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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. ==================================== Posted on behalf of Prof. Dr. Verena Griess by IUFRO Headquarters

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IUFRO NEWS 1, 2021

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IUFRO Spotlight #86 - Analyzing the complicated forest-water relationship

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International Tree Mortality Network seminar series: Jan 19@ 4 pm CET - online seminar with Dr. Flávia Costa - Tree mortality in the Amazon

by 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, is presenting the second lecture of the online seminar series. You are invited to join on *Jan 19 (4 pm, CET)*: *Dr Flávia Costa, *Brazilian National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA) *Tree mortality in the Amazon across local hydrological gradients: how water table depth may save or condemn trees as climate changes* _Abstract_: Dr Costa will present results of 20 years of investigation on patterns of forest response to soil hydrology (more specifically water table depth) during normal and extreme climatic years to examine the hypothesis that shallow water tables buffer forests from droughts and forests in these conditions may even be benefited by droughts. Dr Costa will also present some data on the hydraulic trait distributions along hydrological gradients to analyse the shifting implications to mortality during moderate to strong droughts. Please join us for this highly interesting seminar and register at: https://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VjP6hujGRYGoLizdbAJe2A <https://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VjP6hujGRYGoLizdbAJe2A> 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 _Dr Flávia Costa, Researcher @ Brazilian National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA)_ Dr Flávia Costa is plant ecologist studying forest dynamics, anthropogenic impacts, functional and historical ecology of the Amazon for the last 25 years, based at the Brazilian National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA, Manaus). Dr Costa's current research focuses on the effects of local hydrology on the structure, composition, dynamics and function of the species and forests facing climate change. Dr Costa also runs the long-term ecological site of Reserva Ducke in the central Amazon. Visit us at: https://www.tree-mortality.net/ https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/ -- -- --- Dr. (habil.) Henrik Hartmann Group leader Plant Allocation MPI for Biogeochemistry Hans Knöll Str. 10 07745 Jena, Germany Contact:hhart@bgc-jena.mpg.de <mailto:hhart@bgc-jena.mpg.de> Phone:+49.3641.576294 Mobile:+49.171.8188273 Website: https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgp/index.php/HenrikHartmann/HenrikHartmann <https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgp/index.php/HenrikHartmann/HenrikHartmann>

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IUFRO Spotlight #85 - Variety: the spice of life, also for future forests

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IUFRO NEWS 11/12, 2020

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IUFRO: Season's Greetings

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New IUFRO-WWF Report on Forest Landscape Restoration

by Brigitte Burger

Enabling Factors to Scale Up Forest Landscape Restoration <https://www.iufro.org/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/d/csm_2020_11_20_WWF_I UFRO_FLR_Policy_Study-cover_39715b07a1.jpg> Beschreibung: https://www.iufro.org/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/d/csm_2020_11_20_WWF_IU FRO_FLR_Policy_Study-cover_39715b07a1.jpgThe time is now to make forest restoration (FLR) at scale a success. This study seeks to better understand enabling governance and economic factors that can inform FLR implementation, based on sound evidence gathered from diverse contexts. Enabling Factors to Scale Up Forest Landscape Restoration: The Roles of Governance and Economics. Full Report with Case Studies Published by WWF-Germany, November 2020 Author: Stephanie Mansourian, environmental consultant and Deputy Coordinator of the IUFRO Task Force on Transforming Forest Landscapes for Future Climates and Human Well-Being WWF and IUFRO have come together to push the forest restoration agenda forward using our combined scientific, policy and field implementation expertise. Both of our organizations have been exploring lessons learned in FLR (IUFRO FLR Snapshot and WWF FLR Field Experiences) to understand what works and what doesn't as a basis for informing future implementation. The purpose of this report is to identify the enabling factors at the national or subnational scale (including specifically governance and economic factors) that have motivated the initiation of forest restoration, that have enabled its implementation at scale, and that are key to sustaining it. It reviews case studies of 10 locations that have scaled up forest restoration (Bhutan, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Georgia, Kenya, Madagascar, Viet Nam, the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel, and Brazil's Espírito Santo State) in order to identify possible enabling factors related to governance and economics and thereby to guide future FLR interventions. Download report from: https://www.iufro.org/news/article/2020/11/23/enabling-factors-to-scale-up-f orest-landscape-restoration/

