+++ NEWS Archive +++

+++ The 7th GINKGO meeting will take place at the Institute for World Forestry in the Center of Wood Science at University Hamburg on 29-30 September 2011 +++

+++ Michael Koehl participates as an expert for forests, climate change and sustainable forest management in the online forum 1000 Antworten of SWR2 on 18 August 2011 +++

+++ New PUBLICATION: Köhl M. Kenter B. Hildebrandt R. Olschofsky K. Köhler R. Rötzer T. Mette T. Pretzsch H. Rüter S. Köthke M. Dieter M. Abiy M. Makeschin F. 2011 Auswirkungen auf die CO2-Bilanz im langfristigen Vergleich: Nutzungsverzicht oder Holznutzung? AFZ der Wald. 25. p 25-27. ISSN: 0936-1294; 1430-2713 +++

+++ New PUBLICATION: Fichtner A. Sturm K. Wagner J. Huckauf A. Ellenberg H. 2011 The effect of hunting regimes on three regeneration in lowland beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests. Forstarchiv 82. 3. p 75-81. ISSN: 0300-4112 +++

+++ From Forest to Town: Linking Sustainable Forest Management and Wood Architecture. A Workshop organized by the Institute for World Forestry and the Hafen City University Hamburg, REAP Group
(Resource Efficiency in Architecture and Planning) on 7 Juli 2011 at the center for wood science, campus Bergedorf. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED!!! +++

+++ New PUBLICATION: Kownatzki D. Kriebitzsch W.-U. Bolte A. Liesebach H. Schmitt U. Elsasser P. 2011 Zum Douglasienanbau in Deutschland: ökologische, waldbauliche, genetische und holzbiologische Gesichtspunkte des Douglasienanbaus in Deutschland und den angrenzenden Staaten aus naturwissenschaftlicher und gesellschaftspolitischer Sicht. Braunschweig: vTI. II. p67. Landbauforschung vTI agriculture and forestry research - Sonderheft 344 +++

+++ New PUBLICATION: Fischer R. Beck W. Calatayud V. Cools N. De Vos B. Dobbertin M. Fleck S. Giordani, P. Granke O. Kindermann G. Lorenz M. Meesenburg H. Meining S. Nagel H.-D. Neumann, M. Scheuschner T. Stofer S. 2011 The condition of forests in Europe : 2011 Executive Report. Hamburg: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut. Zentrum Holzwirtschaft, Universität Hamburg. 21p. +++

+++ The world fair for the forestry and wood industries LIGNA takes place in Hannover on 30 May - 3 June 2011. The Institute for World Forestry participates the exhibition together with the Zentrum Holzwirtschaft of the University Hamburg.+++

+++ Bernhard Kenter participates in the editorial meeting of NDR Info as external reviewer on 25 May 2011 in Hamburg +++

+++ Girls Day at the Centre of Wood Science on 14 April 2011 in Hamburg! An activity in the scope of the international year of forests +++

+++ Forschungreport on March 2011 article by Thomas Baldauf, Daniel Plugge, Aziza Rqibate and Thomas Schneider about Ist der Tropenwald noch zu retten? +++

+++ Berliner Zeitung on 19-20 March 2011 article about Ein Jahr für den Wald in the scope of the international year of forests +++

+++ Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung on 20 March 2011 - special supplement in the scope of the international year of forests article by Michael Köhl about "Mehr Schutz für den Klimaschützer" ++

+++ NDR Info Logo on 11 March 2011 21:00 interview with Bernhard Kenter about "Biosprit - Segen oder Fluch?" +++

+++ HR Alle Wetter on 16 Febuary 2011 interview with Bernhard Kenter about "fit forest"- climate change and forestry strategies +++

+++ Tagesschau.de on 16 Febuary 2011 interview with Michael Köhl about Kein Schweigen mehr im Walde +++ Special issue in the international year of forests +++

+++ WDR5 on 13 Febuary 2011 interview with Michael Köhl about Deutschland und die Tropenwälder +++ Special issue in the international year of forests +++

+++ WDR5 on 06 Febuary 2011 interview with Michael Köhl about Wirtschaftswunder Wald +++ Special issue in the international year of forests +++

+++ WDR5 on 30 January 2011 interview with Michael Köhl about Wald im Klimawandel +++ Special issue in the international year of forests +++

+++ Hamburger Abendblatt on 29 January 2011 interview with Michael Köhl about Grün ist nicht gleich Grün +++

+++ WDR5 on 23 January 2011 interview with Michael Köhl about Der Wald ein deutscher Mytos +++ Special issue in the international year of forests +++

+++ ZEIT on 03 January 2011 interview with Michael Köhl about Jahr der Wälder 2011 - Wie steht es um den deutschen Wald? +++

+++ forstpraxis.de on 03 January 2011 report on the publication Koehl et al 2010 Combating the effects of climatic change on forests by mitigation strategies in Carbon Balance and Management: Fit forest 2100 durch Waldbewirtschaftung +++

+++ Tagesspiegel on 01 January 2011 interview with Michael Köhl about Fester Stamm - Wie geht’s dem Wald? +++

+++ Hamburger Abendblatt on 22 December 2010 interview with Stefanie Pöpken and Rüdiger Hildebrandt about Forstwirtschaft -
Mit Laserstrahl durch den Park +++

+++ SWR 2 Forum on 13 December 2010 interview with Michael Köhl about Wälder schützen, Klima retten +++

+++ FOCUS online interview on 12 December 2010 with Michael Koehl about the world climate conference Warum Geld alleine nicht reicht +++

