Announcement: Tropical Forest Landscapes online certificate program accepting applications
by Brigitte Burger
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From: "Speth, Mk" <mk.speth(a)yale.edu<mailto:mk.speth@yale.edu>>
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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:04:35 +0000
Subject: Announcement: Tropical Forest Landscapes online certificate program accepting applications
Dear friends and colleagues,
The Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative (ELTI) at Yale University has launched a call for applicants to the 2021-2022 offering of the Tropical Forest Landscapes: Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use<https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/> online certificate program. This program offers a unique opportunity for environmental professionals from around the world to connect with Yale to develop concrete skills and advance their careers.
Please help us spread the word by:
* Sharing the program announcement message below by email, listserv, Whatsapp, or webpage, with your colleagues and network
* Following, liking, and sharing our posts on social media (Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/yaletropicalcertificate/>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/yale-environmental-leadership-and-trainin…>, Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/yaletropicalcertificate/>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/YaleTropicCert>)
The priority admissions deadline is February 28, 2021 and the final chance to apply is March 28, 2021. (Applications are accepted on a rolling basis). The program will run from May 2021-April 2022.
You can learn more at tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu<https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/> or view our program information session <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4x3KLTDIzA&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=Yal…> from February 11th, 2021.
Many thanks,
MK Speth
Apply now! Yale online program on Tropical Forest Landscapes
Priority applications for Yale University’s Tropical Forest Landscapes: Conservation, Restoration & Sustainable Use <https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/> online certificate program are open through February 28, 2021.
This interdisciplinary program explores tropical land use management through diverse perspectives in a dynamic online experience. Courses teach core concepts, highlight exciting global case studies, and illustrate practical tools to understand and manage complex social, ecological and economic aspects of effective conservation and restoration initiatives.
Program benefits include:
* Unparalleled access to a world-class institution
* Connections with environmental professionals around the world
* Dedicated mentors who provide one-on-one support
* Flexible learning schedule
* Practice using planning tools for a real-life project with individualized faculty feedback
* Optional hands-on field experience in the tropics
This program offers environmental professionals the chance to understand the broader context of their day-to-day work while developing concrete outputs for on-the-ground projects.
Interested? Learn more about the program at tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu<https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/> or view our program information session <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4x3KLTDIzA&feature=youtu.be> from February 11th, 2021.
The priority admissions deadline is February 28, 2021 and the final chance to apply is March 28, 2021 (applications are accepted on a rolling basis).
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WATCH NOW ONLINE Seminar by Belinda Medlyn on tree mortality in Australia
by ITMN-Henrik Hartmann
Dear all,
Seminar #3 of the International Tree Mortality Network, an initiative of
the IUFRO Task Force on Monitoring Trends and Patterns of Global Tree
Mortality, is now available online.
Watch this seminar at:
https://youtu.be/hRlBc7oR328 <https://youtu.be/hRlBc7oR328>
*Prof. BELINDA MEDLYN*
_Tree mortality in Australian ecosystems: past, present and future_
_Abstract_: Australia is not only the driest inhabited continent, it
also experiences high interannual variability in rainfall, and severe
multi-year droughts. Tree death from drought is thus a recurring feature
of the Australian landscape. In this talk I will review our current
understanding of drought mortality in Australian ecosystems, including
the historical context, current field research on the extent and
mechanisms of drought dieback and recovery, and the development of
models to predict future drought mortality risk.
_Belinda is Distinguished Professor at the University of Western
Sydney_. Her research focuses on how plants, especially forests, respond
to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate change. She works
at the interface between experiments and models: her aim is to develop
evidence-based models of how ecosystem productivity, water use and
species composition will be affected by global change, and to do so she
works closely with a number of experimental teams world-wide to test and
improve ecosystem models.
*Previous seminars:*
Seminar # 1: Matt Hansen - Global forest monitoring using satellite data
https://youtu.be/ya8XlQBS6DQ <https://youtu.be/ya8XlQBS6DQ>
Seminar # 2: Flavia Costa - Tree mortality in the Amazon
https://youtu.be/KoC8E6P3Zu8 <https://youtu.be/KoC8E6P3Zu8>
Visit us at:
https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/
https://www.tree-mortality.net/
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News from IUFRO Division 4
by Keel-Blackmon, Kristy
Your quarterly update from Division 4
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Hello from IUFRO Division 4!
