IUFRO is proud to announce its first regional Congress in Africa, to be held
in Nairobi, Kenya from 25 to 30 June 2012.
The first IUFRO regional congress in Africa will be held in partnership with
the Forestry Research Network of Sub-Saharan Africa (FORNESSA) and is
expected to bring together about 350 participants to deliberate on issues
relevant to the conservation, sustainable management and utilization of
forest and tree resources in the region.
Scientists interested in organizing sessions or submitting abstracts are
invited to visit the First Announcement and Call for Abstracts at
http://fornis.net/content/first-iufro-fornessa-regional-congress.
For additional information, please contact
Dr. Joe Cobbinah
Chair, Congress Scientific Committee (CSC)
Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG)
University Box 63, Kumasi, Ghana
Telephone: +233 244 405 601 +233 260 884 733
Fax: +233 03220 60121
E-Mail: <mailto:jrcobbinah@yahoo.co.uk> jrcobbinah(a)yahoo.co.uk
<mailto:jcobbinah@csir-forig.org.gh> jcobbinah(a)csir-forig.org.gh
<mailto:iufroforn_2012@yahoo.com> iufroforn_2012(a)yahoo.com
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Dear List Members:
We have received a job announcement from the Vienna University of Natural
Resources and Life Sciences - for details, please visit:
<http://www.iufro.org/download/file/7147/95/nb-boku-research-scientist.pdf/>
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/7147/95/nb-boku-research-scientist.pdf/.
Deadline: 26 June 2011
Best regards
IUFRO Headquarters
Von: Sophie Zechmeister-Boltenstern [mailto:sophie.zechmeister@boku.ac.at]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 7. Juni 2011 09:31
An: buck(a)iufro.org; office(a)iufro.org
Betreff: job announcement
Dear Director Buck, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,
Enclosed you find a job announcement for a faculty position which may be
interesting for young scientists within the IUFRO community. Please could
you put it up on the IUFRO website and maybe forward it to some relevant
institutions.
Thank you very much in advance,
best wishes
Sophie Zechmeister-Boltenstern
Prof. Dr. Sophie Zechmeister-Boltenstern
Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
Department für Wald- und Bodenwissenschaften
Institut für Bodenforschung
Peter Jordan Str. 82
A-1190 Wien, Austria
www.boku.ac.at <http://www.boku.ac.at/>
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Department of Forest and Soil Sciences
Institute of Soil Research
Peter Jordan Str. 82
A-1190 Vienna, Austria
tel +43-(0)1-47654-3103
fax +43-(0)1-47654-3130
Von: Gunnhild Søgaard [mailto:GUS@skogoglandskap.no]
Gesendet: Montag, 6. Juni 2011 09:22
An: div1(a)lists.iufro.org
Cc: burger
Betreff: International boreal forest research conference 'Forest management
and silviculture in the north - balancing future needs' - Final Call
Dear IUFRO colleagues,
September 6 - 8, 2011 IUFRO WP 1.01.01 Boreal forest silviculture and
management together with the SNS-network group NORFOR ('Sustainable forest
management in northern Fennoscandia') arrange an international forest
research conference in Mid-Norway (near Trondheim). The Norwegian Forest and
Landscape Institute is host organization for the conference.
The conference title is 'Forest management and silviculture in the north -
balancing future needs'.
Scientific topics
1. Silviculture in the north in times of climate change:
· Climate change: effects on productivity and carbon sequestration in
northern forests.
· Insects and pathogens in northern forest systems under global
warming - consequences for forest production and implications for
silviculture.
· Cost-effective regeneration, pre-commercial thinning and young stand
management to maintain or increase biomass production of northern forest
ecosystems.
2. Multifunctional forestry and environmental services:
· Developing adaptive silvicultural systems to maintain biodiversity
values and production levels.
· Reducing conflicts between wood production and non-timber values
such as reindeer husbandry, berry production and recreational activities.
· Implementing coherent forest policy and certification schemes that
are consistent with forest productivity, stand management, climate
mitigation and biodiversity goals.
