Dear IUFRO Division 2 Colleague,
I was just informed of the death of Victor Steenackers of Belgium, a most
beloved colleague who championed poplar around the world. Victor's
daughter Marijke has provided us with his obituary as well as his picture.
Victor was an accomplished scientist, the consummate gentleman, and a good
friend. We will all miss him dearly.
Brian J. Stanton
IUFRO Coordinator, Working Party 2.08.04, Poplar and Willow Genetics
Managing Director, Tree Improvement Group
GreenWood Resources
1500 S. W. First Avenue, Suite 940
Portland, Oregon 97204
tel: 971-533.7052
email: brian.stanton(a)gwrglobal.com
Dear Poplar and Willow Colleague,
The technical program of the Fifth International Poplar Symposium (IPS-V)
(http://ocs.entecra.it/index.php/IPS/5) is now available on the conference
website for you review. (See under Structure on the Navigation bar.)
The program includes a terrific listing of scientific sessions, keynotes,
oral presentations, posters, field tours, and more. So please take a look
and proceed to making your conference registration if you have not already
done so. The Orvieto meeting will prove to be one of the most rewarding
conferences from a scientific, industrial, and cultural perspective. No
one should miss this important meeting. I look forward to seeing you in
September.
Warm Regards,
Brian
Brian J. Stanton
Managing Director, Tree Improvement Group
GreenWood Resources
1500 S. W. First Avenue, Suite 940
Portland, Oregon 97204
tel: 971-533.7052
email: <mailto:brian.stanton@gwrglobal.com> brian.stanton(a)gwrglobal.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Zagt, Roderick [mailto:Roderick.Zagt@tropenbos.org]
Dear colleagues
We remind you of our web survey about the effects of forest
certification on biodiversity conservation in tropical forests. If you
did not have the time yet, we invite you to please visit
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V6CJBK6 and complete this survey. It
takes only ten minutes. We intend to close the survey by 15 June.
Please also share with colleagues. It is open to everyone. We are
especially keen to have more input from forest managers!
Through this anonymous survey, we try to obtain opinions and
perspectives from forest management and conservation researchers,
practitioners and other experts on the following broad topics:
*The effectiveness of certification for biodiversity conservation
*The objectives of biodiversity management in tropical forests
*Current management and certification practices
These are important topics and we want to hear your views. The more
input we get the more valuable the survey will be.
Background: The European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) plans
to issue an ETFRN News about experiences and best practices regarding
forest management certification and the conservation of forest
biodiversity. The editors of the ETFRN News (Douglas Sheil, Jack Putz
and undersigned) are conducting a brief survey to accompany the papers
contributed by authors for this news issue.
Thank you very much for your collaboration, and again we request you to
please forward to colleagues.
Best regards and many thanks for all the input!
On behalf of the editorial team
Roderick Zagt
Roderick Zagt
Programme Coordinator
Tropenbos International (TBI)
Lawickse Allee 11
6701 AN Wageningen
the Netherlands
T: +31-317-481418
F: +31-317-481426
www.tropenbos.orgwww.chainsawmilling.org
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SWC2010 International Conference
PEOPLE, FORESTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
COEXISTING IN HARMONY
Casablanca, Morocco
May 25-27, 2010
Only 3 weeks left to register!
Dear All:
This is to remind that the extended deadline for early-bird registration for SWC2010 international conference, and abstract submission, will end on 31 March 2010 (in 3 weeks!).
Those of you who have not registered yet, are invited to fill in, and send their registration form to the conference secretariat (sylva.world(a)yahoo.fr) as soon as possible.
Those who want to submit an abstract to be considered for oral or poster presentation have still 3 weeks left to send their abstract. After the 31st. of March 2010, no abstract will be accepted!
Those participants who registered to the conference, but do not yet booked the hotel accommodation, are invited to do it as soon as possible. The deadline for hotel booking at preferential room rate will end on 10 April 2010. But, take care, hotel rooms at hotel special rate are booked to conference participants, on the first-arrived, first-served basis!
For any additional information, please visit the conference website at www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/register.htm or www.swc2010.fr.fm
Looking forward to welcoming you, next May, to this exciting meeting in Casablanca (Morocco).
