Tropentag 2025:
Reconciling land system changes with planetary health
September 10 - 12, 2025
organised by
University of Bonn / ZEF, Bonn, Germany
Meet and Greet
Discussion rounds of junior scientists with keynote speakers
TT24 will bring junior scientists into contact with our keynote speakers.
After a short warm-up, each keynote speaker will give a brief personal inside into her/his work and a chosen topic and interact with the group in a moderated discussion.
When? -- Wednesday, September 12th, 19:00 - 20:00h
For whom? -- young scientists who are registered as student or PhD candidate for Tropentag 2024 conference
Number of participants? -- Max 25 per speaker on a first-come, first-serve basis
How to register? -- In case of interest, please send an email to info@tropentag.de and mention your first and second choice discussion round (name of speaker) as well as your name and Tropentag ID
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CIFOR-ICRAF Director Europe, Bonn, Germany
Focus topic: The role of science and innovation in delivering the SDG - nature based solutions with trees
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Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands and University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Focus topic: Can biodiversity conservation provide a better life for conservation labourers?
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Egerton University, Dept Biological Science, Kenya
Focus topic: Is cooperations and partnerships, the transformation recipe to sustainable development in times of crises?
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University Vienna, Austria
Focus topic: Beyond sustainable development in the era of planetary crises: Challenges and insights from Latin America towards deep green Transformation
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ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Focus topic: Agroecology and living well: Towards agrifood systems within the 'doughnut'
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University of Abomey-Calavi, Lab. of Applied Ecology, Benin
Focus topic: Are non-timber forest products (NTFPs) the alternatives to overcome sustainable development chal-lenges in Africa?
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For full profile of our speakers see here.