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During the past 20 years, Argentina has become a major producer and exporter of agricultural products, yet this came at considerable environmental costs. Agricultural expansion and intensification has been particularly rampant in the Chaco, and current land management systems there are not sustainable. Within PASANOA the goal is to find pathways to future land use in the Chaco and provide solutions to landscapes that balance agricultural production, biodiversity conservation and other ecosystem services.

 

Funding and support:

PASANOA receives funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (1.10.2015 – 30.09.2018).

 

News

VII Scenario Workshop (WP2)

Location: Berlin, Germany

Date:  November 2017

Participants: I. Gasparri (CONICET-IER Tucuman), G. Gavier-Pizarro (INTA), F. Gollnow (HU-Berlin), M. Piquer-Rodriguez (HU Berlin/IER Tucuman), C. Levers (HU- Berlin)

Description: Discussions about modelling framework of future land systems and land-use transitons.

 

VI Scenario Workshop (WP2)

Location: Tucuman, Argentina

Date: 24th October 2017

Participants: I. Gasparri (CONICET-IER Tucuman), R. Grau (CONICET-IER Tucuman), L. Macchi (CONICET-IER Tucuman), Y. le Polain (McGill Univ. Canada), M Piquer-Rodriguez (HU Berlin).

Description: evaluation of improved preliminary spatial results for the four scenarios defined for PASANOA and discussions. Plannification of final PASANOA workshop next year.

 

 

V Scenario Workshop (WP2)

Location: Berlin, Germany

Date: 17th July 2017

Participants: Daniel Müller (IAMO), Robert Müller (researcher), Florian Gollnow (HU-Berlin), Christian Levers (HU-Berlin), Maria Piquer-Rodriguez (HU-Berlin), Tobias Kuemmerle (HU-Berlin)

Description: evaluation of the first preliminary spatial results for the four scenarios defined for PASANOA and suggestions for improvement.

 

 

Ecosystem services in the Argentine Chaco Workshop (WP4)

Location: Berlin, Germany

Date: 3-19 July 2017

Participants: Paula Barral (INTA-Balcarce), Matthias Baumann (HU-Berlin), Christian Levers (HU-Berlin), Tobias Kuemmerle (Hu-Berlin)

Description: the research stay of the post-doctoral researcher Paula Barral in Berlin will focus in the preparation and development of ecosystem services and functions to be used in ECOSER.

 

Producers’ Survey Training Workshop (WP1)

Location: Salta, Argentina

Date: 24th February 2017

Participants: Matias Mastrangelo (CONNICET/INTA-Mar del Plata), Julia Schünzel (IAMO), Lucas Seghezzo (University of Salta), Jose Volante (INTA-Salta), Andrea Marcela Avalos (INTA-Sachayoj), Sara Cortez, Laura Sacchi (University of Tucuman) and et al. Zhanli Sun and Daniel Müller (IAMO) also participated the planning and discussion of the workshop via internet.

Description: Planification of the upcoming producers’ survey in the Chaco region. The sampling strategy survey, division of tasks, design of the questionnaire, and budget issues were discussed. Overall, 170 questionnaires are going to be collected across 4 provinces (Salta, Santiago del Estero, Chaco, and Formosa), with the exactly same questions and sampling strategies. Four teams are deployed for this survey, and are coordinated by Matias Mastrangelo and the IAMO team.

 

 

II Occupancy Modelling Workshop (WP3)

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date: 20-24th February 2017

Participants: INTA Castelar, Humboldt-University Berlin

Description: Integration of agricultural production data (energy and profits for crop and cattle production) into the species occupancy model. First tests of occupancy models.

 

IV Scenario Workshop (WP2)

Location: Berlin, Germany

Date: 6-8th February 2017

Participants: INTA Cerrillos, Humboldt-University Berlin, IAMO

Description: Final revision of storylines and discussion of land system map. Evaluation of first preliminary results of future land-use change maps. Discussion of implementation methods.

 

Occupancy Modelling Conference (WP3)

Location: online

Date: 20th December 2016

Participants: Francisco Murray (INTA-CONICET San LUIS), Matias Mastrangelo (Univ. Mar de Plata-INTA, Argentina), Leandro Macchi (HU, Germany), Maria Piquer-Rodriguez (HU, Gemany)

Description: Discussion of production strategies and calculations (yields/energy/profits) after harmonization of database on meat/crop production in climatic regions of the Argentine Chaco.

 

III Scenario Workshop (WP2)

Location: Berlin, Germany

Date: November 2016

Participants: INTA Castelar, Humboldt-University Berlin, IAMO

Description: Revision of storylines and generation of first complete storylines document. Discussion of potential methods for implementation of spatial simulations of future land-use conversions in the region. Definition of variables necessary for spatial simulation and commencement of data gathering and generation.

 

Trade-offs Workshop (WP5)

Location: Berlin, Germany

Date: 1.-3. November 2016

Participants: Liz Law (University of Queensland), Humboldt University Berlin

Description: Discussion on methodological implementation of trade-offs between agriculture and conservation. Application to the Argentine Chaco.

 

II Scenario Workshop (WP2)

Location: Salta, Argentina

Date: October 2016

Participants: INTA Castelar, INTA Cerrillos, Humboldt-University Berlin

Description: Generation of first draft of storylines based on previous meeting.

 

I Scenario Workshop (WP2)

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date: April 2016

Participants: INTA Castelar, INTA Cerrillos

Description: Discussion of plausible agricultural development futures for the region. Selection of main forces driving potential future changes.

 

I Occupancy Modelling Workshop (WP3)

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date: 22.-25. August 2016

Participants: INTA Castelar, Humboldt-University Berlin

Description: Discussions on implementation of occupancy models for the Argentinian Chaco. Assessment of current variables available and potential limitations.

 

Kick-Off Workshop

Location: Mar del Plata, Argentina

Date: 3./4. October 2015

Description: Kick-Off workshop with the Project-Partners to discuss and organize the tasks and deliverables within the work packages.