Seminar

Changes in above- and belowground biota due to global warming and glacial retreat in the Pamir

27.06.2023

Speaker: Alidovar Sodatsairov

On June 27 at 2 pm, a seminar will be held on "Changes in terrestrial biota caused by global warming and glacier retreat in the Pamir."

The lecture will be given by Alidovar Sodatsairov - a member of the Conservation Botany Team of the PAS Botanical Garden.

Climate warming is having a tremendous impact on shrinking glaciers around the world. Tajikistan, especially in the eastern part of the country, has several hundred mountain glaciers. At about 88 kilometers long, the Fedchenko Glacier is the largest mountain glacier in the world. Unfortunately, it has shrunk by several kilometers in recent decades.

The shrinking of glaciers is causing drastic changes in the species compositions of the vegetation of moraines, snowfields and adjacent scree. The encroachment of ecologically alien and sometimes invasive species is becoming a real threat to these remarkable ecosystems. Therefore, the research team of PAN Botanical Garden - CZRB in Powsin is embarking on a project to study the third pole, the flooded areas of the Central Asian mountains.

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free with the purchase of a ticket to the Garden or with a pass. 

Place: conference room in building L.

Seminar

Plant Biodiversity and Conservation Practice in Nepal

17.05.2022

Speaker: Yuba Raj Subedi
Mountain Research and Development Foundation, Nepal

On May 17 at 2 pm, our Garden will host a seminar with Yuba Raj Subedi - an employee of the Nepal Mountain Research and Development Foundation.

 

Yuba Raj is a forester by training. She has years of experience in climate change adaptation and mitigation research in Nepal. He is currently working as a consultant on raising funds for innovative solutions for climate change vulnerable groups. He has participated in the Nepal Climate Change Support Program (NCCSP) on behalf of the United Nations Development Program as a coordinator for district energy and environment. He is also a local government activist for the city of Kathmandu.

At the seminar, Mr. Subedi will give a presentation on plant biodiversity and conservation in Nepal. In addition, he will talk about the relationship that exists between Nepal's flora and local communities.

All interested parties are welcome to attend this meeting.

Place: Conference room, building L
Participation in the seminar is free, Garden tickets or passes apply.
The meeting will be held in English.