Dear Participants,
We are delighted to invite you to the final day of the International Conference on Forest Education, beginning at 08.30AM Central European Summer Time (CEST) on Thursday 24 June.
For more information on the conference and to view the programme, head here<http://www.fao.org/forestry/forest-education/conference/en/>.
Zoom event link: https://fao.zoom.us/j/98324579662
Meeting ID: 983 2457 9662
Passcode: 26537142
We are also pleased to release the Call to Action on Forest Education<http://www.fao.org/forestry/forest-education/en/>.
It urges immediate action to strengthen forest education, capacity development and knowledge sharing worldwide.
It focuses on eight key actions that are needed to improve formal and informal forest education and training programmes around the world.
Endorse the Call to Action at the link here:
http://www.fao.org/forestry/forest-education/en/
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Please feel free to distribute this invitation to your wider networks.
We look forward to your participation at the conference tomorrow.
Kind regards,
Global Forest Education Project Secretariat
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Forest Education is crucial to the future of forests and our lives. Therefore, we must build a more holistic understanding of forests, inclusive of social dimensions.
Join us right now! The International Conference on Forest Education, co-organized by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) in collaboration with other members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), and with generous support from the government of Germany, is discussing ways forward for forest education. Discussions and recommendations will inform a strategic vision to enhance forest education and training methods globally.
Register for the Zoom meeting at: https://fao.zoom.us/j/98324579662 (Passcode: 26537142)
Furthermore, you are encouraged to endorse the Call to Action on Forest Education. The call is a collective appeal from stakeholders around the globe, urging immediate action to strengthen forest education, capacity development and knowledge sharing worldwide. It focuses on eight key actions that are needed to improve formal and informal forest education and training programmes around the world.
Read more about the Call at: http://www.fao.org/forestry/forest-education/en/
Endorse the Call at: https://forms.office.com/r/7afGz8SBpb
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Dear friends of the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative:
This year's AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT in Vienna is coming closer and we are looking forward to an exciting event in the Spanish riding school on July 1st, 2021!
For all of you who can´t join us in person, but still want to be part of the action and the intensive networking going on all around the conference, we have added a new feature this year: A special online tool in which you can not only watch the Livestream of the AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT, but also connect with up to 1200 other participants from around the globe virtually.
You can chat with the other participants in an open chat forum about what is happening on stage or hold bilateral online meetings as well as group meetings. In the afternoon, there will also be a moderated discussion round via the chat.
If you would like to join us via this tool, please register here<http://hopin.com/events/austrian-world-summit-2021> until latest the 28th of June 2021!
For further information on the AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT´s program or speakers please go to www.austrianworldsummit.com<http://www.austrianworldsummit.com/>
Delegates from around the world meet to explore ways to boost forest education.
22 June 2021, Rome - Today sees the start of the International Conference on Forest Education<http://www.fao.org/forestry/forest-education/conference/en/> - a three-day event to shine a light on the important role forest education plays in maximizing the contributions of forests and trees to the Sustainable Development Goals and in overcoming the growing disconnect between people, nature and forests.
Over a thousand experts are attending the conference, which is organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Tropical Timber Organizations (ITTO) and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), CIFOR-ICRAF and the Secretariats of the UN Forum on Forests and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, with support from Germany.
The results of a global survey on forest education at all levels - from primary schools to universities - will be announced at the conference, which builds on a year-long effort by the FAO-ITTO-IUFRO Global Forest Education Project<http://www.fao.org/forestry/forest-education/en/> to collect, synthesise and verify the status of forest education.
"Forests are vital for combatting climate change, for the livelihoods of forest-dependent people, and for providing a secure future for generations to come," said FAO Deputy-Director General Maria-Helena Semedo. "Yet around the world, the environmental, societal and economic importance of forests is being overlooked. We urgently need to revitalize forest education so more people come to value forests for the vital natural resource they are."
The conference aims to help chart a path forward for forest education globally. Delegates including policy-makers, forest educators and forestry students will review the three pillars of forest education and knowledge: formal forest education; non-formal and informal education; and traditional and indigenous knowledge systems.
