Adaptation and resilience in tropical mountain ecosystems

Event details

Join YESI for the 13th Tropical Ecosystem Network meeting, which will focus on ‘Adaptation and resilience in tropical mountain ecosystems’, a timely theme following the United Nations International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development in 2022.

As it has been a long time since the last Tropical Ecosystem Network event, this meeting will start with an introduction from YESI’s director, Professor Lindsay Stringer, which will be followed by a series of one-minute slides by attendees to briefly introduce themselves and their research. Researchers from across the University of York will then showcase their work on tropical mountains through a series of short presentations. This will be followed by a networking coffee break and group discussions to explore future research directions, as well as potential applications/opportunities.

The meeting is primarily for network members but non-members are very welcome to attend. The YESI Tropical Ecosystem Network is designed to bring together the breadth of expertise across departments at the University of York to build innovative collaborations, develop new interdisciplinary research directions and bid for funding opportunities.

Provisional Agenda

10:00 -10:15 Registration and refreshments

10:15 -10:20  Introduction from YESI Resilient Ecosystems Theme Co-lead Julia Touza

10:20 -11:00 One-minute introductions by attendees (one slide each)

11:00 -11:15 Presentation (10 minutes) on the Mountain Research Institute by Rob Marchant with five minutes for questions at the end

11:15 -11:45 Refreshments and networking

11:45 -12:15 Showcase presentations. Three 10-minute presentations (with 15 minutes for questions) highlighting research across the University of York on tropical mountains

12:15-12:45 Discussion session: future plans and opportunities

12:45-13:00 Feedback and summary