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Partnerkarte der UmweltPartnerschaft Hamburg

Der Datensatz enthält die Stammdaten der aktiven Partner der UmweltPartnerschaft Hamburg. Die UmweltPartnerschaft ist die Institution zur Förderung des freiwilligen betrieblichen Umweltschutzes in Hamburg. Aktive Partner des Netzwerkes leisten freiwillig mehr für den Umwelt- und Klimaschutz als das Gesetz ihnen vorschreibt. Gemeinsam mit den Trägern unserer Initiative unterstützen wir die Unternehmen bei der Umsetzung neuer Maßnahmen in Sachen Umweltschutz. Die Partnerkarte der UmweltPartnerschaft Hamburg (Webportal) soll zur stärkeren Vernetzung der aktiven Umweltpartner und zur Präsentation der aktiven Umweltpartner gegenüber den Hamburger Bürgern/innen dienen. Für jeden aktiven Umweltpartner wird georeferenziert dargestellt: - Name des Unternehmens - Adresse (Straße, Hausnummer, PLZ, Ort) - Branche/ Wirtschaftszweig Zusätzlich wird im Webportal eine Filterfunktion mit folgenden Sortierungen angeboten: - Bezirk - Wirtschaftsfeld - Wirtschaftszweig

Projektkarte - Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft in Sachsen

Die Karte stellt aktiv vom Kompetenzzentrum Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft (Sächsisches Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Geologie) bearbeitete und abgeschlossene Feldversuche sowie Praxisdemonstrationen dar.

Establishment of Teak plantations for high-value timber production in Ghana

Das Projekt "Establishment of Teak plantations for high-value timber production in Ghana" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Universität Hamburg, Arbeitsbereich für Weltforstwirtschaft und Institut für Weltforstwirtschaft des Friedrich-Löffler-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit.Background and Objectives: The project area is located in the Ashanti Region of Ghana / West Africa in the transition zone of the moist semideciduous forest and tropical savannah zone. Main land use in this region is subsistence agriculture with large fallow areas. As an alternative land-use, forest plantations are under development by the Ghanaian wood processing company DuPaul Wood Treatment Ltd. Labourers from the surrounding villages are employed as permanent or casual plantation workers. Within three forest plantation projects of approximately 6,000 ha, DuPaul offers an area of 164 ha (referred to as Papasi Plantation) - which is mainly planted with Teak (Tectona grandis) - for research purposes. In return, the company expects consultations to improve the management for sustainable timber and pole production with exotic and native tree species. Results: In a first research approach, the Papasi Plantation was assessed in terms of vegetation classification, timber resources (in qualitative and quantitative terms) and soil and site conditions. A permanent sampling plot system was established to enable long-term monitoring of stand dynamics including observation of stand response to silvicultural treatments. Site conditions are ideally suited for Teak and some stands show exceptionally good growth performances. However, poor weed management and a lack of fire control and silvicultural management led to high mortality and poor growth performance of some stands, resulting in relative low overall growth averages. In a second step, a social baseline study was carried out in the surrounding villages and identified landowner conflicts between some villagers and DuPaul, which could be one reason for the fire damages. However, the study also revealed a general interest for collaboration in agroforestry on DuPaul land on both sides. Thirdly, a silvicultural management concept was elaborated and an improved integration of the rural population into DuPaul's forest plantation projects is already initiated. If landowner conflicts can be solved, the development of forest plantations can contribute significantly to the economic income of rural households while environmental benefits provide long-term opportunities for sustainable development of the region. Funding: GTZ supported PPP-Measure, Foundation

Human influences on forests in southern Ethiopia: the case of Shashemane-Munessa-forest

Das Projekt "Human influences on forests in southern Ethiopia: the case of Shashemane-Munessa-forest" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Universität Bayreuth, Fachgruppe Biologie, Bayreuther Zentrum für Ökologie und Umweltforschung (BayCEER), Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie.Especially during the last decades, the natural forests of Ethiopia have been heavily disturbed by human activities. Some forests have been totally cleared and converted into fields for agricultural use, other suffered from different influences, such as heavy grazing and selective logging. The ongoing research in the Shashemane-Munessa-study area (Gu 406/8-1,2) showed clearly that, in spite of interdiction and control, forests continue to be cleared and degraded. However, it is not yet sufficiently known, how and why these processes are still going on. Growing population pressure and economic constraints for the people living in and around the forests contribute to the actual situation but allow no final answers to the complex situation. Concerning a sustainable management of the forests there is to no solid basis for recommendations from the socioeconomic and socio-cultural view. Therefore, a comprehensive analysis of the traditional needs and forms of forest use, including all forest products, is necessary. The objective of this project is, to achieve this basis by carrying out intensive field observations, the consultation of aerial photographs, satellite imagery and above all semi-structured interviews with the population in the study area in order to contribute to the recommendations for a sustainable use of the Munessa Shasemane forests.

International Workshop Series: Shaping Sustainable Transformation/ Schnittstellenentwicklung für die Integration akademischer und praxisbezogener Forschung im Bereich Sozial-Ökologie

Das Projekt "International Workshop Series: Shaping Sustainable Transformation/ Schnittstellenentwicklung für die Integration akademischer und praxisbezogener Forschung im Bereich Sozial-Ökologie" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Öko-Institut. Institut für angewandte Ökologie e.V..

