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Collaborative Research Centre 990: Ecological and Socioeconomic Functions of Tropical Lowland Rainforest Transformation Systems (Sumatra, Indonesia) Welcome to the Website of the Collaborative Research Centre CRC 990!
In many tropical areas, rainforests are cleared in order to exploit timber and other forest products and plant crops for food, feed and fuel use. Commonly it is assumed that, when natural forests are cleared, all forest functions and services are lost. However, complete conservation is not realistic in many settings and might also not be required from an ecological perspective. Surprisingly, the determinants of different patterns of deforestation and the roles of resulting transformation systems of tropical rainforests for conserving biodiversity as well as ecological and socioeconomic functions have so far received little attention in scientific research.
The Collaborative Research Center (CRC) aims at providing science-based knowledge on how to protect and enhance the ecological functions of tropical forests and agricultural transformation systems at a landscape scale, while improving human welfare. Further, the program aims at providing baseline information on how to integrate agricultural land use and conservation issues.
The research will be implemented in one of the largest regions of tropical lowland rainforest in Southeast Asia, namely Jambi Province in Sumatra, Indonesia. The most important transformation systems in Jambi include rubber and oil palm plantations. Within Jambi, two landscapes and 32 core sites – including transformation systems and forest reference sites – were selected for detailed analyses. The CRC scientific projects will analyze and compare a broad range of issues, including above and below ground biodiversity, soil fertility, water, nutrient and greenhouse gas fluxes, as well as economic, social, cultural and political aspects related to rainforest transformation. A particular focus will be on identifying synergies and trade-offs among and between the various ecological and socioeconomic functions, which is an important precondition for designing and implementing more sustainable systems (including biosphere reserves).
The CRC is organized in close cooperation between the University of Göttingen and the university of Jambi (UNJA), Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Tadulako University (UNTAD) and the Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI). It is a unique research undertaking on issues of lowland rainforest transformation, especially with a view to its very broad interdisciplinary focus and landscape perspective.
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C02 organises a science and practice workshop on August 8, 2016 in Jambi. Title: Insight from social science research for designing a socially inclusive transformation in Jambi.
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Dear EFForTS team, our spring colloquium will be concluded on July 6 with a special half-day seminar focusing on the interdisciplinary / integrated research work of the new doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. Date: Wednesday, July 6 Time – workshop: 13:15 pm – 17:30 pm + social gathering afterwards (we will round the workshop off with pizza and cold drinks) Venue: Seminar room MN79 Berliner Strasse + courtyard of the institute For better planning – participation in social gathering yes / no - please give feedback to ihein@gwdg.de by Monday, July 4. Best regards
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Dear all, Clara Zemp would like to share some general information with you about the Biodiversity Enrichment Experiment in PT Humusindo: https://sharepoint.uni-goettingen.de/projects/sfbindo/SitePages/Biodiversity%20enrichment%20experiment.aspx As you know, the experiment is running successfully since almost two years. This experiment offers plenty of opportunities for multi-disciplinary collaboration within the CRC990. If you are interested in the experiment, please fill in the corresponding list. She will organize a joint meeting in Göttingen during the summer to discuss project ideas and coordinate the efforts. Do not hesitate to contact her if you have questions: delphine-clara.zemp@forst.uni-goettingen.de Clara Zemp is looking forward to collaborate with you!
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Dear EFForTS team, as some of you already know, I am the new statistician of the CRC. First of all, I would like to thank you for welcoming me in such a friendly way. For those of you who do not know about me yet: You can ask me for statistical consultancy, research collaborations and courses in statistics / statistical software. With regard to the latter, I would ask you to send me a mail with topics you would be interested in. A two-day course on mixed models will take on the 2nd and 3rd of August in Göttingen. The course will have a strong focus on practical issues and on applications in R. It is open for all researchers of the CRC. Just contact me if you wish to take part. Best, Peter Pütz Email: ppuetz@uni-goettingen.de
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