This latest issue of the newsletter continues to report on recent and planned activities in Division 4, the accomplishments of our members, and introduces more of our officers. Remember that we can only report the information you provide, so please continue to send Kristy (kristyak(a)utk.edu<mailto:kristyak@utk.edu>) information, photos, scholarship and job opportunities, and links related to Division 4.
There are a few updates regarding division-wide efforts. First, I will be sending out a poll in very soon to schedule a meeting of all division officers in late February or early March to discuss a number of topics such as communications within the division, portions of the IUFRO Strategic Action Plan that we might want to emphasize, and future meetings. I will send out a report on that meeting to everyone, as well as include it in the next newsletter.
One of the topics we will discuss is the possibility of a Division-wide meeting in 2022 or 2023. As I mentioned in the last newsletter, one possibility is the Regional IUFRO Conference in Moscow planned for September 2022, but we will discuss other alternatives as well. Please contact me or any officer if you have thoughts on other options.
Finally, we continue to explore ways in which we can include opportunities for virtual participation in IUFRO conferences and meetings in the future. Although immunizations are not occurring as quickly as I had hoped, we are seeing some positive momentum, and in-person meetings will be feasible at some point in the future. Still, I believe that including virtual options will increase participation and allow many more scientists to become involved in IUFRO activities. While providing such options will require support from IUFRO headquarters, we will continue to explore ways in which we can accomplish this at the division level.
As always, please feel free to email me<mailto:dhodges2@utk.edu> or your unit officers if you have any questions or suggestions regarding the newsletter, future meetings, or any other topic related to IUFRO or Division 4.
Thank you,
Don Hodges
Meet Your Division 4 Officers
Over the next few newsletters, we will introduce all of the Division 4 officers to you. A full list of your Division 4 officers<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…> can be downloaded for your convenience, or view the full list of units for Division 4<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>.
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Ignacio Barbeito<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
· ignacio.barbeito(at)slu.se
· Deputy Coordinator, 4.01.00 Forest Mensuration and Modeling
· Current position: Researcher, Southern Swedish Forest Research Center, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU. Senior researcher at French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (on leave)
· Research Interests: quantitative silviculture, forest health, remote sensing, mixed forests
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Don Grebner<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
· Don.Grebner(at)msstate.edu
· Deputy Coordinator, 4.05.00
· Current Position: George L. Switzer Professor of Forestry and Head, Department of Forestry, Mississippi State University, USA
· Research Interests: Forest economics and management, forest-based bioenergy, ecosystems services, forest protection
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Vitor Afonso Hoeflich<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
· vitor.ufpr(at)gmail.com
· Coordinator, 4.05.03
· Current Position: Professor, Agricultural and Forest Economics and Policy, Undergraduate and Graduate Programs in Agronomy, Forestry Engineering and Industrial Timber Engineering, Federal University of Paraná
· Research interests: Agrarian and forest policy; agricultural and forestry economics; productive chains; agroforestry investment analysis
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Jan Kašpar<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
· indu.indirabai(at)slu.se
· Deputy Coordinator 4.02.06
· Current Position: Post doctoral researcher, Department of Forest Resource Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umea, Sweden
· Research Interests: Change estimation of biomass, biophysical parameter estimation in forests both heterogeneous as well as homogeneous forests, remote sensing based forest monitoring and analysis
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Indu Indirabai<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
· kasparj(at)fld.czu.cz
· Deputy Coordinator, 4.03.03 and 4.04.07
· Current Position: Assistant professor, Forest Management Department, CZU Prague Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech Republic
· Research Interests: Forest management and planning, decision support systems, multicriterial and participative management
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Carina Keskitalo<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
· Carina.Keskitalo(at)umu.se
· Co-Deputy, 4.04.08 and 7.03.015
