"SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS"
Dear IUFRO members,
I'm pleased to announce that IUFRO's Working Party 3.01.02 (Forest Road Management) will be co-hosting the 10th International Conference on Low-Volume Roads in Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida, USA, July 24-27, 2011. This conference is sponsored by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and held every 4 years.
Call for Papers and Presentations:
Papers are solicited on all aspects of low-volume roads and will be peer reviewed for acceptability. Some suggested areas of interest, with emphasis on low-volume road applications (including unpaved forest roads) are as follows: Planning, Finance and Economics, Design and Construction, Pavement Performance, Structures and Drainage, Sustainability Issues, Case Histories, Operations, Safety, Maintenance, Innovative Materials Solutions, Soil-Stabilization Technologies, Environmental Impacts and Energy-Affected Roads.
Topics that are pertinent and suitable for discussion at the conference are not limited to the above. All offerings relevant to low-volume roads are welcomed. Please consult the following conference website for more information on the conference and submission of papers.
http://www.trb.org/LowVolumeRoadsConference/Public/LVR10.aspx
Note that a website for submission of draft manuscripts will be open December 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010.
Should you have further questions, please forward them directly to glen.legere(a)fpinnovations.ca<mailto:glen.legere@fpinnovations.ca>.
Thank you!
Glen LEGERE
Deputy Coordinator - 3.01.02: Forest Road Management
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
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Gesendet: Dienstag, 17. November 2009 23:06
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Betreff: CIF Calls for Nominations of Experts to Forest Investment Program
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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
www.worldbank.org/forestswww.profor.info <http://www.profor.info/>
www.forest-alliance.org <http://www.forest-alliance.org/>
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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"CALL FOR PAPERS"
Dear IUFRO members,
Im pleased to announce that IUFRO's Working Party 3.01.02 (Forest Road
Management) will be co-hosting the 10th International Conference on
Low-Volume Roads in Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida, USA, June 24-27,
2011. This conference is sponsored by the Transportation Research Board
(TRB) and held every 4 years.
Call for Papers and Presentations:
Papers are solicited on all aspects of low-volume roads and will be peer
reviewed for acceptability. Some suggested areas of interest, with emphasis
on low-volume road applications (including unpaved forest roads) are as
follows: Planning, Finance and Economics, Design and Construction, Pavement
Performance, Structures and Drainage, Sustainability Issues, Case Histories,
Operations, Safety, Maintenance, Innovative Materials Solutions,
Soil-Stabilization Technologies, Environmental Impacts and Energy-Affected
Roads.
Topics that are pertinent and suitable for discussion at the conference are
not limited to the above. All offerings relevant to low-volume roads are
welcomed. Please consult the following conference website for more
information on the conference and submission of papers.
<http://www.trb.org/LowVolumeRoadsConference/Public/LVR10.aspx>
http://www.trb.org/LowVolumeRoadsConference/Public/LVR10.aspx
Note that a website for submission of draft manuscripts will be open
December 1, 2009 March 31, 2010.
Should you have further questions, please forward them directly to
<mailto:glen.legere@fpinnovations.ca> glen.legere(a)fpinnovations.ca.
Thank you!
Glen Légère
Deputy Coordinator 3.01.02: Forest Road Management
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
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Message circulated on behalf of Glen Légère by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO
Headquarters
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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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Dear IUFRO Colleague,
The 2009 IUFRO 3.08 Small-Scale Forestry Symposium, "Seeing the Forest Beyond the Trees: New possibilities and expectations for products and services from small-scale forestry" will be held June 7-11, 2009 in Morgantown, WV, USA. Attached is a list of the presentations slated for the symposium.
The topics include environmental services, bioenergy, landowner typology, fire, policy, timber and nontimber forest products, agroforestry, education and communications, and economics--all concerning small-scale landholders.
To find out more or to register for this symposium, visit our website at: http://ssf09.com.
I hope you can join us in June!
Best regards,
Dave McGill, Chair
Organizing Committee
David W. McGill, Ph.D.
Forestry Extension Specialist
West Virginia University
Appalachian Hardwood Center
PO Box 6125
Morgantown, WV 26506-6125
Ph: 304-293-5930
FAX: 304-293-2441
Email: dmcgill(a)wvu.edu
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
Dear Colleague,
This is a reminder for those who have not already registered that the early registration deadline for the IUFRO 3.08 Small-Scale Forestry Symposium is April 1, 2009. I hope you will make your registrations soon as the registration cost increases after this date. A link to online registration can be found at: http://ssf09.com/.
Also, if you are interested in attending the pre-conference workshops on "Asking the right questions: A workshop on designing qualitative research" with Dr. John Bliss or "Internet, Mail and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method" with Dr. Don Dillman, please register as soon as possible. After April 1st, we will begin advertising these workshops to other researchers and these workshops can take a limited number of participants.
