German-Iranian

International Workshop

At the Interface of Silviculture, Remote Sensing

and

Forest Development: Ideas for Integrated Research

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Abstract

This international workshop is the first workshop planned within the BMBF/MSRT-funded mobility project FORZA. The Reconstruction of FORest decline processes in the ZAgros forests of Western Iran using remote sensing and dendrochronology (FORZA) project aims to consolidate and deepen existing collaborations between the K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Faculty of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Geography and Geo-ecology in the field of forest research, remote sensing and sustainable management of forest resources in order to establish a long-term research cooperation. The thematic focus is on forest damage processes in the oak forests of western Iran, known as Zagros forests. The important technical objectives of FORZA are the joint research and the exchange of scientists and students. In addition, FORZA aims to expand the scientific network on forest and environmental research in Iran and Germany. The aim is to complement the existing expertise in the field of remote sensing with additional expertise in the fields of ecology and forest biometry.

Within the planned two-day workshop, the aim is to

exchange knowledge via multiple presentations at the interface between forest ecology and remote sensing, and
development of project ideas for future multi-lateral cooperation based on structured brainstorming sessions.

The thematically-relevant German experts include renown scientists from KIT, Technische Universität München, University of Regensburg, whereas the Iranian experts are from K.N.Toosi University of Technology, University of Tehran, University of Kurdistan, Razi University of Kermanshah, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands and the Forests (RIFR), Rangelands and Watershed Management Organization of Iran (FRWO), building a mosaic of experts and opinion from both science and practical sectors. The detailed program consisting of plenary sessions and brainstorming sessions are as following.

connect, Day One

Conect, Day Two

Poster

Organizers and Sponsors

Partners

K.N. Toosi University of Technology
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Unuversity of Regensburg
Technische Universität München
University of Tehran
Razi University of Kermanshah
University of Kurdistan
Forests, Rangelands Watershed Management Organization of Iran
Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands of Iran

Hosted by

K.N. Toosi University of Technology

Topics

Reconstruction of tree decline within semi-arid forests using remote sensing
Silvicultural and forest ecological applications of remote sensing
Management and monitoring of semi-arid forests

Program Schedule

Day One:Tuesday, June 8th, 2021

Time	Speaker	Titel
10:00 – 10:10	welcome note and intro from Fabian and Hooman
10:10 – 10:25	one-slide introduction from participants
10:25 – 10:50	Peter Annighöfer	Assessing forest structures with terrestrial LiDAR as decision support tool for forest management
10:50 – 11:15	Parviz Fatehi	Forest structural and functional assessment – an empirical approach
11:15 – 11:40	Fabian Fassnacht	Fabian Fassnacht: Influence of cast shadows on the satellite-observed vegetation signal in open forests
11:40 – 11:50	Short break
11:50 – 12:15	Hooman Latifi	Describing oak decline by integrating UAV- and space-borne data
12:15 – 12:40	Y. Mendes de Moura	New approaches for estimating forest structure attributes using multi-angle remote sensing
12:40 – 13:05	Morteza Pourreza	MODIS time series data based model for predicting the changes in fire regimes in the Zagros forests
13:05 – 14:30	Lunch break

Time	Titel
15:00 – 15:15	First brainstorming session
15:00 – 15:15	Short break
15:00 – 15:15	brainstorming session

Day Two:Wednesday, June 9th, 2021

Time	Speaker	Titel
10:00 – 10:25	Mahtab Pirbavaghar	Leaf area index estimation in the northern Zagros forests using remote sensing
10:25 – 10:50	Elham Shafeian	Mapping fractional woody cover in different spatial grains with Google Earth Engine
10:50 – 11:15	Somidh Saha	Scope of oak cluster planting in forest restoration
11:15 – 11:25	Short break
11:25 – 11:50	Kamran Pourmoghadam	Zagros-related tasks of non-Hyrcanian Beauro of the FRWO
11:50 – 12:15	Mehdi Pourhashemi	The national Zagros forests monitoring of Iran
12:15 – 12:40	Florian Hartig	Ecological Data Science
12:40 – 14:00	Lunch break

Time	Titel
14:00 – 15:20	Third brainstorming session
15:00 – 15:15	Short break
15:35 – 16:55	Fourth brainstorming session
17:10 – 17:30	Wrap-up session and the way forward