Dear Mailing List Members:
As at past IUFRO World Congresses, there will be the opportunity to honour
special scientific performances and achievements with selected IUFRO Awards
in the Seoul Congress in 2010.
If you know scientists doing outstanding forest research, nominate them for
one of the IUFRO Awards and give them the opportunity to travel to and
participate in the Congress as well as the chance to present their research
to the Congress participants.
Choose among the Scientific Achievement Award (SAA), Outstanding Doctoral
Research Award (ODRA) and the IUFRO Student Award (ISA) and make your
nomination soon. Bear in mind that you can only nominate candidates from
IUFRO Member Organizations, - no self-nominations are accepted - and that
the deadline for submission is 31 July 2009.
Find more information and nomination forms on our website
http://www.iufro.org/discover/awards/ and send your nominations to the Chair
of the IUFRO Honours & Awards Committee (Dr. Su See Lee, leess(a)frim.gov.my)
with copy to the IUFRO Executive Director (Dr. Peter Mayer,
office(a)iufro.org)
Dr. Su See Lee
Chair of the IUFRO H&A Committee
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IUFRO AWARDS at the IUFRO World Congress 2010
Scientific Achievement Award (SAA)
Up to 10 awards to recognize distinguished individual scientific
achievements within the fields of research covered by IUFRO. Criteria for
judgment will be dissemination of results, implementation of knowledge,
methods or techniques in practical forestry and skilled research management
(success in publications, meetings, funding, etc. in a larger group than the
individual) and involvement in IUFRO activities.
Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (ODRA)
One award per IUFRO Division to recognize outstanding individual scientific
achievements among young Doctoral researchers and to encourage further work
within the fields of research covered by the Union.
IUFRO Student Award (ISA)
One award per IUFRO Division to recognise outstanding individual
achievements in forest science made by Masters degree students (or
equivalent), and to encourage their further work within the fields of
research covered by the Union. Nominations can be made through IUFRO member
organizations or officeholders and through members of the International
Forestry Students Association (IFSA).
Furthermore, the Congress will also offer
Best Poster Award (BPA)
To encourage public dissemination of high quality research and to recognize
distinguished poster presentations by young scientists during the IUFRO
World Congress.
and IUFRO World Congress Host Scientific Award
Honors a truly outstanding scientist from the Congress host
country/countries who has elevated the profile of forest science and
research accomplishments.
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Please download this announcement and call for papers at
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/3660/1810/palencia10-1st-announcement.pdf
GLOBAL CHANGE AND MEDITERRANEAN PINES:
ALTERNATIVES FOR MANAGEMENT
IUFRO
DIVISION 1: Unit 1.01.10 Ecology and silviculture of pine
DIVISION 2: Unit 2.02.13 Breeding and genetic resources of Mediterranean
conifers
DIVISION 4: Unit 4.01.00 - Forest mensuration and modelling
Joint International Meeting
10-12 February, 2010
University of Valladolid at Palencia, Spain
With the scientific support of:
Instituto Gestión Forestal Sostenible (UVa-INIA)
With the technical collaboration of:
FAO Silva Mediterranea
EFI Mediterranean Regional Office - EFIMED
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
Background and theme
Global change challenges forestry around the world by changing both
environmental and social conditions. This fact is especially true in the
Mediterranean basin, one of the biodiversity hotspots, where climate change
and demographic development will likely have strong impacts in the near
future. The Mediterranean area is especially sensitive to any climate change
because it represents a transition zone between arid and humid regions of
the world, which make this region an interesting model system to study the
effects of global change on terrestrial ecosystems.
Climate change in the Mediterranean region is revealing itself by
temperature increase, change in precipitation regimes, and more frequent
extreme events, such as drought, heat waves and storms, which in turn
increase the frequency and intensity of forest fires, pest outbreak and wind
damages. Such changes affect drastically forest growth and health, the
capacity of forests to sequester carbon as well as the diversity of forest
ecosystems either directly or indirectly. The Mediterranean resources are
simultaneously threatened and strategic because of possible future use in a
broader geographical range. Therefore, improving the knowledge about the
effects of such environmental changes to forest regeneration, growth and
mortality needs to be improved for predicting forest responses from the gene
to the community level. Without such knowledge it is impossible to develop
adequate adaptive management models for Mediterranean forest.
Meeting Key Challenges:
a. A better understanding of the mechanisms underlying the physiological
and ecological responses of different Mediterranean pine species (in terms
of nutrient uptake, growth, biotic stress factors, etc.) to climate change
and water availability is needed to define new adaptive management regimes
for reducing water use and ensuring the long-term soil preservation.
b. Understanding the ecological and genetic adaptive capacity of pine
species in response to environmental changes and various forest management
scenarios.
c. Anticipating the effects of interactions between different components
of future environmental changes.
