Lecture series "Knowledge about the changing forest"

In the summer semester 2026, a public lecture series on the topic of "Knowledge about the forest in transition" will take place as part of the Studium Generale at the University campus Freiburg.

The lectures at a glance

Consequences of climate change for forests in Germany and worldwide
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hickler (Goethe University Frankfurt)
Tuesday, May 05, 2026, 18:15-19:30, KGI, Room 1098, University campus Freiburg
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EU forest policy-making (1992-2024): if governance is the solution, what is the problem?
Dr. Helga Pülzl (European Forest Institute EFI)
Monday, May 11, 2026, 18:15-19:30, KG I, Room 1199, University campus Freiburg
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Between forest fairy tales, conspiracy and "mutual aid" - old and new forest narratives in popular culture
PD Dr. Solvejg Nitzke (Ruhr University Bochum)
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 18:15-19:30, KG I, Room 1098, University campus Freiburg
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City - Forest - Change: Forest walk to three stations
Nicole Schmalfuß (Head of the municipal forestry office FR)
Tuesday, June 02, 2026, 18:00 - 20:30, Meeting point: Municipal Forestry Office, Wonnhaldestr. 8
Only with prior registration at: www4.0@mail.uni-freiburg.de
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Forest and society in transition. Perspectives of sociological forest research
PD Dr. Stephanie Bethmann (Head of SGW, FVA Freiburg)
Tuesday, June 09, 2026, 18:15-19:30, KG I, Room 1098, University campus Freiburg
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Digital support for forest management in transition
Dr. Janine Schweier (Research Institute WSL)
Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 18:15-19:30, KG I, Room 1098, University campus Freiburg
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Between tradition and transformation: how owners, advisers and institutions co-create knowledge for resilient forests in Europe
Prof. Dr. Anna Lawrence (UHI Perth)
Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 18:15-19:30, KG I, Room 1098, University campus Freiburg
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Agents of the green empire with a license to kill - when book printers & co. shape forest habitats
Prof. Dr. Jörg Müller (University of Würzburg)
Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 18:15-19:30, KG I, Room 1098, University campus Freiburg
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When the forest became a question of the future. Knowledge, forecasts and emotions in the forest dieback debate of the 1980s
Dr. Birgit Metzger (Saarland University)
Tuesday, July 07, 2026, 18:15-19:30, KG I, Room 1098, University campus Freiburg
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Meanings of Forests: A Collaborative Comparative Ethnography Between Indonesia and Germany
Prof. Dr. Michaela Haug (University campus Freiburg)
Prof. Dr. Pujo Semedi (Universitas Gadjah-Mada in Yogyakarta)
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 18:15-19:30, KG I, Room 1098, University campus Freiburg
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Relational Resilience: A framework for research in Forest Social-Ecological Systems
Dr. Austin Himes (Washington State University)
Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 18:15-19:30, KG I, Room 1098, University campus Freiburg