Prof. Zhang Yiping and Assoc. Prof. Sha Liqing participated in the “Carbon and Communities in Tropical Woodlands” Conference– An international interdisciplinary conference 16th-18th June in Edinburgh. They separately submitted posters entitled “Characteristics of carbon sources/sink effect and its causes of a tropical seasonal rain forest in Xiahungbanna, Yunnan, SW China” and “The carbon sequestration by rubber tree plantation in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, SW China”.
The meeting brought together experts in tropical woodland ecology, carbon sequestration projects, policy makers and investor to discuss current issues and share knowledge. Issues of risk, permanence, governance and methodologies for carbon sink analysis were covered.
On invitation, Prof. Zhang and Assoc. Prof. Sha visited monitoring station of the University of Edinburgh. They exchanged ideas with Prof. John Grace on joint research and talents training, etc. They also visited Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh and Kew. |
