Workshops related to topics in session 1 and 2

Ws: Biodiversity conservation – a challenge for spatial and landscape planning (will be held on Friday, December 3, 2010)

Oral presentation 1:"Biodiversity and landscape planning - methods and examples"

• Ulrich Walz, Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Regional Development, Dresden, Germany

Oral presentation 2: "Tarzan and Xinyi. Urban jungle as a biodiversity and design issue"

• Jörg Rekittke, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore

Ws: From discovery to conservation of marine biodiversity

Oral presentation 1: "Microbes in the Sea: Biodiversity, Resources and Management"

• Antje Boetius, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany

Oral presentation 2: "Linking marine biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and ecosystem services: from experiments to global analyses"

• Jay Stachowicz, The Stachowicz Lab, University of California, Davis, USA

Oral presentation 3: "Biodiversity assessment in deep ocean basins"

• Angelika Brandt, University of Hamburg, Germany

Oral presentation 4: "Consequences of altered diversity for marine ecosystem processes"

• Helmut Hillebrand, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Germany

Ws: Water Stress and Biodiversity

Oral presentation 1: Water stress: causes, trends, and consequences

• Petra Döll, Institute of Physical Geography, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Oral presentation 2: How much water does an ecosystem need to sustain its biodiversity and related ecosystem services?

• Klement Tockner and Hans-Peter Grossart, Leibniz-Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany

Ws: Ecosystem Services and improved livelihood

Oral presentation 1: "Integrated rangeland management in drylands: Linking the functional diversity of natural resources to livelihood security"

• Anja Linstädter, Botanical Institute of the University Cologne, Germany

Oral presentation 2: "Integrated Water and Land Management: Sustaining Ecosystem Functions and Services for Improved Livelihood"

• Thomas Kluge, Institute for Social-Ecological Research, Frankfurt/Main, Germany