Dear all,
I just want to inform you that yesterday, I published a column in the
french newspaper "Le Monde" about tropical deforestation with a focus on
the Amazon. "Le Monde" is ranked among the “benchmark” French dailies,
it is the most widely read daily newspaper in France (2.42 million
readers in 2016) and the second in number of copies sold (323,565
copies per issue in 2019)
here attached the document and the link:
https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2020/08/15/la-deforestation-n-est-pas-…
cheers
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
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/
Le 12/08/2020 à 17:30, Jens Peter Skovsgaard a écrit :
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> Dear IUFRO colleagues
>
> /This Newsletter includes two main items:/
>
> -Division Coordinator and Board meetings. /Deadline for input: 8
> September 2020./
>
> -Call for input to best practice guidelines for organizing, hosting
> and reporting of IUFRO online events. /Deadline for input: 26 August
> 2020./
>
> *Division Coordinator and Enlarged Board meetings*
>
> -On 28 May 2020 the Division Coordinators and Division Deputy
> Coordinators convened in a Zoom meeting to discuss current affairs and
> to begin planning for the next Board meeting. The Covid-19 situation
> and the postponement of essentially all ‘classical’ IUFRO events for
> an unforeseeable time was a prominent item on the agenda. As part of
> the meeting we also briefly discussed a guideline drafted by IUFRO on
> best practices for /participation/ in virtual meetings.
>
> - On 9 September 2020 Division Coordinators and Division Deputy
> Coordinators will convene again in a Zoom meeting to prepare for the
> online Board meeting scheduled for 10-11 September.
>
> -The Board meeting in spring 2020 was postponed to 10-11 September
> 2020 and will be conducted as an online Zoom meeting for the Enlarged
> Board (including, for example, Division Deputy Coordinators). In
> addition to being a ‘normal’ Board meeting with relevant business
> issues, strategic as well as operational, on the agenda, the meeting
> serves to introduce new Board members, Division and Task Force
> Coordinators and Deputy Coordinators to IUFRO’s general policies and
> mode of operation. Reporting from the Divisions and discussion of
> future activities are significant components of the programme. For
> your information, I enclose the report from Division 1. Please alert
> me to any items or suggestions you wish me to bring forward at the DC
> or at the EB meeting. I need your input no later than 8 September, but
> the sooner the better.
>
> *Call for input to best practice guidelines for organizing, hosting
> and reporting of IUFRO online events*
>
> Essentially all our IUFRO activities for 2020 have been postponed and
> some have even been cancelled. There is a risk that the dynamic
> networking of IUFRO will approach a temporary standstill. Instead, we
> should use this opportunity to pioneer the new tools that are now
> bringing the world together and which have already revolutionized our
> way of working and communicating. Some of the new tools, for example
> Zoom, seem to offer even more interactive and participatory
> opportunities than the telephone, the e-mail, video and other
> ‘old-fashioned’ online meeting facilities.
>
> Teresa Fonseca and I are currently working to draft best practice
> guidelines for organizing, hosting and reporting IUFRO online events.
> This effort can only be done effectively with broad participation and
> inclusion of knowledge and experience of officeholders across all
> IUFRO units. There are already many general guidelines available, so
> we clearly want to focus on the special situation in IUFRO. Some of
> you may already have experience, others may have interesting or useful
> ideas. Our objective is to draft a set of recommendations that can be
> discussed by the Division Coordinators and, possibly, the Enlarged
> Board or the Management Committee at their meetings in September.
> Please send your comments, ideas and suggestions directly to Division
> 1 Deputy Coordinator Teresa Fonseca at tfonseca(a)utad.pt
> <mailto:tfonseca@utad.pt> no later than 26 August 2020. Teresa and I
> will then compile and edit a first draft for further discussion.
>
> We look forward to hearing from you.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> JP
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From: Philip G Comeau < <mailto:pcomeau@ualberta.ca> pcomeau(a)ualberta.ca>
To: <mailto:rg10100@lists.iufro.org> rg10100(a)lists.iufro.org
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2020 10:45:34 -0700
Subject: Forests - Special Issue on Silviculture and Management of Boreal Forests
Dear Colleagues,
The boreal forest circles the northern portions of the earth and represents approximately 30% of the global forest area. This region has a short growing season with 6 to 8 months of below-freezing temperatures and a low diversity of tree species. However, it is an important source of lumber and wood fibre and provides a range of ecological and social services. Boreal forests play important roles in climate regulation and are an important reservoir of carbon. Global climate change is having major impacts and, in addition to forestry, the mining and energy sectors are active in this region.
About two-thirds of the world’s boreal forests are managed. Management intensity varies from extensive management in Canada and Russia to intensive management in Fennoscandia. Harvesting has increased the number of successional or second-growth forests in many areas, with associated changes in structural characteristics and biodiversity. Challenges to management of boreal forests include: slow growth rates, an abundance of poor soil conditions including imperfectly or poorly drained sites as well as rapidly drained sites and cold soils, wetting up of sites following harvest, remoteness, and high costs. A range of silvicultural practices, including draining, mechanical site preparation, prescribed burning, planting, thinning, and cleaning, are applied. Both even-aged and uneven-aged systems are applied, with stand and site characteristics and other factors influencing the choice of system.
