Climate change and Biodiversity

Moderator and Lead Speaker

Rainer Ressl

Director General of Geomatics
Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (Conabio), México

Speakers

Aarón Israel Villar Mata

Instituto Nacional De Estadistica Y Geografia (INEGI), México

Francisco García Mier

Director General, Consultoría y Gestión Urbana y Ambiental (CONURBA), México

Topic

Mapas Nacionales y Politicas Pablicas de Riesgos Naturales para Mexico

Rene R. Colditz

Remote Sensing Specialist
Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO), México

Flavio Wasniewski

MDA, Canada

Topic

RADARSAT-2-based Large Scale Asset Monitoring and Deforestation Mapping

Agustin Fernández Eguiarte

Engineer, Unidad de Informática para las Ciencias Atmosféricas y Ambientales, UNAM, México

Xanat Antonio Nãmiga

Facilty - Geography, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México

Dr. Alejandro A. Castillo Atoche

Profesor-Investigador, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

Topic

Land-cover mapping and biodiversity classification based on multispectral analysis with unmanned aerial vehicles in Yucatan región

Maximiano Bautista Andalón

Director of the Unit of Geography and Environment, Instituto de Información Estadística y Geográfica del estado de Jalisco, México

FELIPE NERI HERNÁNDEZ SOTO

PROFESOR ASIGNATURA
INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO SUPERIOR DE LA SIERRA NORTE DE PUEBLA

Vincent Blanque

UNIGIS, France

Topic

Remote Sensing, sample applications for environmental management in Latin America

Alejandro Suárez Camargo

Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - Iztapalapa
México

José Luis Colomer

Spain

It is widely recognized that climate change and biodiversity are interconnected. Biodiversity is affected by climate change, with negative consequences for human well-being, but biodiversity, through the ecosystem services it supports, also makes an important contribution to both climate-change mitigation and adaptation. Consequently, conserving and sustainably managing biodiversity is critical to addressing climate change. The program will highlight on role of geospatial technology for:

  • Reducing non-climatic stresses, such as pollution, over-exploitation, habitat loss and fragmentation and invasive alien species.
  • Wider adoption of conservation and sustainable use practices including through the strengthening of protected area networks.
  • Facilitating adaptive management through strengthening monitoring and evaluation systems.
  • Conservation and restoration of forests to stabilize land slopes and regulate water flows
  • Establishment of diverse agroforestry systems to cope with increased risk from changed climatic conditions.