Studium Generale on Thursday, 3 December 2015 at 6.00 pm on the Kleve campus, on the topic ‘File reference: Plant invasion – Giant hogweed & Co. on the rise’
Kleve/Kamp-Lintfort, 27 November 2015: Giant hogweed, glandular impatiens and Japanese knotweed are becoming increasingly widespread in our region. More and more animal and plant species are being transported around the world or deliberately introduced outside their original habitats. This becomes problematic when, for example, they displace native species in their new location. Species as yet unknown to us may also pose a health risk, as demonstrated by the spread of giant hogweed. Contact with this plant releases substances that can cause severe skin burns. Once such species have become established, the question arises as to whether and how their further spread can be prevented.
Biologist and herbalist Gabi Habersetzer will provide an overview of the current situation in her lecture. She will present various invasive species and outline the options available in the fight against this plant invasion.
The lecture forms part of the Studium Generale programme. Aimed at the general public as well as students, lecturers and staff at Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences, the programme presents topical issues in a way that is relevant to everyday life and informative. The lecture series also offers the opportunity to engage with current issues. “We invite everyone, regardless of age, to attend these fascinating lectures,” says the University’s President, Dr Heide Naderer. She also sees the programme as an opportunity to get to know the University’s two campuses.
The Studium Generale lectures at Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences are free of charge for members of the public.
