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 IUFRO Division 2 member
(please excuse for multiple postings)
The first EVOLTREE Conference on "Genomics and Adaptation in Forest
Ecosystems" will take place 14-17 September, 2021, at WSL Birmensdorf in
Switzerland. Due to the improved situation concerning the pandemic in many
countries, we decided to organize the conference in hybrid format (on-site
and online). This will be one of the first opportunities to physically
meet and talk about science and increase your network!
The conference focuses on the genomics and adaptation of trees and
interacting species from evolutionary, demographic, ecological and
conservation perspectives. It features an attractive and diverse set of
keynote speakers. For more details, visit our conference website:
http://www.evoltree.eu/index.php/network/current-information/news/10-news/n…
The abstract deadline for oral presentations and posters is 15th of June,
2021. Please log-in with your registration credentials and submit your
abstract here: https://conf.wsl.ch/evoltree/
Note that the on-site participation is subject to government travel
restrictions that may change at short notice. To enter Switzerland, for
certain countries and regions, special rules apply at the moment (i.e., a
10-day quarantine). More details and respective links can be found on the
conference webpage.
EVOLTREE is a European network of research institutions and universities
engaged in studying the evolution and functioning of forest ecosystems, in
particular trees as the foundation species in forest stands. A prime topic
in the face of ongoing climate change is to elucidate how trees, together
with their associated organisms such as mycorrhizal fungi, respond to
rapid environmental changes.
With best regards, the organizing committee:
Felix Gugerli, WSL
Christian Rellstab, WSL
Susanne Senn-Raschle, WSL
evoltree(a)wsl.ch
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Dr. Christian Rellstab
Senior Researcher
Associate Editor of Tree Genetics & Genomes
Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
Ecological Genetics
Swiss Federal Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
Switzerland
Room: Bi MG C 39
Phone WSL: +41 44 739 2542
Phone mobile: +41 79 256 44 06
Phone home office: +41 43 536 67 15
E-mail: christian.rellstab(a)wsl.ch
https://www.wsl.ch/en/employees/rellstab.html
Office days: tuesday - friday
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Dear all,
The link to the EUFORGEN seminar on the LIFEGENMON Manual for forest genetic monitoring: LifeGEnMon seminar - YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE7UoXeK92g> (in english, from May 17th 2021)
Presented by Marko Bajc, and including discussion.
Aimed for implementation of FGM and national level, to support and being supported by the EUFORGEN community, as part of the IUFRO unit 2.04.12 FOREST GENETIC MONITORING
Have a nice day!
Hojka
Prof. Dr. Hojka Kraigher, BSc. & MSc. Biol. & BSc. For. Eng.
Assoc. member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Head of Department for Forest Physiology and Genetics &
the Research Programme P4-0107
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Večna pot 2, SI – 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Phone: 00 386 1 200 78 20 Fax: 00 386 1 257 3589
GSM/Mobile: +386 (0)41 330 543
E-mail: hojka.kraigher(a)gozdis.si<mailto:hojka.kraigher@gozdis.si> / www.gozdis.si<http://www.gozdis.si/>
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Dear all,
As an event of the IUFRO unit 2.04.12 Forest Genetic Monitoring, you are kindly invited to the presentation of the main final output of the LIFEGENMON project (LIFE ENV/SI/000148, 2014-2020), the MANUAL for FOREST GENETIC MONITORING, presented by Marko Bajc, chief editor, on Monday, 17th May 2021 at 11.00.
The link to the presentation is provided by EUFORGEN secretariat and can be obtained from Michele Bozzano or myself by a reply to this message.
The presentation shall be recorded and subsequently freely available through the LIFEGENMON home page WWW.LIFEGENMON.SI<http://WWW.LIFEGENMON.SI>
See you all on Monday, 17th May, at 11 AM
Best regards
Hojka
Prof. Dr. Hojka Kraigher, BSc. & MSc. Biol. & BSc. For. Eng.
