Climate Change, Deforestation and the Future of African Rainforests

The Oxford Centre for Tropical Forests (OCTF) will host an international conference from 4-6 January, 2012 at Oriel College, Oxford University to provide a multidisciplinary examination of the effects of climate change and deforestation on the fate of African tropical forests in the 21st century.

There is currently a call for abstracts and more information is available here: http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/africa/index.php and http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/africa/programme.php.

The Steering Committee encourages papers which explore the following issues:

 - What are the potential scenarios of climate change and land use change for African forest regions?

 - What do we know about the sensitivity of African forests and their communities to these changes, and what consequences will these changes have for the future of the region?

 - How can this knowledge influence policy decisions on development and climate change adaptation?

 - What are the gaps in our knowledge and priorities for research?