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Calling all those involved in forests, energy and livelihoods!
A new multi-agency issue brief highlights the links between these sectors and the leap forward that could come from them working more closely together.
Do you work in forests, energy or livelihoods? Are you searching for ways to boost progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals?
If so, take a moment to look at this new FAO/IUFRO/UNDP/UNFF issue brief, Forests, Energy and Livelihoods<https://www.un.org/esa/forests/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ISSUE-BRIEF-Fores…>, which neatly sums up the current state of play in these sectors and why they are inextricably linked. It explains why managing forests more sustainably brings huge benefits to all those who depend on wood for fuel or forest products for a livelihood. And calls for more joined up thinking across these sectors to accelerate progress towards SDGs on poverty, hunger and clean energy.
Now is the time to put heads together on this!
Join the global event on April 4 (10.00-13.00 EDT) on UN Web TV<https://media.un.org/en/webtv> and follow the discussion about integrated approaches across these sectors ahead of the 2023 SDG Summit at the UN General Assembly high-level week in September.
Make sure you are part of this. Read the issue brief<https://www.un.org/esa/forests/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ISSUE-BRIEF-Fores…> and join the event<https://www.un.org/esa/forests/events/unff18-bureau-event-forests-energy-li…>.
See you there!
Related links
Building on the nexus of forests, energy and livelihoods to accelerate achievement of the SDGs - An event organized by the UNFF18 Bureau<https://www.un.org/esa/forests/events/unff18-bureau-event-forests-energy-li…>
Issue brief: Forests, energy and livelihoods<https://www.un.org/esa/forests/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ISSUE-BRIEF-Fores…>
More information on forests and energy<https://www.fao.org/forestry/communication-toolkit/76374/en/>
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) invites applications for the position of Professor in »Tree Growth and Wood Physiology«, W3 Associate or W3 Full Professor, to begin as soon as possible. The professorship will be assigned to the TUM School of Life Sciences, Department Life Science Systems, located at the interdisciplinary campus Freising-Weihenstephan. The School provides ample opportunities for collaboration in the areas of forestry, biological and agricultural sciences. Close collaboration of the professorship with TUM.wood and the Center of Forestry Weihenstephan is intended. The responsibilities include research and teaching as well as the promotion of early-career scientists. TUM seeks to appoint an expert in the research area of tree growth and wood physiology based on experimental or modelling data with a focus on forest stands and environmental change. Teaching responsibilities include courses in the university's bachelor and master programs, including the master's program Sustainable Resource Management. TUM is looking for candidates who have demonstrated excellent achievements in research and teaching in an internationally recognized scientific environment, relative to the relevant career level.
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An der Technischen Universität München (TUM) ist die Position als Professor (w/m/d) für »Tree Growth and Wood Physiology« in Besoldungsgruppe W3 Associate oder W3 Full Professor zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt zu besetzen. Die Professur wird dem Department Life Science Systems an der TUM School of Life Sciences zugeordnet, die sich am interdisziplinären Campus Freising-Weihenstephan befindet. Die School bietet umfangreiche Kooperationsmöglichkeiten in den Bereichen Forstwirtschaft, Biologie und Agrarwissenschaften. Eine enge Zusammenarbeit der Professur mit TUM.wood und dem Zentrum Wald-Forst-Holz Weihenstephan wird angestrebt. Zu den Aufgaben gehören Forschung und Lehre sowie Betreuung und Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses. TUM sucht eine Expertin oder einen Experten im Forschungsgebiet Baumwachstum und Holzphysiologie, basierend auf experimentellen oder Modellierungsdaten, mit dem Schwerpunkt auf Forstbeständen und Umweltveränderung. Zu den Aufgaben in der Lehre gehört die Mitwirkung in den Bachelor- und Masterstudiengängen der TUM, einschließlich des Masterstudiengangs Sustainable Resource Management. TUM sucht eine Persönlichkeit, die herausragende Leistungen, entsprechend des zutreffenden Karrierelevels, in Forschung und Lehre in einem international anerkannten wissenschaftlichen Umfeld vorweisen kann.
Application deadline: 21 April 2023
Details:
https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/discover/nb-tum-2023-03-06_AT_EN_T…https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/discover/nb-tum-2023-03-06_AT_DE_T…
Dear Iufro colleagues,
On the occasion of the International Day of Forests on March 21st, a
group of forest scientists of the Forests and Societies Research Unit of
Cirad, thought it would be an opportunity to publish an opinion column
to recall the urgent need to conserve and to safeguard the tropical
forests. This opinion column will be published in the French online
newspaper Reporterre which has about 1.5 million readers per month.
Please take few minutes to read it and if you agree with the contents,
please sign it by filling the form available on this link:
https://forms.gle/r981va1BNEEz8yfC9
If you want to sign the form, please do it before *March 13th, Midnight
CET.*
By signing this paper you are signing as an individual but you can also
indicate your institution. The list of signatories and their institution
(if you indicate it) will also be published on the Reporterre website
with the paper.
The original text is in French but I attached an English version of it
for the non French speakers.
We hope that this opinion paper will reach a large public and will be
of interest for others medias. With this, we hope that we will be able
to increase our visibility and get opportunities to talk further about
the urgency in saving the tropical forests.
