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URL:https://events.ufv.ca/events/webinar-conservation-as-innovation/
SUMMARY:Webinar: Conservation as Innovation
DESCRIPTION:\nConservation as Innovation:\nThe Role of Biodiversity in Agri
 culture\nOften the goals of conservation organizations and the goals of fa
 rmers are seen as in opposition. But it is increasingly evident that biodi
 versity can provide a myriad of ecosystem services that can reduce costs f
 or farmers and increase resilience and stability in agro-ecosystems. This 
 can include increasing access to pollination services\, pest management fr
 om native natural enemies and even mitigation of the effects of extreme we
 ather events such as heat waves or drought.\n\nUsing examples from her own
  work and the work of others\, Sandra will discuss the ways in which biodi
 versity and restoration efforts on farms can benefit farmers while simulta
 neously contributing to biodiversity conservation. She will further discus
 s how this could apply to challenges faced by farmers within the Fraser Va
 lley\, as this approach provides opportunities for collaboration between d
 ifferent groups to contribute to both conservation and sustainability in a
 griculture.\nSpeaker Profile\nDr. Sandra Gillespie is an Assistant Profess
 or in the Biology department at UFV and an EFCIE Faculty Associate. She he
 lps students understand the basics of ecology and complex data and models 
 in community ecology. Dr. Gillespie received her bachelor’s in Biology f
 rom Simon Fraser University in 2005\, then moved to the University of Mass
 achusetts where she received a joint PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Bi
 ology and Entomology in 2011\, focusing on disease ecology in bumblebees. 
 Since then she has worked as a postdoc at the University of California\, D
 avis\, studying pollination issues in agriculture\, and at Simon Fraser Un
 iversity\, studying the conservation impacts of invasive plants on pollina
 tors. Her current research at UFV is a logical extension of these projects
 \, examining questions related to both pollinator conservation and agricul
 tural issues\, while providing students with meaningful research experienc
 es.\n\nAs a member of EFCIE\, Dr. Gillespie brings expertise in a number o
 f areas including statistics and field research\, the application of ecolo
 gical principles to applied problems in agriculture\, and conservation iss
 ues surrounding bumblebees specifically and pollinators more broadly. She 
 is an enthusiastic mentor in all these areas and welcomes the opportunity 
 to both share her expertise and learn from other members of the centre.\nT
 his online event is open to the public. Please register in advance to rece
 ive the Zoom link.\n&nbsp\;
CATEGORIES:*_UFV Events,Agriculture Technology,Donors and friends,Research
 and Graduate Studies,Research Events,Research Services
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