Dr. Mohammed Ellatifi
Conference Chair
Casablanca (Morocco)
Tel: +212 661 328 797
Fax: +212 522 982 428
E-mail: sylva.world(a)yahoo.fr and sylva.monde(a)yahoo.fr
Website: http://www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/register.htm & www.swc2010.fr.fm
Attached: Registration Form + Hotel Booking Form
PS: The list of hotels offering special price for the conference participants is available in the conference website, at: www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/accom.htm
Dear colleagues,
I am pleased to call your attention to the first announcement of the upcoming IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference 2011 to be held in Porto Seguro, Bahia Brazil, from June 26 to July 1, 2011.
For more information please download the first announcement flier at:
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/5018/1149/treebiotech-portoseguro11-1st-…
Conference theme: From genomes to integration and delivery
Forest trees have unquestionably entered the genomic era. The updated Poplar genome, the upcoming Eucalyptus genome and the concerted efforts towards a conifer genome sequence are increasingly fueling a multitude of studies and applications both in sustainable forest production and conservation. Besides wood development, disease resistance, abiotic stress and reproductive biology, tree biotechnology research is now addressing the challenges of bioenergy production and carbon sequestration, while generating fundamental information on the impact of trees on ecosystems and the associated biodiversity. Time calls for integration rather than reduction with an increased sense of urgency for delivery of effective biotechnologies.
Brazil welcomes you to IUFRO Tree Biotech 2011
The 2011 edition of the Tree Biotech Conference will be in Brazil, a country with an outstanding forestry aptitude. We are very pleased to invite you to come down to experience the dazzling coast of southern Bahia in Porto Seguro, a key historical site where Brazil was first "discovered" by the Portuguese navigators and next door to some of the most productive plantation forest sites on earth. You can check the beautiful conference venue at www.arraialresort.com.br.
Tree Biotech 2011: science, social and field
The conference will provide an exceptional mix of science, social activities and field exploration. We are inviting some of the top international scientists to share their latest results and vision on biotechnology and related fields. We will strongly encourage both oral and poster presentations from a breadth of the international tree research community. In a full day of field visits, delegates will have a chance to visit Veracel's Eucalyptus clonal forests and micro-cutting nursery, its modern 1.2 M tons/yr pulp mill and its outstanding Atlantic Forest Biodiversity Station, all of them in a 50 km range from the conference venue. Last, but by no means least, besides the wonderful beaches, we plan for an appealing social program built upon the amazing musical and dancing traditions of Bahia to provide a very relaxed and informal environment to help foster very productive scientific interactions.
More information coming soon
A website for the Conference will be up very soon with the first call for papers and more detailed information on paper submission and publication, registration, accommodation, social program, travel and visa information. English is the official language. The organizing committee is working to secure governmental and industrial sponsorships to facilitate the broadest participation possible.
So mark the conference on your 2011 calendar, June 26 - July 1. We look forward to welcoming you in person!
Sincerely,
Dario Grattapaglia
Conference Chair
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Dear Poplar Colleague,
We have received a number of requests to extend the deadline for
submitting abstracts to the Fifth International Poplar Symposium.
Accordingly, the conference organizers will now accept abstract through
Friday, 16 April.
We have received many good abstracts and anticipate a terrific September
gathering. I look forward to seeing you in Orvieto.
Please check the IPS-V website for latest details
(http://ocs.entecra.it/index.php/IPS/5)
Brian J. Stanton
Managing Director, Tree Improvement Group
GreenWood Resources
1500 S. W. First Avenue, Suite 940
Portland, Oregon 97204
tel: 971-733.7052
email: brian.stanton(a)gwrglobal.com
Brian J. Stanton
Managing Director, Tree Improvement Group
GreenWood Resources
1500 S. W. First Avenue, Suite 940
Portland, Oregon 97204
tel: 971-733.7052
email: brian.stanton(a)gwrglobal.com
XXIII IUFRO World Congress
23 – 28 August 2010, Seoul, Republic of Korea
IUFRO Unit 4.02.01 - Resource Data in the Tropics
Scientific Session No. C-09
“Economic Valuation of Forest Environment Services”
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Deadline for Abstracts Submission: 31 December 2009
Submit your abstract
Only 15 days left!
Dear Colleagues and Friends:
This is to inform you that IUFRO Unit 4.02.01 – “Resource Data in the Tropics” is organizing a scientific session No. C-09, during the XXIII IUFRO World Congress, to take place in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 23 to 28 August 2010.
This scientific session is organized under the theme “Economic Valuation of Forest Environment Services”.
You are kindly invited to submit to submit your abstract (s) to be considered as potential Speaker / Poster Presenter, in this Session. To do it, you have only 15 days left to submit your abstract. Please hurry up to submit your abstract!
