WORKSHOP: Rolling out energy efficiency for homes and community buildings
hosted by Transition Cambridge; more information
Wednesday, April 3: 7-9pm in the Lower Hall of the Stoneyard Centre (43 St. Andrews St., CB2 3AR)


INFORMATION SESSION: All About Cropshare
Transition Cambridge presents Cropshare, a local CSA (community supported agriculture) project
Thursday, April 4: 7:30-9pm at CB1 Cafe (Mill Road)


SYMPOSIUM: Deserts: a neglected ecosystem
part of the Wildlife Conservation series hosted by the Zoological Society of London
speakers include Masumi Gudka (Global Drylands Initiative, IUCN), John Newby (CEO of Sahara Conservation Fund), Jeremy Swift (Visiting Fellow at the International Institute of Environment and Development) and Tim Wacher (Zoological Society of London)
Tuesday, April 9: 6-7:45pm in the ZSL Meeting Rooms (Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY)


CONFERENCE: How will Synthetic Biology and Conservation Shape the Future of Nature?
registration and detailed information
Tuesday, April 9 through Thursday, April 11


SYMPOSIUM: CCI Collaborative Fund for Conservation Seminar Series
a set of talks about three CCI (Cambridge Conservation Initiative) funded projects:
  • A framework for assessing livelihood impacts of forest conservation programmes, presented by Andreas Kontoleon (Department of Land Economy)
  • Measuring and monitoring ecosystem services at the site scale: building practical tools for real-world conservation presented by Kelvin Peh (Department of Zoology and University of Southampton)
  • Links in biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services and climate change: teaching material and building capacity presented by Kiragu Mwangi (BirdLife International)
Monday, April 15: 4:30-5:30pm in Room LT3 of Judge Business School (Trumptington St.)


WORKSHOP: Climate Friendly Homes - Surveyor Training Session
a training session for Cambridge Carbon Footprint’s Climate Friendly Homes project; to book a place, contact [email protected]
more information
Tuesday, April 16: 7:30-9pm at Cambridge Carbon Footprint, Future Business (Milton Rd., CB4 1UY)


LECTURE: Urban Resilience: addressing risk and uncertainty in rapidly growing cities in the developing world
a talk by Tony Lloyd Jones (Architect-planner, Development Practitioner, Reader and Course Director of Westminster’s International Planning and Sustainable Development Masters Programme; Director of Research and Consultancy at the Max Lock Centre)
part of the Annual Martin Centre Research Seminar Series
Wednesday, April 24: 1:15-2:15pm in the First-floor Classroom of the Department of Architecture


SEMINAR: Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Heritage and Planning
talks by Oliver Smith (Director of 5th Studio) and Kayla Friedman (Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Cambridge)
part of the GreenBRIDGE Seminar Series
Thursday, April 25: 1:30-3:30pm in Seminar Room 2 of CRASSH (7 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DP)


BOOK REVIEW PANEL -- Peter Newell’s “Globalization and the Environment: Capitalism, Ecology and Power”
author Peter Newell discusses his book with the reviewer, Professor Douglass Crawford-Brown (Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research)
part of the CRIA (Cambridge Review of International Affairs) Series
Friday, April 26: 2-3:30pm in Keynes Hall at King’s College


EVENT: Goods and Experiences Auction
a fundraiser for Cambridge Carbon Footprint
Saturday, April 27: 7:30-9:30pm at St. Andrew’s Hall (St. Andrew’s Road, Chesterton)



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