This research area covers the conservation and sustainable management of land, nature conservation and the specific ecosystems of grasslands, forests and high mountain regions.

Team: Camilla Wellstein.

Team: Camilla Wellstein

Activities:

• Partnered with the Forestry Department of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano and Assoimprenditori Alto Adige – Unternehmerverband Südtirol for event organization.
• Hosted "Climbing for Climate 5: Climate, Forest and CO2" on 30 September 2023, in collaboration with the Italian Alpine Club (CAI), discussing sustainable development within the university network.
• Organized the conference “Weiden im Berggebiet nachhaltig bewirtschaften” on 18 December 2023 with AGROSCOPE Switzerland, discussing sustainable pasture management and related research.
• Organized a seminar on “Life Cycle Assessment of Nature-Based Production Systems” on 14 December 2023, highlighting the role of LCA in evaluating nature-based production systems.
• Organized the Studium Generale Course on "Sustainability in Ecosystem Research and Management", 2023
• Publication: Wellstein C, Broll M, Unterthiner G, Pietrogiovanna M (2023) Zwischen Sturmwurf und Borkenkäferbefall: Management von Extremereignissen in Südtirol. In P. Bebi & J. Schweier (Eds.), WSL Berichte: Vol. 144. Aus Störungen und Extremereignissen im Wald lernen, pp. 25-32. DOI: 10.55419/wsl:35226
• Continued collaboration with the Fondazione FIEMME PER ETS on the sustainable development of Val di Fiemme-Fleimstal
• Publication: Wellstein C, Tognetti R, Scherrer: Ecosystem-Disturbance Interactions in Forests. Special Issue in the journal Forests, open for submissions (deadline will be extended to Decemer 2024). Forests | Special Issue : Ecosystem-Disturbance Interactions in Forests (mdpi.com)