New publication in #EcologicalModelling! Benedikt Hartweg & his colleagues simulated tropical forests in #Brazil under disturbance scenarios and fitted allometries at different spatial scales. Super helpful insights for the new #BIOMASS mission by @esa

🔗 Learn more on our blog: https://www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/en/latest-news/news-overview/news/new-publication-in-ecological-modelling.html

#science #research #newpaper #ecologicalmodelling #forest #geography #remotesensing

‪#CallForAbstracts‼️#EGU26 session BG3.11 "Natural forest expansion under global change: assessing causes and consequences in time and space"

Let's talk about where, why, and with what consequences forests expand!

🌳 Possible Topics:
• Biodiversity & habitat structure
• Landscape dynamics & ecosystem functioning
• Socio-economic implications for livelihoods, cultural landscapes, & local economies

🔗 Info & submission link: https://www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/en/latest-news/news-overview/news/egu26-call-for-abstracts.html

#sustainability #science #gischat #forest

🎉 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦! We’re welcoming 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗨𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗸𝗲 as our new Acting Professor ⛰️ She’ll lead our chair for the coming year and brings her expertise in alpine landscape ecology and ecosystem services.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 on our blog: 🔗 https://www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/en/latest-news/news-overview/news/welcome-to-our-team-prof.-uta-schirpke.html

#sustainability #ecosystems #sciencenews #science #research #geography #gischat #alps

⛰️ Across 4 countries & 1,500 km, our students experienced how humans have reshaped the eastern Alps: exploring melting glaciers, historic mercury mines, rebuilt mountain towns and coastal protection.

📸 More info & image gallery on our blog: https://www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/en/latest-news/news-overview/news/major-excursion-exploring-the-geography-of-the-eastern-alps.html

#geography #alps #sustainability #science #student #excursion #ecology

Québec plans to run fully on renewables by 2050 - even though electricity demand is expected to double. But on our 4,600 km excursion we saw that this transition is anything but simple:

Massive dams provide clean power, but flood Cree lands. At the end, our students realized energy choices are about balancing tech, ecology & justice 🌍⚡️

🔗 Full story & impressions on our blog: https://www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/en/latest-news/news-overview/news/major-excursion-the-impacts-of-quebecs-energy-transition.html

#science #climatechange #sustainability #research #quebec #canada

We had a fantastic time at ESA's Living Planet Symposium #LPS25 in Vienna! This year, it was all about how we can use remote sensing for improving #ClimateAction and #sustainability. Our team presented work on improving seasonal crop yield forecasts, mapping nitrogen, biomass, and forest carbon using satellite data, models, and AI. A big step towards better land management and food security.

Full recap here: https://www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/en/latest-news/news-overview/news/we-were-at-esas-living-planet-symposium-in-vienna.html

#science #research #climate #climatechange #georaphy #gischat

We’re at the #LPS25 Living Planet Symposium in Vienna! 🌍 Excited to connect, share ideas and discuss 🚀

Also: Don’t miss Stefanie Steinhauser’s talk tomorrow! ⏰ 16:15 📍 Hall N1/N2 💡 Deriving seasonal dynamics of crop development via spectroscopy in California

And shoutout to Christoph Jörges who pitched his poster on day one! His work: A new approach to seasonal crop yield forecasting by combining Sentinel-3 satellite data with the LPJmL vegetation model 🌱

#science #sustainability #climate

🌡️ 𝗗𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗲𝗿 – 𝗨𝗿𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘇𝗶𝗲𝗹 & 𝗞𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮-𝗛𝗼𝘁𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 🌡️
Prof. Marianela Fader im Interview mit dem Bayerischen Rundfunk über Hitze, Wasserknappheit & Risiken für Mensch & Natur.

🎧 Jetzt reinhören: https://www.br.de/mediathek/podcast/radiowissen/urlaub-am-mittelmeer-wird-der-klima-hotspot-zum-albtraum/2107357

#climatechange #sustainability #mediterranean #tourism #news #science #research #sustainabilityresearch

🎓 𝗟𝗲𝗵𝗿𝗲@𝗚𝗲𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: #Science made by students!

At our faculty's 𝗟𝗲𝗵𝗿𝗲@𝗚𝗲𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗴, students presented original research funded by studforschung@geo – from identifying meteorites to building drones fit for volcanoes!

We're especially proud of Tim Drießle and Mareike Winkler, who our research group supervised.

👉 Read how their findings could change land use and health in Tanzania: https://www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/en/latest-news/news-overview/news/lehre-geo-presents-science-made-by-students.html

#science #research #sustainability #climatechange #agriculture #scienceproject #tanzania

🌍💪 This is hands-on #Geography in action! In our Freilandpraktikum, students assemble meteorological stations, calibrate sensors & collect field data (chloropyll levels, soil samples & more!) – all for their own research projects. 💡Real data, real questions, real science!

#ClimateScience #science #university #lmu #munich #studentlife #geo #geonews #research #sustainability #sustainabilityscience