Join us to hear Dr. Claire Kremen speak at the next Science for Nature Seminar Series: May 8, 2008

The Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund

Seminar Series

"Aligning conservation priorities across taxonomic groups in Madagascar, a biodiversity hotspot."

By: Claire Kremen

Assistant professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at University of California, Berkeley

Register Now: http://www.worldwildlife.org/fellowships/fuller_seminars_speakers.cfm

Date: May 8th, 2008

Time: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (lecture); 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (reception)

Admission: FREE

Where: World Wildlife Fund

1250 24th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20037

Don’t miss this rare opportunity! Come see Claire Kremen – an instrumental force in establishing Madagascar's largest national park on the Masoala Peninsula – discuss her work in the field.

Topics she will cover include

· How to identify the most important biodiversity priorities for conservation

· How to develop a web-based biodiversity information system to make conservation planning easier in the future

A 2001 recipient of the McDonnell 21st Century Research Award, Kremen specializes in utilizing biological, social and economic data to develop conservation plans that benefit both the environment and people. She leads a working group at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis in Santa Barbara and works with a variety of organizations in Madagascar to establish a national conservation-planning tool by accumulating data on species occurrences, developing predictive models of species distributions, conducting conservation analyses, and making data and analyses accessible via the Web. She is an associate conservationist with the Wildlife Conservation Society, scientific advisor for several conservation organizations and sits on the Editorial Board of Conservation Biology.