Dear colleagues,
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is
currently undertaking the Third Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study
(APFSOS III) which aims to assess how the future is likely to unfold and to
identify emerging challenges and opportunities in the forestry sector.
With this youth perception survey, we aim to gather the perspectives of
young people *(18-35 years old)* on the future of forests and forestry. You
may access the survey form through this link:
surveymonkey.com/r/ForestYouthOutlook
<https://fao.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3c62ac52c4d156733c15fbb9f&id…>or
by scanning the QR code below. We would appreciate if you could please help
circulate this survey to your students, colleagues, etc.
The survey may take *5-8 minutes* of your time. It will be open until *25
March 2019*. In case you encounter any problem, please report to
Forest-Outlook(a)fao.org. For more information, please visit bit.ly/APFSOS
<https://fao.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3c62ac52c4d156733c15fbb9f&id…>.
Thank you very much for your support.
Best regards,
Forest Sector Outlook Study Team
Von: Kamil Bielak [mailto:kamil.bielak@wl.sggw.pl]
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 07. März 2019 00:18
Betreff: International Scientific Conference: Forests in Science, Practice and Education (18-19 June 2019, Warsaw University of Life Sciences -SGGW)
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to cordially invite you to spend one week in Poland and take part in the International Scientific Conference - Forests in Science, Practice and Education (16-22 June 2019, Warsaw University of Life Sciences -SGGW). The conference is organised on the occasion of the first centenary of the Faculty of Forestry in Warsaw.
We also invite you to participate in the pre- and post-conference excursions that will take place in the Forest Experimental Station in Rogów (16-18 June) and one of the most famous lowland forests in Europe – the Białowieża Forest (19-22 June).
For more details please find enclosed invitation or visit the conference homepage at http://100years.wl.sggw.pl/.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Warsaw!
Organizing Committee
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Nadawca:
Piotr Paschalis-Jakubowicz <mailto:ppaschalis@wl.sggw.pl> <ppaschalis(a)wl.sggw.pl>
Dear Piotr,
I hope you had some nice holidays. It does not come as a surprise that you start into the new year with the usual high level of energy ;-)
Thank you for your update and request regarding the centennial conference. I am pleased to learn that John Parrotta has agreed to be a keynote speaker (I have advised him accordingly). Given this high-level involvement by IUFRO and the participation of other IUFRO officeholders in the Conference, the criteria for the use of the IUFRO logo are met. Thank you for this opportunity to make IUFRO visible and associated with the centennial conference.
I am copying this e-mail message to Brigitte with the request to send you the IUFRO logo and related information (Brigitte is currently on vacation and will be back next week).
Best regards,
Alexander
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Alexander Buck
Executive Director
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
IUFRO Headquarters – Secretariat
Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-12 Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50
Website: <http://www.iufro.org/> http://www.iufro.org Email: buck(a)iufro.org
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Dr inż. Kamil Bielak
Katedra Hodowli Lasu
Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
02-776 Warszawa, ul. Nowoursynowska 159/ blok 34
Tel.: (0-22) 5938112 lub +48 504 766 644
E-mail: Kamil.Bielak(a)wl.sggw.pl
Department of Silviculture,
Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW
Nowoursynowska 159/34
02-776 Warsaw, POLAND
Office tel.: 0048 22 5938112,
Mobile: 0048 504 766 644
E-mail: Kamil.Bielak(a)wl.sggw.pl
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cid:8793a57a2bc64c5af30794bc53e05b88@swift.generatedXXV IUFRO World Congress
2019
"Forest Research and Cooperation for Sustainable Development"
Curitiba, Brazil; 29 September - 5 October 2019
Congress website: <http://www.iufro2019.com/> http://www.iufro2019.com/
Twitter: <https://twitter.com/iufro2019> https://twitter.com/iufro2019,
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/iufro2019?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash> #
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/iufro2019?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash>
iufro2019
Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/events/1881111872132294/>
https://www.facebook.com/events/1881111872132294/
Forest Scientists, Colleagues,
Please be gently reminded that 10 January 2019, the Deadline for Abstracts
for the XXV IUFRO Congress in Curitiba, Brazil, 29 September - 5 October
2019, is coming up this Thursday!
