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Welcome to the sixth Division 4 newsletter!
We have the usual sections (officer bios, upcoming meetings, Division 4 accomplishments), plus a few others. We have included obituaries
for two long-standing members of Division 4: Drs. Harold Burkhart and Othmar Griess. They were also in the April IUFRO News. We have included the link for the
2024 World Congress in Stockholm. Two deadlines to keep in mind: IUFRO Awards nominations are due by 15 May; Abstracts are due by 2 June. A list of sessions can be found
here. We also will hold a business meeting at the World Congress. We will provide more details as we get closer to the Congress.
Thank you,
Don Hodges
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Björn
Seintsch
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bjoern.seintsch(at)thuenen.de
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Deputy Coordinator, 4.05.00
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Current Position: Head of Working Area Forestry in Germany, Institute of Forestry, Thünen-Institute, Hamburg, Germany
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Research Interests: forest economics, forest management
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Gudeta Sileshi
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sileshigw(at)gmail.com
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Deputy Coordinator, 4.01.01
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Current Position: Adjunct Professor, Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
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Research Interests: forest ecology, biodiversity management, biomass estimation
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Christina
Staudhammer
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cstaudhammer(at)ua.edu
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Coordinator, 4.01.01
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Current Position: Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, USA
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Research Interests: forest biometrics, ecological statistics, urban forestry
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Boutheina
STITI
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stitibou(at)gmail.com
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stiti_b(at)yahoo.fr
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Deputy Coordinator, 4.05.01
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Current Position: Researcher in Management and Valorisation of Forest Resources, The National Research Institute in Rural Engineering, Water and Forests (INRGREF), Lab. Management
and Valorisation of Forest Resources, University of Carthage, Ariana, Tunisia
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Research Interests: forest ecosystem management and restoration, valorisation of forest products, agroecology and rural development
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Satoshi
Tatsuhara
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tatsu(at)fr.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Coordinator, 4.02.02
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Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Forest Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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Research Interests: forest management, growth and yield modelling, forest planning
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Harald
Vacik
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harald.vacik(at)boku.ac.at
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Coordinator, 4.03.03
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Current Position: Professor at the Institute of Silviculture, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Research Interests: forest and conservation management, non-timber forest products, decision support systems, multicriteria decision making and fire management
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Aaron
Weiskittel
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aaron.weiskittel(at)maine.edu
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Deputy Coordinator, 4.01.04
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Current Position: Irving Chair of Forest Ecosystem Management and Director, Center for Research on Sustainable Forests, University of Maine, USA
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Research Interests: forest biometrics and modelling, forest inventory and mensuration, large-scale data synthesis
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Sheng-I
Yang
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syang47(at)utk.edu
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Deputy Coordinator, 4.01.03
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Current Position: Assistant Professor of Forest Biometrics, School of Natural Resources, University of Tennessee, USA
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Research Interests: forest biometrics, forest measurement, growth and yield modelling
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Lidija Zadnik Stirn
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lidija.zadnik(at)bf.uni-lj.si
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Coordinator, 4.05.00
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Current Position: Professor (emeritus), University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Research Interests: developing quantitative and qualitative optimization methods, participatory decision support modeling, multicriteria, dynamic and stochastic evaluation of
ecosystem functions, analysis of management scenarios to foster resilience of forests and adjacent areas under different global change scenarios
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Upcoming Division 4 Meetings
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Calls for Papers
Calls for submission for special issue of Frontiers in Forests and Global Change: Artificial
Intelligence and Forestry
Manuscript submission deadline: 25 August 2023
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Recent Work from Division 4
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Submitted by Unit 4.05.03
Sessions presented and accepted to XXVI IUFRO Congress:
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“Economics of forest plantations in Latin America: advances, challenges and Opportunities.” Vitor Afonso Hoeflich, Virginia Morales Olmos, David Alexandre Buratto, Zenobio Abel Gouvêa Perelli
da Gama e Silva.
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“National perspective of forest resources policy and governance in countries of
Latin America under a sustainable perspective.” David Alexandre Buratto, Vitor Afonso Hoeflich, Paulo Cezar Gomes Pereira, Virginia Morales Olmos, María Laura Quevedo. -
“Planted Forests for Achieving a Sustainable Planet.” Jacek Siry, Rafal Chudy, Virginia Morales Olmos, Fred Cubbage.
