Simon Potts is Professor of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services at the University of Reading, UK.
After studying biology at Oxford University, UK, Simon completed his PhD at the University of St ...
GROUPE DE COMMISSION DE L'UICN
Groupe de sp茅cialistes des abeilles sauvages de la CSE de l'UICN
Vue d'ensemble et description
Description:
Il existe plus de 20 000 esp猫ces d'abeilles sauvages et des d茅clins ont 茅t茅 signal茅s dans toutes les r茅gions du monde. Le groupe de sp茅cialistes des abeilles sauvages 茅value les risques d'extinction ...
Leadership de groupe
Prof Simon POTTS
Co-Chair
Simon Potts is Professor of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services at the University of Reading, UK.
After studying biology at Oxford University, UK, Simon completed his PhD at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Over the last 30 years he has worked closely with researchers, industry, NGOs and policymakers on the role of biodiversity and ecosystem services in farming systems in Europe, Africa, Asia and North and South America.
He is the Director of the Centre for Agri-Environmental Research at Reading University, UK, which focuses on providing research to support practices and policies to intensify food production while minimising negative environmental impacts. The Centre is a world-leader in the sustainable management of pollination services and pollinator conservation.
Simon is the co-chair of the United Nations IPBES, Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services global assessment of 鈥楶ollinators, pollination and food production鈥. He has a wide variety of advisory roles with the UN, FAO, EU, national governments as well as agri-food industry and NGOs.