Von: div3-bounces(a)lists.iufro.org [mailto:div3-bounces@lists.iufro.org] Im Auftrag von John Herbohn
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 12. Februar 2015 07:32
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Betreff: [IUFRO Div 3] IUFRO 3.08 conference on small-scale and community forestry
Dear Colleagues
It is my great pleasure to make the First Announcement and Call for Papers for the next IUFRO 3.08 Small-scale Forestry conference. The theme of the conference is Small-scale and Community Forestry and the Changing Nature of Forest Landscapes to be held on the Sunshine Coast, Australia from 11 to 15 October, 2015. Further details about the conference can be found at http://www.smallscaleforestry.org
The first call for papers has opened on 5 February and will close on 6 March, 2015. Details about the call topics of interest and process for submitting abstracts can be found on the conference website.
Looking forward to seeing you in sunny Queensland!
Kind regards
John Herbohn
Dr John Herbohn
Professor of Tropical Forestry
Forest Industries Research Centre
+61 7 5456 5187 or mob 0438621534
http://jherbohnforestrygroup.weebly.com/
University of the Sunshine Coast, Locked Bag 4, Maroochydore DC, Queensland, 4558 Australia.
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A reminder that Abstract Submissions are now open for <http://www.euciufro2015.com/> IUFRO Eucalypt Conference 2015 "Scientific cultivation and green development to enhance the sustainability of eucalypt plantations" | October 21 - 24, 2015 | Nanning City, Guangxi, CHINA
This will be a conference for IUFRO Working Party 2.08.03 – Improvement and Culture of Eucalypts. It will focus on benefits, issues, and technologies associated with improving the development, growth and management of eucalypt plantations.
This conference to be held in Nanning, China, from 21-24 October 2015, will bring together world experts, practitioners, managers and policy makers involved with the growing and utilization of eucalypts.
Details about invited speakers for the conference are now featured on the website; please visit: <http://www.euciufro2015.com/> http://www.euciufro2015.com
Conference topics will include:
l Ecological and Social Aspects;
l Genetics and Breeding Technologies;
l Silviculture and Management;
l Forest Health and Nutrition;
l Wood Technology and Utilization.
Online abstract submission is now open will continue to remain so until June 20th, 2015. Please register and submit your abstract online: http://www.euciufro2015.com/user/en_user_login.asp
Please note that it is possible to send Abstracts now and follow up later with registration and your payment. We will notify you when the website is open for payments and hotel bookings.
Abstract Instructions
Only abstracts submitted in English will be accepted and reviewed.
Abstracts should represent original work.
Abstract text should not exceed 400 words (Arial, size 11 font) and must NOT contain tables, pictures or diagrams.
All abbreviations must be spelled out on first use.
The Scientific Committee will review all submitted abstracts. Abstracts failing to meet minimum standards and/or that are not relevant to this conference will be declined. The Scientific Committee will determine if the submitted work qualifies to be presented orally or by poster.
Please note that abstracts can only be eventually accepted if at least one author has registered for participation at the conference.
Support for Researchers from Developing Countries
We would like to advise that The Conference Organizing Committee have some funds to sponsor participation by regional researchers and students from government and non-profit institutions in developing countries. To be considered for such sponsorship, you will first need to submit an Abstract (offering either a spoken or poster presentation). After you have submitted your Abstract, using the online process, please send us an email, including the Title of your Abstract and full details of your institution or place of employment/study, indicating your interest in receiving support to attend the conference. We will then forward you an application form that will need to be completed and submitted to apply for support. Abstracts offered by participants seeking support will be one of the key factors in deciding on how to distribute the available funds. We recommend early submission of both Abstracts and subsequent application forms.
Those wishing to apply for such sponsorship, after submitting their Abstract, should email the organizers at: service(a)euciufro2015.com.
Registration Information
Registration Fees are as follows:
Early-Bird Registration (before July 31, 2015) – USD$500
Regular Registration (after August 1, 2015) – USD$600
Full-time Student – USD$200
Accompanying Person – USD$300
Registration fee for participant includes: Abstracts Publication, Program Book, Conference Kit, Entry to Sessions, Entry to Poster and Sponsor Exhibition, Opening Ceremony, Welcome Dinner, Mid-conference Field Trip, Conference Dinner and all lunches and other dinners during the conference.
Registration fee for accompanying person includes: Opening Ceremony, Welcome Dinner, Conference Dinner, Mid-conference Field Trip and other dinners during the conference.
Cancellation Terms and Conditions – if you cannot attend the conference after having registered and paid, we are happy to accept a substitute colleague at any time. If you have to cancel entirely, we regret that no refunds can be made after your registration
Other Information
We look forward to hearing from all researchers/workers in the eucalypt field and please feel free to forward this email to any of your colleagues and/or associates who might also be interested in attending. Please contact the Organizing Committee (E-mail:service@euciufro2015.com) if you have any queries.
Prof. Shaoxiong Chen
Executive Vice-Secretary-General
on behalf of the Organizing Committee
IUFRO Eucalypt Conference 2015
<http://www.euciufro2015.com/> http://www.euciufro2015.com
From: Bhaskar Vira [mailto:bv101@cam.ac.uk]
Sent: Dienstag, 13. Januar 2015 12:00
Subject: Call for papers on Forests and Food Security - reminder deadline 31 January
----- Call for Papers for Special Issue of Environmental Conservation on 'Forests and Food Security' -----
The aim of this thematic issue is to provide a forum for research that explores the different ways in which forests and agroforestry systems can be managed as food provisioning systems, in addition to their existing contributions to the conservation landscape. Potential audiences for this contribution include scholars and policy makers working in forest and related sectors, as well as those working in the areas of food and nutrition security both locally and internationally. A reminder that the deadline for the submission of papers is 31 January 2015. Details are attached.