Please do not hesitate to disseminate this message to your scientists
and students networks.
cheers
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Plinio Sist #2708
Cirad-ES,
Directeur-Director UR Forêts et Sociétés
Tropical managed Forests Observatory (TmFO) Coordinator
IUFRO 1.02.00 Silviculture of tropical forests
Plinio Sist #2708
Cirad-ES,
Directeur-Director UR Forêts et Sociétés
Tropical managed Forests Observatory (TmFO) Coordinator
IUFRO 1.02.00 Silviculture of tropical forests
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/
Open post for a PhD student at Slovenian Forestry Institute
(Use of genomic data to improve prediction of tree provenance growth and resilience under future climate)
The candidate will conduct research based on a combination of field and laboratory work and from existing genomics datasets. He/she will collaborate in international projects (H2020 FORGENIUS, Horizon Europe OptFORESTS) and with recognized research institutions in Slovenia and abroad. Through his/her work and participation in various workshops/conferences, the candidate will acquire skills that will enable him/her to have a successful scientific career after graduation. He/she will gain experience with analyzing large datasets and high-performance computing, molecular lab, critical thinking, audience-friendly communication including manuscript writing and teamwork.
Work description
The proposed research will combine knowledge from different scientific fields, especially genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, and modelling working with long-lived forest trees. The research will focus on understanding the adaptability and maladaptation of different tree provenances to climate change by including genomic data from common gardens into models predicting the growth and resilience under different environments, including calculations of statistics related to population vulnerability (e.g., genomic offset). The training program of the young researcher and the exact content of the PhD project will be agreed with the selected candidate. The choice of the University is negotiable.
Candidate’s profile
We expect the candidate to have a desire to explore data, creativity, initiative, sound critical judgment, and the ability to work in a team. Working in international collaborations requires a good command of the English language. The candidate should have a basic knowledge of genetics and genomics and a willingness to further develop his/her knowledge in these fields along with learning bioinformatics and modelling. The candidate should be willing to travel for extended periods of time to attend training courses and obtain experience at partner institutions abroad. We expect a candidate with a MSc degree in genetics, biology, forestry, agriculture, or other related fields. Experience in programming languages (R, Python) and command of Linux is desirable.
Workplace
The young researcher will work in the Department of Forest Physiology and Genetics at the Slovenian Forestry Institute in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The PhD student will be employed full time for 4 years and will receive all social benefits. The work will start on October 1, 2023.
Further information:
Please contact Marjana Westergren, e-mail: marjana.westergren(a)gozdis.si<mailto:marjana.westergren@gozdis.si> for further information.
Open positions in other disciplines and more details about the above one are available at this link: https://www.gozdis.si/f/docs/informacije-javnega-znacaja/Public-Call-for-Ap…
Dr. Marjana Westergren, univ. dipl. inž. gozd / For. Eng.
Znanstvena sodelavka / Research fellow
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Večna pot 2, SI–1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija
Telefon/Phone: +386 (0)1 200 78 54
E-mail: marjana.westergren(a)gozdis.si<mailto:marjana.westergren@gozdis.si> / www.gozdis.si<http://www.gozdis.si>
Dear Colleagues,
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations' (IUFRO), Poplar and Willow Genetics Working Party 2.08.04, convenes the International Poplar Symposium (IPS) every four years for the presentation and discussion of the most recent and important scientific findings in Populus and Salix genetics, molecular biology, physiology, ecology, wood science, etc. The next symposium, IPS-IX, will be held in 2026. IPS-IX will follow previous poplar symposia held in Seattle, Washington, USA (IPS-I, 1995), Orleans, France (IPS-II, 1999), Uppsala, Sweden (IPS-III, 2002), Nanjing, China (IPS-IV, 2006), Orvieto, Italy (IPS-V, 2010), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (IPS-VI, 2014), Buenos Aires, Argentina (IPS-VII, 2018), and most recently, Novi Sad, Serbia (IPS-VIII, 2022, virtual).
The Poplar and Willow Genetics Working Party 2.08.04 welcomes all proposals to host IPS-IX.
Details about the sections of a bid are available at: https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/science/divisions/div2/20804/ips-i…
Please submit your bid by 1 May 2023 to Dr. Ron Zalesny (USDA Forest Service, USA), 2.08.04 coordinator, via electronic mail (ronald.zalesny(a)usda.gov<mailto:ronald.zalesny@usda.gov>)
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posted on behalf of Ronald S. Zalesny Jr., PhD
Supervisory Research Plant Geneticist
Dear Division 2 and IUFRO 2.09.02 Colleagues,
Pr. Stéphane Maury, WG1 leader of the EU COST action
<https://www.epicatch.eu/> EPI-CATCH (Epigenetic mechanisms of crop
adaptation to climate change) would like to advertise our memberships about
the 3rd EPI-CATCH Conference Epigenetics in Crop Improvement, from
Mechanisms to Applications to be organized 30 May 1 June 2023 in Sofia,
Bulgaria. The conference will host sessions on plant epigenetic responses to
environmental stresses, underlying epigenetic mechanisms, advances and new
approaches in plant epigenetics for crop improvement in the context of
global warming. Of course, a topic of high relevance for breeding and
propagating forest trees!
Please find attached the conference brochure. If interested, you can access
the conference website <https://61e6e24bcea16.site123.me/> here to find
appropriate links and deadlines. In case of any question about this event,
please contact Dr. Federico Martinelli (
<mailto:federico.martinelli@unifi.it> federico.martinelli(a)unifi.it)
Warm regards! Stay tuned, new IUFRO 2.09.02 networking activities to be
announced soon!
Jean-François
IUFRO 2.09.02 Coordinator
Please see the attached announcement of the Forest Genetics 2023 conference organized by the Canadian Forest Genetics Association and Western Forest Genetics Association.
Thanks and best wishes.
Om
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Om P. Rajora, Ph.D.
Professor
Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management
University of New Brunswick
PO Box 44000, 28 Dineen Drive
Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
Telephone: (505) 458-7477
Email: Om.Rajora(a)unb.ca
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