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WATCH NOW ONLINE: Seminar with MATT HANSEN: Global forest monitoring using satellite data

by Henrik Hartmann

Dear all, please note that the International Tree Mortality Network, an initiative of the IUFRO task force on monitoring trends and patterns in global tree mortality, is organizing a series of online seminars. These seminars will take place as online web seminars in regular intervals (6 to 8 seminars per year). Our kick-off meeting took place on Nov 17 and the recording is now available on the IUFRO youtube channel: http://youtu.be/ya8XlQBS6DQ <http://youtu.be/ya8XlQBS6DQ> *MATT HANSEN*, University of Maryland, author of the *GLOBAL FOREST WATCH* *Global forest monitoring using satellite data* _Abstract_: Earth observation data enable the monitoring of forest extent and change from national to global scales. Consistent processing of time-series images has made possible the operational production of global tree cover extent, loss and gain products. However, attribution of dynamics in the context 1) reference state, for example forest type, 2) change factor, for example fire or logging, and 3) outcome, for example land use type or natural recovery, is more challenging. In addition to mapping, the requirement to perform robust sample-based analyses to report on all themes is underappreciated. This talk will review our work on characterizing forest dynamics at the global scale using multi-source satellite imagery, including mapping and sampling, in the context of current operational versus future aspirational capabilities. 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 Visit us at: https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/ https://www.tree-mortality.net/ -- --- Dr. (habil.) Henrik Hartmann Group leader Plant Allocation MPI for Biogeochemistry Hans Knöll Str. 10 07745 Jena, Germany Contact:hhart@bgc-jena.mpg.de <mailto:hhart@bgc-jena.mpg.de> Phone:+49.3641.576294 Mobile:+49.171.8188273 Website: https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgp/index.php/HenrikHartmann/HenrikHartmann <https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgp/index.php/HenrikHartmann/HenrikHartmann>

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Call for Submissions: Managing for Wood Quality: Analytics, Operational Tools and Applied Solutions; Forests Special Issue.

by Newton, Peter (NRCan/RNCan)

Dear Colleagues, Global competition and societal change are eliciting incremental changes in forest management practices throughout temperate and boreal forest regions. Forest management objectives and associated silvicultural inputs are increasingly focused on enhancing end-product quality while providing a wider array of ecosystem services and maintaining or increasing volumetric fibre yields. Realizing this aspirational trivariate goal is partially dependent of the provision of enhanced in-forest operational intelligence and associated decision-making capacities in relation to the production and management of wood quality outcomes. Innovative research efforts continue to make consequential gains in addressing these issues via the development of wood quality and fibre attribute prediction models, in-forest non-destructive methods for estimating end-product potential, and crop planning decision-support systems and associated software analogues for use in operational forest management. The journal Forests (mdpi), is embarking on an effort to document and advance these innovations throughout the forest science and management communities. Specifically, the upcoming Special Issue, entitled "Managing for Wood Quality: Analytics, Operational Tools and Applied Solutions", will attempt to benchmark the state-of-knowledge and highlight research efforts in this rapidly evolving area. Contributions that aim to (1) quantify or model conceptual or empirical linkages between external tree morphology (e.g., crown structure) or internal fibre attributes (e.g., wood density, microfibial angle or modulus of elasticity) and end-product potential, (2) advance in-forest non-destructive methodologies for use in estimating internal wood quality attributes (e.g., acoustics), or (3) develop and (or) demonstrate crop planning decision-support analogues for use in managing wood quality outcomes (e.g., density management models), would all be within the scope of this Special Issue. Furthermore, contributions that attempt to incorporate the consequences of climate change on wood quality determinates or management decision-making would be most welcomed. If applicable, please consider contributing to this effort and note contributions should be submitted by March 31st, 2021. Complete submission guidelines are available on the Forests' web-site: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests/special_issues/Wood_Quality_Tools_Apply. Best Regards, Peter Newton (peter.newton(a)canada.ca) CC. Jason Cao (jason.cao(a)mdpi.com)

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