Op vrijdag 20 juni  organiseert Stichting Het Kronendak ihkv hun
30-jarig bestaan in samenwerking met de Vereniging Tropische Bossen een symposium met als thema: “Tropical Forests in a Changing World: Trends, Tools and Solutions for Conservation”. Het programma:

13:00-13:30 – Welkom met koffie

13:30-15:30 – Presentaties

TRENDS

• Peter van der Sleen (WOR) – Resilience of floodplain forests Amazone forest
• Jennifer Schermer (Universiteit Leiden) – Possible influence of climate change on Thai tropical dry forest

TOOLS

• Bart Slagter PHD student (WUR) – Monitoring Forest disturbance near real time with sentinel
• Merlin Weiss (ETH Zurich) – Trait-Filtered Response of Mammal communities to land-Use change in a Tropical Dry Forest

Pauze

SOLUTIONS

• Catharina Jakovac (WUR) – Amazonian forest restoration
• Anko Stilma (VHL) – Community based climate smart forestry in Bolivian lowlands

16:00-17:00 – Panel discussie met vertegenwoordigers van organisaties betrokken bij het behoud van tropisch bos. Met:

• WUR: Marielos Pena Claros
• IUCN: TBA
• Tropenbos int: TBA
• Form international: Frank Luijckx

17:00 – onwards – Drankjes & netwerken

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On the 20th of June will take place a symposium organised by the foundation Het Kronendak in cooperation with the VTB. The theme of the symposium will be “Tropical Forests in a Changing World: Trends, Tools and Solutions for Conservation”. The programme:

13:00-13:30 – Welcome with coffee

13:30-15:30 – Presentations

TRENDS

• Peter van der Sleen (WOR) – Resilience of floodplain forests Amazone forest
• Jennifer Schermer (Leiden University) – Possible influence of climate change on Thai tropical dry forest

TOOLS

• Bart Slagter PHD student (WUR) – Monitoring Forest disturbance near real time with sentinel
• Merlin Weiss (ETH Zurich) – Trait-Filtered Response of Mammal communities to land-Use change in a Tropical Dry Forest

Break

SOLUTIONS

• Catharina Jakovac (WUR) – Amazonian forest restoration
• Anko Stilma (VHL) – Community based climate smart forestry in Bolivian lowlands

16:00-17:00 – Panel discussion with representatives from organizations involved with conservation of Tropical Forest, with:

• WUR: Marielos Pena Claros
• IUCN: TBA
• Tropenbos int: TBA
• Form international: Frank Luijckx

17:00 – onwards – Drinks & networking

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