You will find, attached, a Call for Abstracts, with the main ojectives, the covered topics, and the format of the scientific Session C-09.
With my best wishes for the new year 2010
Mohammed Ellatifi
Senior Forestry Officer
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 4.02.01 “Forest Resources in the Tropics”
Organizer, Session No. C-09
PO Box 20100 Hay Salam
20210 Casablanca
Morocco
Tel: +212 (0) 661 328 797 Fax: +212 (0) 522 982 428
E-mail: mellatifi(a)yahoo.fr sylva.world@yahoo
Website: www.swc2010.fr.fmwww.ellatifi.fr.fmwww.iufro2010.com
Attached: Call for Abstracts
Dear All:
This is to remind you the deadline for abstract submission for the following IUFRO and SWC2010 events:
Only three weeks left to submit your Abstract!
December 31, 2009 at 24:00 GMT is the deadline!
for the following events:
1. SWC2010 International Conference on:
“PEOPLE, FORESTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
COEXISTING IN HARMONY”
Casablanca, Morocco
May 25-27, 2010
December 31, 2009 at 24:00 GMT is the deadline
for Early-bird Registration and for Abstract Submission
All information related to the conference are available in the website www.swc2010.fr.fm and www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/welcome.htm
More particularly, information related to special conference topics are given in the following table:
Conference Topics
Deadline / web address
Call for Abstracts
Conference Topics
Guidelines for Abstract submission
Guidelines for paper / poster submission
http://sylvamonde.110mb.com/first.htm
Deadline for Abstract submission
31 December 2009
Programme for Accompanying persons
http://sylvamonde.110mb.com/accomp.htm
Registration and Hotel booking
http://sylvamonde.110mb.com/register.htm
Deadline for early registration fees
31 December 2009
Deadline for hotel booking
at conference special rate
10 April 2010
Conference Registration Form
www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/RegistrationForm.pdf
Hotel Booking Form
www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/HotelBookForm.pdf
Send your abstract to:
Amina El Hassouni
Conference Secretariat
PO Box 20100 Casablanca
Morocco
Tel: +212 661 328 797 Fax: +212 522 982 428
E-mail: sylva.world(a)yahoo.fr
2. XXIII UFRO World Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea,
23 – 28 August 2010
Submit your Oral/Poster Abstract through IUFRO website www.iufro2010.com/
2.1. Session # C-09
“Economic Valuation of Forest Environment Services”
2.2. Session # C-10
“Impact of Global Environmental Change on Forest Ecosystem Services”
2.3. Session # C-10
“Impact of Global Environmental Change on Forest Ecosystem Services”
2.4. Session # D-04
“Pollution and Climate Change Impacts in Asia”
2.5. Session # D-09
“Changes in Climate and Air Pollution – New Directions in Forest Monitoring, Research and Modeling”
2.6. Session # G-01
“Forest Health in a Changing Environment”
2.7. Session # G-03
“Effect of Multiple Ecosystem Stressors on Tree and Forest Ecosystem Health”
2.8. Session # I-01
“Healthy Urban Forests: Healthy People”
A full call for paper is available at
http://www.iufro2010.com/?code=iu04&subp=0101
Regards
Mohammed Ellatifi
Dear Poplar Colleague,
We are pleased to inform you that the second announcement of the IUFRO
Fifth International Poplar Symposium (IPS-V), "Poplars and willows: from
research models to multipurpose trees for a biobased society", has been
posted at the following address:
http://www.sisef.it/IPS-V/
The announcement contains important information on the IPS-V technical
program, registration guidelines and fees, hotel accommodation and travel
details, post-conference field tour, and instructions for the submission
of papers.
Thank you very much. We look forward to meeting you in Orvieto, 20-25,
September, 2010.
Best Regards,
Brian J. Stanton,
IUFRO, Coordinator - Working Party 2.08.04, Poplar and Willow Genetics
Giuseppe Scarascia-Mugnozza,
IPS-V Conference Chair
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: gdieterle(a)worldbank.org [mailto:gdieterle@worldbank.org]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 17. November 2009 23:06
Cc: SDN_Forests_Team(a)worldbank.org; ENVCF_FCPF_Team(a)worldbank.org;
akutter(a)worldbank.org; P
blissguest(a)worldbank.org; Rmearns(a)worldbank.org; nrai(a)worldbank.org
Betreff: CIF Calls for Nominations of Experts to Forest Investment Program
Wichtigkeit: Hoch
CIF Calls for Nominations of Experts to Forest Investment Program
11 November 2009: The Climate Investment Fund (CIF) has called for
nominations of
experts to serve on the Expert Group for the Forest Investment Program
(FIP), to
work on the selection of country or regional pilots for the FIP.
