Sustainability
more than a buzzword from politics and economy?

Hans Carl von Carlowitz, mining officer in Freiberg (Saxony), center  of the ore-rich Erzgebirge region, published the first comprehensive  treatise about sustainable yield forestry. His book « Sylvicultura  oeconomica (1713) was a European breakthough in his days. In summary  it says that on a long-term, one cannot cut more timber than is  managed by sowing, growing and planting of seedlings. Thus Hans Carl  von Carlowitz is considered to be the founder of the nowadays widespread concept of « sustainability ». The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity. In this context, the concept of sustainability is more up-to-date than ever before.

ALI is pleased to present Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jörg Matschullat from the Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (Saxony) to speak about:

« Sustainability – more than a buzzword from politics and economy? »

The speaker is a fuill professor for Geochemistry and Geoecology  (Earth System Science), Director of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Centre (IöZ), and currently Dean of the Faculty of Geosciences, Geotechnics and Mining at Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (Saxony).
Jörg Matschullat also serves as Spokesman for the Climate-Network Saxony.

The conference will be held on Thursday 2nd December 2010 at 18.50 p.m.
at the Cité Auditorium de la Ville de Luxembourg (ancien Ciné Cité)
3, rue Genistre, L-1623 Luxembourg.

The language used will be English

Please confirm your presence before 30 November 2010 by mail, phone, fax or e-mail.
T. +352 45 13 54
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