Abstract/Summary

The climate and ecological crises are inextricably linked. Climate change and extreme weather are driving biodiversity losses and destabilising ecosystem function, in turn undermining our ability to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to environmental change. Addressing these global challenges depends on understanding how ecological processes and climate dynamics respond to, and influence, one another. On 11–12 May 2022, the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) and British Ecological Society (BES) joined forces to hold the Climate Science for Ecological Forecasting symposium at the Coin Street Conference Centre, London. The symposium brought together ecologists and climate scientists to share innovation at the climate–ecology interface, to cross-fertilise research agendas and to identify needs and opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. Over 120 delegates from around the world attended the meeting, including academics and practitioners representing both disciplines...