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Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology
The Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology offers an up-to-date and varied course of study that illuminates forests with their properties and their importance for biodiversity and climate protection, but also explicitly deals with the possibilities of human use, thereby addressing economic questions as well as social ones, and the dimension of forests and its use. The course also provides knowledge about the properties and possible uses of wood and wood products. Our faculty maintains numerous cooperations with other universities, research institutions and interdisciplinary centers all over the world and is active in many interdisciplinary research associations.
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Latest news
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New approaches to palm oil cultivation: tree islands for more biodiversity
In a long-term experiment on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, an international research team led by the University of Göttingen has shown how tree islands promote biodiversity in oil palm plantations. The results show that the creation of tree islands in large oil palm monocultures allows native tree diversity to recover naturally. The results of the study were published in the journal Science.
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Islands are key to protecting plant biodiversity
From Tasmania to Madagascar to New Guinea, islands make up just over five per cent of Earth’s land. Yet, a study led by Macquarie University, Australia, and Göttingen University, Germany, reveals that islands are home to over 31 per cent of the world’s plant species. The research shows that of all plants classified as threatened worldwide, more than half are unique to islands. This study provides the first comprehensive assessment of plants – such as trees, shrubs and grasses – which are both native and endemic to marine islands worldwide. Their findings were published in Nature.
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Application Master's
"Forest and Ecosystem Sciences" (FES)The application period for a study start in winter semester 2025/26 for Non-EU-citizens runs until 15.3.2025. EU-citizens may apply after May 1, 2025.
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News from the faculty
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Graduation ceremony 2024
The pictures of the 2024 graduation ceremony can be viewed here. The Faculty wishes its graduates all the best for the future.
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Confidante
Our confidante, Katrin Meyer, would like to introduce herself to you. She will be happy to serve as your first point of contact for problems or conflicts of any kind, offering advice and, if necessary, referring you to the responsible offices and committees, such as the ombuds office.
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Measuring trees and finding orchids
Together with a professional team from the IPB in Bogor and the University of Tadulako in Palu, Mary Mulligan, PhD student in the Forest Inventory Department, conducted field research in Lore Lindu National Park (Indonesia) and shares her unforgettable impressions in an impressive film documentary.
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Press releases
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Diverse and diverging demands on forests in Germany
Forests provide biodiversity, ecosystem functions, income and much more. How can these diverse and seemingly diverging demands be met? An international research team led by the University of Göttingen addressed this question by analysing the effects of enriching beech forests in Germany with commercially valuable native (to mountainous regions of Europe) and non-native conifer species, in this case, the Norway spruce and Douglas fir, respectively. Their study showed that enriching beech forests which naturally have few tree species does not necessarily reduce species richness or ecosystem functioning. In fact, their results showed that there were positive gains at many levels including biodiversity, ecosystems and economic viability, especially for the combination of beech with Douglas fir.
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Nitrogen pollution drives forest plants west
The movement of plant species across Europe has mainly been attributed to climate change. However, a new study shows that other environmental factors play an important role. An international research team led by the University of Ghent, with the participation of the University of Göttingen, examined the biodiversity of forests in relation to climate change and the input of nitrogen and sulphur.
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More press releases
Here you can find more press releases about the faculty and an archive.
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Faculty of Forest Sciences
and Forest Ecology
Büsgenweg 5
37077 Göttingen