Assoc. member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Head of Department for Forest Physiology and Genetics &
the Research Programme P4-0107
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Večna pot 2, SI - 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Phone: 00 386 1 200 78 20 Fax: 00 386 1 257 3589
GSM/Mobile: +386 (0)41 330 543
E-mail: hojka.kraigher(a)gozdis.si<mailto:hojka.kraigher@gozdis.si> / www.gozdis.si<http://www.gozdis.si/>
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Dear IUFRO members,
Greetings from the conference secretariat!
The world has been in pandemic mode for more than a year since the onset of
coronavirus (COVID-19) in late 2019. Eventhough COVID-19 vaccinations are
being administered globally, worrisome variants are spreading fast and have
already hit several countries. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic,
Malaysia’s and Sarawak’s authorities have implemented entry and movement
restrictions on all foreign nationals, except those holding certain
categories of residence visas and employment passes.
To prevent further spread of the virus, the organizing committee of
the 3rd IUFRO
Acacia Conference has made the difficult decision to postpone the
conference to *26-28 October 2021,* and to change the conference mode from
hybrid to a fully *virtual conference aka webinar*, to avoid
large-gatherings. This was a tough call to make and we know this is
disappointing. However, the health and safety of all the speakers,
participants, VVIPs and our committee members are our utmost concern. The
main organizer, Forest Department Sarawak has also decided to *give waiver*
of registration fee to all participants in order to encourage more
researchers, plantation managers and policy makers around the world to join
this webinar.
This conference will be a 3-days' webinar covering 5 different sub-themes:
*1. **Industrial Forest Plantation Policy*
- Sharing of respective state/country’s policy on industrial forest
plantation
- Issues and challenges faced in the implementation of the policy
*2. **Plantation Management for Sustainable Wood Production*
- Silviculture and nursery practices
- Drone/GIS and IoT application in IFP management
- Economic value of IFP
- IFP management certification
*3. **Risk Management*
- Biosecurity
- Climate change, forest fire
- Environmental impact of the invasiveness of *Acacia*
- Environmental conservation and social aspects in the IFP
*4. **Genetics and Breeding*
- Breeding/ tree improvement
- Polyploidy study
- Genetics & genomics study, marker-assisted selection
*5. **High Value-added Timber Products*
- Wood property
- Forest products
- Marketing of planted timber products
Poster sessions and post-conference tours will be done virtually too. For
more information, please visit our website at https://iufroacacia2020.com/.
Please register now at https://iufroacacia2020.com/online-registration/
Thanks.
Regards,
Wicki
Prof. Dr. Wickneswari Ratnam, FASc
Professor of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology
Faculty of Science and Technology
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 603-89213840, Mobile: 012-2022314
Fax: 603-89253357
Email: wicki(a)ukm.edu.my, wickneswari(a)gmail.com
Homepage: http://ukm.academia.edu/WickneswariRatnamhttp://www.linkedin.com/pub/wickneswari-ratnam/24/917/11
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Dear all,
We hope this message finds everyone well in these stressful times.
The world has been in pandemic mode for more than a year since the break of
coronavirus (COVID-19) in 2019. Even the COVID-19 vaccinations now are
picking up pace, worrisome variants are spreading fast and have already hit
several countries.
To prevent further spread of the virus, the organizing committee of 3rd
IUFRO Acacia Conference has made the difficult decision to postpone the
conference to *26-28 October 2021,* and to change the conference mode from
hybrid to a fully *virtual conference aka webinar*, to avoid
large-gathering. This was a tough call to make and we know this is
disappointing, the health and safety of all the speakers, participants,
VVIPs and our committee members are our utmost concern. The main organizer,
Forest Department Sarawak has also decided to give *waiver of registration
fee* to all participants in order to encourage more researchers, plantation
managers and policy makers around the world to join this webinar.
If you are interested to join us, feel free to register at our website at
https://iufroacacia2020.com/.
*Save your seat before it’s too late!*
For more information, visit our website or you may directly drop us an
email.
We look forward to seeing you at the 3rd IUFRO Acacia Webinar.
Thanks.
Best regards,
Organizing Committee of 3rd IUFRO Acacia Webinar