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Transitioning to a Bioeconomy with Non-Timber Forest Products: Leadership from Latin America and the Caribbean. Sandra Regina Afonso, Chamberlain, James - FS, Verónica Loewe Muñoz, Vitor Afonso
Hoeflich.
Papers related to IUFRO work:
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Obituaries
Harold E. Burkhart (1944-2022)
A World-Renowned Scientist, Dedicated Educator, and Inspiring Life Mentor
A tribute by
Dr. Sheng-I Yang, Deputy Coordinator, IUFRO Working Party 4.01.03, and one of Harold’s last doctoral students
Professor Harold Burkhart was an eminent and beloved figure in the world of forest science. He made significant contributions to the field through his innovative research in forest modeling and
was well-known for his selfless dedication as an educator and mentor to aspiring forestry professionals in the world.
Throughout his career, Professor Burkhart was actively engaged in IUFRO. He served as Coordinator of S4.01.00, Mensuration, Growth and Yield (1986-1996); Deputy Coordinator, Division 4 – Inventory,
Growth, Yield, Quantitative and Management Sciences (1996-2000); Member, Executive Board (1996-2000); Deputy Coordinator, S4.01.01, Statistical Methods, Mathematics and Computers (2001-2005) and S4.01.03 Informatics, Modelling and Statistics (2006-2010). He
also organized numerous IUFRO scientific meetings and conferences around the world, spanning across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. His achievements and services were acknowledged with the IUFRO Scientific Achievement Award in 1981 and the IUFRO World
Congress Host Scientific Award in 2014.
As a world-renowned scientist in forest biometrics, Professor Burkhart’s research made major advancements in developing quantitative methods for forest tree growth and yield in the world. His
work has been widely recognized and published in academic journals, research bulletins, book chapters, and conference proceedings.
Professor Burkhart’s standing in the forestry community was bolstered by his collaborative, supportive, and encouraging relationships with his colleagues and fellow researchers.
As a dedicated educator and mentor, Professor Burkhart was beloved by his students. He deeply cared about his students, enjoyed interacting with them and helped them achieve success by offering
advice and support as they established their careers. Professor Burkhart welcomed students and scholars from various parts of the world, embracing diverse perspectives and fostering a global community of learners.
The warmth and kindness that Professor Burkhart displayed throughout his life left a lasting impact on everyone who met him. Although
Professor Burkhart passed away in fall 2022, his legacy continues to inspire and guide us in the forestry community. His research and philosophy embody a shining example of dedication, humility,
and compassion in the scientific world.
Othmar Griess (1929-2023)
We are sad to inform the IUFRO community about the passing of DI Dr. Othmar Griess, IUFRO DSA recipient and former coordinator of several units of IUFRO Division 4.
Othmar has been highly active during all his professional life and beyond. He has focused his research efforts on innovation in forest management, electronic data processing; and, as Managing
Director of the STUGES (Study Society of Austrian Forest Owners, Vienna), he was among the first forest professionals who during the early 1980s used orthophotos in forest management planning. He contributed to the modernization of the inventory technology
with new timber yield tables and the appraisal system with new sorting boards and variability charts.
Othmar began his international activities at scientific conferences in 1966. He has an extensive record of long-term and dedicated service to IUFRO in various positions, starting as Leader of
IUFRO SG 4.04.00 Forest Management planning and business economy (1983–1995), continuing as Coordinator of WP 4.04.07 Terminology of forest management planning (1996–2010) and since 2010 – Deputy Coordinator of former 4.04.07 that was renamed to 4.04.03 SilvaPlan:
Terminology of forest management planning. His intensive work on explaining and defining technical terms has resulted in the IUFRO World Series Vol. 9-de (1998) and in an online terminology database on forest management.
In 1995 Othmar received the
IUFRO Distinguished Service Award for his contribution to the organization of Division 4 research on forest management and planning, managerial economics and forest terminology. Othmar
has promoted the idea of international scientific cooperation with outstanding idealism and success as a passionate worker for the great benefit to IUFRO. We will always remember with gratitude his and his wife Ingeborg’s friendly and supportive attitude towards
IUFRO.
By
Renate Prüller, Coordinator IUFRO Working Party 4.04.03
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