The Meeting, and therefore the contributions, is expected to add to the
following main research fields:
* Forestry strategies to cope with global change
* Ecological and Genetic adaptations to climate change
* Interaction between genetics, ecology and silviculture of
Mediterranean pines under global change conditions
Scientific programme
* Global framework
* Interaction between genetics, ecology and silviculture of
Mediterranean pines under global change conditions
* Policy and management implications
* Case studies
Conference webpage
Information on the Meeting, as well as registration and chance for entering
abstracts in the Meetings peer-review scheme can be found at
www.iufro2010.es. This Internet domain mirrors
www.cuatroelementos.org/proyectos/iufro2010, where those facilities are
hosted.
Call for abstracts
Authors willing to submit a paper or poster must send an abstract written in
English, of no more than 300 words, before 15 July 2009. The abstracts will
be peer-reviewed by the Scientific Committee of the Meeting.
Abstract instructions
* Please submit abstracts through the communications module of
www.iufro2010.es (registration required, preferred option) or by sending it
to the Meeting Secretariat
* In the second case, abstracts should be submitted in plain text
* Main body of abstract should be 300 words or less
* Information on a given abstract must include:
· Title
· Authors and affiliations
· Body of abstract
· Contact information for corresponding author, including mailing
address, phone, and email.
· Type of submission (paper or poster)
· Suggestion for most applicable theme
· Name of presenter
Timeline
* Abstracts due: 20 July 2009
* Notification of acceptance: 9 October 2009
* Final papers: 7 December 2009
Manuscript formatting
Edited proceedings will be distributed at the Meeting, and will include
accepted papers and posters. A publication of selected papers is further
programmed.
Deadlines and dates
Early registration: 1 May 2009
Abstract submission: Not after 20 July 2009
Notification of acceptance: Not after 9 October 2009
Paper due: 7 December 2009
Meeting: 10-12 February 2010
Details on registration, accommodation and travel information will be
provided through www.iufro2010.es or by the Secretariat at (e-mailed)
request.
Further information
Questions and information requests can be directed to:
Dr. Felipe Bravo
c/o IUFRO 2010 Meeting Secretariat
Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agrarias, Universidad de Valladolid
Postal address: Avda. Madrid 57
34004 Palencia
Spain
Tel.: (+34) 979108440
Fax: (+34) 979108430
Mail: secretariat(a)iufro2010.es
We are pleased to announce that the first ever compiled global assessment
report on "Adaptation of Forests and People to Climate Change" will be
published officially at the next session of the United Nations Forum on
Forests (UNFF), during the following side event:
Making Forests Fit For Change - IUFRO-Led Activities at the Science-Policy
Interface
Wednesday, 22 April
13:15 to 14:45 hours
Conference Room 2 (CR-2)
UN Headquarters, New York City
The report is the first product of the IUFRO-led Global Forest Expert Panels
of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) and presents the
state-of-knowledge about the impacts of climate change on forests and people
and options for adaptation.
One of the key messages that emerged from this assessment is that the
carbon-regulating services of forests are at risk of being lost entirely
unless current carbon emissions are reduced substantially; this would result
in the release of huge quantities of carbon to the atmosphere, exacerbating
climate change.
The report as well as a policy brief (available in all UN languages) can be
downloaded at:
http://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/
Information for the press is available at:
http://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/media-information/
For further information, please, contact:
Alexander Buck, IUFRO
Mobile +43-664-1426852
Email: buck(at)iufro.org
About IUFRO and the CPF
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is the only
world-wide organization devoted to forest research and related sciences. Its
members are research institutions, universities, and individual scientists
as well as decision-making authorities and other stakeholders with a focus
on forests and trees.
For further information, please visit: www.iufro.org.
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is a voluntary arrangement
among 14 international organizations and secretariats with substantial
programmes on forests. Its mission is to promote the management,
conservation and sustainable development of all types of forest and
strengthen long-term political commitment to this end.
For further information, please visit: http://www.fao.org/forestry/cpf/en/.
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Sent by c.goestl on behalf of Alexander BUCK, IUFRO Headquarters, Vienna
Dear Colleague:
IUFRO is pleased to announce that Divisions 1, 4 and 8 as well as Working
Party 1.01.08, together with the Swedish University of Agricultural
Sciences, TemaTillväxt, and the University of Copenhagen, Forest &
Landscape, are organizing the:
International Conference: SPRUCE IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL CHANGE
Ecology, silviculture, forest products, management risks and conservation
practices
31 Aug 3 Sep 2009 - Halmstad, Sweden
Please have a look at the Second announcement and call for abstracts at:
https://arbetsplats.slu.se/sites/esf/tematillvaxt/spruce2009/Lists/announcem
ents/Attachments/2/SPRUCE_2009_Announcement_2_Ver_2.pdf
Note in particular the Publication Timeline:
Papers, posters and computer demonstrations are welcomed within the theme of
the conference. Participants are invited to contribute problems and ideas as
well as potential solutions. Extended abstracts (max. one printed page,
including one figure or illustration) for all invited speakers, voluntary
presentations, posters and demonstrations will be available in printed
proceedings format at the start of the conference.
30 April 2009 Last date for submission of abstracts is 30 April 2009.
Abstracts should be prepared according to the guidelines presented on the
conference web-site.
15 May 2009 Notification of acceptance will be issued by 15 May 2009.
15 June 2009 Final, extended abstracts, including specific results, should
be received no later than 15 June 2009.
