Dear friends and colleagues,
I hope this finds you well despite the challenging times and lack of face-to-face meetings. Fortunately, with vaccinations gathering pace, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel.
Attached is the annual newsletter and report for 2020 of IUFRO Division 7 (Forest Health) which includes the Pathology and Entomology research groups and working parties. There are news about conference plans, changes of coordinators and deputies, gender balance and geographic balance, etc.
We now have more concrete information on the long planned All-Division 7 conference which will take place from 6 to 9 September 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal. This will run back to back with the next ‘International Workshop on the Genetics of Tree-Parasite Interactions in Forestry’ (12-17 September 2022) in Pontevedra, Spain, with a shared pre-/post-conference tour over the weekend between the two meetings.
We trust you find the newsletter interesting. Please share it with colleagues who have not subscribed to our email mailing lists (our main way of distributing it).
Best wishes
Ecki Brockerhoff
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 7 (Forest Health)
Head of Research Unit 'Forest Health and Biotic Interactions'
Zürcherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Tel +41 79 819 0882
eckehard.brockerhoff(a)wsl.ch
Von: Sheila Ward <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 24. März 2021 00:04
Betreff: Join the e-list for IUFRO Working Party 4.02.01 Resource Data in the Tropics
Dear Colleagues:
You are invited to join the e-list for IUFRO Working Party 4.02.01 Resource Data in the Tropics, at https://lists.iufro.org/mailman/listinfo/wp40201/ We are focusing the unit on the discovery, curation, and use of legacy tropical forest datasets.
Much legacy data for tropical forests, including inventory and plot data, are in danger of being lost. Many tropical forest projects over the years have generated data, but the information is scattered among different institutions and people, some still only on paper, some digitized but in older formats.
These legacy datasets are invaluable for understanding how tropical forests change through time, including the cumulative impacts of land use and climate, and changes in patterns of biodiversity. change in land use and climate, and changes in patterns of biodiversity and carbon storage. Many of the forests represented in historical datasets no longer exist, so these data are the only record of the natural vegetation of the area.
There is also a need to develop a set of standard descriptive metadata, or a metadata scheme, for describing these datasets. This would assist not only with recovering and describing old data sets, but also ensure that future datasets can be consistently described and that their loss can be avoided in the future.
The first step is to review datasets referred to in older meta databases (e.g., ATROFI-UK and TROPIS) to determine if they are still available, and if they are in need of updated electronic curation. We are also reaching out via electronic media and networks, to find additional legacy tropical datasets and information on these studies. The next steps will be to develop an updated metadatabase regarding these datasets, develop with stakeholders policy on ownership and appropriate use, seek funding, and electronically curate such datasets.
We invite your participation in the e-list to discuss these and related topics.
IUFRO 4.02.01 Coordination Team
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40200/40201/
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From: "Speth, Mk" <mk.speth(a)yale.edu<mailto:mk.speth@yale.edu>>
To: <div4(a)lists.iufro.org<mailto:div4@lists.iufro.org>>
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:04:35 +0000
Subject: Announcement: Tropical Forest Landscapes online certificate program accepting applications
Dear friends and colleagues,
The Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative (ELTI) at Yale University has launched a call for applicants to the 2021-2022 offering of the Tropical Forest Landscapes: Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use<https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/> online certificate program. This program offers a unique opportunity for environmental professionals from around the world to connect with Yale to develop concrete skills and advance their careers.
Please help us spread the word by:
* Sharing the program announcement message below by email, listserv, Whatsapp, or webpage, with your colleagues and network
* Following, liking, and sharing our posts on social media (Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/yaletropicalcertificate/>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/yale-environmental-leadership-and-trainin…>, Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/yaletropicalcertificate/>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/YaleTropicCert>)
The priority admissions deadline is February 28, 2021 and the final chance to apply is March 28, 2021. (Applications are accepted on a rolling basis). The program will run from May 2021-April 2022.
You can learn more at tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu<https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/> or view our program information session <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4x3KLTDIzA&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=Yal…> from February 11th, 2021.
Many thanks,
MK Speth
Apply now! Yale online program on Tropical Forest Landscapes
Priority applications for Yale University’s Tropical Forest Landscapes: Conservation, Restoration & Sustainable Use <https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/> online certificate program are open through February 28, 2021.
This interdisciplinary program explores tropical land use management through diverse perspectives in a dynamic online experience. Courses teach core concepts, highlight exciting global case studies, and illustrate practical tools to understand and manage complex social, ecological and economic aspects of effective conservation and restoration initiatives.
Program benefits include:
* Unparalleled access to a world-class institution
* Connections with environmental professionals around the world
* Dedicated mentors who provide one-on-one support
* Flexible learning schedule
* Practice using planning tools for a real-life project with individualized faculty feedback
* Optional hands-on field experience in the tropics
This program offers environmental professionals the chance to understand the broader context of their day-to-day work while developing concrete outputs for on-the-ground projects.
Interested? Learn more about the program at tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu<https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/> or view our program information session <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4x3KLTDIzA&feature=youtu.be> from February 11th, 2021.
The priority admissions deadline is February 28, 2021 and the final chance to apply is March 28, 2021 (applications are accepted on a rolling basis).
Dear all,
Seminar #3 of the International Tree Mortality Network, an initiative of
the IUFRO Task Force on Monitoring Trends and Patterns of Global Tree
Mortality, is now available online.
Watch this seminar at:
https://youtu.be/hRlBc7oR328 <https://youtu.be/hRlBc7oR328>
*Prof. BELINDA MEDLYN*
_Tree mortality in Australian ecosystems: past, present and future_
_Abstract_: Australia is not only the driest inhabited continent, it
also experiences high interannual variability in rainfall, and severe
multi-year droughts. Tree death from drought is thus a recurring feature
of the Australian landscape. In this talk I will review our current
understanding of drought mortality in Australian ecosystems, including
the historical context, current field research on the extent and
mechanisms of drought dieback and recovery, and the development of
models to predict future drought mortality risk.
_Belinda is Distinguished Professor at the University of Western
Sydney_. Her research focuses on how plants, especially forests, respond
to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate change. She works
at the interface between experiments and models: her aim is to develop
evidence-based models of how ecosystem productivity, water use and
species composition will be affected by global change, and to do so she
works closely with a number of experimental teams world-wide to test and
improve ecosystem models.
*Previous seminars:*
Seminar # 1: Matt Hansen - Global forest monitoring using satellite data
https://youtu.be/ya8XlQBS6DQ <https://youtu.be/ya8XlQBS6DQ>
Seminar # 2: Flavia Costa - Tree mortality in the Amazon
https://youtu.be/KoC8E6P3Zu8 <https://youtu.be/KoC8E6P3Zu8>
Visit us at:
https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/https://www.tree-mortality.net/
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