The Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences (FTZ) at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) is actively contributing to sustainable agricultural development in Africa. In collaboration with the non-profit organization SIRIRI, our expert has conducted a professional assessment of Carmel Farm in the Central African Republic. The goal is to propose a transformation of unproductive oil palm plantation into an ecologically balanced agroforestry system.

FTZ invites you to a seminar focused on adaptation to climate change. When? February 20, 2025, 14:00–15:30 Where? Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Room 116 Online access: The link can be found in the attached invitation.

Guest speaker: Petr Kotlík – Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences

How do animals adapt to climate change? Using the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) as a model species, we will explore how populations have historically coped with climate fluctuations and assess their potential for future adaptation. We will discuss the role of genetic diversity, natural selection, and evolutionary processes that shape ecosystems worldwide, including the tropics.

The seminar is open to students, researchers, and anyone interested in evolution and biodiversity conservation!

Join us to discover how we can better predict the future of the natural world!

Professor Jan Šobotník brings us fresh news from his field campaign - this time from Gabon! Along with his colleagues prof. David Sillam-Dusses a MS.C. Caroline Hoegh-Guldberg, he conducted a fieldwork, and as he puts it, there was plenty to discover. After a few days in the capital city, Libreville—where the team met many interesting people - they explored several forest fragments accessible by taxi from the city. These forests, despite their location, are surprisingly well preserved. Obtaining all the necessary research permits proved to be quite the challenge, but thanks to the team's perseverance - especially prof. David Sillam-Dusses (a professor of ethology from Paris) - they managed to navigate the process successfully. The second part of their stay was spent in Ivindo National Park, near Makokou, at the Ipassa Research Station. There, they learned that the renowned entomologist Pierre-Paul Grassé conducted long-term research at the same station in 1960’s.