Dear all,
The Sino-European H2020 CLEARING HOUSE project<http://www.clearinghouseproject.eu/> which uses urban trees and forests as a means to improve living in cities in both Europe and China, opened a new stream of research & communication on urban forest and green-spaces during the Covid-19 pandemic. This communication stream consists of a blog series<http://clearinghouseproject.eu/category/blog/>, a survey<https://vub.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5bSsVfI1g1VgI7j> and short expert interviews.
IUFRO members are welcome to contribute their story during Covid-19 through blogs, photographs or short stories. An introductory blog post for inspiration is available here<http://clearinghouseproject.eu/2020/04/30/trees-urban-forests-and-green-spa…>.
Furthermore, we invite you to complete our survey on green space & urban forests during Covid-19 here.
We are also looking for experts on green space management and urban forests for short expert interviews to be published on our website. If you know someone who is interested, please get in touch with Dennis (dennis.roitsch(a)efi.int)
The CLEARING HOUSE project is coordinated by the European Forest Institute (EFI) and funded through the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program under Grant Agreement 821242. Some Chinese partners participate through their own funding.
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Dr Rik De Vreese
Contracted Senior Expert for Urban Forestry - CLEARING HOUSE Project Coordinator
Resilience Programme
European Forest Institute (EFI Bonn)
Platz der Vereinten Nationen 7
53113 Bonn, Germany
+32 485 36 00 78
http://www.efi.inthttp://www.clearinghouseproject.euhttp://resilience-blog.com
Read my latest blogpost: Policy recommendations for employing urban forests as enabling learning environments<https://resilience-blog.com/2019/03/26/policy-recommendations-for-employing…>
Dear IUFRO colleagues,
Please find attached and under the below link an eye-opening new article on “Non-wood forest products in Europe – A quantitative overview”, estimating the annual NWFPs value in Europe – excluding hunting and game - to amount to 71% of the roundwood production!
Mushrooms, berries and other non-wood forest products are widely collected across Europe. However, there is no data that provides overview of that activity on international level. We remedy this shortcoming with a survey conducted in 28 countries. Results show that 26% of European households collect them, that value of NWFPs collected each year amounts to 71% of the value of annual roundwood production, and that they produce value of 20.5 € per hectare of forest and other wooded land per year. Article can be accessed through this link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1ayW04y2D1W71k
Best regards
Lukas
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PD Lukas Giessen, PhD
- Principal Scientist “Forest Governance”
European Forest Institute (EFI), Bonn Office
- Adjunct Professor, IPB Indonesia
- Editor in Chief, Forest Policy and Economics (Elsevier): http://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-policy-and-economics/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.de/citations?hl=en&user=voULQt4AAAAJ&view_op=list_wo…
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lukas_Giessen
Dear colleagues,
Forest Policy and Economics (2018 IF 3.099; highly ranked in Forestry, Economics, Environm. Studies) is happy to announce a competition for eliciting the best proposal for a special issue (SI) to be published by the journal in the fields of Forest Policy/Governance as well as Forest Economics, respectively (see https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-policy-and-economics/news/award-fo… ). Any group or individual, including young scholars, who has a substantial track record in a field of research relevant to the journal and whose networks reach out to potential authors in that field, is invited to submit a proposal and serve as its Guest Editor(s). Proposals should be concise (max 3 pages), provide Guest Editors' name(s), the study background and justification, the joint SI objectives, as well as the contributions' titles and author names already confirmed or likely being contributed to the SI (the number of contributions is not limited to upper or lower bounds). Abstracts of such contributions are strongly encouraged being annexed to the 3 pages. The winners of the competition will be awarded promotional open access for all contributions to the SI for a fixed term of 6 months. Proposals will be assessed based on (i) the originality and timeliness of the topic, (ii) their internal coherence, as well as (iii) the quality of the envisaged contributions. Proposals should be addressed to Lukas.Giessen(a)efi.int<mailto:Lukas.Giessen@efi.int> until May 31st 2020.
Please feel free to distribute this call to colleagues.
With best regards,
Lukas Giessen
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PD Lukas Giessen, PhD
- Principal Scientist "Forest Governance"
European Forest Institute (EFI), Bonn Office
- Adjunct Professor, IPB Indonesia
- Editor in Chief, Forest Policy and Economics (Elsevier): http://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-policy-and-economics/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.de/citations?hl=en&user=voULQt4AAAAJ&view_op=list_wo…
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lukas_Giessen
