9.00 – Registration

Introduction and keynote speech

09.30 – Welcome address

Speaker: Heiko Balzter – University of Leicester

09.40 – Keynote speech on multifunctional landscapes

Speaker: Sir Charles Godfray – University of Oxford

Session 1 – Knowledge exchange for landscape decisions

10.15 – Mapping the spatial-temporal dynamic of greenhouse gas removal using JULES-RED

Speaker: Hsi-Kai Chou – University of Exeter

10.30 – The impact of regional autonomy over land-use planning on AFOLU net zero and biodiversity targets in the UK

Speaker: Sarah M. Jones – Lancaster University

10.45 – Valuing all capitals in a landscape: Little Asby Common, Cumbria

Speakers: Lois Mansfield – Environmentors Ltd

11.00 – Tea and coffee break

Session 2 – Multifunctional landscapes for sustainable societies

11.30 – How can landscape research influence policymaking?

Speakers: Roxane Andersen – University of the Highlands and Islands; Laurence Jones – UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology; Tom Lafford – Defra; Dan McGonigle – Defra; Julia Touza-Montero – University of York

12.15 – Lunch

Session 3 – Creative debate

13.15 – The power of arts for enabling transformative change in landscape decision-making

Convenors: Organised by the AALERT 4DM project and facilitated by Eirini Saratsi – Natural England; Tim Acott – University of Greenwich; Erika Hughes – University of Portsmouth; Ewan Allinson – University of Dundee

Session 4 – Panel discussion

14.15 – Introduction to the conference exhibition of artwork and digital resources 

Speakers: Ben Anderson – Keele University; Jonathan Bridge – Sheffield Hallam University; Claire Parkinson – Edge Hill University; Candice Satchwell – University of Central Lancashire

15.15 – Tea and coffee break

Session 5 – Plenary session

15.45 – Policy drivers for landscape research

Speakers: Sallie Bailey – Scottish Government; Jill Bullen – Natural Resources Wales; Mehul Doshi – Geospatial Commission; Alex Hagen-Zanker – University of Surrey

16.45 – Welcome reception

18.00 – Conference dinner at the Royal Society

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Day Two (7 September)

8.30 – Arrival

Session 6 – Introduction and keynote speech

9.00 – Welcome address

Speaker: Mick Whelan – University of Leicester

9.15 – Keynote speech on landscape management for multifunctionality and social equity

Speaker: Sophie Peter – ISOE – Institute for Social-Ecological Research

Session 7 – Plenary session

10.00 – Diverging pathways: The diversity of research in the Landscape Decisions Programme

Speakers: Ingrid Samuel – National Trust; James Bullock – UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

10.45 – Tea and coffee break

Session 8 – Parallel sessions

11.15 – Session 8.1: Inclusive landscape governance

11.15 – Session 8.2: Caring for Landscapes: can framings around care better align national strategies with local delivery?

11.15 – Session 8.3: Towards a new framework for using land assets

12.15 – Lunch

Session 9 – Parallel sessions

13.15 – Session 9.1: Unheard voices: diversity, democracy and inclusion in landscape decision-making

13.15 – Session 9.2: Modelling and mathematics

13.15 – Session 9.3: Data and methods for understanding and promoting multifunctional landscapes

14.15 – Tea and coffee break

Session 10 – Plenary session

14.45 – Multifunctional landscapes: Lessons learned

Speakers: Heiko Balzter – University of Leicester; Emma Gardner – UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology; Chris Lee – University of Exeter; Richard Reeve – University of Glasgow

15.50 – Closing remarks

Speaker: Simon Kerley – NERC

16.00 – End of conference

Landscape Decisions Programme

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