Asian Section of IAVS
Recent activities
Online workshop
The present and future of Asian vegetation science
Date: 6th, December 2024
Time: 8–12 GMT [Find your timezone]
Keynote speakers:
Plant biodiversity of Afghanistan
Prof. Siegmar Breckle
Department of Ecology, Bielefeld University, Germany
Mapping of vegetation in China based on remote sensing and crowdsourced data
Prof. Qinghua Guo
Institute of Ecology, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, China
Vegetation diversity of Middle Asia
Prof. Arkadius Nowak
Polish Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden, Poland
Training course in R:
Standardizing species names for vegetation data
Prof. Jian Zhang
School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Asian Section
Asia is a large continent consisting ~30% of the terrestrial area of the Earth. The vegetation types of Asia are very diverse and vulnerable to human activities and climate change. To study and conserve the plant diversity, vegetation and ecosystems in Asia, it is essential to create a collaborative network between the vegetation scientists and researchers of this continent. The Asian Regional Section was formally approved by the IAVS Governing Council in Oct. 2022. The main goal of the Asia Regional Section is to connect and enhance the collaboration of the researchers of vegetation science investigating Asian vegetation types. The specific aims of the Asian Regional Section contain promotion of vegetation studies in Asia:
Organizing regional and international symposia and field excursions to encourage the Asia vegetation scientists for more collaborations
Nurturing young scientists;
Creating a data-sharing platform among Asian vegetation scientists.
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Our membership is free of charge. We encourage everyone who is interesting in vegetation studies in Asia join us. If you are interested please register via this form.
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Alpine habitats of Armenian Highlands, Armenia
Hyrcanian forests, Alamkuh summit (4850 m), Alborz mountains, North Iran
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