Abstracts may address any aspect of forest research, but preference will be
given to abstracts addressing one of the Congress technical sessions.
Abstracts not associated with a technical session may be assigned to a
general poster session.
In order to submit your abstract, please take the following steps, detailed
at <http://iufro2019.com/abstracts-submission/>
http://iufro2019.com/abstracts-submission/:
* Consult the list of sessions at
<http://iufro2019.com/technical-sessions/>
http://iufro2019.com/technical-sessions/.
* Register for the Congress at
<https://registration.galoa.com.br/en/realm/iufro-2019>
https://registration.galoa.com.br/en/realm/iufro-2019. Please note that you
need to register for the Congress already now, but payment for your
registration may be made until 31 May 2019.
NOTE: As soon as you have registered, you will receive a registration number
which is necessary for the submission of your abstract. Should you not
receive the registration number, please contact <mailto:info@iufro2019.com>
info(a)iufro2019.com!
* Submit your abstract at
<https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/792/submission>
https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/792/submission (find detailed
instructions there). Please note that abstracts may be submitted in English,
Spanish or Portuguese.
Authors are limited to a maximum of two abstracts as presenting author. All
abstracts will be reviewed for scientific rigour and relevance to Congress
themes, and may be assigned to oral or poster presentations. The Congress
will feature digital as well as static poster displays to ensure high
visibility for poster presentations.
We are looking forward to receiving your excellent and numerous abstracts!
Alexander Buck
Executive Director of IUFRO
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Alexander Buck, Executive Director
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
Marxergasse 2 │ A-1030 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-12 │ Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50
Website: <http://www.iufro.org/> http://www.iufro.org │ Email:
<mailto:buck@iufro.org> buck(a)iufro.org
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Dear IUFRO List Holders:
I am hoping you will be able to distribute this announcement to your IUFRO
group on sessions at IUFRO 2019 linked to the International Society of
Tropical Foresters.
Thanks,
Sheila Ward
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*The **International Society of Tropical Foresters* is organizing or
co-organizing seven sessions for th*e **XXV World Congress of the
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO2019)** to be
held 29 Sept – 5 Oct 2019 at Curitiba, Brazil. *Please consider submitting
an oral or poster presentation for one of these sessions or another
IUFRO2019 session (see below). *Abstracts for presentations can be
submitted until 31 Dec 2018 at* http://iufro2019.com/* You* will need to be
registered for IUFRO2019 to submit an abstract, but you do not need to pay
until later. See https://iufro2019.com/abstracts-submission/ for details on
abstract submission. Information on all IUFRO 2019 sessions can be found at
http://iufro2019.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sessions-english-portuguese…
. IUFRO will have financial assistance available for certain participants
(see https://iufro2019.com/scientist-assistance-program-sap/)
*ISTF-linked technical sessions at IUFRO2019*
*SESSION A2a: Sustaining iconic and high-value species in natural forests
and plantations*
ISTF CONTACT: Erich Schaitza, EMBRAPA, Brazil (erich.schaitza(a)embrapa.br )
SESSION SUMMARY: VERSION IN BOOK: Araucaria and Swietenia are threatened by
habitat loss; overharvesting; insufficient regeneration and genetic
variation, failings in forest policy, governance, or regulations; and
devaluation of products. The session will cover possible solutions,
including: harvest policies, regulations, and planning; regeneration and
genetic variation; silvicultural practices; modelling to balance
extraction, regeneration, and genetic diversity; and market demand to
create value.
*SESSION A4c: **Monitoring and Assessing Urban Forest Services and Values
at the National to Local Scale*
ISTF CONTACT: Vindhya P. Tewari, Himalayan Forest Research Institute, India
(*vptewari(a)yahoo.com <vptewari(a)yahoo.com>*)
SESSION SUMMARY: Trees and forests within urban areas provide numerous
benefits to city residents, but relatively little is known about their
structure, the services provided by these forests, and how these forests
are changing. The purpose of this session is to discuss approaches to
inventory urban forests, so that Nations can learn how to monitor these
important forests that directly affect human health and well-being.
