Tropical forests and planet Earth: A macroscope view
The twin key environmental challenges of our times are to stabilise our climate system and reverse the decline of biodiversity. Tropical forests play an important role in addressing both these challenges. Professor Yadvinder Malhi, Professor of Ecosystem Science at the University of Oxford, will explore what role tropical forests play in the Earth System and will discuss the interaction between tropical forests and climate change, highlighting some of his team’s recent research that combines detailed field data collection with satellite remote sensing. Field work and observations remain an essential component of understanding and stewarding our changing biosphere.
Date: 30 November 2023, 19:00 (Thursday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Venue: Online via Zoom
Speaker: Professor Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Organiser contact email address: lauren.baker@obg.ox.ac.uk
Part of: OBGA Autumn Science Lectures 2023
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://tickets.ox.ac.uk/webstore/shop/viewItems.aspx?cg=BOTARBHID&c=BGonlinelecture
Cost: FREE
Audience: Public
Editor: Ella Bedrock