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Tatiana Lizbeth Ojeda Luna concluded her examination for a doctorate successfully.

Big photo: Tatiana Lizbeth Ojeda Luna; small photo series (from left): Prof Matthias Dieter (Thünen Institute), Prof Joachim von Braun (Bonn University), Prof Bernhard Möhring (Göttingen University) – all three examination board, PD Dr Sven Günter (LaForeT project leader), Paul Eguiguren (scientist and Tatiana Ojeda's husband)

Ecosystem services in the tropics depend not only on land use and forest type but are also influenced by the landscape context.

Forest types with different typical ecosystem services (f.l.t.r.): Biodiverse natural forest, timber harvesting and agroforestry system with cocoa trees

The existence of various national and international initiatives, programs and tropical forest conservation policies necessitates information on their effectiveness and optimal policy mixes.

The final workshop of the LaForeT Zambia component was organized on 1 Dec 2022 by the Copperbelt University in Kitwe, Zambia.

An illustration of participatory land use mapping "Sailunga"

Fernando Gordillo Vera successfully defended his doctoral thesis on 16. February 2023.

A group photo: (f.l.t.r.) Prof. Dr. Roland Olschewski (Examiner of the Defense), Prof. Dr. Peter Elsasser (Supervisor), Fernando Gordillo Vera, Prof. Dr. Matthias Dieter (Doctoral Supervisor), Prof. Dr. Bernhard Möhring (Reviewer of the Dissertation)

As part of his career training as a forestry inspector candidate at the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture, Mr. Lorenz Friedrich is completing a one-month internship at the Thünen Institute of Forestry in February 2023.

Since February 2023, David Schicketanz has been joining our team as a research assistant in the fields of activity "Forestry in Germany" in the project "Remote sensing based National Detection Sytem for Forest Damages".