Description
Working group sessions designed to be interactive and develop ideas, papers and projects.
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29/09/2026, 14:10Proposal for a Working Group/Contribution to a Working Group
Following the breakout session in November 2025, this proposal asks one question: when "Uncertainty" is grounded in ecologists' first-hand research cases rather than imposed by theory, what does it actually refer to and can a formal ontology recover those referents across different cases, or does it break down?
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The group runs in two sessions. In the first session (ideally situated at the... -
29/09/2026, 14:55Proposal for a Working Group/Contribution to a Working Group
The ongoing environmental risks put urgency in the use and development of AI tools to support and improve ecosystem management. Still, rushing the development of such a tool may unintentionally cause more harm if not done properly. We discuss two challenges that should be carefully considered when planning a fully functional EcoWeaver model.
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First, training AI systems risks incorporating... -
30/09/2026, 12:50Proposal for a Working Group/Contribution to a Working Group
The Blue Humanities have recently emerged as a subfield of Ecocriticism replacing land-centered knowledge systems and semantic frameworks through water-centered approaches of knowing and being in the world. Various countries are now acknowledging rivers as persons with inalienable rights. Such a process is often set in motion by local indigenous groups that use mythologies, situated...
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30/09/2026, 13:45Proposal for a Working Group/Contribution to a Working Group
Restoration ecology often suffers from a disconnect between the availability of scientific evidence and the specific, site-level questions faced by practitioners. While high-level syntheses provide general guidance, practitioners frequently require precise answers to localized problems—for example, "What is the most effective method for managing European Buckthorn in a Carolinian grassland?"...
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30/09/2026, 15:35Proposal for a Working Group/Contribution to a Working Group
Evidence synthesis in ecology increasingly integrates diverse knowledge sources, yet often overlooks Indigenous data sovereignty and community governance rights. This session presents three interconnected elements.
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First, we present recent findings from a Nature Communications paper applying the CARE principles (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics) to evidence...