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Bhaskar Vira
Department of Geography
Downing Place
Cambridge CB2 3EN
E-mail: bv101(a)cam.ac.uk
Ph: +44 (0)1223 339823
Fax: +44 (0)1223 333392
http://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/people/vira
Dear IUFRO Division9 and Division6 colleagues,
we are happy to announce the release of a special issue of Forest Policy and Economics on "assessing forest governance", which came out of the IUFRO all-Div 9 meeting in 2012.
Please find attached the introductory article , in which we i) define forest governance and related research, ii) identify different ways of assessing forest governance and iii) introduce all contributiond to the special issue with active links.
For content please see below or http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13899341/49 .
Kindly forward this email to interested colleagues.
Best wishes and enjoy the christmas season!
Lukas Giessen and Gerard Buttoud
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* Forest Policy and Economics
Volume 49, Pages 1-72, December 2014
Special Issue: Assessing forest governance - analytical concepts and their application
Edited by Lukas Giessen and Gérard Buttoud
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13899341/49
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1) Editorial Board
Pages IFC
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&…
Overview and introduction
2) Defining and assessing forest governance
Pages 1-3
Lukas Giessen, Gerard Buttoud
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&…
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Review Articles
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3) A practice based approach to forest governance
Review Article,
Pages 4-11
Bas Arts, Jelle Behagel, Esther Turnhout, Jessica de Koning, Séverine van Bommel
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&…
4) Learning from practices — implications of the “practice based approach” for forest and environmental policy research
Review Article,
Pages 12-16
Max Krott, Lukas Giessen
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&…
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Research Papers
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5) Assessing forest governance from a ‘Triple G’ perspective: Government, governance, governmentality⁎⁎This article belongs to the Special Issue:Assessing Forest Governance.
Original Research Article,
Pages 17-22
Bas Arts
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&…
6) Governing the design of national REDD +: An analysis of the power of agency
Original Research Article,
Pages 23-33
Maria Brockhaus, Monica Di Gregorio, Sofi Mardiah
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&…
7) Actor-centred power: The driving force in decentralised community based forest governance
Original Research Article,
Pages 34-42
Max Krott, Axel Bader, Carsten Schusser, Rosan Devkota, Ahmad Maryudi, Lukas Giessen, Helene Aurenhammer
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&…
8) New modes of governance in Bavaria's alpine forests: The ‘Mountain Forest Initiative’ at work
Original Research Article,
Pages 43-50
Kathrin Böhling, Monika B. Arzberger
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&…
9) The process of forest management plans preparation in the Republic of Macedonia: Does it comprise governance principles of participation, transparency and accountability?
Original Research Article,
Pages 51-56
M. Stojanovska, M. Miovska, J. Jovanovska, V. Stojanovski
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&…
10) Why and how to measure forest governance at local level: A set of indicators
Original Research Article,
Pages 57-71
Laura Secco, Riccardo Da Re, Davide Matteo Pettenella, Paola Gatto
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&…
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Von: Metla info [mailto:info@metla.fi]
Gesendet: Montag, 8. Dezember 2014 12:29
An: burger(a)iufro.org
Betreff: IBFRA2015 Abstract submission deadline: 6 days from now!
Dear Colleagues,
This is a reminder message concerning the Abstract submission to IBFRA2015 Conference. The conference calls for abstracts of posters and oral presentations as well as contributions to the workshop. The deadline for Abstract submission is this week, Sunday 14th December. Please hurry, if you are going to submit an Abstract to the Conference.
The Abstract submission link is: http://www.ibfra2015.org/call-for-abstracts
The Conference theme is Towards a New Era of Forest Science in Boreal Region. It includes four scientific topics
- Sustainable forest management in an era of global changes,
- Bioeconomy – switch from fossils to biobased economy,
- Big-data use and value in the forest sector,
- Managing and valueing ecosystem services for human well-being, and a workshop on
- Innovative means to disseminate scientific information to wider public.
Conference website: www.ibfra2015.org
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask us by sending an email to ibfra2015(a)metla.fi
I hope to see you in the IBFRA2015 conference,
Best wishes, Raisa
Raisa Mäkipää, Senior Research Scientist Finnish Forest Research Institute Chair of the 17th IBFRA conference www.ibfra2015.org
Raisa in Twitter: https://twitter.com/raisamakipaa
Publications: http://www.metla.fi/pp/2876/julkaisut.htm and Scholar profile: http://scholar.google.fi/citations?user=dhnV3n0AAAAJ&hl=fi&oi=ao
Raisa's website: http://www.metla.fi/pp/2876/index.htm
Call for abstracts: papers, posters and videos – deadline extended
Dear Colleagues,
The deadline for the Call for Abstracts for the WFC2015 has been extended: you are invited to submit your abstracts by 15 December 2014!
Find full details on themes as well as key dates at: http://www.fao.org/forestry/wfc/87584/en/
Submission guidelines for abstracts (papers, posters and videos) are at: http://www.fao.org/forestry/wfc/87585/en/
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Brigitte Burger - Web Management
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-14 * Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50
Website: <http://www.iufro.org/> http://www.iufro.org * Email: <mailto:burger@iufro.org> burger(a)iufro.org
Von: Cecil Cornelis Konijnendijk [mailto:cck@ign.ku.dk]
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 13. November 2014 16:28
An: cecil.konijnendijk(a)slu.se
Betreff: Forestry Conference - Australia 2015
Dear urban forestry colleagues,
The 2015 Australia - New Zealand Forestry Conference, to be held in Creswick, Victoria, Australia, will have urban forestry as one of its themes. The congress will take place during 13-15 April 2015.
Please find further information and submit an abstract at:
http://www.forestryconference.org.au/submit/submit-an-abstract
Kind regards
Cecil
