Landscape Ecology and IALE – a success story

by Felix Kienast, President IALE International

2012

2015

2013

New Webinars

soon

New interest

established before 2011

Established / great interest after 2011

Physical landscape

Evolutionary determined landscape perception(Kaplan&Kaplan)

Culturallydetermined landscape perception

Land-use

„Landscape“ – a successful concept...

...thanks to an ongoing international discourse

Physical landscape

Evolutionary determined landscape perception(Kaplan&Kaplan)

Culturallydetermined landscape perception

Land-use

„Landscape“ – a successful concept...

...strong regions – international focus

Landscape-ecological principles play a major role..

... developing spatially explicit standards for conservation

- Connectivity (Landscape Genetics)- SLOSS debate- large conservation areas

Landscape-ecological principles play a major role..

... mapping ecosystem services and landscape services

... assessing landscape values with economic models

- Ecosystem service partnership (ESP)- IPBES, Natural Capital Project, TEEB

... protecting cultural landscapes

- participatory landscape planning, solving land conflicts- forest landscapes (e.g. IUFRO)- cultural and natural heritage (e.g. UNESCO)

Landscape-ecological principles play a major role..

... improving climate-resilient food and fiber production

Landscape-ecological principles play a major role..

Role of IALE International

...promote the international visibility of IALE and Landscape Ecology

...establish new working groups

...establish new national/regional Chapters since 2011: Iran, Romania, Turkey (corresponding chapter full chapter 2015?) in the pipeline are: India, Eastern Mediterranean; new efforts for IALE Africa...facilitate mutual collaboration among the chapters, loans for conferences

...early career travel support, courses, workshops

IALE: Strong regions – international focus

IALE: Strong regions – international focus

IALE International works for YOU!

...80-90% of the fees for IALE International are returned to the regions in the form of- Student support for conferences / conference loans- Set-up of new regions

World congress 5th to 10th July, 2015: Portland OR

Check our homepage (events: http://www.landscape-ecology.org

International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE)

International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE)

IALE - the Society which helps improve the places of people through sound scientific

knowledge!

http://www.landscape-ecology.org/