From Tomas.Lamas at srh.slu.se Mon Mar 10 08:31:05 2008 From: Tomas.Lamas at srh.slu.se (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Tomas_L=E4m=E5s?=) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:31:05 +0100 Subject: [IUFRO/FAO Adaptation Conf. 08] Session on climate change, forest management, scenarios and modeling: call for papers Message-ID: <056219D4D86F5348B983EAC859B52FA06EEAFA6DAF@exmbx3.ad.slu.se> Announcement and call for papers for the session on Scenarios and modeling for forest management planning at the international conference: Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Changing Climate with Emphasis on Forest Health: A Review of Science, Policies, and Practices Ume?, Sweden August 25-28, 2008 Web page: www.forestadaptation2008.net The conference will focus on the current state of knowledge of ongoing changes in climatic conditions in different regions of the world, and the implications of these changes for forest management and conservation. Session on Scenarios and modeling for forest management planning Climate change increases the importance of analyzing the outcome of different forests management options. Already characterized by several objectives, forest management now includes additional ones, such as carbon sequestration and bio-fuel production. Also the effects of changing production potentials and risks have to be considered. The outcomes of different management alternatives have to be analyzed by forest simulators (answering "what if questions"). Preferred alternatives - mixes of ecosystem services and forest products - have to be sought using analyses and planning systems including optimization routines and multi-criteria decision methodology. The Swedish Heureka Research Programme and IUFRO 4.02.07 are jointly arranging a half day session at the conference on the topic Scenarios and modeling for forest management planning. The session covers following topics: ? Forest simulators and climate change scenarios. ? Integrated studies of timber and bio-fuel production, and carbon sequestration including changing production potentials due to climate change. ? Models handling effects of changing climate included in forest simulators and analysis systems, e.g., growth models and vegetation models. ? Multi criteria decision analyses and related methodology applied in integrated timber and bio-fuel production, and carbon sequestration studies. ? Methods for decision making under risk and uncertainty related to climate change. Abstracts Abstracts for the session should be submitted according to the ordinary procedure for submission of abstracts to the conference. Instructions are found at the conference homepage www.forestadaptation2008.net Deadline for submission of abstracts: April 20, 2008 Welcome to the conference and the session on Scenarios and modeling for forest management planning! 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URL: http://lists.iufro.org/pipermail/adaptation-conf08/attachments/20080310/3aa98fc6/attachment.html From Tomas.Lamas at srh.slu.se Mon Mar 10 08:59:25 2008 From: Tomas.Lamas at srh.slu.se (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Tomas_L=E4m=E5s?=) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:59:25 +0100 Subject: [IUFRO/FAO Adaptation Conf. 08] Session on climate change, forest management, scenarios and modeling: call for papers Message-ID: <056219D4D86F5348B983EAC859B52FA06EEAFA6DB6@exmbx3.ad.slu.se> Announcement and call for papers for the session on Scenarios and modeling for forest management planning at the international conference: Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Changing Climate with Emphasis on Forest Health: A Review of Science, Policies, and Practices Ume?, Sweden August 25-28, 2008 Web page: www.forestadaptation2008.net The conference will focus on the current state of knowledge of ongoing changes in climatic conditions in different regions of the world, and the implications of these changes for forest management and conservation. Session on Scenarios and modeling for forest management planning Climate change increases the importance of analyzing the outcome of different forests management options. Already characterized by several objectives, forest management now includes additional ones, such as carbon sequestration and bio-fuel production. Also the effects of changing production potentials and risks have to be considered. The outcomes of different management alternatives have to be analyzed by forest simulators (answering "what if questions"). Preferred alternatives - mixes of ecosystem services and forest products - have to be sought using analyses and planning systems including optimization routines and multi-criteria decision methodology. The Swedish Heureka Research Programme and IUFRO 4.02.07 are jointly arranging a half day session at the conference on the topic Scenarios and modeling for forest management planning. The session covers following topics: ? Forest simulators and climate change scenarios. ? Integrated studies of timber and bio-fuel production, and carbon sequestration including changing production potentials due to climate change. ? Models handling effects of changing climate included in forest simulators and analysis systems, e.g., growth models and vegetation models. ? Multi criteria decision analyses and related methodology applied in integrated timber and bio-fuel production, and carbon sequestration studies. ? Methods for decision making under risk and uncertainty related to climate change. Abstracts Abstracts for the session should be submitted according to the ordinary procedure for submission of abstracts to the conference. Instructions are found at the conference homepage www.forestadaptation2008.net Deadline for submission of abstracts: April 20, 2008 Welcome to the conference and the session on Scenarios and modeling for forest management planning! Tomas L?m?s Heureka Programme Director Associate Professor Tomas L?m?s Dept of Forest Resource Management SLU SE-901 83 Ume?, Sweden +46(0)90 - 786 84 05, +46(0)70 - 328 20 10 The Heureka Research Programme http://heureka.slu.se -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.iufro.org/pipermail/adaptation-conf08/attachments/20080310/7c5c02b4/attachment.html From goestl at iufro.org Wed Mar 12 10:16:26 2008 From: goestl at iufro.org (Goestl) Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:16:26 +0100 Subject: [IUFRO/FAO Adaptation Conf. 08] Call for Papers - Forest Products Implications of Climate Change Message-ID: <004f01c88421$c0b8c1a0$223625c2@iufro13> Message of Dave Cown (Coordinator, IUFRO Div. 5): Climate change will have some predictable effects on the health and composition of forests globally, which will also impact on aspects of the uses of forest products. For instance, increasing environmental awareness could lead to a call for an increase in the use of renewable natural products in building construction, with downstream implications for forest management. Biomass is becoming a more popular source of energy and chemicals, with associated effects on land use and traditional forest management. There will be a half-day sesion on these topics. If you wish to contribute a paper on LCA, Green Building practices, or Biofuel crops please contact: dave.cown at scionresearch.com Dave Cown, Senior Scientist, Wood Quality Coordinator, IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products) Scion (Trading name of Forest Research Institute Ltd.) Private Bag 3020 49 Sala St. Rotorua New Zealand Ph: +64 7343 5525 Mobile: 021 187 4022 Fx: +64 7343 5507 www.scionresearch.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.iufro.org/pipermail/adaptation-conf08/attachments/20080312/56f49872/attachment.html