Putting open ecosystems in the global environmental agenda with Dr Kimberley Simpson

When it comes to conservation, forests dominate the conversation — in policy, in research, and in the public imagination. But what about the ecosystems that rarely make headlines? In this episode of the Ecology Podcast, we sit down with Dr Kimberley Simpson, a plant and fire ecologist and Fellow in Nature-based Climate Solutions at the University of Sheffield. This episode is a teaser for an upcoming talk Kimberley is co-organising at the BES Annual Meeting 2026. Find out more at www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/…ing-2026