Forests in the Anthropocene: Risks and opportunities
Symposium for the Inauguration of the SwissForestLab
Time
09:00 - 17:00
Venue
WSL Birmensdorf
Meeting place
Lecture room "Englersaal"
Forest ecosystems and their indispensable services to humanity are increasingly impacted by the extensive and fast global changes in society and environment. Considering the future challenges, climate change, the loss of biodiversity and invasive biota are amongst the most pressing environmental factors. Sustainable use of forest resources needs to take the manifold challenges into account in order to maintain forest functioning and to support the forest’s adaptation, acclimation and resilience potential.
Topics
- The growing need of international networking for joining forces
- The resilience as an important interface from EFI to the SwissForestLab
- The urgent need of closing the gap between research and society
- Climate Change and forest ecophysiology
- Climate change and the effects of increasing temperatures and drought on forests and their services
- The role of forests and land use changes in forests on the global carbon cycle
After the keynote talks the first joint and interdisciplinary SwissForestLab projects will be presented.
Organizer
SwissForestLab
WSL
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