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2007 Climate Change and Upland Management

The fifth Moors for the Future conference was held 19 -20 November 2007 to promote discussion between pracitioners, academics and policy makers on climate change and upland management. This conference was supported by additional funding from Environment Agency, National Trust, Natural England, Peak District National Park Authority, United Utilities and Yorkshire Water. Excellent feedback was received from participants. The event was oversubscribed so apologies to those who didn't manage to secure a place - please be sure to book early next year. Presentations, audio presentations and notes from the workshops can be downloaded below. (Please note that the views and findings of attendees are not necessarily views held by the Moors for the Future Partnership). 2007 Conference Programme
Day 1 Presentations Welcome - Tom Tew, Chief Scientist, Natural England Moors for the Future Partnership - Chris Dean, Programme Manager, Moors for the Future Climate change and carbon flux scenarios for Britain - Prof Pete Smith, University of Aberdeen ECOSSE: Estimating Carbon in Organic Soils - Sequestration and Emissions: Final Report Carbon budgets of upland peat - is peat the new black gold? - Fred Worrall & Martin Evans, University of Durham, University of Manchester Water colour & DOC – what are the mechanisms? - Helen O’Brien, Nottingham Trent University Defra Soil Strategy for England - Peat Programme - Judith Stuart, Soil Policy Specialist, DEFRA Natural England Programme – Land managers as carbon managers? - David Thompson, Senior Specialist Climate Change, Natural England Moors for the Future research & knowledge transfer - Aletta Bonn, Charlie Horsford & Jonathan Walker, Research Team, Moors for the Future Heavy metal flux from upland peats: implications with climate change - James Rothwell, Manchester Metropolitan University Moorland hydrology and environmental change - Joseph Holden, University of Leeds Climate change, upland management and flood protection - Bill Donovan, Environment Agency, University of Lancaster The Environmental Change Network – Bleaklow as new long-term monitoring site? Mike Morecroft, Environmental Change Network Environmental Change Network: Targeted Monitoring of Air Pollution and Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity Day 2 Presentations Climate change and biodiversity – adaptive management? - Prof Chris Thomas, University of York Effects of climate change on upland plant communities - Bridget Emmet, CEH Bangor Climate change and upland birds - James Pearce-Higgins & Colin Beale, RSPB, Macaulay Institute Natural England's framework for science, research and evidence - Integrated science to support integrated solutions - Kevin Charman, Science Planning Principal Specialist, Natural England Biodiversity on the moors - Geoff Eyre, Moorland Association The role of land management in the uplands - Mark Osborne, J M Osborne Conflicts in management - conservation or services? - Prof Rob Marrs, University of Liverpool Visitors in the uplands - Catherine Flitcroft, British Mountaineering Council Red grouse and climate change - Dan Chapman, University of Leeds (RELU) The economics of hill farming and its contribution to supporting biodiversity - Martin Dallimer & Svetlana Acs, University of Sheffield (RELU) Ecosystem services in uplands – sustainable management - Prof David Raffaelli, UKPopNet Director, University of York Workshops Day 1: A changing climate for Yorkshire Water land management? - Mike Pearson, Land & Programme Manager, Yorkshire Water Discussion chair: Geoff Nickolds, PDNPA Member, Moors for the Future Chair Restoration and Carbon trading opportunities - Judith Stuart, Soil Policy Specialist, DEFRA Discussion chair: Judith Stuart, Soil Policy Specialist, DEFRA Increasing water supplies for moorland fire fighting in the Peak District - Keith Massey, Water Management Consultants Ltd Discussion on wildfire management issues and knowledge transfer chair: Sean Prendergast, Head of Field Services, PDNPA Day 2: Managing sustainable populations on grouse moors: economic viability & conservation chair: Jon Stewart, Derbyshire and Peak District Team Leader, Natural England Rewilding – an option? How much management is needed? chair: Sophie Milner, High Peak Estate Ecologist, National Trust Strategic conservation management: how to adapt to climate change? chair: Jane Chapman, Head of Environment, Heritage and Recreation Strategy, PDNPA Upland management: for what? chair: Tim Baynes, Head of Moorland Policy, Countryside Alliance Workshop and plenum notes
2007 'Science meets the eye!' competition We were amazed at the standard of entries received for 'Science meets the Eye!' held in conjunction with the conference. The art competition celebrated and highlighted the high profile upland research in the Peak District National Park.
Book offer for conference delegates Bracken Fern: Toxicity, Biology And Control (1999), edited by Taylor, JA & Smith RT The International Bracken Group produced a major book on the subject from a conference in Manchester in 1999. There are a limited number of this book still available. Conference delegates will be entitled to a 50% discount at £20. Please send order form to: Professor Rob Marrs, Applied Vegetation Dynamics Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZB calluna@liv.ac.uk


	\| \| \| The partners are: Peak District National Park Authority, United Utilities, English Nature, National Trust, Yorkshire Water, Severn Trent Water, Sheffield City Council, DEFRA, Peak Park Moorland Owners & Tenants Association, Country Land and Business Association and National Farmers Union.