London

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Chairman:  Dr Cliff Collis CBiol FSB

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Secretary: Mercy Nimako MSB 

Treasurer:  Mrs V Smith CBiol FSB

Next Event:  Wednesday 16th November, Charles Darwin House, London from 5.45pm

AGM and Talk Counting On Nature; What has biodiversity done for us - by Ken Thompson

How much do we really know about the species that make up the natural world and how they interrelate? In particular, how many species are there, and what (if anything) are they worth in purely economic terms? Although there are worldwide threats to biodiversity, we normally hear most about iconic species - such as the giant panda, the Yangtze dolphin or the  mountain gorilla - that people fight to conserve. When we lose these species we are all the poorer, but not in any measurable material sense - for their loss would not lead to irreparable damage to ecosystems. Assuming that if only we can fix the biodiversity crisis, all will be well with the world, is (literally, in many cases) to fail to see the wood for the trees.