Welcome to the HELSUS Global South Encounters seminar!
When: Thursday 16.05.2024, 13:15-14:15 (Helsinki, UTC +3)
: Hybrid event: HELSUS Hub Library, Porthania 2nd floor (Yliopistonkatu 3) and Zoom
Ecosystem, climate change and socio-environmental linkages along the continental-ocean continuum. Long-term socio-ecological research in Patagonia (PATSER)
Presentation abstract:
Western Patagonia, defined by extensive networks of rivers and lakes and watersheds draining into one of the world’s most extensive fjord coastlines (40-55°S), and approximately the size of Finland, is also characterized by diverse ecosystems, from temperate rainforest, subantarctic forest, cold steppe, and the world’s largest temperate icefields. A significant part of this area remains in near-reference condition, with only recent colonization (c. 120 yrs. for the Aysén Region). PATSER “Patagonia Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research,” is an interdisciplinary investigation based in the CIEP research center, focused on interconnected socio-environmental systems along the gradient from terrestrial, freshwater to inland marine systems (fjords), during a period of social and environmental change. The natural sciences research on freshwater ecosystems is founded on long-term monitoring and sensor networks on model watersheds, forest plots, major rivers and lakes. The relation to socio-environmental system is exemplified by three sustainability science initiatives that will be presented during this seminar, related to watershed management in rural potable water supplies, large-scale citizen science-based initiatives on Chile’s largest rivers, and land use projections for accelerated change in the composition of communities in protected area gateway communities.
Presenter bio: Anna Astorga Roine is a freshwater scientist since 2015 at the Centro de Investigation en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia (CIEP research center), in the Aysén Region of Chile. She is currently the coordinator of the Landscape Dynamics research line for the center-wide interdisciplinary PATSER project (Patagonia Long-Term Socioecological Research). Born in Finland, her diverse international childhood, including Mozambique, Costa Rica and Chile, was a consequence of her father’s work as a leading proponent of Social Forestry, sponsored by the Finnish government. She returned to Finland after her undergraduate (Biology) studies in Santiago, followed by research at SYKE (2004-2008), finally completing her Ph.D. in 2009 at Oulu University. She worked as a post doc at Massey University in New Zealand before returning to Chile.
Chair of the event: Florencia Quesada, Associate Professor in Latin American Studies at the Department of Cultures, University of Helsinki (UH). Trained as a historian, her research interests encompass urban cultural history, sustainable tourism, and urban studies. She holds affiliations with several research centers at the UH, such as the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Center (HELSUS), the Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria), and the the Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ), reflecting her interdisciplinary approach to research. More about Professor Quesada can be found here.
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