I wish all of you an inspiring summer school with valuable contributions and novel outcomes, and last but not least, a pleasant time together.

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1 Foreword Dear Participants, On behalf of the Centre of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use - Section Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry (SeTSAF), University of Göttingen I would like to welcome you to the DAAD funded workshop on Land-use change and conservation strategies for the Brazilian Cerrado at Universidade Federal de Viçosa in Brazil. I hope you have had a good travel to the venue and I wish you a pleasant stay at the Campus Florestal. I became the scientific coordinator of SeTSAF in August Our centre focuses on interdisciplinary research, training and education. This workshop - proposed by Dr. Jolanta Slowik - goes in line with our ideas of sustainable land use management, biodiversity research and collaboration. We are therefore proud to administrate the workshop and moreover, we very much appreciate the efforts of the organization team and contributors. You will discuss a wide spectrum of topics related to biodiversity research and natural resource use. The complexity of ecological, social and economic challenges on local, regional and global scales needs interdisciplinary and international approaches to find answers for sustainable land use. There is a long tradition of research and education particular at the green faculties of the Georg-August University of Göttingen and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Göttingen. They work in close cooperation with universities in Brazil and other Latin-American countries. During this workshop, guest lecturers from these institutions will give you profound background information of their research projects and intensive discussion points on challenges we face and ways forward. I wish all of you an inspiring summer school with valuable contributions and novel outcomes, and last but not least, a pleasant time together. Best wishes Dr. Simone Pfeiffer Scientific coordinator CBL-SeTSAF

2 Foreword Dear Participants, I would like to welcome you to the Universidade Federal de Viçosa - Campus Florestal. It is a great honor for us to host in UFV- Florestal, the International Summer School Land-use change and conservation strategies for the Brazilian Cerrado organized by the Centre of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use - Section Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry, University of Goettingen. Our young Campus is still in its infancy: BSc courses were first started in Florestal in 2008 and the single MSc course in Therefore, we believe that this summer school, the first International seminar in our campus, will be a watershed in the history of our institution, contributing significantly to its development and internationalization. Brazil is a megadiverse country which is suffering from alarming rates of habitat loss in all of its biogeographic domains. This is not only true in Brazilian prodigious tropical wet forest, which receives considerable attention from the media, but also in the Brazilian drier formations, like the Cerrado. This biogeographic domain suffered a habitat loss of almost 50% of its original area in a little more than half a century. The main cause of such ecological catastrophe is the uncontrolled expansion of the agribusiness, especially soybeans and cattle, commodities on which Brazilian economy is highly dependent. Brazil is still a poor developing country whose economy is largely dependent on its agriculture. Therefore, the main issues addressed in this summer school, sustainable land use management and biodiversity conservation should be the focus in all discussions regarding socio-economic development of our country. That is why we believe this summer school will contribute significantly to the formation of our students. I wish everyone a very pleasant and inspiring stay in Florestal, and hope this summer school will be an opportunity for the establishment of strong scientific cooperation and friendship. Universidade Federal de Viçosa Best wishes Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão para a Sociedade Brasileira Dr. Leonardo Lopes

3 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL 2014, BRAZIL Land-use change and conservation strategies for the Brazilian Cerrado Universidade Federal de Viçosa - Campus Florestal PROGRAM Date Lectures Title of courses - Activities Arrival and registration (Day 1) Sunday (Day 2) Monday Organizers from Brazil - Prof. Marco Antônio de Oliveira Research Director of UFV - Florestal - Prof. Leonardo Lopes, Institute of Biological Sciences UFV - Florestal - Prof. Eduardo Mizubuti Dean for Research of UFV- Viçosa Objectives Introduction to international research cooperation objectives of University of Goettingen Welcome Addresses, Opening Ceremony. Education model at the Universidade Federal de Viçosa Coffee break Dr. Stefan Höhnwald Georg-August University of Goettingen Faculty of Geography, Landscape Ecology Introduction Prof. Elke Pawelzik Georg-August University of Goettingen Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Crop Sciences, Section Quality of Plant Products Introduction International Cooperation and Research Projects of the Faculty of Geoscience and Geography, University of Goettingen. Research Programs, International cooperation with Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Crop Sciences, Section Quality of Plant Products Dr. Kamini Barua Introduction International Cooperation and Programs of CBL-SETSAF (University of Goettingen) & Leuphana University, Lueneburg, Germany Lunch time

4 Prof. Martin Thren HAWK University, Goettingen Officials and participants Officials and participants Lecture: Strategies for conservation of natural habitats and sustainable use of biodiversity in the face of climate and land use change. UFV- Florestal Campus tour Welcome get-together BBQ at Casa Sede Biodiversity, biofuels and food security (Day 3) Tuesday :30 Prof. Elke Pawelzik Lecture: Nutrition security between the priorities of biofuel and food production. Climate change as a result of land use changes in the regions of Cerrado and Gran Chaco. Informal introductory get-together for student participants, resource personnel from Germany & UFV - (Viçosa, Florestal & Rio Paranaíba). Consequences of competition between food and biofuel production for sustainability of human nutrition. 10:30-11:00 Coffee break Dr. Kamini Barua Lecture: Sustainability of potential new biofuel crop (Acrocomia aculeata) in the Brazilian silvopastoral system Lunch Dr. Jolanta Slowik The Energy transition (Energiewende) in Germany and its implication for biodiversity and nature conservation. Biodiversity monitoring with birds as bioindicators, implications of biofuels production on biodiversity and local livelihoods. Consequences of renewable energy production on land use, landscape and species in Germany Coffee break Dr. Jolanta Slowik Film by Ulrich Eichelmann Climate Crimes (Day 4) Wednesday Local excursion Visit to the Inhotim Contemporary Art Museum and Botanical Garden. Influence of bioenergy on biodiversity in developing countries. Land use, history, birds as bio-indicators of biodiversity, surrogates species, introduced species (Day 5) Thursday Land-use change, food security & natural resources management

