Dear Iufro colleagues,
On the occasion of the International Day of Forests on March 21st, a
group of forest scientists of the Forests and Societies Research Unit of
Cirad, thought it would be an opportunity to publish an opinion column
to recall the urgent need to conserve and to safeguard the tropical
forests. This opinion column will be published in the French online
newspaper Reporterre which has about 1.5 million readers per month.
Please take few minutes to read it and if you agree with the contents,
please sign it by filling the form available on this link:
https://forms.gle/r981va1BNEEz8yfC9
If you want to sign the form, please do it before *March 13th, Midnight
CET.*
By signing this paper you are signing as an individual but you can also
indicate your institution. The list of signatories and their institution
(if you indicate it) will also be published on the Reporterre website
with the paper.
The original text is in French but I attached an English version of it
for the non French speakers.
We hope that this opinion paper will reach a large public and will be
of interest for others medias. With this, we hope that we will be able
to increase our visibility and get opportunities to talk further about
the urgency in saving the tropical forests.
Please do not hesitate to disseminate this message to your scientists
and students networks.
cheers
--
Plinio Sist #2708
Cirad-ES,
Directeur-Director UR Forêts et Sociétés
Tropical managed Forests Observatory (TmFO) Coordinator
IUFRO 1.02.00 Silviculture of tropical forests
Plinio Sist #2708
Cirad-ES,
Directeur-Director UR Forêts et Sociétés
Tropical managed Forests Observatory (TmFO) Coordinator
IUFRO 1.02.00 Silviculture of tropical forests
Campus International de Baillarguet, TA C-105/D
34398 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
Tél : +33 4 67 59 39 13
Tel.Portable/Mobile Phone: +33 786 3289 46
http://ur-forets-societes.cirad.fr/
Dear Colleagues,
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations' (IUFRO), Poplar and Willow Genetics Working Party 2.08.04, convenes the International Poplar Symposium (IPS) every four years for the presentation and discussion of the most recent and important scientific findings in Populus and Salix genetics, molecular biology, physiology, ecology, wood science, etc. The next symposium, IPS-IX, will be held in 2026. IPS-IX will follow previous poplar symposia held in Seattle, Washington, USA (IPS-I, 1995), Orleans, France (IPS-II, 1999), Uppsala, Sweden (IPS-III, 2002), Nanjing, China (IPS-IV, 2006), Orvieto, Italy (IPS-V, 2010), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (IPS-VI, 2014), Buenos Aires, Argentina (IPS-VII, 2018), and most recently, Novi Sad, Serbia (IPS-VIII, 2022, virtual).
The Poplar and Willow Genetics Working Party 2.08.04 welcomes all proposals to host IPS-IX.
Details about the sections of a bid are available at: https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/science/divisions/div2/20804/ips-i…
Please submit your bid by 1 May 2023 to Dr. Ron Zalesny (USDA Forest Service, USA), 2.08.04 coordinator, via electronic mail (ronald.zalesny(a)usda.gov<mailto:ronald.zalesny@usda.gov>)
_____________
posted on behalf of Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., PhD
Supervisory Research Plant Geneticist
[cid:image002.jpg@01D94553.4E76C930]2022 IN A NUTSHELL – A SHORT ANNUAL REPORT
Have a look at this brief annual report to review highlights and nuggets of information from IUFRO network activities throughout 2022.
A full annual report will follow in spring 2023.
Download at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/annual-report/article/2023/02/20/2022-in…
Dear Colleagues,
It is my pleasure to share with you the 2nd Announcement for the 1.05 and 1.09 Conference, 18-20 September 2023 in Brno, Czech Republic.
Conference website: https://iufro2023.ldf.mendelu.cz/
Registration is now open: https://iufro2023.ldf.mendelu.cz/registrace
Deadline for abstract submission: 30 April 2023
Meeting details are below and in the attached flyer. We hope to see you in Brno in September!
