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Julia Pongratz talks about COP30 and the importance of forests

7 Nov 2025

Chairholder Prof. Dr Julia Pongratz was a guest on the SWR Kultur Podcast Forum alongside Felix Finkbeiner and Lambert Schneider.

Forest with a lot of trees. Weinheim, Germany

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Prof. Dr. Julia Pongratz, Chair of Physical Geography and Land Use Systems at LMU Munich and spokesperson for the research programme CDRterra, explains the influence of forests on the global climate in the SWR Kultur podcast Forum ‘COP30 im Regenwald – Geht dem Klimaschutz die Luft aus?’ The podcast also discusses the perspectives for COP30.

The german podcast can be listened to in the ARD Audiothek and on the common streaming platforms.