[TZGISUG] Fwd: Geoinformatics for Tropical Ecosystems - tools for conservation and management

Steve Ball steve.ball at mpingoconservation.org
Thu Nov 14 16:14:09 EAT 2013


Maybe of interest to some people. Apologies for cross-posting.

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Subject: 	Geoinformatics for Tropical Ecosystems - tools for 
conservation and management
Date: 	Wed, 13 Nov 2013 05:06:15 +0000
From: 	Dr. P.K. JOSHI <pkjoshi27 at hotmail.com>
Reply-To: 	Dr. P.K. JOSHI <pkjoshi27 at hotmail.com>
To: 	Forest Policy Info Mailing List <forests-l at lists.iisd.ca>




Please note the following event on GIS and tropical forests!

“Geoinformatics for Tropical Ecosystems - tools for conservation and 
management”

a session at the

*Annual Conference of the Society for Tropical Ecology (gtö)***

*"Tropical Ecosystems - Between Protection and Production"***

25-28 February 2014, Freising

http://www.gtoe-conference.de

/Chaired by/:

*Prof. P K Joshi*and *Dr Joachim Schmerbeck*, Department of Natural 
Resources, TERI University, New Delhi India**

*Dr C P Gross*, Albert Ludwigs Universität, Professur für Fernerkundung 
und LIS, Freiburg Germany

Understanding the complex structure and function of tropical ecosystems 
necessitates synergetic adoption of measurement tools at plot level 
inventories as well as spatio- temporal database on the dynamics of 
these ecosystems. To achieve this, importance of geoinformatics - 
essentially a combination of tools such as Geographic Information System 
(GIS), satellite remote sensing, Global Positioning System (GPS), and 
information and communication technologies (ICT), are realized as 
complimentary systems to field-based studies. This proposed session 
would addresses how a wide range of geospatial tools can be used in 
assessing, monitoring and management of landscape in tropical ecosystems.

We invite abstract for oral and poster presentation on the theme. The 
discourses and presentations should cover landscape ecological 
application tools, and the required data from different spatial extents 
that cannot be collected through only field-based methods.

We plan to select presentations from different geographic regions to 
discuss the innovative approaches in respective countries to regulate 
biodiversity at different spatial and temporal scales in terms of 
natural and anthropogenic impacts, and the effects, responses, and 
indicators in terms of structure and function. Additionally, we would 
also look into the future plans and newer approaches in terms of 
requirements and adoption of these technologies.

We invite you to submit abstracts for oral and posters presentations for 
this session through the conference web page 
(http://www.gtoe-conference.de).*Deadline for submitting abstracts: 
November 30, 2013.* The number of poster presentations is not limited, 
and you are permitted to be a co-author on multiple abstracts.

The online registration is open. For details on early registration and 
deadlines please see the conference web page 
(http://www.gtoe-conference.de).


With Best Regards
Joshi, P.K.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Dr. P.K. JOSHI | Professor & Head | Department of Natural Resources | 
TERI University | New Delhi - 110 003 India | Email: 
pkjoshi27 at hotmail.com | Web: www.teriuniversity.ac.in
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