On behalf of the Planning Committee,
Linda Nagel, United States, 1.05 Coordinator
and
Tomáš Vrška, Czech Republic, Conference Host
2nd Announcement IUFRO 1.05 Uneven-aged Silviculture & 1.09 Ecology and Silviculture of Mixed Forests Conference
Meeting Title: Uneven-aged Silviculture: Insights into Forest Adaptation in Times of Global Change
18 September - 20 September 2023, Brno, Czech Republic
Further information: https://iufro2023.ldf.mendelu.cz/
Topics:
- What are the challenges of uneven-aged silviculture to forest adaption under climate change for sustainable wood production and biodiversity?
- Quantifying species and spatial structure changes related to climate change.
- Ecosystem services of uneven-aged/mixed species silviculture in the light of changing social needs.
- Dynamics of uneven-aged and/ or mixed forests under climate change.
In-conference excursion:
- Transformation of even-aged forests to uneven-aged forests after 50 years (1973-2023) - the rate of change of tree species composition under climate change (presentation of 50 years data set and practice in the field).
- Beech silviculture - from even-aged stands to value increment silviculture. Is it the best way to compare production and the social order?
- Long-term transformation of even-aged stands to Dauerwald - which Dauerwald models are optimal for the future? Presentation of spruce-beech-silver fir-maple model and oak-hornbeam-scots pine model.
Post-conference field trip
21 September - 23 September 2023
Topics:
- 100 years celebration of Mendel University Forest Enterprise - "Silviculture for climate change and society "- presentation of diversified uneven-aged, multi-aged silvicultural models and training stands for students and foresters in practice.
- Kinský estate Žďár n. Sázavou - Conversion of spruce even-aged stands into multi-aged mixed stands - experiences after 28 years; what knowledge from natural forest dynamics can we use in the uneven-aged forestry - presentation and field walk through natural forest Žákova hora on the Kinský estate.
- Transformation of even-aged scots pine stands into the mixed oak-dominated forests in the buffer zone of Podyji National Park; restoration management for biodiversity support. Evening in the local winery.
__________________
Linda Nagel
Dean & Professor | S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
Utah State University | Logan, UT 84322
Office: (435) 797-1491 | linda.nagel(a)usu.edu<mailto:linda.nagel@usu.edu>
[cid:16c1dcce234a5ae6954a317594e3fd8a@swift.generated]<https://www.iufro.org/>
International Union
of Forest Research
Organizations
XXVI IUFRO World Congress: Call for Abstracts
[cid:c19f1f989eabc1f6385cd17e531d9f91@swift.generated]
XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024
FORESTS AND SOCIETY TOWARDS 2050
Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024
Congress website: https://www.iufro2024.com/
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Dear forest scientists and experts, dear IUFRO members, dear colleagues,
The Congress Scientific Committee (CSC) is pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts for the XXVI IUFRO Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, 23-29 June 2024, is open and welcomes submissions of abstracts for presentations in sub-plenary, technical and poster sessions.
To submit your abstract, please take the following steps:
1. Consult the list of sessions at Call for Congress Abstract | IUFRO Stockholm 2024 (iufro2024.com)<https://iufro2024.com/call-for-congress-abstract>
2. Submit your abstract at Abstract Submission | IUFRO 2024 <https://www.appinconf.com/kas/Abstract?projectName=iufro2024abstracts>
A form for abstract submission is available online. You will be required to insert a title (max 150 characters), authors with their affiliation (the author presenting the paper or poster at the Congress must be designated as the Presenting Author), and text (max 350 words describing context, specific topic of the study, methods, main results, and conclusions in plain writing). No figures, tables or list of references should be added. Please note that abstracts may be submitted in English only.
Authors must select one of the following options: oral only; poster only; oral or poster. The session organizers will decide on the length of a talk, which could range from 2-3 minutes for flash talks to 15 minutes or more for regular talks. Please note that poster presenters will be given the opportunity to present their work orally (2-3 min) during moderated poster sessions. The Congress will feature only digital poster displays to ensure high visibility for poster presentations. Poster areas will be open and free to visit during the whole Congress.