The post-conference tour is also somewhat limited, so be sure to sign up if interested!
Please note that there is an accompanying persons registration for the conference portion of the symposium that includes lunches, field trip, BBQ dinner, and Dinner Cruise. See registration form for details.
We are looking forward to a very productive symposium. So far we have abstracts from 25 different countries.
Please let me know if you need any further information.
Best regards,
Dave McGill, Chair
Organizing Committee
David W. McGill, Ph.D.
Forestry Extension Specialist
West Virginia University
Appalachian Hardwood Center
PO Box 6125
Morgantown, WV 26506-6125
Ph: 304-293-5930
FAX: 304-293-2441
Email: dmcgill(a)wvu.edu
Dear Colleague,
The secure online registration is now available for the IUFRO 3.08 Small-Scale Forestry Symposium "Seeing the Forest Beyond the Trees: New possibilities and expectations for products and services from small-scale forestry," June 5-13 in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. You can access registration from the front page of the symposium website: http://ssf09.com/. Early discounted registration should be made by April 1, 2009.
The scientific panel has completed reviews for abstracts from 25 countries. Preconference workshops feature Dr. John Bliss teaching "Asking the right questions: A workshop on designing qualitative research " and Dr. Don Dillman teaching "Designing Quality Surveys in a Mixed-Mode World." Our postconference tour will feature "Small-scale forestry and tourism in the Appalachian Mountains."
We are looking forward to seeing you in June!
Best regards,
Dave McGill, Chair
Organizing Committee
David W. McGill, Ph.D.
Forestry Extension Specialist
West Virginia University
Appalachian Hardwood Center
PO Box 6125
Morgantown, WV 26506-6125
Ph: 304-293-5930
FAX: 304-293-2441
Email: dmcgill(a)wvu.edu
Dear colleague,
at the homepage of the project preforest www.preforest.eu, you will find the final programme of the conference
INNOVATION AND NEW HORIZONS IN TREE NURSERY STOCK PRODUCTION AND FOREST RESTORATION - FROM RESEARCH TO BUSINESS
to be held in Rome from 12th to 14th of March
This conference will bring together scientists, forest managers, policy advisors, private nursery entrepreneurs and producers of nursery equipment to:
· display the results of their research activities and their prototypes, innovative biological results and technical solutions regarding nursery management and forest restoration, especially in difficult sites;
· to present new ideas for technological innovation, prototypes and applications, and discuss future development within this area.
Two themes will thus be developed:
1. Innovative forest nursery management
2. Contemporary forest restoration
These themes will be addressed in volunteer papers and in presentations by the conference's invited speakers, including:
Jim Carle, UN Food and Agricultural Organizations
Steve Colombo, Ontario Forest Research Institute, Canada
Alberto Del Lungo, UN Food and Agricultural Organizations
Anders Mattsson, Dalarna University, Sweden
Erik Normark, Holmen Skog, Sweden
Davide Pettenella, Università di Padova, Italy
John Stanturf, Forest Service, USA
Vivai Torsanlorenzo Group and University of Tuscia (Italy), QS Odlingssystem AB and Dalarna University (Sweden), and Ditikomakedonika Fytoria and National Agricultural Research Foundation (freece) are partners of a research project named "PreForest", funded by the European Commission (EC), within the VI Research Framework Programme, Cooperative Research Action For Technology (CRAFT). During the conference the results of "PreForest" will be presented.
The PreForest project's objectives can be summarised as follows:
· introduce a new technology build on pre-cultivation (in mini-plugs) of forest regeneration materials in a cost efficient and environmental friendly production unit not affected by outdoor climate;
· develop a new technology for a grading and re-plug robot adapted to mini-plugs.
· integrate these technologies into a functional system for large scale production of pre-cultivated forest regeneration materials adapted to transplanting and further growth at forest nurseries all over Europe;
· introduce this system at strategic locations in Europe for just in time deliveries to all potential forest nurseries that could benefit of the new pre-cultivation system.
For information, please contact:
Dr Elisabetta Margheriti
Vivai Torsanlorenzo
Via Campo di Carne 51
00040 Tor San Lorenzo - Ardea (RM), Italy
Tel.: 0039 06 91019005, Fax: 0039 06 91011602
E-mail: emargheriti(a)vivaitorsanlorenzo.it
or visit the Web: www.vivaitorsanlorenzo.it, www.preforest.eu
or
Dr Marco Simeone
DAF - Dip. Sci. Ambiente For. e Risorse
Università degli Studi della Tuscia
Via S. Camillo de Lellis
01100 Viterbo, Italy
Tel.: 0039 0761 357411; Fax: 0039 0761 357250
E-mail: mcsimeone(a)unitus.it
