Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the organizing committee it is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the 13-th "DURABLE AGRICULTURE – AGRICULTURE OF THE FUTURE" Annual Meeting to be held in Craiova, Romania, at the Faculty of Agronomy of the University of Craiova. Particular focus of the conference: "ADVANCED METHODS FOR A SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, SILVICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCE."See you in CRAIOVA in NOVEMBER 2017 ! Prof.assoc. M. NICULESCU, PhD.Vice-DeanFaculty of AgronomyUniversity of CraiovaDepartament of Botany19 Libertatii street, 200583Craiova Romania00 40 251 41847500 40 730 447200
Dera all,
Here a new policy brief on forest degradation challenges in the Amazon.
cheers
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Plinio Sist
Cirad-ES
Directeur-Director
UR Forêts et Sociétés
Tropical managed Forests Observatory (TmFO) Coordinator
IUFRO 1.02.02 Ecology&Silviculture of moist forests in the tropics
ATBC Conservation Committee member
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 colleague,
The deadline for Early Bird registration is approaching! This offer ends 1st June. Don't forget to register in time at
http://iufro2017.com/registration/
Kind regards,
The IUFRO Congress Organizing Team
FVA Baden-Württemberg | Wonnhaldestr. 4 | D-79100 Freiburg
iufro2017(a)forst.bwl.de
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From: Sheila Ward < <mailto:mahoganyforthefuture@gmail.com> mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
Date: 2017-05-21 16:45 GMT+02:00
Reactivation of the International Society of Tropical Foresters
Dear International Foresters:
We are reactivating the International Society of Tropical Foresters which has been dormant for the last five years. The first step is to rebuild the list of people interested in ISTF. If you would like to connect with us, please send the following information to Teija Reyes reyesteija(a)gmail.com or Sheila Ward mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com:
First and last name
Title
Email address
Web page (if any)
Country of origin
Country of residence
Organization or institution
Languages
Short description of areas of expertise (25 words or less)
Countries of professional experience
At present, we have three sources of information for International Tropical Foresters.
1) Blair Orr at Michigan Technical University has kindly continued the ISTF newsletter as a newsletter for the Society of American Foresters International Forestry Working Group, and is still sending it to the old ISTF mailing list. This newsletter can be downloaded at: http://www.orrforest.net/saf/
If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter, please send your email address to Teija Reyes reyesteija(a)gmail.com or Sheila Ward mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com and they will send it on to Blair.
2) The old ISTF web page can be still be found at http://www.istf-bethesda.org/
3) You can join the ISTF facebook group page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2262122534/
We hope to have your participation in the new ISTF! Please forward this to others.
Teija Reyes and Sheila Ward
Mark your calendars for the international conference on
Managing eucalypt plantations under global changes; Montpellier, France;
17-21 September 2018
Eucalypt plantations cover approximately 20 million hectares worldwide and
are expanding rapidly to provide the raw material for wood, paper, and
biofuel products as well as large amounts of firewood and charcoal for
domestic uses. Breeding programs and silvicultural practices must be
revisited to face the ongoing global changes.
As in previous IUFRO meetings (Bordeaux 1990, Hobart 1995, Salvador 1997,
Valdivia 2001, Aveiro 2004, Durban 2007, Porto Seguro 2011, Nanning 2015),
this conference will be a great opportunity for scientists and managers of
forest plantations to present the recent advances in silviculture and
genetics and to improve our understanding of the response of eucalypts to
biotic and abiotic stresses. The ecosystem services influenced by eucalypt
monocultures and mixed-species plantations with eucalypt trees will be
addressed.
Details at: https://eucalyptus2018.cirad.fr/
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Montpellier next year!
Jean-Paul Laclau, jean-paul.laclau(a)cirad.fr
Cirad, UMR Eco&Sols
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posted by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO Headquarters
Dear Sir or Madam,
On the behalf of the Northeast Forestry University, International Union
of Forest Research Organizations, and Ecological Society of China, I am very
pleased to invite you to attend the forthcoming International Symposium on
Sustainable Forest Management in the Context of Global Change (ISSFM-CGC) to
be held in Harbin, China, on August 1-3, 2017.