+++ New PUBLICATION: Köhl et al 2010 Combating the effects of climatic change on forests by mitigation strategies in Carbon Balance and Management +++

+++ New project launched! Participatory research to support sustainable land management on the Mahaflay Plateau in south-western Madagascar - SuLaMa +++

+++ Deutschlandradio Kultur on 30 October 2010 in Berlin. Interview with Michael Köhl about Der Wald als Schatzkammer des Lebens +++

+++ Hamburger Abendblatt report by Michael Köhl on 23 September 2010 about the use of RADAR data for REDD projects +++

+++ new poster action for the International Year for Forests 2011 in cooperation with SDW Bayern, LWF Bayern, University Bayreuth +++

+++ Tropentag 2010 International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development. World food system – A contribution from Europe on 14-16 September 2010 in Zürich, Switzerland: Development and Implementation of a Holistic Assessment Scheme in the scope of REDD poster presentation by Thomas Baldauf, Daniel Plugge, Aziza Rqibate +++

+++ XXIII IUFRO World Congress Forests for the Future: Sustaining Society and the Environment on 23-28 August 2010 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Presentation by Aziza Rqibate: Socio economic aspects in the scope of REDD (Madagascar) +++

+++ latest publications can be found under Publications now! +++

+++ examplary national simulation results of the CSWH Project can be found under Results now!+++

+++ press news: Der Wald als Klimaretter Odenwälder Echo +++

+++NEW PUBLICATION Baldauf T. Plugge D. Rqibate A. Koehl M. 2009 Case Studies on Measuring and Assessing Forest Degradation - Monitoring Degradation in the Scope of REDD. Forest Resource Assessment Working Paper 162. FAO 2009

+++ Radio interview with NDR info in the LOGO magazine about sustainably managed forests and their contribution to mitigate climate change on 15 November 2009 from the 3rd Night of Knowledge in Hamburg +++

+++ NEW PUBLICATION: Köhl et al. 2009 Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD): a climate change mitigation strategy on a critical track in Carbon Balance and Management 2009 on 13 November 2009 +++

+++ Presentation of the CSWH water model during the 3rd Night of Knowledge on the 7 November in Hamburg +++

+++ television interview with the Bayrisches Fernsehen "QUER" magazine on the 22 October 2009 about sustainable forest management as contribution to mitigate climate change +++

+++ XIII World Forestry Congress on 18-23 October 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentinia. Participants: Dr. Jobst Schröder, Aziza Rqibate. Presentation by Thomas Baldauf: Use of TerraSAR-X for Forest Degradation Mapping in the context of REDD +++

+++ Workshop on Fernerkundung für forstliche Anwendungen on 20 October 2009 in Berlin. Presentation by Konstantin Olschofsky: Erfassung von Biomasse und Waldstruktur +++

+++ interview with the Hamburger Abendblatt on 16 October 2009 about the sustainable German forest management as climate protector +++

+++ interview with the ZEIT on 15 October 2009 about the sustainable forest and timber sector as a contribution to mititgate climate change +++

+++ Tropentag 2009 Biophysical and Socio-economic Frame Conditions
for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources on 6-8 October in Hamburg. Organisation of conference together with Biocenter Klein Flottbek and Biocenter Grindel +++

+++ Final EFORWOOD Conference on 23-24 September 2009 in Uppsala, Sweden. Poster presentation by Rüdiger Hildebrandt: Future national roundwood potentials in Germany according to different forest management objectives +++

+++ Technical Meeting Assessment and Monitoring of Forest Degradation on 8-10 September 2009 in Rome. Presentation by Thomas Baldauf: Monitoring Degradation in the scope of REDD +++

+++ Final conference "Nachhaltige Waldwirtschaft" of the BMBF during the FONA Forum 2009, on 9-10 September in Hamburg. Presentation by Michael Köhl: "Konkurrierende Optionen- welche Bewirtschaftung entlastet die Atmosphäre wirklich?" +++

+++ Ph. D. Thesis by Raul Köhler: Extrapolation von Landschaftsveränderungen anhand der Kombination multi-temporaler Untersuchungen von Landbedeckungsklassen mit einem moving-window-Ansatz published +++

+++ CSWH final report is under preparation +++

+++ Raul Köhler completed his Ph.D. Thesis on 29 June 2009 CONGRATULATIONS!!!+++

+++ interview with Deutschlandradio "Forst statt Wald" +++

+++ presentation on the Fachtagung "Aktiver Klimaschutz und Anpassung an den Klimawandel – Beiträge der Agrar- und Forstwirtschaft" +++

+++ presentation with the Klima Campus during the Open Uni in Hamburg on 13 June 2009, Martin Luther King Platz 6, Foyer (Chemistry) +++

+++ 1st FutMon Status Workshop in Russia +++

+++ 25th Task Force Meeting of ICP Forests in St. Petersburgh +

+++ Dr. Aljoscha Requardt has been appointed Manager of the EFICENT European Forest Observatory +++

+++ pilot study on harmonising National Forest Inventories in Europe successfully finalised +++

+++ article about European forest monitoring in EFI News +++

+++ interview about carbon in forests in Holzabsatzfond +++

+++ new publication for "Waldstrategie 2020" +++

+++ final simulations in the CSWH project are running +++

+++ FutMon Project launched on 1st of January 2009 +++

+++ interview about climate and forestry in the FAZ +++

+++ article in BAUEN WOHNEN EINRICHTEN +++

+++ radio interview SWR1 "Verheizen wir unsere Wälder?" +++