Invited speakers
Professor emeritus Sune Linder, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,
Sweden
Dr. Dave Coates, senior research scientist at Ministry of Natural resource
Operations, Canada
Dr Matti Siren, research scientist at METLA (The Finnish Forest Research
Institute), Finland
Professor Victor Lieffers, research scientist at Department of Renewable
Resources, University of Alberta, Canada
Dr Seija Tuulentie, research scientist at METLA (The Finnish Forest Research
Institute), Finland
Dr Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, senior research scientist at Norwegian Institute
for Nature Research, Norway
Conference location will be Quality Airport Hotel Værnes, only 2.5 km from
Trondheim Airport Værnes.
Please visit the conference website for further details:
<http://seminar.skogkurs.no/silviculture2011>
http://seminar.skogkurs.no/silviculture2011
Deadline for registration and submission of abstract (for oral or poster
presentation) is June 8.
Registration is through the Registration Form at the conference website.
Submission of abstracts to silviculture2011(a)skogoglandskap.no
We welcome researchers, managers, students and others interested in
silviculture and management of our boreal forests.
On behalf of IUFRO WP 1.01.01 and NORFOR,
Gunnhild Søgaard
Coordinator IUFRO WP 1.01.01 Boreal forest silviculture and management
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Norsk institutt for skog og landskap /
Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute
Pb PO Box 115, NO-1431 Ås
T (+47) 64 94 90 51
Cell (+47) 917 27 960
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www.skogoglandskap.no
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Dear IUFRO colleagues,
September 6 - 8, 2011 IUFRO WP 1.01.01 Boreal forest silviculture and
management together with the SNS-network group NORFOR ('Sustainable forest
management in northern Fennoscandia') arrange an international forest
research conference in Mid-Norway (near Trondheim). The Norwegian Forest and
Landscape Institute is host organization for the conference.
The conference title is 'Forest management and silviculture in the north -
balancing future needs', and it will be held at Quality Airport Hotel
Værnes, only 2.5 km from Trondheim Airport Værnes.
Scientific topics
1. Silviculture in the north in times of climate change:
· Climate change: effects on productivity and carbon sequestration in
northern forests.
· Insects and pathogens in northern forest systems under global
warming - consequences for forest production and implications for
silviculture.
· Cost-effective regeneration, pre-commercial thinning and young stand
management to maintain or increase biomass production of northern forest
ecosystems.
2. Multifunctional forestry and environmental services:
· Developing adaptive silvicultural systems to maintain biodiversity
values and production levels.
· Reducing conflicts between wood production and non-timber values
such as reindeer husbandry, berry production and recreational activities.
· Implementing coherent forest policy and certification schemes that
are consistent with forest productivity, stand management, climate
mitigation and biodiversity goals.
Invited speakers
Professor emeritus Sune Linder, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,
Sweden
Dr. Dave Coates, senior research scientist at Ministry of Natural resource
Operations, Canada
Dr Matti Siren, research scientist at METLA (The Finnish Forest Research
Institute), Finland
Professor Victor Lieffers, research scientist at Department of Renewable
Resources, University of Alberta, Canada
Dr Seija Tuulentie, research scientist at METLA (The Finnish Forest Research
Institute), Finland
Dr Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, senior research scientist at Norwegian Institute
for Nature Research, Norway
Please visit the conference website for further details:
<http://seminar.skogkurs.no/silviculture2011>
http://seminar.skogkurs.no/silviculture2011
Deadline for registration and submission of abstract (for oral or poster
presentation) is June 1. Registration is through the conference website.
We welcome researchers, managers, students and others interested in
silviculture and management of our boreal forests.
