CONFERENCES - FARMLAND BIRDS

Defra Minister of State James Paice

Farmland Birds Seminar 2011
Wednesday 30th November,
Royal Over-Seas League, London

The RASE held a very successful “Sustainable Intensification & Farmland Birds” Seminar on 30th November 2011 in London. 90 delegates representing farming, science, conservation and policy making heard stimulating presentations on both the science and practice of increasing farmland birds numbers.

Alan Spedding, who compiles the Society’s weekly Agri-Bulletin e-mail, has made a gallant attempt to record the key points from the Seminar.

Speaker Professor Ian Newton with Richard Carden	Dr Alastair Leake
The afternoon panel taking questions	Seminar Chairman Lord Selborne and Professor Ken Norris

Photographs by kind permission of Ed Phillips Images

For those who want greater detail the speakers’ presentations, together with a Press Release about the event, are shown below.

To view the press release, click here.

To view the programme, click here.

To view the resume, click here.

To view the ministers speech, click here.

To view Professor Charles Godfray's presentation, click here.
To view Professor Ian Newton's presentation, click here.
To view Professor Ken Norris's presentation, click here.
To view James Phillips' presentation, click here.
To view Peter Richard's presentation, click here.
To view Dr Alistair Leake's presentation, click here.