Projektkarte - Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft

Der Datensatz stellt aktiv vom Kompetenzzentrum Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft (Sächsisches Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Geologie) bearbeitete und abgeschlossene Feldversuche sowie Praxisdemonstrationen dar.

Species discrimination of plant roots by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy

Das Projekt "Species discrimination of plant roots by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Department für Nutzpflanzenwissenschaften, Abteilung Pflanzenbau.Comprehension of belowground competition between plant species is a central part in understanding the complex interactions in intercropped agricultural systems, between crops and weeds as well as in natural ecosystems. So far, no simple and rapid method for species discrimination of roots in the soil exists. We will be developing a method for root discrimination of various species based on Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR)-Attenuated Total Reflexion (ATR) Spectroscopy and expanding its application to the field. The absorbance patterns of FTIR-ATR spectra represent the chemical sample composition like an individual fingerprint. By means of multivariate methods, spectra will be grouped according to spectral and chemical similarity in order to achieve species discrimination. We will investigate pea and oat roots as well as maize and barnyard grass roots using various cultivars/proveniences grown in the greenhouse. Pea and oat are recommendable species for intercropping to achieve superior grain and protein yields in an environmentally sustainable manner. To evaluate the effects of intercropping on root distribution in the field, root segments will be measured directly at the soil profile wall using a mobile FTIR spectrometer. By extracting the main root compounds (lipids, proteins, carbohydrates) and recording their FTIR-ATR spectra as references, we will elucidate the chemical basis of species-specific differences.

Development of an integrated forest carbon monitoring system with field sampling and remote sensing for tropical forests in Indonesia

Das Projekt "Development of an integrated forest carbon monitoring system with field sampling and remote sensing for tropical forests in Indonesia" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Universität Göttingen, Burckhardt-Institut, Abteilung Waldinventur und Fernerkundung.Forests play a relevant role in mitigation of climate change. A major issue, however, is the scientifically well founded, transparent and verifyable monitoring of achievements in forest carbon sequestration through reduction of deforestation and forest degradation, and through fostering sustainable forest management. Monitoring is particularly difficult in diverse and inaccessible humid tropical forest areas. The proposed research will contribute to the improvement of forest carbon monitoring under the challenging conditions of humid tropical forests. Sample based field observations and model based biomass predictions will be linked to area-wide satellite remote sensing imagery (RapidEye) and to strip samples of LiDAR imagery. Techniques of linking these data sources will be further developed and analysed with respect to (1) precision of carbon estimation and (2) accuracy of carbon regionalization. The proposed project implies research on methodological improvements of both sample based forest inventories (resampling techniques for biomass, imputation of non-response) and remote sensing application to forest monitoring (regionalization, sample based application of LiDAR data). At the core of this research is the analysis of the error variance components that each data source brings into the system. Such error analysis will allow identifying optimal resource allocation for the efficient improvement of forest carbon monitoring systems.

Ecological valuation of crop pollination in traditional Indonesian homegardens

Das Projekt "Ecological valuation of crop pollination in traditional Indonesian homegardens" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Universität Göttingen, Department für Nutzpflanzenwissenschaften, Abteilung Agrarökologie.Traditional Indonesian homegardens harbour often high crop diversity, which appears to be an important basis for a sustainable food-first strategy. Crop pollination by insects is a key ecosystem service but threatened by agricultural intensification and land conversion. Gaps in knowledge of actual benefits from pollination services limit effective management planning. Using an integrative and agronomic framework for the assessment of functional pollination services, we will conduct ecological experiments and surveys in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. We propose to study pollination services and net revenues of the locally important crop species cucumber, carrot, and eggplant in traditional homegardens in a forest distance gradient, which is hypothesized to affect bee community structure and diversity. We will assess pollination services and interactions with environmental variables limiting fruit maturation, based on pollination experiments in a split-plot design of the following factors: drought, nutrient deficiency, weed pressure, and herbivory. The overall goal of this project is the development of 'biodiversity-friendly' land-use management, balancing human and ecological needs for local smallholders.

Community-mediated mechanisms to stabilize pollination of agricultural production highly dependent on shrinking honey bee populations under global change

Das Projekt "Community-mediated mechanisms to stabilize pollination of agricultural production highly dependent on shrinking honey bee populations under global change" wird/wurde gefördert durch: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Es wird/wurde ausgeführt durch: Universität Lüneburg, Institut für Ökologie (IE), Professur für Tierökologie.Almond in California represents an agroecosystem pollinated solely by a single species, the European honey bee, a species that is becoming increasingly difficult and expensive to manage due to substantial, unpredictable mortality. Therefore, sustainable and high output production require a more integrated approach that diversifies sources of pollination. For this purpose, detailed data of our understanding how diversity can stabilize pollination are required. The project will identify alternative wild pollinator species and collect high quality data contributing to our understanding of how diversity (pollen and insects) can bolster honey bee pollination during stable and unstable climatic conditions. The research will be carried out on almond orchards in Northern California known to be either pollinator species rich (up to 30 species) or depauperate (honey bees only). The replicated extremes in pollinator diversity represent a unique opportunity to study the effects of diversity on pollination in real agroecosystems combined with laboratory and glasshouse experiments. The overall goal is to provide basic research that is essential for our general understanding of how insect diversity can affect high-quality pollination under land use and climate change.

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