Climate change, ponds & carbon
INVITATION to a free lunchtime talk on climate change, ponds and carbon storage 6 May 2008.
In recently published work, Professor John Downing from Iowa State University says that across the globe, ponds ‘may bury 4 times as much carbon as the world’s oceans.’
‘The world’s farm ponds alone may bury more organic carbon than the oceans and 33% as much as the world’s rivers deliver to the sea.’
To find out how ponds take up the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide and the implications for climate change, you are invited …
to a lunchtime talk at University College London, 1300 on Tuesday 6 May 2008
Hosted by Professor Rick Battarbee, from the Environmental Change Research Centre University College London, the lunchtime session will include a talk from Professor John Downing on his latest research work, followed by comment from Pond Conservation on the implications for us in the UK.
The talk is open to all and will be of interest to policy makers, climate change researchers, non-governmental organisations and the public.
venue & booking
Find more details at Pond Conservation, who are the national charity dedicated to creating and protecting ponds and the wildlife they support. They carry out research, surveys and practical conservation, working in partnership with others. And they work to protect the wildlife of other freshwaters.
They also have news on:
Pond Conservation toolkit for pond creation on aggregate sites 14 March 2008
Europe’s ponds are a vital freshwater habitat: new research published March 2008
Pond Conservation response to the Defra Water strategy 7 Feb 2008
Press release: Dig ponds to stop flooding 1 Feb 2008
Protect the smallest wetlands: World Wetlands Day 2 Feb 08
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