## **Annual Report 2024** 

## **International Initiative for Theoretical Ecology (IITE)** 

http://iite.info 

Our planet's biosphere is under increasing pressure from pollution, climate change, overexploitation and land-use change. Biodiversity is rapidly declining. How will the biosphere respond, how societies be affected, how can this change be steered to the benefit of humanity? IITE aims to promote advancement, teaching and application of theoretical ecology in order to address these questions. 

Contact: contact@iite.info 

Flat 10 317 Essex Road LONDON 



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## **Board of Trustees** 

Dr. Axel G. Rossberg (Chair) 

Reader in Theoretical Ecology, Queen Mary University of London 

Prof. Géza Meszéna 

Professor of Physics, Eötvös University, Budapest 

Dr J Christopher Terry (Treasurer) Postdoctoral Researcher, Queen Mary University of London 

## Prof. Mercedes Pascual 

Louis Block Professor of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago 

## Prof. Cang Hui 

SARChI Chair in Mathematical and Theoretical Physical Biosciences, Stellenbosch University 

Prof Sergei Petrovskii 

Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Leicester 

Prof. Åke Brännström 

Head of Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics 

Prof. György Barabás 

Assistant Professor at Linköping University 

Dr Natalia Petrovskaya 

Senior Lecturer, University of Birmingham 



## **Activities and Achievements** 

The International Initiative for Theoretical Ecology formed itself during 2018 and registered as a charity in England and Wales on 14 June 2019. This report covers the period from 24 February 2023 to 30 April 2024 

IITE’s constitution states our objective as follows: 

- For the benefit of the public the advancement of the science of Theoretical Ecology in particular but not exclusively by: 

- a) the promotion, encouragement and advancement of theoretical ecology and its application; 

- b) the advancement of education and research in theoretical ecology and its application and the publication of the useful results of such research. 

During the reporting period, our main public facing activity has been a series of online seminars run through Zoom (iite.info/seminar/). All speakers have volunteered their time, and by using free tools have incurred no financial cost. These have been free for all to access, and have attracted a large and diverse collection of researchers in the audience. To date, we have run about 60 such seminars, with presenters from across the world and from a range of career stages and including some of the most esteemed researchers in the field. The talks have been popular and this has allowed us to develop a significant email mailing list and twitter following. All talks have been posted on YouTube, where we have had well over 10’000 total views. 

All activities of IITE were led by its trustees, served the public benefit, and were consistent with the charity's objective. 

## **Outlook** 

An important goal for the next reporting period will be to open a charity bank account to allow us to apply for and administer grants, collect donations and so develop the aims of IITE. After discussions with various banks, this may require some restructuring of the trustee list. 

## **Governance** 

IITE has a simple governance structure: the board of trustees is identical with its membership, all work is volunteered, and all decisions are made in (virtual) meetings of the board of trustees in line with the published constitution. 



## **Financial Review** 

IITE had neither income nor expenditures, and had no assets, funds, or liabilities during the reporting period. 



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|||**THEORETICAL ECOLOGY**||||||||**1183900**||||||
||**Receipts and payments accounts**||||||||||||**CC16a**|||
||**For the period**<br>**from**|||29/02/2023||||**To**||30 April 2024||||||
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

**Unrestricted Restricted funds Endowment Categories Details funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ B1 Cash funds - - -** _**Total cash funds**_ **0 0 0** (agree balances with receipts and payments account (s)) OK OK OK **Unrestricted Restricted funds Endowment funds funds Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ B2 Other monetary assets - - - Fund to which asset Current value Cost (optional) Details belongs (optional) B3 Investment assets - - Fund to which asset Current value Cost (optional) Details belongs (optional) B4 Assets retained for the - - charity’s own use - - Fund to which Amount due When due Details liability relates (optional) (optional) B5 Liabilities -** Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name Date of approval Axel Rossberg 15 Apr 2025 _Axel Rossberg_ 

CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

09/10/2025 

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