*SESSION B5b: **Small-scale sustainable energy alternatives for developing
countries*
ISTF CONTACT: Lamfu Fabrice Yengong, University of Buea, Cameroon, (
lamfu2035yengong(a)gmail.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: In developing countries, wood accounts for 50-90% of the
fuel used, and increased efficiency or replacements for wood are needed.
This session explores sustainable energy alternatives. Presentations might
include: utilizing waste through “3R” (reduce, reuse, and recycle); more
efficient technologies for cooking with wood fuel; social costs of
increasing scarcity of fuel wood; characteristics related to fuel wood
energy content; solar cooking as an alternative; potential for material and
energy recovery from waste; appropriate technologies for developing
countries; integrated renewable energy production and utilization from
biomass combustion and waste gasification, among other topics.
*SESSION C1b: Advances in management and science for the high-value
Meliaceae*
ISTF CONTACT: Liu Jun, Research Institute of subtropical forest, Chinese
Academy of forestry, China, (ywliu2005(a)163.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: Tropical timber species of the Meliaceae (including
Cedrela, Entandrophragma, Khaya, Swietenia, and Toona) are among the
world’s finest woods, and many species have other uses. Their sustainable
management faces similar issues around the world. This session will share
the latest in research and applications for a global perspective on these
species. Topics could cover conservation of genetic resources, genetic
improvement, advances in shoot borer control, natural forest management,
and development and products useful for human health, among others.
*SESSION C1c: **Improving high-value Meliaceae yields in plantations*
ISTF CONTACT: Antonio Ferraz, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Brazil (
acferrazfilho(a)gmail.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: This session will focus on better production of Meliaceae
species grown in plantations. Many species (e.g. mahogany, African
mahogany, Australian red cedar, Melia) have recently been grown as
plantations around the world and research is needed over a wide range of
topics. The main objectives are to share experiences and to find common
research themes to build possible collaborations among researchers working
with Meliaceae species in plantations around the world.
*SESSION C9a: Discovery, curation, and uses of legacy tropical forest data
sets*
ISTF CONTACT: Sheila Ward, Mahogany for the Future, Inc., Puerto Rico (
tropfordata(a)gmail.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: Legacy tropical forest datasets have been generated by
various projects over time, and many are in danger of being lost. These
datasets are valuable for understanding how tropical forests change through
time, and many of the forests they characterize no longer exist. To
safeguard these data, standardized metadata and electronic archiving
schemes need to be developed. The purpose of the session is to share
information on the potential uses of such datasets, their current status,
and appropriate curation and metadata strategies.
*SESSION F6b: Effective educational strategies for the next generation of
forest professionals *
ISTF CONTACT: Ruth Metzel, Azuero Earth Project, Panama, (
ruth(a)proecoazuero.org)
SESSION SUMMARY: University-based programs on forest related fields are
evolving and inherently need to change towards multidisciplinary programs.
Some major drivers of these changes are globalization of the economy,
climate change, and new technologies and informatics. In a similar vein,
solutions for real life, resource management problems around forest key
issues, like health, bioenergy, climate change are consistently calling for
more holistic and cross-sectoral approaches. Universities curricula need to
meet diverse higher demands, and new ways to approach these challenges
involving various disciplines in a multicultural environment. This session
will highlight findings on research aiming to understand those challenges
and also research that addresses innovative strategies that allow forestry
students and professors and providers of non-formal education to keep
abreast with the time, such online classes, field practices, case studies
among others.
With its focus on being a communication network, ISTF can help you connect
with others interested in tropical forests and forestry. To join, please
visit this link please fill out the membership form at GoogleForms
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdy9FqCZ5Yj3TTA-mDJkgwm8n1jbCkEGlF…>
or
send a message to tropicalforesters(a)gmail.com.