On behalf of IUFRO WP 1.01.01 and NORFOR,
Gunnhild Søgaard
Coordinator IUFRO WP 1.01.01 Boreal forest silviculture and management
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Norsk institutt for skog og landskap /
Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute
Pb PO Box 115, NO-1431 Ås
T (+47) 64 94 90 51
Cell (+47) 917 27 960
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<http://www.skogoglandskap.no> www.skogoglandskap.no
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forwarded on behalf of Gunnhild Sogaard by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO
Headquarters
From: bounce-1107707-220888(a)lists.iisd.ca
[mailto:bounce-1107707-220888@lists.iisd.ca] On Behalf Of Rose, Simmone
(FOMC)
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 2:35 AM
To: Forest Policy Info Mailing List
Subject: Climate change survey for forest managers / Une enquête sur le
changement climatique pour les gestionnaires forestiers / Una encuesta sobre
cambio climático para las autoridades forestales
Importance: High
FAO, in collaboration with forest management, climate change experts and
relevant stakeholders, is developing guidelines to assist forest managers to
effectively respond to climate change challenges and opportunities. These
guidelines will include actions related to both climate change adaptation
and mitigation and will be relevant to all types of forests, all management
objectives and all types of managers. More information on this effort may be
found here FAO Forests and
<http://www.fao.org/forestry/climatechange/65120/en/> Climate Change
Programme or requested at Climate-Change-Forest-Managers(a)fao.org.
To facilitate the development of the guidelines, we are conducting a survey
for forest managers (The survey in English
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9L22T2Q> ). We are inviting you to provide
your views and perceptions on factors that limit the ability of forest
managers to prepare for and respond to climate change.
Kindly forward the survey to your members and your mailing list(s). The
content of individual responses will not be published and will remain
anonymous.
Kindly allocate 15 minutes to complete this survey.
Thank you in advance for your time and effort in responding to the survey.
Best regards,
The Forests and Climate Change Team
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La FAO, en collaboration avec des experts en matière de gestion des forêts
et du changement climatique et les parties prenantes concernées, est en
train de développer des directives pour aider les gestionnaires des forêts à
répondre efficacement aux défis du changement climatique et à ses
opportunités. Ces directives comprendront des actions liées à l'adaptation
et à l'atténuation du changement climatique et seront adaptées à tous les
types de forêts, tous les objectifs de gestion et tous les types de
gestionnaires. Pour plus d'informations sur cet effort, vous pouvez
consulter le site Programme de
<http://www.fao.org/forestry/climatechange/65120/fr> la FAO sur les forêts
et le changement climatique ou vous pouvez écrire à
Climate-Change-Forest-Managers(a)fao.org.
Pour faciliter l'élaboration de ces directives, nous réalisons une enquête
au près des gestionnaires forestiers (
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9LMZ8XX> L'enquête en française). Nous vous
invitons à donner votre opinion et vos perceptions sur les facteurs qui
limitent la capacité des gestionnaires forestiers à se préparer et répondre
au changement climatique.
Veuillez s'il vous plaît envoyer lenquête à vos membres et à vos listes
d'adresses. Le contenu de vos réponses ne sera pas publié et restera
anonyme.
Nous vous invitons à prendre 15 minutes pour remplir ce questionnaire.
Merci d'avance pour votre temps et vos efforts consacrés à cette enquête.
Meilleures salutations,
Forêts et changement climatique.
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La FAO, en colaboración con expertos en ordenación forestal y en cambio
climático y con las partes interesadas pertinentes, está elaborando
directrices para ayudar a las autoridades forestales a responder con
eficacia a los desafíos y oportunidades que plantea el cambio climático.
Estas directrices comprenderán medidas de adaptación y mitigación ante el
cambio climático, y serán adecuadas para todo tipo de bosques, todos los
objetivos de gestión y a todos los responsables de la gestión forestal. En
el siguiente enlace se presenta más información sobre esta actividad:
Programa de la FAO <http://www.fao.org/forestry/climatechange/65120/es/>
sobre los bosques y el cambio climático o podéis escribir a
Climate-Change-Forest-Managers(a)fao.org.
Con el fin de facilitar la elaboración de las directrices, estamos haciendo
una encuesta a las autoridades forestales (La encuesta en
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/98HHFSG> español). Los invitamos a compartir
puntos de vista y opiniones sobre los factores que limitan la capacidad de
los responsables de la gestión forestal para prepararse al cambio climático
y responder a sus desafíos.