These dates are firmed, so you may mark this time on your calendars. The
First Announcement is primarily to advise you of the conference dates, to
solicit your input on the scientific proceedings. Attachment is more
detailed .pdf format First Announcement. Any questions, please contact us by
mailing to littles0747(a)sina.com <mailto:littles0747@sina.com> .
We look forward to seeing you in Harbin in August 2017.
Sincerely yours,
Xiaochun Wang
On the behalf of the conference committee
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Dr Xiaochun Wang
Professor in Ecology
Center for Ecological Research, Northeast Forestry University
26 Hexing Road, Harbin 150040, China
Tel & Fax: +86 451 82190615
E-mail: wangx(a)nefu.edu.cn
From: Danielle M. Watson
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2017 4:18 PM
Subject: Gregory Award materials
Greetings!
The Society of American Foresters is excited to begin accepting applications for the 2017 Gregory Award. The Gregory Award seeks to mark the achievements of Bob and Ann Gregory and further their interest in international relations by providing economic assistance to outstanding students or professionals from outside of the US and Canada to attend the SAF Convention and have meaningful engagement with foresters on the North American continent.
Thanks to the continued generosity of the Gregory family and SAF members, this award has been expanded to bring two promising individuals to the SAF Convention each year. This year’s convention will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico on November 15-19. The award includes complimentary registration and $2,000 (US dollars) that may be utilized for travel, lodging, and tickets to SAF convention events or technical field tours. SAF will work with successful applicants to allocate the funds in the most useful manner.
Please help us spread the word about this exciting opportunity. The deadline to apply is May 8, 2017.
The application is attached. For more information, visit http://www.eforester.org/Main/Community/Scholarships/Gregory_Award.aspx <http://www.eforester.org/Main/Community/Scholarships/Gregory_Award.aspx>.
<http://www.eforester.org/>Danielle Watson
Assistant Director, Government Affairs & External Relations
Society of American Foresters
10100 Laureate Way
Bethesda, MD 20814
W. (301) 897-8720
M. (301) 526-8354
www.eforester.org <http://www.eforester.org/>
Connect with us:
<http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2877778&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Society-of-American-Foresters/221800237846618> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTi3uFvlyXC7tHI-P-XQ0pA> <https://twitter.com/#!/foresters> <http://www.certifiedforester.org/>
Membership Renewal for 2017 is Now Available! Click here and renew today. <http://www.eforester.org/renewnow>
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Datum: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:09:34 +0800 (CST)
Von: 陈玉洁 <evens_chan17(a)126.com>
Betreff: International Symposium on Sustainable Forest Management in the Context of Global Change (ISSFM-CGC)
Dear all, In collaboration with IUFRO, the Northeast Forestry University is going to host the International Symposium on Sustainable Forest Management in the Context of Global Change (ISSFM-CGC) in Harbin, China from August 1- 3, 2017. It will provide a great opportunity for forest scientists to share their viewpoints towards sustainable forest management under global change. For your information, I am sending the first announcement and the flyer of the symposium (please see attachments). Should you have any question about the symposium, please feel free to contact the symposium secretariat/committee. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Harbin in August 2017! Best regards, Ms. CHEN Yujie Deputy Director Division of International Cooperation Chinese Academy of Forestry Tel.: +86-10-62889092 Fax: +86-10-62884229
Dear sir,
Attached is the second circular with information of our upcoming conference in Lund. Invited speakers, and the preliminary program is included.
Deadline for abstracts is May 1 (link in the attached file or at the web-page).
See also the conference web-page (https://reg.akademikonferens.se/restoringforest2017)
With kindest regards,
Magnus Löf
Colleagues,
We hope to compile information on orphaned data for tropical forests, including inventory and plot data, that are in danger of being lost. Many projects over the years have generated a lot of tropical forest data. But the information is scattered among different institutions and people, some still only on paper, some digitized but in older formats.
TROPIS and ATROFI-UK are two previous databases that compiled metadata on forest plots and inventories. The data for certain plots are available at www.forestplots.net and its associated networks. But other plots and inventories still need attention, re-discovery even. We would like to compile information on datasets that should be digitized or transformed to an up-to-date digital format. The goal is firstly to make metadata on these datasets available on a publicly accessible website, and then to try to secure the data itself by pushing for appropriate curation with open-access availability.
