Josef Settele works for the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Halle and is head of its Conservation Biology & Social-Ecological Systems department. The German Federal Government appointed him to its Advisory Council on the Environment in 2020 and then the Advisory Body for Nature-Based Climate Protection in 2024. Settele is particularly well known for his work in the field of insect ecology and has made significant contributions to various international assessments, including those from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). As part of his work, he has given numerous interviews and makes regular radio and television appearances.
How do International Agreements Impact Insect Diversity?
In his lecture Josef Settele will explore the various facets of international treaty negotiations and their consequences for the protection of biodiversity, especially in the insect world. In particular, Settele will discuss the IPBES, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). He will also discuss European legislation and national implementation, using the EU’s Nature Restoration Law as a pertinent example. The lecture is free to attend and does not require registering in advance. It begins at 7 p.m. in the university’s new Lecture Hall Building (HS 50).
Entomology Congress 2025 at Hochschule Geisenheim University
The international Entomology Congress 2025, which takes place March 17–20, 2025 at Hochschule Geisenheim University, will offer a space for scientific exchange and the development of measures to help protect insects, as well as reduce their harmful effects. Invasive species, global insect decline, and combatting the impact of pest insects are all central topics of the conference.
This is the first time that the German Society for General and Applied Entomology’s biennial congress will be hosted by Hochschule Geisenheim University. The congress is an important forum for entomological research and, this year, around 250 to 300 participants from both Germany and abroad are expected to be in attendance.
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Insekten, Landwirtschaft und Naturschutz - internationale Vereinbarungen und deren Relevanz
Entomology Congress 2025 at Hochschule Geisenheim University
