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Dr Ana Novoa1, Prof Petr Pyšek1,2 1The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Department of Invasion Ecology, Pruhonice, Czech Republic, 2Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Abstract: Due to their resilience to drought, high temperatures and poor soils, cactus varieties, especially Opuntia ficus-indica, are being widely proposed as an…

Mr Gary Howling1 1Great Eastern Ranges Initiative, Albion Park, Australia Abstract: The Great Eastern Ranges Initiative (GER) was established in 2007 as a bold response to the growing impacts of loss of nature and native species across eastern Australia. Spanning 3,600 kilometres from Cape York and the wet tropics, to the Grampians in western Victoria,…

Mr Opemipo Alaba Ijose1 1Department Of Wildlife And Ecotourism Management, University Of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria Abstract: Ensuring local community support for biodiversity hotspot is viewed as a paramount ingredient for conservation and sustainability. This is advocated for community based ecotourism. Ebomi Lake (EL) is a natural scenic area with potentials for income-generating activities and capacity…

Dr Benjamin Freeman1, Micah Scholer1, Dr Viviana  Ruiz Gutierrez2, Dr John Fitzpatrick2 1University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 2Cornell University, Ithaca, United States Montane species worldwide are shifting upslope in response to recent temperature increases. These upslope shifts are predicted to lead to mountaintop extinctions of species that live only near mountain summits, but empirical…

Dr Catarina Frazão-Santos1,2, Dr Tundi Agardy3, Dr Larry Crowder4, Dr Manuel Barange5, Dr Charles Ehler6,7, Dr Michael Orbach8, Dr Francisco Andrade1, Dr Helena Calado9, Dr Hans Otto-Pörtner10, Dr Rui Rosa1 1MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Center, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 2NOVA School of Business and Economics, NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 3Sound Seas, Bethesda,…

A/Prof Ed Couzens1, Assistant Professor Beatriz Martinez Romera2 1University Of Sydney Law School, Camperdown, Australia, 2Faculty of Law University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Abstract: The problem of alien invasive aquatic species introduced to new environments has increased as trade and traffic volume have expanded; and the impacts of such introductions have been, per the IMO,…

Mr Eduardo Erazo Acosta1 1University Of Nariño, Pasto, Colombia Abstract: Rights of Nature: Social Justice and philosophy in practice This research has been done in the last seven years, with emphasis on the republics of Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela and Peru, in the indigenous communities of Colombia CRIC, the Cauca Regional Indigenous Council. In addition…

Dr Catarina Frazão-Santos1,2, Dr Tundi Agardy3, Dr Larry Crowder4, Dr Manuel Barange5, Dr Charles Ehler6,10, Dr Michael Orbach7, Dr Francisco Andrade1, Dr Helena Calado8, Dr Hans Otto-Pörtner9, Dr Rui Rosa1 1MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Center, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 2NOVA School of Business and Economics, NOVA University of Lisbon, Carcavelos, Portugal, 3Sound Seas, Bethesda,…

Dr Lukáš Vejřík1, Ms. Ivana Vejříková1 1Biology Centre Of Czech Academy Of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic Abstract: Apex predators play a key role in ecosystem stability across environments but their numbers in general are decreasing. By contrast, European catfish (Silurus glanis), the European freshwater apex predator, is on the increase mainly due to the…