Programme
All talks are 20 minutes, with 20 minutes discussion
Day one
Session 1, Introduction
| 9.00-9.20 | Overview and Introduction Prof. Yadvinder Malhi Oxford Centre for Tropical Forests, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford UniversityDownload slides | Download audio |
Session 2, Introduction to African rainforests
| 9.30-10.10 | The range and variety of African moist forests in the context of their conservation. Prof. Lee White National Park's Service, GabonDownload slides | Download audio |
| 10.10-10.50 | Biomass, Productivity and Diversity of African tropical forests: results from 120 long-term forest plots spanning a continent. Dr. Simon Lewis University of Leeds |
| 10.50-11.10 | Coffee |
| 11.10-11.50 | Patterns and drivers of African tropical climate. Prof. Mark New University of Cape TownDownload slides | Download audio |
| 11.50-12.30 | Climatic control on the structure and functioning of the moist forest in the Congo Basin. Dr. Valery Gond CIRADDownload audio |
| 12.30-1.30 | Lunch |
Session 3, The History of Human Interactions with Climate and Forests
| 1.30-2.10 | Millenial scale climatic driving of Central African vegetation and human occupation. Dr. Charly Favier Université Montpellier 2Download slides | Download audio |
| 2:10-2:50 | Climatic and Cultural changes in the Congo basin over the past 5,000 years. Dr. Richard Oslisly IRDDownload slides | Download audio |
| 2.50-3.10 | Coffee |
| 3.10-3.50 | Regional Drought Stress and Local Compensation, geomorphology and hydrology determining forest survival during the Last Glacial Maximum and Late Holocene. Dr. Miguel Leal Wildlife Conservation SocietyDownload slides | Download audio |
| 3.50-5.00 | Panel Discussion: How have human history and climate shaped the nature of African rainforests, and what implications does this have for their resilience or vulnerability to 21st century change?" Download audio |
| 5.00-6.45 | Posters and drinks |
| 7:30 | Dinner, Oxford Natural History Museum. |
Day 2
Session 4, The History of Human Interactions with Climate and Forests
| 9.00-9.40 | Climate change projections for the African tropics. Prof. Myles Allen Oxford UniversityDownload audio |
| 9.40-10.20 | Implications of global warming for the climate of West Africa and the Congo Basin. Rachel James Oxford UniversityDownload audio |
| 10.20-10.40 | Coffee |
Session 5, Contemporary change in the dynamics of African forests / Effects of climate change on forest cover and function
| 10.40-11.20 | Changes in the distribution and carbon cycle of African forests in response to atmospheric change. Prof. Yadvinder Malhi Oxford Centre for Tropical Forests, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford UniversityDr Chris HuntingfordCentre for Ecology and Hydrology, WallingfordDownload Yadvinder Malhi's slides | Download Chris Huntingford's slides | Download audio |
| 11.20-12.00 | Remote sensing for drought in African forests. Prof. Sassan Saatchi California Institute of TechnologyDownload slides | Download audio |
| 12.00-12.40 | Drought-induced shifts in the floristic and functional composition of tropical forests in Ghana. Sophie Fauset University of LeedsDownload audio |
| 12.40-1.40 | Lunch |
| 1.40-2.20 | Relationship between climate and plant functional types in the Congo Basin. Dr. Rita Wania Université Montpellier 2Download slides | Download audio |
| 12.00-12.40 | Cocoa migrations, climate change, and deforestation in West Africa – what does the past tell us about the future? Dr. Francois Ruf CIRADDownload slides | Download audio |
| 3.00-3.20 | Coffee |
| 3.20-4.00 | Linking long-term perspectives to 21st century management of African tropical forests Prof Kathy Willis University of OxfordDownload slides | Download audio |
| 4.00-5.00 | Panel Discussion: What do we know about climate change and its impacts on African rainforests, and what do we need to know? Download audio |
| 5.00-6.30 | Posters and drinks |
| 7.30 | Dinner in a College |
Day 3
Session 6, Deforestation, logging and hunting: direct pressures on the African tropical forests
| 9.00-9.40 | Patterns of land use change in the African tropics. Dr. Phillipe Mayaux Joint Research Centre, European CommissionDownload slides| Download audio |
| 9.40-10.20 | LUCID: African land carbon storage and fluxes over the last decade Prof Mark Maslin Dept of Geography, University College LondonSlides/audio not available. |
| 10.20-10.40 | Coffee |
| 10.40-11.20 | The extent and consequences of bushmeat hunting. Dr. Kate Abernethy University of Stirling, UK and Institute for Tropical Ecology Research, GabonDownload slides | Download audio |
| 11.20-12.00 | Logging in central Africa: extent and impact. Dr. Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury CIRADDownload slides | Download audio |
| 12.00-12.30 | Discussion |
| 12.30-2.00 | Lunch |
Session 7, Forest conservation in the 21st century: potential and challenges
| 2.00-2.40 | REDD+ in Africa: progress, potential, challenges John Mason Nature Conservation Research CentreDownload slides | Download audio |
| 2.40-3.20 | Overview of REDD+ in the Congo Basin. Dr. Danae Maniatis FAODownload slides | Download audio |
| 3.20-3.40 | Coffee |
| 3.40-4.20 | Beyond scientific knowledge for reducing deforestation: will financial incentives make the difference in African fragile States? Dr. Alain Karsenty CIRADDownload slides| Download audio |
| 4.20-5.00 | Community resource management as a strategy to manage African forest resources. Dr. Rebecca Asare Forest Trends/NCRCDownload slides| Download audio |
| 5.00-6:00 | Final Discussion Navigating a future for African rainforests in the contaxt of land use pressure and climate change |
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