BIOrdinary Seminar: Dealing with Biodiversity Dilemmas in Ordinary Places

On 7 November, Ivana Maček, Bengt G. Karlsson and Tomas Cole will hold a seminar on biodiversity dilemmas and new perspectives on alien and migrant species. They will present the BIOrdinary project and share insights from their individual case studies on migrant oysters, traveling tea plants and ‘invasive’ disease-carrying mosquitoes.

Abstract:

The battle against so-called “invasive alien species” (IAS) rages on, and is being driven by recently articulated global biodiversity agendas. While the current United Nations Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) seeks to ensure that pristine, protected areas comprise 30 percent of the world’s total surface area by 2030, there remains much to be done for the remaining 70 percent: ordinary places, dominated by human habitat and industrial activities. Many non-native species have partly or wholly naturalized to these mixed ecosystems, becoming entangled in people’s livelihoods. Initiatives to not only aggressively eradicate such migrant species but also to enroll the help…