Authors are limited to a maximum of two abstracts as presenting author, although an individual may be listed as a co-author on several abstracts. Abstracts not associated with one of the sessions in the list may be assigned to a general poster session. Session organizers will review the abstracts for scientific quality, topical significance and relevance to the Congress themes<https://iufro2024.com/iufro-world-congress-2024/forests-and-society-towards…> and to the particular session to which the abstract is submitted, and assign them as oral or poster presentations. You will be informed in due time about the type and length of your presentation.
Candidates for Best Poster Award<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/discover/honour-bpa.pdf> must apply online during the abstract submission process.
Abstracts will be accepted until 2 June 2023. Authors will be informed if their presentation is accepted by 30 October 2023. In order to remain in the programme, the registration deadline for Presenting Authors of accepted abstracts is 15 January 2024.
We look forward to your active participation in the design of the scientific program for the 2024 IUFRO Congress in Stockholm.
Elena Paoletti
On behalf of the CSC
______________________________________________
You are receiving this message because you are an IUFRO member or officeholder.
Contact us at office(a)iufro.org<mailto:office@iufro.org> or visit https://www.iufro.org/
IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
Imprint: https://www.iufro.org/legal/#c74 * Privacy policy: https://www.iufro.org/legal/#c10397
[cid:image002.jpg@01D90EFF.3224C460]The Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) will host its 29th Annual Conference titled: "Envisioning the future of tropical forests: the roles of feedbacks, interconnectedness, and adaptation". The conference will take place on February 2 - 4th, 2023. Registration is now live at https://cglink.me/2dA/r1902026.
The Yale ISTF Chapter is dedicated to the advancement of tropical forest studies at the Yale School of the Environment, formerly known as the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. The ISTF conference has been hosted at Yale for 28 years and addresses a range of socio-ecological issues related to tropical forests. ISTF 2023 will weave together myriad perspectives on the current state of tropical forest feedbacks, shedding light on how these processes are changing now and are predicted to change in the future. The conference will facilitate a space to discuss the importance of interconnectedness and adaptation amidst anthropogenic-driven climate change, collaborating across fields to build solutions for a more resilient future in the tropics and beyond.
The conference will feature keynote addresses by:
1. Dr. Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo, Director of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) Secretariat
1. Mina Susana Setra, Deputy to Secretary General of the Indigenous Peoples' Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) on Social Culture Affairs
1. Dr. Pablo Pacheco, Global Forests Lead Scientist at World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
The conference will be held in a virtual format, and the full agenda will be available in the coming weeks. We hope that the hybrid format will allow wider access and flexibility for attendees around the world, especially for participants and speakers that have historically faced difficulties with travel to the United States.
Visit the website<https://istfconference.events.yale.edu/> and follow ISTF on Facebook @yalefesistf<https://www.facebook.com/yalefesistf>, Twitter @YaleISTF<https://twitter.com/YaleISTF>, and Instagram @YaleISTF<https://www.instagram.com/yaleistf/> for updates as more conference details unfold!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Yale ISTF 2023 Team
Dear forest colleague,
The IUFRO All-Division 1 and 4 Online Conference CLOSE-TO-NATURE SILVICULTURE: EXPERIMENTS AND MODELLING FOR FORESTRY PRACTICE has been postponed until 7-8-9 February 2023.
Please see the attached second announcement for further information.
On behalf of the organizers
JP
Jens Peter Skovsgaard
Coordinator, IUFRO Div. 1 Silviculture
---
När du skickar e-post till SLU så innebär detta att SLU behandlar dina personuppgifter. För att läsa mer om hur detta går till, klicka här <https://www.slu.se/om-slu/kontakta-slu/personuppgifter/>
E-mailing SLU will result in SLU processing your personal data. For more information on how this is done, click here <https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/contact-slu/personal-data/>
