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DocumentReport on Regional Training on Enhancing Risk Communication in Food Safety 13‐15 May 2015, Bangkok, Thailand 2015
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No results found.This report summarises the proceedings of the training programme based on the good practices and elements of communication learnt in the technical lecture sessions – including the technical lectures, the hands-on exercises, the discussions on case studies to apply best practices of risk communication in real life food safety situations, and the role play which was organised to demonstrate how to deal with the press when a food safety incident occurs. The training exposed participants to the rapi d risk communication assessment tool to enable them to assess their food safety risk communication capability and capacity at the organizational, country, regional and global levels, including practical approaches to address such needs. Some areas for support identified for capacity building at country and regional levels on risk communication are also covered. -
DocumentImmersive Forest: Using VR to communicate the impacts of climate change and management practices on future forests
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.The expected changes in the Earth’s climate could affect substantially how forests contribute to climate mitigation. Education, as a pillar for development and growth, needs practical tools to help future forestry experts better understand the underlying mechanisms and shape adaptive forest management strategies. Three-dimensional (3D) visualization and Virtual Reality (VR) have a great potential to help scientific knowledge transfer and enhance learning in forest management and planning. We developed a software system able to project forest stands under climate change uncertainty, by coupling a forest dynamics and ecosystem services simulator with VR technology.
As a case study, we selected representative forest stands along the climatic gradient of Catalonia, Spain, and projected them 100 years into the future under two climate change scenarios and increasing thinning intensities. Forest dynamics simulations were based on SORTIE-ND spatially explicit process-based model, while ecosystem services estimations relied on statistical models from the literature. The simulated outputs were translated into high fidelity 3D models and visualized in the VR platform developed in the Unity game engine. The VR application allows navigation through different stages of the simulation, exploring the impacts of management prescriptions and climate change scenarios on individual trees and forest ecosystem services.
Our approach can serve as an excellent exercise for forest management practitioners and forestry students. While we specifically focus on its educational potential, the VR tool can facilitate communication between experts and the public on the interactive effects of climate change and management actions on forested areas. Keywords: Climate change, Sustainable forest management, Adaptive and integrated management, Education ID: 3487007 -
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