Themes that will be tackled include addressing gender and ethnicity in forest education; tailoring forest education to the needs of the job market; bringing forests into the lives of primary and secondary schoolchildren; improving the quality of forest education at tertiary level; redressing out-dated perceptions of forest careers through strategic communications; and tapping into digital opportunities to strengthen forest education.
New digital tools to improve forest education
Two new digital tools, which will help drive forward improvements in forest education, will also be unveiled at the conference.
forestra is a new online gateway to global forest education which has been created under the leadership of IUFRO as part of a joint project with FAO-IUFRO-ITTO. forestra will store and facilitate sharing of information on tertiary education, technical and vocational education and training (both short and long-term), and forest-related public environmental education.
"As the world becomes more digitally connected, the opportunity for online resource access grows", said IUFRO President John Parrotta. "The forestra platform has been developed to facilitate this access to knowledge and information related to forest education through an innovative user-friendly search function. It will create connections between education, training and forest-related environmental awareness initiatives at all levels around the world."
In addition, a free online course on Legal and Sustainable Supply Chains (LSSC)<https://lsscourse.com/course/> in the timber industry, developed under the leadership of ITTO, will help support several audiences, including businesses, to meet market requirements.
"The livelihoods of millions of people around the world depend on timber, but these are increasingly under threat from illegal and unsustainable practices," said Steve Johnson, Officer-in-charge, ITTO. "This course will help entrepreneurs, forestry professionals, government officials and students understand best practices in the timber industry while also helping to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals."
Delegates will be invited to endorse a Call to Action on Forest Education at the end of the conference that outlines key actions to strengthen forest education, training and knowledge sharing. The Call to Action will be open online for endorsement by others after the conference.
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Related links
International Conference on Forest Education<http://www.fao.org/forestry/forest-education/conference/en/>
Global Forest Education Project<http://www.fao.org/forestry/forest-education/en/>
forestra [link when live]
Online course on Legal and Sustainable Supply Chains (LSSC)<https://lsscourse.com/course/> [link when live]
Dear colleagues,
I would like to invite you to our online symposium "Gaurishankar Conservation Area Revisited: Status of Current Research activities" as follows:
DATE: Friday, May 7, 09:15 AM CEST, 01:00 PM (NPT)
PROGRAM: see attached PDF, alternatively: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/kioes/aktivitaeten/detail/forschung-fuer-die-gaurish…
ACCESS LINK: https://oeaw-ac-at.zoom.us/j/93417077969
NO registration required, symposium language: Englisch
Background:
Research activities in Gaurishankar Conservation Area (GCA) were initiated in 2015, with a kick-off meeting in Kathmandu on 22nd of April titled "Research Methodology for Integrated Forest Management in Gaurishankar Conservation Area, Central Nepal Himalayas". The subsequent ill-fated fieldwork campaign did not result in expected outcomes as it was suddenly interrupted by a massive (7.8Mw) earthquake, known as the Gorkha earthquake, which took place on 25th of April, 2015. The project team soon realized that pursuing the initial aims was impossible and hence a follow-up project was initiated in 2016, within the carbon offset project framework of BOKU University. The aim of the ongoing long-term carbon offset project is to provide scientific evidence for decisions that help to improve livelihoods, to increase resilience and to help overcoming negative consequences of the 2015 earthquake event, all embedded in an accountable carbon sequestration framework. For instance, a nursery was set up to enhance afforestation with the aims of increasing carbon, reduce erosion and for local production of construction and firewood.
The symposium presents the status of scientific research in GCA, both within and beyond the BOKU carbon offset project. It provides a platform to share current research of various disciplines, strengthens existing collaborations and establishing new links. The summary and discussion session aims at providing input fur future activities at GCA. Colleagues and friends from IUFRO are very welcome to attend and share their ideas, suggestions and perhaps identify potential collaboration.
Looking forward to welcome you at this virtual event!
With best wishes,
Viktor Bruckman
Dr. Viktor Bruckman
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2
1010 Vienna, Austria
Voice: +43-1-51581-3200
Mobile: +43 664 6127259
Email: viktor.bruckman(a)oeaw.ac.at<mailto:viktor.bruckman@oeaw.ac.at>
Web: http://www.oeaw.ac.at/kioes/