Envíe por favor la encuesta a sus membro y sus listas de correos. No se
publicarán las respuestas de los cuestionarios, su contenido se mantendrá
anónimo.
Sírvase dedicar 15 minutos a la respuesta del cuestionario.
Por anticipado, muchas gracias por su tiempo y atención para participar en
la encuesta.
Saludos cordiales,
Bosques y cambio climático
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Dear Div 1 colleagues
IUFRO Div 1 (RG 1.02.00) is co-organizing with IUFRO Div 8, CIRAD,
CIFOR, ECOFOR and Agropolis International an international conference
on tropical silviculture: "Research priorities in tropical silviculture:
towards new paradigms?".
This will be the occasion to make a reference point about tropical
silviculture and to reorganize our research group. We are looking for
you and your contributions. Do not miss this opportunity to share your
work and to help advance our field of research for better managed
forests!
Link to the IUFRO Div 1 event page:
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-1/10000/10200/activities
/
To download the announcement:
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/7016/1398/montpellier11-announcement.
pdf/
The conference website is accessible at
http://www.iufro2011-tropical-silviculture.org
Best regards
Robert
Dr Robert Nasi
Programme Director
Forests and Environment
CIFOR (Center for International Forestry Research)
Tel: +62 251 8 622 622
Fax: +62 251 8 622 100
Email: r.nasi(a)cgiar.org
Mailing Address:
CIFOR
PO Box 0113 BOCBD
Bogor 16000
Indonesia
Office Address
Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede
Bogor Barat 16115
CIFOR offsets its carbon emissions through the CarbonFree(r) Partner
programme.
CarbonFree supports third-party validated renewable energy, energy
efficiency, and reforestation projects worldwide.
Dear IUFRO colleagues,
September 6 8, 2011 IUFRO WP 1.01.01 Boreal forest silviculture and
management and the SNS-network group NORFOR (Sustainable forest management
in northern Fennoscandia) arrange an international forest research
conference in Mid-Norway (near Trondheim). The Norwegian Forest and
Landscape Institute is host organization for the conference.
The conference title is Forest management and silviculture in the north
balancing future needs, and it will be held at Quality Airport Hotel
Værnes, only 2.5 km from Trondheim Airport Værnes.
Scientific topics:
1. Silviculture in the north in times of climate change:
· Climate change: effects on productivity and carbon sequestration in
northern forests.
· Insects and pathogens in northern forest systems under global
warming - consequences for forest production and implications for
silviculture.
· Cost-effective regeneration, pre-commercial thinning and young stand
management to maintain or increase biomass production of northern forest
ecosystems.
2. Multifunctional forestry and environmental services:
· Developing adaptive silvicultural systems to maintain biodiversity
values and production levels.
· Reducing conflicts between wood production and non timber values
such as reindeer husbandry, berry production and recreational activities.
· Implementing coherent forest policy and certification schemes that
are consistent with forest productivity, stand management, climate
mitigation and biodiversity goals.
Registration is open. Please visit the conference website for further
details: http://seminar.skogkurs.no/silviculture2011
We welcome researchers, managers, students and others interested in
silviculture and management of our boreal forests.
On behalf of IUFRO WP 1.01.01 and NORFOR,
Gunnhild Søgaard
Coordinator IUFRO WP 1.01.01 Boreal forest silviculture and management
-----------------------------------------
Norsk institutt for skog og landskap /
Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute
Pb PO Box 115, NO-1431 Ås
T (+47) 64 94 90 51
Cell (+47) 917 27 960
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www.skogoglandskap.no <http://www.skogoglandskap.no>
<http://www.skogoglandskap.no>
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circulated on behalf of Gunnhild Søgaard by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO
Headquarters
Hello,
I'm looking for pictures or drawings of some Kenyan trees as a first step in
a allometry project. I've had some success searching the literature, texts,
and google images, but I haven't been able to locate anything for the
following trees:
Cremaspora trifoliaGarcinia volkensis Margaritiana discoideaOlinia
rochetiana Terena graveolens
Any representative photos you could share or resources you might point me to
would be a great help.
