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Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology
The Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology offers an up-to-date and varied course of study that illuminates forests with their properties and their importance for biodiversity and climate protection, but also explicitly deals with the possibilities of human use, thereby addressing economic questions as well as social ones, and the dimension of forests and its use. The course also provides knowledge about the properties and possible uses of wood and wood products. Our faculty maintains numerous cooperations with other universities, research institutions and interdisciplinary centers all over the world and is active in many interdisciplinary research associations.
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Latest news
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Timetables
The timetables for the summer semester 2024 are online. There may still be changes in the coming days, updates to the schedules will then be uploaded accordingly.
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New edition
"M.Sc. SUFONAMA"We are pleased to be able to offer a new edition of the ERASMUS Mundus Double Degree Master's program "Sustainable Forest and Nature Management" (SUFONAMA) from the winter semester 2024. After a first year at our partner university in Copenhagen, prospective students can complete their studies after the second year in Göttingen. The application period for citizens from EU/EEA countries and Switzerland runs until March 01, 2024.
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Gerhard Speidel Prize 2024
Ms. Amelie von Behren has received the Gerhard Speidel Prize 2024 for her master's thesis on the topic: "Empirical estimation of transaction costs in German private forests based on an online survey". Congratulations from the faculty!
News from the faculty
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Lecture series "Conversion of tropical rainforests"
Tropical forests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth, play an important role in the global climate system and store enormous amounts of carbon. Similarly, large areas of tropical forests are being converted for the expansion of agricultural land to meet the growing global needs of humanity and to satisfy economic interests. Based on the results in the research project EFForTS, the lecture series "Conversion of tropical rainforests: Social and Ecological Consequences and Perspectives" is dedicated to the contents and results of modern land use research in the tropics.
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TIF-Project Nepal 2023
The student project in the Master's specialization Tropical and International Forestry (TIF) was carried out in Nepal at the end of 2023. A video worth watching provides insights into the implementation and results of the project. Enjoy the video!
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Confidante
Our confidante, Katrin Meyer, would like to introduce herself to you. She will be happy to serve as your first point of contact for problems or conflicts of any kind, offering advice and, if necessary, referring you to the responsible offices and committees, such as the ombuds office.
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Press releases
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Forestry in a changing climate: Extreme weather increases investment risk
A research team from the University of Göttingen, the Northwest German Forest Research Institute and the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) has investigated silvicultural adaptation strategies to climate change from a forestry perspective. "From a purely economic perspective, if there is a high probability of extreme weather events occurring, it may make sense to focus on low-investment tree species, i.e. those with low establishment and maintenance costs," says lead author Jasper M. Fuchs from the Department of Forest Economics and Sustainable Land Use Planning at the University of Göttingen. Prof. Dr. Carola Paul points out that forest policy measures such as financial support programs must be designed accordingly in order to maintain diverse and stable forests with their diverse ecosystem services.
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How do plants react to climate change?
Researchers at the Universities of Bayreuth and Göttingen have developed a new method for assessing climate change risks to ecosystems. Their modeling suggests that climate change will cause a profound shift in the Earth's vegetation zones. It also shows where and how the growing conditions for plants will change.
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More press releases
Here you can find more press releases about the faculty and an archive.
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Faculty of Forest Sciences
and Forest Ecology
Büsgenweg 5
37077 Göttingen