For more detailed information please visit: http://www-spruce2009.slu.se
Please distribute this message to colleagues that might be interested in the
conference subject.
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Sent by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO Headquarters
on behalf of Jens Peter Skovgaard, University of Copenhagen, Chairman of the
Scientific Advisory Board
IUFRO informs about forthcoming first CPF global assessment report on the
adaptation of forests and forest-dependent people to climate change
5 December 2008 (Friday)
13:00-15:00
White-tailed Eagle Room, Poznań International Fair
On 5 December 2008, during the side event of the Collaborative Partnership
on Forests (CPF), Alexander Buck from IUFRO will report on the progress of
the first CPF global assessment report on the adaptation of forests and
forest-dependent people to climate change.
The peer-reviewed report will be launched at UNFF 8 in April 2009. It has
been prepared by the first CPF Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP), which is
led and coordinated by IUFRO. The Panel has gathered input from about 100
renowned scientists from a broad range of disciplines.
This will be the most comprehensive assessment to date of existing
scientific knowledge about forest adaptation. It will provide decision
makers with an objective source of science-based information on the
ecological, social and economic impacts of climate change on forests and
people, and present forest management and policy options for adaptation.
The web-cast presentation will be available on demand from the UNFCCC
website at <http://copportal1.man.poznan.pl/>
http://copportal1.man.poznan.pl/
For more information on GFEP and the Assessment Report, please visit:
<http://www.iufro.org/science/science-initiative/adaptation-panel/>
http://www.iufro.org/science/science-initiative/adaptation-panel/
Contact:
Alexander Buck, IUFRO Headquarters
Buck(at)iufro.org
Dear all,
While some of you have already provided us with highly valuable comments on the services
IUFRO provides we would like to bring the IUFRO Benefits Questionnaire back to the
attention of those that have not yet had an opportunity to share in.
Please let us know how you feel about the services IUFRO provides and fill in the IUFRO
Benefits Questionnaire by 10 October 2008. It'll take you no more than 10 minutes to
answer the 13 questions at: http://www.iufro.org/questionnaire
Your opinion is essential for the scientific progress of our Union and will also be an
important guideline for the IUFRO Review 2008/09 and the development of the IUFRO Strategy
2011-2014.
Thanks a lot for your kind cooperation and for spreading the word among scientists
interested in IUFRO!
Best wishes,
Claudia
PS. Please feel free to contact us at prueller(a)iufro.org with any questions you might
have. You are also most welcome to request a Word version of the Questionnaire (also
available in French and Spanish) by email.
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Claudia Goestl - Web Management
International Union of Forest Research Organizations
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
Mariabrunn (BFW), Hauptstrasse 7 │ A-1140 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-14 │ Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50
Website: <http://www.iufro.org/> http://www.iufro.org │ Email: <mailto:goestl@iufro.org>
goestl(a)iufro.org
Message forwarded on behalf of B. Hanell:
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If you have not already done so, this message is to invite you to register to the
International Conference on Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Changing
Climate that will be held in Umeå on August 25-28.
Extensive information on the conference can be found at: "www.forestadaptation2008.net
<file://www.forestadaptation2008.net> ", including the Book of Abstracts, the
preliminary programme, and the registration information. The Conference will feature:
- Numerous keynote addresses from world-renowned experts and high-level managers of
forest and environmental portfolios such as the Chief of the US Forest Service and
Sweden's Minister of Agriculture;
- Oral and poster presentations arranged in 18 sessions that cover science, management
and policy issues within a wide range of forest adaptation-related topics;
- Moderated discussions whose outputs will feed into process aiming at increasing the
profile of forest-related challenges and opportunities within the global climate-change
agenda.
I hope that you can join us in Umeå for this event.
Kind regards
Bjorn Hanell
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Co-Chair of the 2008 Forest Adaptation Conference
Professor of Silviculture, SLU
Coordinator IUFRO Division 1 Silviculture
Dear all,
Please be informed that the 3rd Announcement of the Conference on Adaptation of Forests and Forest Managment to Changing Climate with Emphasis on Forest Health, in Umeå, Sweden; August 25-28, 2008 is now available.
Weblink: <http://www.forestadaptation2008.net/> http://www.forestadaptation2008.net/
Direct link to 3rd Announcement and Second Call for Abstracts:
<http://www.iufro.org/download/file/2620/1465/umea08-3rd-_announcemt.pdf> http://www.iufro.org/download/file/2620/1465/umea08-3rd-_announcemt.pdf
Abstracts of presentations will be accepted until the May 31st submission deadline and must be submitted to “forest-adaptation-2008-abstracts(a)fao.xn--org-9o0a (guidelines available from the conference website).
With best wishes,
Claudia Goestl
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Claudia Goestl - Web Management
International Union of Forest Research Organizations
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
Mariabrunn (BFW), Hauptstrasse 7 │ A-1140 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-14 │ Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50
Website: <http://www.iufro.org/> http://www.iufro.org │ Email: <mailto:goestl@iufro.org> goestl(a)iufro.org