Thanks
*Ben Caldwell*
University of California, Berkeley
137 Mulford Hall #3114
Berkeley, CA 94720
Office 223 Mulford Hall
(510)859-3358
IUFRO TREE BIOTECHNOLOGY 2011 - BRAZIL
"From genomes to integration and delivery"
Arraial d' Ajuda, Bahia, Brazil
June 26 to July 2, 2011
Dear IUFRO colleagues,
The Conference organization is developing exceptionally well. I am now pleased to inform that the scientific program has been posted in the conference webpage. Please visit http://www.treebiotech2011.com/program.html for more details.
The organizing committee has also extended the abstract submission deadlines in order to capture an increased representation of worldwide contributions to the Conference. The new deadlines are:
Submission of abstracts to be selected for oral presentation March 31, 2011
Submission of abstract for poster presentation only April 30, 2011
STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS. Applications for Student Travel Grants are open. A number of travel grants will be available to students regularly enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs and presenting an abstract as first author either orally or as poster. The awards will include complimentary registration and a grant towards the recipients' accommodation costs. Applications are in English only and must be received by March 31, 2011. Confirmations will be made before April 15, 2011.
BEST ABSTRACT AWARDS. Awards will be granted to the three best abstracts presented orally and the three best abstracts presented as posters by students or young scientists (< 35 years old) as first authors, irrespective of the program session.
SPONSORSHIPS FOR THE CONFERENCE ARE WELCOME. We have confirmed an excellent group of sponsor organizations for the Conference (see at http://www.treebiotech2011.com/sponsors.html. Sponsorships of the IUFRO Tree Biotechnology 2011 Conference continue open until April 30. Such sponsorships offer a prime opportunity to reach the forest biotech decision makers. Sponsors benefits go beyond those directly associated with the specific sponsorship opportunities, and include complimentary registrations, recognition on marketing materials, exhibit booth area, use of meeting rooms to hold company's technical workshops to advertise company´s products or and access to meeting space on-site. Sponsor's benefits are based upon the organization's sponsorship level. As the level of financial support increases, sponsorship benefits increase accordingly. Please see the Sponsorship options at http://www.treebiotech2011.com/opportunities.html for more information.
HELP ADVERTISE THE IUFRO TREE BIOTECH 2011 CONFERENCE. We gladly welcome help from the forest science community to continue to promote the conference. To this end we encourage you to download the second conference announcement flyer (pdf format) from the conference webpage at http://www.treebiotech2011.com/conference_announcements.html print it and post it in your laboratory or department building message board. We have also posted a short Powerpoint presentation that you are welcome to use to help advertise the conference during your next seminar. You are also welcome to forward this message to any mailing list that you believe would reach colleagues interested in this Conference.
So mark the conference on your 2011 calendar, June 26 - July 2. It will sure be a memorable Conference.
We look forward to welcoming you in person!
Sincerely,
Dario Grattapaglia
Conference Chair - IUFRO Tree Biotechnology 2011
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Dear Division 1 colleagues (and tropical silviculturists)
Please find attached the announcement for an international conference of
RG 1.02.00 (Tropical and Subtropical Silviculture) and 8.02.00 (Forest
Biodiversity), in November 2011 in Montpellier co-organized by CIRAD,
CIFOR and ECOFOR.
You can also find the announcement on IUFRO calendar of events:
http://www.iufro.org/events/calendar/
Best regards
Robert
Dr Robert Nasi
Programme Director
Forests and Environment
CIFOR (Center for International Forestry Research)
Tel: +62 251 8 622 622
Fax: +62 251 8 622 100
Email: r.nasi(a)cgiar.org
Mailing Address:
CIFOR
PO Box 0113 BOCBD
Bogor 16000
Indonesia
Office Address
Jalan CIFOR, Situ Gede
Bogor Barat 16115
CIFOR offsets its carbon emissions through the CarbonFree(r) Partner
programme.
CarbonFree supports third-party validated renewable energy, energy
efficiency, and reforestation projects worldwide.
