Public Lecture: The role of peatlands as natural climate solutions
Public Lecture: The role of peatlands as natural climate solutions
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Peatlands are among the most valuable ecosystems on earth and are one of our best nature-based solutions to climate change. Not only are they important for biodiversity, water quality and flood management, but they are also the largest terrestrial carbon store, storing more carbon than all other vegetation types combined. Peatlands cover vast areas of the globe but despite their importance, they are becoming increasingly threatened by both climatic (e.g., wildfires) and anthropogenic (e.g., land-use change) disturbances. This presentation will explore the variety of peatlands that are found both across the world, as well as the types of disturbances that impact the functioning of these incredibly important ecosystems. Finally, Scott will highlight what we can do to prevent losing one of the best players in the fight against climate change.
Speaker
Dr Scott J.Davidson (University of Plymouth)
Dr Scott J. Davidson is a Lecturer in Ecosystem Resilience at the University of Plymouth, UK. He completed my undergraduate degree in Geography at the University of Dundee, Scotland in 2012 and his MSc in Polar and Alpine Change at the University of Sheffield, UK in 2013. In 2018 he was awarded a PhD from the University of Sheffield, UK, looking at greenhouse gas emissions from arctic tundra landscapes in Alaska.
His research is focused on the resilience of global peatland and wetland ecosystems to both climate change and disturbance regimes. His research combines field research, laboratory analysis, remote sensing and modelling approaches to better constrain spatio-temporal carbon dynamics of wetland ecosystems.
Date and time
This event will take place on Monday 16 December 2024 at 18:00.
Location
This Public Lecture will take place in person at Burlington House, Piccadilly and online via Zoom.
Programme
17:45 - 18:00: Guests will arrive for the Public Lecture
18:00 - 19:00: Talk takes place (including a Q&A)
19:00: Event ends
Venue
The Geological Society, Burlington House, W1J 0BG London
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