Research Into Use (RIU) Workshop

Posted on 20. April 2017 by

Monday, June 05, 2017. A 1-day workshop presents key results of EcoRespira-Amazon. Everyone interested is welcome. Here is the preliminary programme:

08:30: Introduction and welcome notes
09:30: Characteristics and ecosystem services of the Amazon region
10:00: Meteorology and climatology of the Amazon basin
10:30: Coffee break
11:00: EcoRespira-Amazon: Project philosophy
11:30: EcoRespira-Amazon: Project methodology
12:00: Group discussion
12:30: Lunch break
14:00: Soil physics and implications
14:20: Soil humidity and pH
14:40: Soil chemistry and dynamics
15:10: Soil and ecosystem respiration
15:40: Coffee break
16:00: Biomass dynamics
16:30: The destination is important, not the trail to get there: A new model
17:00: Final group discussion

Please indicate your interest in participation to Dr. Cintia Rodrigues de Souza

We look forward to welcoming you in Manaus.

Kick-off Workshop NoPa2

Posted on 11. April 2016 by

On May 02, 2016, all NoPa2 (Novas Parcerias, fase 2) supported projects joined in a workshop in Brasília, hosted by CAPES, the Brazilian Federal Agency for the Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education. The first project results from Phase 1 of EcoRespira-Amazon was presented by Jörg Matschullat and Laura Medeiros Braga. We are proud to have made significant progress already and eagerly look forward to the second campaign in July.

EcoRespira-Amazon workshop

Posted on 11. April 2016 by

February 23 to 25, 2016

A technical workshop at Embrapa Amazonas Occidental in Manaus launched phase 1 of EcoRespira-Amazon. Experts from Embrapa, IPAAM, UFAM (direct project partners), INPA, GIZ and SEMA discussed the aims and objectives of the project, learned details of the methodology in theory and practice. The response has been enthusiastic and local media (press and radio) reported various times.