· Current Position: Professor of Political Science, Department of Geography, Umeå University, and guest professor, Department of Forest Resource Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå
· Research Interests: Forest management and policy, climate change adaptation and invasive species management and policy
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Harri Mäkinen<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
· harri.makinen(at)luke.fi
· Deputy, 4.01.04
· Current Position: principal scientist, Natural Resources Institute Finland
· Research Interests: growth and yield, wood formation, wood properties, forest management, dendroecology
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Tzeng Yih Lam<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
· tylam(at)ntu.edu.tw
· Deputy, 4.01.03
· Current Position: Associate Professor in Forest Mensuration, School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan University, China-Taipei
· Research Interests: Forest measurement, forest sampling, quantitative silviculture
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Chinsu Lin<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
· chinsu(at)mail.ncyu.edu.tw
· Deputy, 4.02.02
· Current Position: Professor and Department Head, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, National Chiayi University, Taiwan
· Research Interests: Optical remote sensing, lidar remote sensing, GIS, forest management and planning, forest dynamics and growth modeling, forest anomaly detection, fuel load evaluation, signal sensing for climate change
Upcoming Division 4 Meetings
5-8 May 2021
Forestry - Bridge to the Future<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
Sofia, Bulgaria
4-6 October 2021
Managerial, Social and Environmental Aspects of the Forest-based Sector for Sustainable Development: 40th Anniversary Conference for 4.05.00<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
Brno, Czech Republic
1-3 July 2021
Socio-ecological Conflicts in Forest Management: Risks of (not) Adapting?<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
Nancy, France
4.04.07
8-11 August 2021
19th Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
Estes Park, Colorado
4.04.04, 3.04.00
14-18 September 2022
ForestSAT 2020<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
Krakow, Poland
4.02.05
Scholarship & Job Opportunities
Post-doctoral Positions
· 3D Modelling and Virtual Reality Creation of Natural Forest Environments<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
· Forest Management Planning<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
Call for Papers
Call for submissions to a special issue of Forests: Spatial Decision Support for Forest Management and Policy Formulation<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>.
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 19 September, 2021
Recent Work
Submitted by Bogdan Strimbu
· Nonlinear parsimonious forest modeling assuming normal distribution of residuals<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
Submitted by Vitor Hoeflich
Lecture in Seminar:
· Anadalvo Juazeiro dos Santos.
· Palestra sobre Produtos Florestais Não Madeireiros e a Conservação Florestal. (Lecture on Non-Timber Forest Products and Forest Conservation).
· Seminário sobre Avaliação e Valoração de Florestas (Seminar on Forest Valuation and Valuation).
· Promoters: Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) and the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM).
Academic Extension Activities:
· 2020. Ailson Augusto Loper. Vitor Afonso Hoeflich. Coordination Extension Project: Agroforestry sustainability for rural development. Undergraduate Courses in Forest Engineering and Industrial Timber Engineering. Federal University of Paraná. (UFPR).
· 2020. Luiz A. C. Lucchesi. Vitor Afonso Hoeflich. Extension Project Coordination: Agronomy & Sustainability. Undergraduate Course in Agronomy. Federal University of Paraná (UFPR).
· 2020. Zenobio Abel Gouvêa Perelli da Gama e Silva. University Extension Course: Forest Economy focused on the Amazon region. Undergraduate Course in Forest Engineering. Federal University of Acre (UFAC).
Publications:
· Ansolin, R.D. Fernandes, A.P.D.; Timofeiczyk Junior, R.; Hoeflich, V.A.<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>; Bento, M.A.; Silva, S.A. Do forest concessions benefit extractivist communities? The case of the Jamari National Forest. Floresta (online) (Curitiba), v. 50, p. 1297-1306, 2020.
· Carvalho Filho, M.S.S.; Silva, Z.A.P.G. da G. e<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>. Os Aspectos econômicos da implantação e condução de povoamentos de Eucalyptus spp., no âmbito do Mecanismo de Desenvolvimento Limpo Florestal (MDL-F) no estado do Acre, 2013. Scientia Naturalis, v. 2, p. 778-798, 2020.
Other Forestry News
Webinar: Fatos & Reflexões Florestais: Avaliação e Valoração de Aspectos econômicos do manejo florestal como subsídios à valoração dos recursos florestais.
· Participants: Anadalvo Juazeiro dos Santos/UFPR; Zenobio Abel Gouvêa Perelli da Gama e Silva/UFAC)
· Promoters: Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) and the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM).
