POWER SPEECH Why do we need to accelerate change?

POWER SPEECH
Why do we need to accelerate change?

Poznań, MTP, PCC, Earth Hall, 24.04.2024, 10:30-10:50 am

Power speech will be delivered by:

Dr Benoit Goossens
Director of the Danau Girang Field Centre and Professor at Cardiff University

Benoît Goossens is the director of the Danau Girang Field Centre at Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, a research and training centre co-managed by Sabah Wildlife Department and Cardiff University, where he leads projects on biodiversity responses to habitat fragmentation and degradation.

He is also a professor at Cardiff University and has over 25 years' experience in conservation genetics, conservation biology and landscape ecology. Benoît received his PhD in biology from the University of Grenoble in France.

He started working in Sabah in 1999. He holds a work permit from the Sabah State Government and acts as an advisor to the Sabah Wildlife Department. Benoît is a member of the IUCN SSC Asian Wild Cattle, Asian Elephant, Crocodile and Primate Specialist Groups.