The deadline for nominations is 27 November 2009.
Call for nominations:
<http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTCC/Resources/407863-1232054799960/fip
_call_for_expert_nominations_letter_111109.pdf?resourceurlname=fip_call_for_
expert_nominations_letter_111109.pdf>
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTCC/Resources/407863-1232054799960/fip_
call_for_expert_nominations_letter_111109.pdf?resourceurlname=fip_call_for_e
xpert_nominations_letter_111109.pdf
Criteria for Selecting Expert Group Members:
<http://www.iufro.org/download/file/4517/95/nb-09-11-17_fip_1_4_1criteria_fo
r_selecting_expert_group_revised.pdf/>
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/4517/95/nb-09-11-17_fip_1_4_1criteria_for
_selecting_expert_group_revised.pdf/
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*
Dear Colleagues,
As you see from below, the CIF/Forest Investment Program is now establishing
its
operational structures.
A key step is the selection of experts who will advise the FIP sub-Committee
on
choosing pilot countries. As you see from the documents below about 6-8
experts
with a diverse range of skills and knowledge are to be selected.
It is extremely important for achieving FIP goals that experts with proven
global
expertise and experience in forestry, climate change and development are
nominated.
We count on you in helping out in this important matter.
You are kindly requested to spread the information and/or nominate qualified
experts (including yourself) for this assignment.
Many thanks for you cooperation
Gerhard
Forests Advisor
Agriculture & Rural Development
The World Bank
Tel: +1-202-458 7334; Fax: +1-202-614-1402;
E-Mail: GDieterle(a)worldbank.org, Room MC5-795
<http://www.worldbank.org/forests> www.worldbank.org/forests
<http://www.profor.info/> www.profor.info
<http://www.forest-alliance.org/> www.forest-alliance.org
<http://www.worldbank.org/enafleg> www.worldbank.org/enafleg
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Profiles
a) Forest Specialist (Co-chair). This expert should have a broad general
forestry background as well as specific knowledge of, and experience with,
biodiversity conservation, sustainable management of forests, forest ecology
and forest dynamics, agro-forestry, reforestation, non-timber forest
products,
landscape restoration, desertification resulting from forest degradation and
forest ecosystem services, including biotic and abiotic risks to forest
ecosystems.
b) Climate Specialist (Co-chair) . This expert should have knowledge of, and
experience in, climate change mitigation and adaptation related to forests,
at
sub-national, national and international levels. The expert should be
knowledgeable about national strategies for addressing climate change that
involve forests, the role of forests in addressing the challenges of climate
change, and REDD+ (including avoided deforestation and forest degradation,
forest conservation, sustainable forest management and enhancement of
carbon sinks).
c) Forest Finance Specialist and Development Economist.. This expert should
be knowledgeable about the role of forests in economic development and
planning, poverty alleviation and how to enhance the contribution of forests
to improving rural livelihoods, and valuation systems of alternative land
uses.
The expert should be well-versed in how to enhance local communities
income and benefits from forests through improved access to markets,
employment creation, and forest product processing.
d) Agricultural Specialist. This expert should be familiar with sustainable
rural
agricultural production systems, and the state of research on food producing
systems. The expert should be knowledgeable about large agribusinesses and
their potential impact on other land uses, as well shifting cultivation and
their
impacts on natural resources. This expert should be able to clearly
articulate
cross-sectoral linkages and impacts between agriculture and forest sectors.
e) Forest Industry and SME Investment Specialist. This expert should be
knowledgeable about the private sector and sustainable management of
forests, forest industry value chain, forest products trade, internationally
recognized independent forest certification systems and standards and
corporate social responsibility standards, community-company partnerships,
and investment opportunities in diverse countries.
f) Governance, Policy and Institutional Specialist. This expert should be
familiar with forest and land institutions, land management and
administration, land tenure, environmental, forest and other land use
policies,
legislation and enforcement, transparency, political economy of forests and
land.
g) Indigenous Peoples Specialist. This expert should be familiar with
indigenous peoples and forest-dependent communities issues and rights,
including land tenure issues.
Social Development and Gender Specialist. This expert should be
familiar with poverty alleviation, social, community and gender issues,
particularly as they relate to forest management
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