FUTU
University of Turku
Yhteiskuntatieteellisen ympäristötutkimuksen seura ry (YHYS)
Programme 
 

 Natural Resources and Social Institutions: 
Cultural Management of Biodiversity

International Colloquium hosted by the University of Turku, 
Finnish Society for Social Scientific Study on the Environment, 
Finland Futures Research Centre, and the Finnish Biodiversity Research Programme (FIBRE)
  
November 20 - 22, 1997
Turku Christian Institute / Linnasmäki Congress Services, Lustokatu 7, 
Turku, Finland
 
 
THURSDAY November 20th
 
9.00 - Registration & coffee
10.00 - Opening 
- Words of Welcome, Dr. Matti Kamppinen (Finland Futures Research Centre)
10.10 - - Biodiversity in the Global Context  Ms. Kerstin  Stendahl-Rechardt
(Biodiversity Secretariat, Montreal, Canada)
 

Plenary Session:  Biodiversity Research Priorities  
Chairman: Dr. Matti Kamppinen

11.00 - Does "Biodiversity" Help to Construct Connections between Biological  Sciences and Environmental Policy? Prof. Yrjö Haila (Regional Studies and  Environmental Policy,University of Tampere, Finland) 
Discussion
12.00 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - Research Priorities Generated by the Convention on Biological Diversity 
Prof. Jukka Salo  and Dr. Mari Walls (Biodiversity Research Centre,  University of Turku, Finland) 
Discussion
14.20 - The Conservation of Biological Diversity: Developing Diverse Institutions for  Diverse Development Paths  Prof. Timothy Swanson (University College,  London, UK) 
Discussion
15.10 - 15.30 Press Conference and Coffee
15.30 - Poster Session
18.00 - Get-together Party
 
 
 
FRIDAY November 21st
 
  Plenary Session :  Biodiversity Management and Moral Issues  
Chairman: Prof. Yrjö Haila
9.00 - Morality and Rationality in Long-Term Decisions 
Prof. Eerik  Lagerspetz  (Department of Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä,  Finland)  
Discussion  
9.40 - Is Sustainable Development a Conflict Loaden Program? 
Prof. Pentti  Malaska (Finland Futures Research Centre)  
Discussion
10.20 - 10.40 Coffee
10.40 - Expert Thinking and Environmental Institutions  
Prof. Janne  Hukkinen (Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Finland) 
Discussion  
11.20 -  From Single-species Management to Biodiversity: Making the Institutional  Transition in Fisheries Prof. Susan S. Hanna (Department of Agricultural and  Resource Economics, Oregon State University, USA)  
Discussion  
12.00 - 13.30 Lunch
12.00 - 13.30  Business lunch of the Steering Group of the Finnish Biodiversity Research  Programme, FIBRE
13.30 - 15.30 Workshops 
A) Forestry  Practices: Links with Biodiversity and Economics
B) Local Economies and Management of Biodiversity 
C)  Regulatory Instruments 
D) Conservation Value and Ecology: Temporal Perspectives
E)  Biotechnology and Biodiversity
 
15.30 - 16.00 Coffee
16.00 - 18.00 Business Meetings  
 - Finnish Society for Social Scientific Study on the Environment  
 - FUTU project 
18.00 - 19.00 Dinner
20.00 - 21.30 Turku City Reception at the Turku Art Museum
   
 
 
SATURDAY November 22nd  
 
9.00 - Finnish Biodiversity Research Programme, FIBRE  
 - Programme meeting
10.00 - 10.15 Coffee
 

Plenary Session:  Management of Natural Resources  
Chair: Dr. Mari Walls  

10.15 - Biodiversity and Law, 
Prof. Erkki Hollo (University of Helsinki, Finland)
10.45 - Managing Forest Landscapes for Biodiversity: Ecological and Economic  Perspectives,  Dr. Mikko Mönkkönen (University of Oulu, Finland)
11.10 -  Biodiversity and Economics of Forestry
Prof. Olli Tahvonen (Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland) 
11.35 -  Ecology and Urban Planning, 
Prof. Jari Niemelä  (University of Helsinki,  Finland)
12.00 - Aquatic Biodiversity, Eutrophication and Habitat Value, 
Prof. Erkki Leppäkoski   (Åbo Akademi University, Finland)
12.25 - Patches and Pulses, the Fundamental Characteristics of Sustainable Management of   Natural Resources in the Archipelago 
Prof. Ann-Mari Jansson  and Dr. Monica  Hammer (Systems Ecology, University of Stockholm, Sweden)  
Discussion
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 16.00 Panel discussion  
Chairman:  Prof. Sipi Jaakkola, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)  
  
Theme: How do basic research and applications meet in  multidisciplinary biodiversity research  
  - plenary speakers  
  - other invited panelists  
  - workshop leaders
16.00 Closing of the Colloquium  
   
Contact address  
    Ms.  Marja Vieno  
    Finnish Biodiversity Research Coordination, FIBRE  
    Department of Biology,  
    University of Turku  
    FIN-20014  TURKU, FINLAND  
    tel. +358-2-333 6240 or 333 5083 
    fax +358-2-333 5730  
    e-mail: marja.vieno(at) utu.fi  
Organizing Committee:  
    • Dr. Matti Kamppinen (Chairman), Department of Cultural Studies, University of Turku,  and Finland Futures Research Centre
    • Ms. Minna Jokela, Department of Political Science, University of Turku
    • Dr. Pekka Jokinen, Department of Sociology, University of Turku
    • Mr. Markku Oksanen, Department of Philosophy, University of Turku
    • Dr. Mari Walls, Center for Biodiversity, University of Turku
    • Ms. Marja Vieno, Center for Biodiversity, University of Turku 
 

 

  
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