These legacy datasets are invaluable for understanding how tropical forests change through time, including the cumulative impacts of changes in land use and climate, and changes in patterns of biodiversity and carbon storage. The past can help inform the future.
If you know of any such orphaned databases for tropical forests, please send a message to: Gillian Petrokofsky gillian.petrokofsky(a)zoo.ox.ac.uk or Sheila Ward sheila.emily.ward(a)gmail.com. Please pass this message on to anyone who might be interested.
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Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator, IUFRO 1.02.04
Gillian Petrokovsky
Deputy Coordinator, IUFRO 9.01.01
Experiences with Adaptive Measures in Forestry and Forest Restoration under Global Change
The members of the IUFRO Task Force "Forest Adaptation and Restoration under Global Change" are conducting a survey to gain data and insights for developing best practice approaches for forest adaptation and restoration under global change. This survey relies on the knowledge of experts/professionals from forestry and related fields and their information about actual examples of Adaptive Measures in Forestry and Forest Restoration, thus we would like to kindly ask you for your participation.
The collected data will contribute valuable information to a study of the local and regional experiences with Adaptive Forest Management (AFM) and Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) under climate- and societal change with the aim to increase the adaptive capacity of forests and forest landscapes with regards to those changes.
Please visit <http://gdi.thuenen.de/wo/limesurvey/index.php/883655?lang=en> http://gdi.thuenen.de/wo/limesurvey/index.php/883655?lang=en and fill in the questionnaire – the Task Force greatly appreciates your help in this matter!
(For details on the Task Force, please visit http://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/forest-adaptation-restoration/)
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posted by IUFRO Headquarters on behalf of:
Prof. Dr. Andreas Bolte
Institutsleiter / Head of Institute
Thünen-Institut für Waldökosysteme / Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems A.-Möller-Str. 1
D-16225 Eberswalde (Germany)
Tel: +49 3334 3820-344
Fax: +49 3334 3820-354
Mail:andreas.bolte@ti.bund.de
Web:www.ti.bund.de ResearcherID:www.researcherid.com/rid/A-3521-2009ResearchGate:http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andreas_Bolte
Das Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Ländliche Räume, Wald und Fischerei – kurz: Thünen-Institut – besteht aus 14 Fachinstituten, die in den Bereichen Ökonomie, Ökologie und Technologie forschen und die Politik beraten. / The Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries – Thünen Institute in brief – consists of 14 specialized institutes that carry out research and provide policy advice in the fields of economy, ecology and technology.
Dear IUFRO Sylviculturists:
I am happy to announce a job opening at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland (see below).
Best regards,
Harald Bugmann
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Harald Bugmann, Prof. Dr.
Waldoekologie Forest Ecology
Mitglied von nfz.forestnet <http://www.nfz-forestnet.eu/> Member of nfz.forestnet <http://www.nfz-forestnet.eu/>
Institut fuer Terrestrische Oekosysteme Inst. of Terrestrial Ecosystems
Departement Umweltsystemwissenschaften Dept. of Env. Systems Science
ETH Zuerich, CHN G76.1 ETH Zurich, CHN G76.1
8092 Zuerich 8092 Zurich
Schweiz Switzerland
Phone +41-44-632-3239 Fax +41-44-632-1358 E-mail harald.bugmann(a)env.ethz.ch <mailto:harald.bugmann@env.ethz.ch>
Group web page: http://www.fe.ethz.ch/ <mailto:harald.bugmann@env.ethz.ch>
Personal web page: http://www.fe.ethz.ch/people/harald/ <mailto:harald.bugmann@env.ethz.ch>
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Dear Colleagues,
Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University will organize an international conference on "Forests of Russia: Policy, Industry, Science and Education" in May this year. IUFRO Divisions 1, 3 and 4, and the Joint IUFRO/IFSA Task Force on Forest Education will sponsor the Conference. For more information, please see attached document.
* Conference theme: Forests of Russia - Policy, Industry, Science and Education
* Location: Petersburg, Russia
* Dates: May 24-26, 2017
* Abstract submission due: April 3, 2017
Best regards,
Woodam Chung (Div. 3), Jean-Luc Peyron (Div. 4) and Jens Peter Skovsgaard (Div. 1)
