Dear colleagues,
we are very pleased to announce that IUFRO supports the 11th European
Conference on Wood Modification that will be held in Firenze (Italy) the
15-16 of April 2024.
The deadline to submit the abstracts is the 15 October 23.59 CET. The
deadline has already been extended and no further extensions are planned.
Those who are interested to submit an abstract can find the guidelines at
the following link:
https://www.dagri.unifi.it/vp-915-abstracts-and-papers-submission.html
General information on the conference can be found at the conference
website:
http://ecwm11.unifi.it
Do not hesitate to ask information to giacomo.goli(a)unifi.it.
Looking forward to meeting you in Firenze.
Giacomo Goli
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Giacomo Goli
Professore Associato di Tecnologia del Legno e Utilizzazioni Forestali
DAGRI - Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari,
Ambientali e Forestali
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Associate professor of Wood Technology
Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry
University of Florence
Via S. Bonaventura, 13
50145 Firenze
P.IVA/Cod.Fis. 01279680480
Phone: +39 0552755608
Mobile: +39 3290656674
e-mail: giacomo.goli(a)unifi.it
https://www.unifi.it/p-doc2-0-0-A-3f2a3d323b2f31.html
Online Symposium: "Fuelwood in the tropics: From cooking stoves to deforestation" Session #2 - 10 Oct 2023
The International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) and the International Forestry Working Group of the Society of American Foresters (IFWG-SAF) are offering the second session of the online symposium "Fuelwood in the tropics: From cooking stoves to deforestation" on Tuesday 10 October 2023 at 10 EDT – 12 EDT (New York City Local Time | UTC – 4). Much of the tropics relies on fuelwood for cooking. More information is posted at https://tropicalforesters.org/blog/2023/09/22/online-symposium-fuelwood-in-… . Find your time zone at https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html. Register for the session at https://forms.gle/d58cv1aGxnxChtLh9.
Questions? Contact tropicalforesters(a)gmail.com<mailto:tropicalforesters@gmail.com>
Information on Session #1 is at https://tropicalforesters.org/online-symposium-fuelwood-in-the-tropics-from… . The presentation videos from Session #1 are available at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwGsom_l27zq4vUOEqEvPajLMeFuK2BfY . The symposium videos from Session #2 will also be posted on the ISTF YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC64ds-AZiXfNPtJ-gX4Jw1w
Symposium schedule:
a. Introduction to the symposium series. Sheila Ward, ISTF (2 min)
b. Intro to speakers and topic. Puneet Dwivedi, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, USA & IFWG-SAF (5 min)
c. Efficient Fuelwood Use as a Strategy to Reduce Household Pressure on Natural Forests of the Guinea Savannah Zone of Nigeria. Omotayo Idris Ajao, University of Ilorin and Save Sahara Network, Nigeria. (15 min)
d. Charcoal Movements inside Zambian Cities: From Peri-urban Markets to Low and Medium Density Suburbs. Nixon Chisonga, School of Social Sciences, Mulungushi University, Zambia (15 min))
e. Potential of Carbonized Briquettes to Enhance Sustainability in Woodfuel Supply in Sub-Saharan Africa. Timothy Namaswa, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Kenya (15 min)
f. The KLIMA project: Firewood for reforestation in Haiti. Freny Alcinat, Centre d’enseignement et de coopération internationale, Haiti and Catherine Ruest Belanger, Viridis Terra International, Canada (15 min)
g. Open Discussion (Moderators Dwivedi / Ward – 50 min)