Webinar: Lives and digital contents with content in forestry economics, management and policy issues
· Advisors: Thiago Rodrigues de Paula/UFPFR; Ailson Augusto Loper/UFPR; Vitor Afonso Hoeflich/UFPR
· The dissemination of information during the year 2020 indicated more than 16000 accesses
· Instagram Page<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
Webinar from the International Tree Mortality Network: Tree mortality in Australian ecosystems: past, present and future
· 22 February, 2021
· Presented by Professor Belinda Medlyn
· Abstract: Australia is not only the driest inhabited continent, it also experiences high interannual variability in rainfall, and severe multi-year droughts. Tree death from drought is thus a recurring feature of the Australian landscape. In this talk I will review our current understanding of drought mortality in Australian ecosystems, including the historical context, current field research on the extent and mechanisms of drought dieback and recovery, and the development of models to predict future drought mortality risk.
· Register here<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>
Forests Special Issue: "Forest Management and Economics: Integrating Objectives Using Harvest Scheduling and Operations Research<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>"
Forests Special Issue: "Natural Resources Management in Tropical, Temperate and Boreal Forests<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RuGxMaXFYyB4yLYydI2AXeY-dE_k-AlJ_8OPh7x9ZC-p…>"
The IUFRO Working Party 4.02.01 Resource Data in the Tropics has been redirected towards the issue of rescuing legacy or historical tropical forest datasets that are still on paper or in older digital formats. They also want to help develop appropriate metadata standards and policy for equitable use of these data.
These legacy datasets are invaluable for understanding how tropical forests, biodiversity, and carbon storage change through time, including the cumulative impacts of changes in land use and climate. Historical data can also help instruct current and future forest management.
All are welcome to participate who are interested in this effort. Please contact tropfordata(at)gmail.com for more information.
Do you have news for us? Hit reply and let us know! We'd love to hear from you.
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Feb 22 (11 pm CET): ITMN Online seminar with Belinda Medlyn
by ITMN-Henrik Hartmann
Dear all,
The International Tree Mortality Network, an initiative of the IUFRO
task force on monitoring trends and patterns in global tree mortality,
continues the online seminar series.
You are invited to join on *FEB 22 *(11 pm, CET, 5 pm EST) [9 am Sydney
Feb 23):
*Prof. BELINDA MEDLYN*
_Tree mortality in Australian ecosystems: past, present and future_
_Abstract_: Australia is not only the driest inhabited continent, it
also experiences high interannual variability in rainfall, and severe
multi-year droughts. Tree death from drought is thus a recurring feature
of the Australian landscape. In this talk I will review our current
understanding of drought mortality in Australian ecosystems, including
the historical context, current field research on the extent and
mechanisms of drought dieback and recovery, and the development of
models to predict future drought mortality risk.
Please join us for this highly interesting seminar and register at:
https://lu-se.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TYUlICVnRyyIhLQnKeLeJw
<https://lu-se.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TYUlICVnRyyIhLQnKeLeJw>
If you are interested in contributing to the seminar series and/or have
suggestions for additional speakers, please contact us at:
treemortnet(a)gmail.com
_Belinda is Distinguished Professor at the University of Western
Sydney_. Her research focuses on how plants, especially forests, respond
to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate change. She works
at the interface between experiments and models: her aim is to develop
evidence-based models of how ecosystem productivity, water use and
species composition will be affected by global change, and to do so she
works closely with a number of experimental teams world-wide to test and
improve ecosystem models.
Visit us at:
https://www.tree-mortality.net/
https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/
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Postdoctoral positions at ETH
by Brigitte Burger
Colleagues,
There are two postdoctoral positions available at ETH Zurich, with Prof. Dr. Verena C. Griess, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Department of Environmental System Sciences:
* Postdoc - 3D Modelling and Virtual Reality Creation of Natural Forest Environments: https://www.jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOPG_ethz_LT9ThOTzRuy8yyseDS
* Postdoc - Forest management planning: https://www.jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOPG_ethz_xoj3W0Cqm11BUw3kXV
These are 3-year full-time positions.
However, you have to be quick - The desired starting date is March 01, 2021 (a different starting date can be discussed), the positions are open until filled.
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Posted on behalf of Prof. Dr. Verena Griess by IUFRO Headquarters
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