The aim of this Special Issue is to document recent advances in silviculture and management of boreal forests with particular emphasis on managing boreal forests for a broad range of services and adaptation to climate change. We invite original research and review papers covering a range of topics relating to the silviculture and management of boreal forests that demonstrate and compare short-term and long-term outcomes of practices in relation to their impacts on tree growth, yield, biodiversity, economics, resilience, and other values.
The deadline for manuscript submission is April 4, 2021.
Additional information, author instructions and the link for paper submission are available at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests/special_issues/Silviculture_Management…
Phil Comeau
Professor Emeritus (Silviculture and Stand Dynamics)
University of Alberta'
Email: phil.comeau(a)ualberta.ca
Phone: 780-668-1879
https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1lJMDF7zSsd89LdW217E0AGzA5bl4…
1970-2020: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the BSc Forestry program at the U of A
The University of Alberta is located in ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan) on Treaty 6 lands, the ancestral lands of the Papaschase, and the homeland of the Métis peoples.
Von: ADG-Mitsugi [mailto:ADG-Mitsugi@fao.org]
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 23. Juli 2020 11:52
Betreff: Call for nominations for the 2021 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions
Award
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The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is awarding one extraordinary
individual for improving our forests and the lives of people who depend on
them!
The CPF launched the first Wangari Maathai Award in 2012 to honour and
commemorate the impact of this extraordinary woman who championed forest
issues around the world.
In 2021, the CPF will award one individual for her/his outstanding
achievements for forests during the XV World Forestry Congress (24-28 May
2021, Seoul, Korea).
The awardee will receive a cash prize of USD 20 000 along with international
recognition of the outstanding contributions to preserve, restore and
sustainably manage forests and to raise awareness of the key role forests
play in supporting local communities, rural livelihoods, women, youth and
the environment.
The Wangari Maathai Award is an initiative of CBD, CIFOR, CITES, FAO, GEF,
ICRAF, ITTO, IUCN, IUFRO, UNCCD, UNDP, UNEP, UNFCCC, UNFF and World Bank,
all members of the CPF. Nominations will be reviewed by an international
jury of renowned personalities, who will also take into consideration such
elements as empowering women, youth and civil society, fostering social
commitment, promoting networks and improving the valuation of forests in
society.
Eligibility: Applicants should be nominated by a third party. Nominees may
be persons, living or recently deceased, who have made exceptional
contributions to forests. Professional and research contributions will only
be considered if they are conducted outside of normal work-related
responsibilities. Applications received from a nominee's kin or business
partner are not eligible for consideration. Applications related to
grassroots initiatives are particularly encouraged.
Selection: The closing date for receipt of nominations is 15 September 2020.
The awardee will be selected by a jury nominated by CPF members, which will
take into account gender and regional balance when considering potential
awardees.
Announcement: The awardee will be notified of their selection via email in
February 2021. This year's Wangari Maathai Award will be presented during
the XV World Forestry Congress <http://wfc2021korea.org/> (24-28 May 2021),
at the Coex Convention Center in Seoul, Korea.
To submit an application: Please send completed nominations to the CPF
Secretariat at cpf(a)un.org. Find more information and the application
guidelines which should be used when submitting your nomination at the
website <http://www.cpfweb.org/97445/en/> .
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Dear Colleagues
I am writing to inform that I am co-editing a special issue (SI) of
Forest Ecology and Management, entitled "Active restoration of timber
production and other ecosystem services in secondary and degraded
forest". From your research focus, I feel that you may contribute to
this special issue.
Forest Ecology and Management is a peer reviewed journal that publishes
scientific articles linking forest ecology with forest management. 2019
IF: 3.170. 5-year IF: 3.581. Website:
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-ecology-and-management
The Open call of the SI is located at:
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-ecology-and-management/call-for-pa…
The submission portal will be opened from the 1st of September and until
the 1st of December 2020.
All submissions will go through the normal FEM review process. The
handling editor of this SI is Cindy Prescott (Cindy.Prescott(a)ubc.ca)
the guest editors are Plinio Sist, Bryan Finegan and my self.
We aim to have the SI ready by December 2021.
We look forward to reading your Manuscript. Please inform your
colleagues of this opportunity.
--
Marie Ange NGO BIENG
UR Forêts et Sociétés. CIRAD
Campus International de Baillarguet, TA C-105/D
34398 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
Programa Bosques, Biodiversidad y Cambio Climatico. CATIE
Edificio principal. Turrialba. Cartago.
30501. Costa Rica
marie-ange.ngo_bieng(a)cirad.fr <mailto:marie-ange.ngo_bieng@cirad.fr>
MarieAnge.Ngo(a)catie.ac.cr <mailto:MarieAnge.Ngo@catie.ac.cr>
Skype: Ngo Bieng Marie Ange
Dear colleagues,
We cordially invite you to attend the WebCast "The Production Tables as a tool to support the management of Maritime Pine", July 21st, at 11:00 a.m.
