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PhD student Si Chen study visit to University of Helsinki

Written by Juri on November 8, 2025. Posted in Project Updates. No Comments on PhD student Si Chen study visit to University of Helsinki

First-year PhD student Si Chen (University of Tartu) visited the University of Helsinki to learn bioinformatics to analyze large datasets from sequencing results of plant material collected at the Malaysian and Peruvian sites. She also visited farmland and SMEAR-Agri station and conducted farmland soil sampling. Figure: Si (on the left) learning bioinformatics with post-doctoral researcher Ramita Khanongnuch (UT/LUKE) (on the right). (Photo credit: Si Chen) First-year PhD student Si Chen (University of Tartu) visited the University of Helsinki to learn bioinformatics to analyze...

PhD student Teo Kien Yung study visit to KIT

Written by Juri on August 1, 2025. Posted in Project Updates. No Comments on PhD student Teo Kien Yung study visit to KIT

The PhD student Teo Kien Yung (University of Tartu) visited KIT to advance understanding of nitrogen cycling in tropical peat soils using fresh Malaysian peat samples. The work focused on comparing analytical methods through soil core ring incubation, MIMS techniques, and 15N isotope labeling. The visit also included methodological exchanges between TROPI and KIT. Figure: Teo working at KIT. Credit: E. Wangari The PhD student Teo Kien Yung (University of Tartu) visited KIT to advance understanding of nitrogen cycling in tropical peat soils using fresh Malaysian peat samples...

12th INTECOL Wetlands Conference – Tartu, Estonia

Written by Juri on July 4, 2025. Posted in Conference, Events. No Comments on 12th INTECOL Wetlands Conference – Tartu, Estonia

The 12th INTECOL Wetlands Conference took place in Tartu, Estonia, bringing together around 300 participants. Researchers from the University of Tartu and collaborators delivered numerous presentations on topics such as greenhouse gas fluxes, microbial processes, and peatland restoration. The event served as a key platform for sharing cutting-edge research. Photo: Intecol conference group photo The 12th INTECOL Wetlands Conference took place in Tartu, Estonia, from 28 June to 4 July 2025, bringing together around 300 participants from across the globe...

EGU25 General Assembly in Vienna, Austria

Written by Juri on May 2, 2025. Posted in Conference. No Comments on EGU25 General Assembly in Vienna, Austria

The EGU General Assembly 2025 gathered around 25,000 participants. Researchers from the University of Tartu and collaborators presented cutting-edge studies on greenhouse gas fluxes, carbon cycling, and microbial processes in peatlands across Europe, the Amazon, and the Congo Republic. LiWeFor NewsAndEvents Photo: PhD student Fahad (UT) with his poster at EGU25 The EGU General Assembly 2025, held in Vienna and online from 27 April to 2 May, gathered around 25,000 participants worldwide (https://www.egu25.eu/). Researchers from the University of Tartu and collaborators presented...

Eddy Covariance Training in Sarawak, Malaysia

Written by Juri on April 15, 2025. Posted in Events. No Comments on Eddy Covariance Training in Sarawak, Malaysia

In April 2025, the LiWeFoR project organized an eddy covariance training in Sarawak, led by the University of Helsinki team. Over three intensive days, 11 participants from TROPI gained hands-on experience in flux data processing using the EddyUH software, alongside lectures on measurement principles and data analysis. The program also included a field visit to the Sibu Station eddy covariance site. Figure: Eddy covariance training seminar in Sarawak organized by UH LiWeFoR ream. In April 2025, the LiWeFoR project organized an eddy covariance training in Sarawak, Malaysia, led by...

Field Campaign and Seminar in Sarawak, Malaysia

Written by Juri on February 15, 2025. Posted in Field Notes, Events. No Comments on Field Campaign and Seminar in Sarawak, Malaysia

The LiWeFoR team held its second field campaign and seminar in Sarawak, Malaysia, bringing together around 60 participants at TROPI for a week of knowledge exchange. The event featured 12 multidisciplinary presentations. A major milestone was the successful maintenance of an eddy covariance system, securing continuous CO2, CH4, and N2O flux measurements for the project’s final year. Figure: Dr Lulie Melling presenting at 2nd LiWeFoR-TROPI seminarThe LiWeFoR team held its second field campaign and seminar in Sarawak, Malaysia (11–15 February 2025), bringing together around 60...

AGU Annual Meeting 2024 in Washington D.C.

Written by Juri on December 13, 2024. Posted in Conference. No Comments on AGU Annual Meeting 2024 in Washington D.C.

AGU2024 Annual Meeting was held in Washington D.C. with about 30,000 participants. Lulie Melling, Ülo Mander and Mikk Espenberg acted as session conveners for a session on “Linking Greenhouse Gas, Volatile Organic Compound, and Climatic Processes Across Interfaces in Different Terrestrial Ecosystems”. Additionally, several oral and poster presentations were delivered by the LiWeFoR team members. Photo: Gemma, Lulie, Mikk and Ülo at AGU2024 AGU2024 Annual Meeting was held in Washington D.C., USA from 9.–13.12.2024 with about 30.000 participants....

TropSc2024 in Sarawak, Malaysia

Written by Juri on October 17, 2024. Posted in Conference. No Comments on TropSc2024 in Sarawak, Malaysia

The 2nd International Conference on Tropical Sciences was held in Sarawak. Prof. Ülo Mander delivered a plenary talk about greenhouse gas emissions in tropical peatland forests. Associate Prof. Mikk Espenberg and Associate Prof. Kaido Soosaar gave talks on the microbial nitrogen cycle and the impact of land-use change. Photo: Conference banner From 16 – 17 October 2024, the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Sciences was held in Sarawak, Malaysia, with approximately 500 participants https://tropicalsciencefoundation.org/tropsc2024 . Prof. Ülo Mander delivered a plenary...

LiWeFoR seminar at Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute (Malaysia)

Written by Juri on October 15, 2024. Posted in Events, Conference. No Comments on LiWeFoR seminar at Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute (Malaysia)

Over 100 participants attended the Living Labs for Wetland Research (LiWeFoR) seminar 2024 at Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute. The one-day event aimed to establish and develop a global network of Living Labs. The seminar featured 15 oral presentations and poster sessions on topics ranging from GHG emissions in tropical peatland forests to research from boreal regions. Photo: PhD student Kamil (UT) preparing gas chamber measurement Over 100 participants attended the Living Labs for Wetland Research (LiWeFoR) seminar 2024 at Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute. The...

LiWeFor Summer School at Pühajärve, Estonia

Written by Juri on June 29, 2024. Posted in Events. No Comments on LiWeFor Summer School at Pühajärve, Estonia

The LiWeFoR Wetland Forest Research Summer School brought together partners from UT, UH, and KIT, as well as collaborators from IIAP/UNAP, TROPI, and guest scholars. During the event, skills, knowledge, and stories were shared on carbon and nutrient fluxes in swamp and bog forests worldwide through lectures and presentations. The event finished with an excursion to several field stations in southern Estonia. The LiWeFoR Wetland Forest Research Summer School brought together the three LiWeFoR partners, University of Tartu (UT), University of Helsinki (UH), Karlsruhe Institute of...