Forest Conservation Strategies in Chile

When:

Aug 11, 2009 9:00 am US/Eastern

Length: 02:00   (hh:mm)

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Author(s)/Presenter(s):

• Dr. Susan Moore

This webinar will present information on the following topics:

Native forest management and conservation –Pablo Donoso, Univ. Austral de Chile

Achieving old-growth conditions through uneven aged silviculture – Scott Sink, NCSU Dept. of Forestry & Env. Resources

Forest ecosystem services as an economic opportunity – Erin Sills, Associate Professor, Forest Economics, NCSU Dept of Forestry and Env. Resources

Case studies of conservation efforts in Southern Chile (10 mins each):

Community-based watershed conservation – Michelle Moorman, NCSU Dept. of Forestry and Env. Resources

Reaching out to conserve forests: forestry extension in Southern Chile – Susan Moore, Extension Associate Professor, NCSU Forestry Extension

Chile’s national monument: conserving the endangered Alerce forests – Doug Frederick, Forestry Professor, NCSU

Invasive species impacts on native forest conservation by Anibal Pauchard, University of Concepcion, Chile