WEST (UTC+1), on the Zoom platform, in Portuguese.
This WebCast is organized by the Centro PINUS (centropinus.org) and Universidade de Trás-os-Montes (Portugal) with the support of IUFRO Working Party 1.01.10 - Ecology and Silviculture of Pine.
The presentation intends to promote a publication < <https://centropinus.org/files/2020/05/tabelas_producao_digital.pdf>
https://centropinus.org/files/2020/05/tabelas_producao_digital.pdf> that facilitates forest technicians' access to production tables for maritime pine. The presentation will be in Portuguese with an expected duration of one hour.
Registration to receive the access link is required here:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_blE_ajqOSMeYQ6-4TpOjig
We are looking forward to welcoming you as WebCast participant!
On the behalf of the organizers,
Teresa Fonseca
IUFRO Coordinator of Working Party 1.01.10
Teresa de Jesus Fidalgo Fonseca
ECAV - CIFAP /Department of Forestry Sciences and Landscape Architecture
UNIVERSIDADE DE TRÁS-OS-MONTES E ALTO DOURO
Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real (Portugal)
E-mail tfonseca(a)utad.pt<mailto:tfonseca@utad.pt>
CAPSIS community member (modeler) http://capsis.cirad.fr/capsis/home
Researcher at Centro de Estudos Florestais - FORCHANGE group
IUFRO Deputy coordinator http://www.iufro.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6269-3605
[Homepage UTAD]<https://www.utad.pt/>
Dear Brigitte,
Could you please help me with the dissemination of the WebCast in the Division1 mailing list?
I am sending a short notice about the event. Please be free to adapt the content.
Thank you,
Teresa
Teresa de Jesus Fidalgo Fonseca
ECAV - CIFAP /Department of Forestry Sciences and Landscape Architecture
UNIVERSIDADE DE TRÁS-OS-MONTES E ALTO DOURO
Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real (Portugal)
E-mail tfonseca(a)utad.pt<mailto:tfonseca@utad.pt>
CAPSIS community member (modeler) http://capsis.cirad.fr/capsis/home
Researcher at Centro de Estudos Florestais - FORCHANGE group
IUFRO Deputy coordinator http://www.iufro.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6269-3605
[Homepage UTAD]<https://www.utad.pt/>
It is with immense pleasure that we announce the 1st International
Electronic Conference on Forests (IECF):
Forests for a Better Future: Sustainability, Innovation, Interdisciplinarity
Virtual Conference; 15-30 November 2020
Forests and forestry activities provide an opportunity to address the
pressing challenge of climate change through sustainable production. Forests
also play a strategic role in mitigating critical issues, including
biodiversity conservation, water regulation, energy efficiency, pollution
reduction and mitigation, production of raw biological materials, food
safety, and human and ecosystem health and poverty.
Forests contribute to the improvement of some important development issues
focused on sustainability and responsible forest management as a shared and
essential factor to address global challenges and guarantee the conservation
and enhancement of the global forest heritage as well as the socio-economic
development of production, environmental, and socio-cultural chains.
The global pandemic has forced us to reduce travel and to reflect on our
ability to leave scientific acquisitions as a legacy to future generations.
This reduced mobility stimulates us to maintain connections with the
scientific network using emerging technologies. This conference is an
opportunity to communicate our shared passion for forests, forest products
and services, and forest biodiversity.
The conference will discuss the state of the art of forestry operations,
wood supply chains, and ecosystem services, and objectives for the future
will be sought. Sharing and discussing the latest research findings with the
global community of scientists in the field of forests is the central
purpose of this virtual meeting.
Topics of the conference include:
- Forest Ecology, Management and Restoration
- Forest Genetics, Ecophysiology and Biology
- Forests and Urban Forest Sustainability
- Forest Inventory, Quantitative Methods and Remote Sensing
- Wood Science, Production Chains and Fuelwood
- Forest Operations and Engineering
- Fire Risks and Other Natural Hazards
IECF is a virtual conference sponsored by Forests (ISSN 1999-4907; Impact
Factor 2.116 (2018)). Participation is free of charge for authors and
attendees. Accepted papers will be gathered in the proceedings of the
conference. Selected extended versions of the papers will be published in a
Forests conference Special Issue with a 20% discount applied to the article
processing charge
(https://www.mdpi.com/journal/Forests/special_issues/IECF2020)
IECF offers you the opportunity to participate in this international,
scholarly conference without having the concern or expenditure of travel-all
you need is your computer and access to the Internet. We would like to
invite you to "attend" this conference by presenting your latest work.
For more information on IECF, please visit the conference website
(https://iecf2020.sciforum.net/) or contact us by email (
<mailto:iecf2020@mdpi.com> iecf2020(a)mdpi.com)
Dr. Angela Lo Monaco
Dr. Cate Macinnis-Ng
Chairs of the 1st International Electronic Conference on Forests
