams, Dru AssocIates, Inc.<br />
08:45 Grasslands in Alberta: Soil Carbon storage:<br />
Mark Boyce, University of Alberta<br />
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