Hörren: Insect Biodiversity Loss in Nature Reserves
Biodiversity Loss in Insects in Nature Reserves – How We Are Losing Biodiversity and the Role of Global Warming
Thomas Hörren is a German entomologist and coleopterist researching insect diversity: How many insects are found in our region, how are they distributed, and what challenges do these species face? He will discuss these topics in his lecture as part of the Climate Lecture Series at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE). He will also refer to a long-term study on insect decline, published in 2017 in the journal PLOS ONE by an international team of scientists, including Hörren.
About the 2024 Climate Lecture Series:
We are changing! Understanding climate change and acting together.
The human-caused climate crisis poses a significant risk to our civilization. What must we, as a society and as individuals, learn or unlearn in order to adequately address global and local challenges and establish future-proof, sustainable behavior? How can science provide support in this process, and how can Can scientific findings lead to sustainable action?
For the fourth year running, we at UDE4future are addressing this question with the lecture series "We are changing! Understanding climate change and acting together," financially supported by the Rectorate of the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE). The series is based on current research findings and scientific considerations from various disciplines regarding necessary changes, with a particular focus on open dialogue and discussion between citizens and laypeople and experts. This will be facilitated by an additional in-person event, the Climate Dialogue, at the Essen City Library, involving civil society, as well as an online lecture series that also provides a platform for discourse.
Together, we are exploring opportunities and possibilities that are already technically feasible and necessary for socio-ecological transformation. The global challenges we face due to anthropogenic climate change require a collective shift in behavior and new standards of evaluation, and are therefore not merely academic questions, but above all societal ones. In a democratic society, discourse and the preservation of a culture of dialogue are essential for a sustainable future. To achieve collective action supported by a broad cross-section of society.
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