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Swedish Biodiversity Centre, CBM

CBM provides new perspectives on the importance of biodiversity for people and communities.

International work

News from CBM

17 April 2019 New summer school course: Animal Welfare and the UN Sustainable Development Goals The Graduate School for Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences offer a 3.0 credits course in June for PhD students in animal science, veterinary medicine, food science or related subjects. Although having its primary focus on farm animals, the course will be relevant to students working with all categories of animals.
16 January 2019 Rhino rescued with veterinary efforts In November, a Sumatran rhino was rescued in Borneo, from a small area where it was most likely not to have survived due to deforestation or poaching. The Sumatran rhino is one of the world's most endangered animals, and every individual who can be safely brought to the reserve is a step in the way of preserving the species.
10 January 2019 "Sweden can save Amazonas" "Brazil's new president, Bolsonaro, has promised his voters to deforest much of the Amazon to increase Brazil's agricultural and meat production."

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CBM seminar series 2018 - Ethics, species & the sixth mass extinction

25 April at 10-12 am. Helena Siipi (Turku University): "Ethical aspects of assisted migration of endagered species". Open seminar at SLU Ultuna. Read more about our seminar series at www.slu.se/cbmseminars. Welcome!

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Policy Briefs: the relevance of the research

Read about how our research can be of use for our society and for biodiversity. New publication: "Conditions for Transformative Learning for Sustainable Development: A Theoretical Review and Approach”. As a key dimension of sustainable development, efforts to protect biodiversity are likely to benefit from incorporating a transformative learning approach.

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