5 Dr. Stefan Höhnwald Lecture: Land use change and Carbon optimization in the southern Amazon - modelling the future of the Cerrado and Amazon Biomes Prof. Martin Thren Lecture: Community based forest management programs and protection of natural resources Lunch time Prof. Elke Paweltzik Lecture: Food security and land use systems: why is biodiversity important? Coffee break Dr. Stefan Höhnwald (Day 6) Friday Lecture: Innovative biodiverse agro-silvo-pastoral systems for Brazilian smallholdings. Sustainable use of forest resources and certification: Examples from Latin America. Competition for land at the global and local scale; importance of biodiversity. Brazilian Cerrado-climate change & threats to biodiversity Nature Conservation - Germany & Indonesia Prof. Leonardo Lopes UFV - Florestal Lecture: Climate-driven bird distribution changes and conservation conflicts in the Cerrado savannas Prof. João Paulo de Souza Lecture: Climate change and Cerrado vegetation: ecophysiological adjustments, competition and future insights Lunch time Dr. Jolanta Slowik Lecture: Nature Conservation in Biodiversity loss, fragmentation, future of Brazilian nature. Show the main results about our research group with Cerrado species growing in CO 2 enrichment in open top chambers. Discuss aspects of plant competition, invasive plants and biodiversity and ecology of climate changes. Local and EU programs for Nature Conservation in Germany.

6 15: Dr. Margaretha Pangau-Adam Germany: Weaknesses and strengths Lecture: The value of biodiversity and ecological processes. Natura Coffee break Prof. Eduardo Pereira (Day 7) Saturday Prof. Marihus Baldotto Lecture: Main threats to plant biodiversity due to pollution and mining activities on the Cerrado: physiological mechanisms and management strategies. Cerrado agriculture, cultural landscapes Lecture: Impacts of soil use and new technologies for the Cerrado agriculture Prof. Oscar A. Cultural Gamarra Torres, landscapes as University of indicators for a Chachapoya, Peru sustainable land use José Ricardo Strengthening of Velasco Vélez, governance, Medellin University, conservation and Colombia sustainable management of natural resources in Colombia Lunch time Moderator: Prof. Pawelzik, Prof. Thren (Day 8) Sunday Participants, lecturers, Working groups: Food security and sustainable use of natural resources. Excursion to Serra do Cipó National The role of frugivorous birds on seed dispersal in tropical rainforest. Impacts of pollution and mining activities on plant physiology. Aptitude and limitations of the Cerrado soils. Impacts of agriculture on the soil chemistry, physic and biology, with emphasis on soil fertility, erosion and carbon stocks. New technologies for the management and conservation of the tropical agriculture. Cultural landscape in the Montane Forests of the microbasin Pomacochas, Amazonas Region, Peru. Short presentation of students results with discussion. Management of National Park, biodiversity erosion, species of

7 representatives of Nature Reserve Driving time to national park ~3 and half hours (Day 9) Monday Lecturers, representatives of nature reserve, students Park. Lunch-on arrival in the park/on way. Afternoon-visit to the higher elevations of the park. Excursion and practical work in National Park. Visit to the lower part of the park including the canyon area (Day 10) Tuesday Dr. Jolanta Slowik Nature conservation in Europe Geo Natalia Contreras Tobar, Talca University, Chile "Research of Harvest techniques of maqui fruits wild (Aristotelia chilensis - Molina Stuntz) to preserve this native species Lunch time Dr. Margaretha P. Adam Introduction (Day 11) Wednesday Lectures, students Preparation of theoretical and methodology background for field work Lunch time Prof. Leonardo Lopes & Dr. Kamini Barua Land-use change and conservation of southern Minas Gerais grasslands; use of GIS techniques for nature conservation concern, Biomonitoring, Eco-tourism. Management plans, conservation strategy. Film show: Partridge project in Lower Saxony. Research programs, International cooperation and information on department of conservation biology, University of Goettingen. Landscape and biodiversity protection in the vicinity of University and at the university campus. Presentation of joint research proposal from UFV-Florestal & University of Goettingen (Institute of Geography) - Southern Minas Gerais grasslands conservation.

8 Students Field work (Day 12) Thursday South America students land-use mapping. Discussion and information dissemination on application for scholarships Working groups -presentation of results & discussion on sustainable use of natural resources Lunch time Test for students Evaluation of the lessons Evaluation of Summer school Coffee break Awarding of certificates, closing dinner etc (Day 13) Friday We must not cut down old trees. A film on Bialowieza National Park (North East Poland) Discussion on protected area management strategies Lunch Departure from National park to Belo Horizonte airport for facilitating the departure of delegates from Germany. Students/Participants from South America, Prof. Lopes & Dr. Barua will return to the UFV campus