Bee Ecologist and founder of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/ Dave Goulson will share his expertise on sustainability at our annual conference in Blackburn in January (January 22 until 25, 2023).
The Professor of Biology at University of Sussex will speak about the importance of ecology and the impact insects and bees have on the environment on Tuesday, January 24.
Fully invested in our role to protect the planet
It’s great news that Dave Goulson will be joining us at our conference on Tuesday. As an industry, and as individuals, we’re fully invested in our role to protect the planet and are aware of how sustainability and ecology impact on us across all levels of our lives.
Inspiration to our members
We know he’ll be a real inspiration to our members, helping them to think more about the issues we’re facing and how we can change behaviours to combat loss of species and climate change and how all this contributes to shaping the future of members’ businesses too.
He has published more than 300 scientific articles on the ecology and conservation of bumblebees and other insects, as well as seven books, including the Sunday Times’ bestsellers ‘A Sting in the Tale’ in 2013, ‘The Garden Jungle’ in 2019 and ‘Silent Earth’, which was released earlier this year in August.
Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Dave founded the Bumblebee Conservation Trust in 2006, a charity that highlights the importance of conserving all UK bumblebees and helps educate and raise awareness and understanding of the social, environmental and economic benefits they provide for our planet. Since its inception it has grown to 12,000 members.
Top 50 most influential people in conservation
In 2015, he was named number eight in BBC Wildlife Magazine’s list of the top 50 most influential people in conservation and has been recognised for his ongoing research. In each year from 2018-2022 he was named as a ‘Highly Cited Researcher’ by Thompson ISI.
Dave is also President of Pesticide Free Scotland and an Ambassador for the UK Wildlife Trusts.
How to book
If you haven’t booked your place at our annual conference yet, log in to our members, area here GCA | Garden Centre Association and you’ll find the booking pages.
If any organisations would like to sponsor our speaker slots at the conference, please get in touch.