Hi everyone,
Jim Slavicek and I are working together on the restoration of American elm
(Ulmus americana). American elm was a dominant species in many swamp and
floodplain forests in eastern US and Canada before Dutch elm disease (DED)
reduced its populations. At our lab, we have a small plantation of elms in
various stages of testing for DED tolerance. Several genotypes have been
shown to tolerate DED, and a large portion of the progeny from crosses
among these trees are DED-tolerant as well. We are currently testing the
potential of seedlings from DED-tolerant crosses to be used for restoration
plantings. It is our hope that large, stately American elm trees will
someday grace our floodplain and swamp forests once again.
We need more DED-tolerant genotypes of American elm to use as parent trees
for our plantation in order to have enough genetic diversity to use it as a
seed orchard for large-scale plantings. We are looking for healthy American
elm trees larger than 24 inches DBH (diameter at breast height) that are
growing in areas that have had DED and that have not been treated with
fungicides to prevent DED. We are only interested in American elm trees
growing within its native range. If you see a survivor elm that fits this
description, please enter its location and DBH at our website:
http://nrs.fs.fed.us/disturbance/invasive_species/ded/survivor_elms/
We will compile these entries in a database, prioritize the elms for
sampling, contact land owners, and then collect small branches from the
trees to propagate and test them for DED-tolerance. Please forward to
anyone who knows how to identify elm trees and might have interest in this
project. Thank you for your help!
- Kathleen
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Kathleen S. Knight
Research Ecologist
USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station
359 Main Rd.
Delaware, OH 43015
740-368-0063 (office)
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IUFRO TREE BIOTECHNOLOGY 2011 - BRAZIL
"From genomes to integration and delivery"
Arraial d' Ajuda, Bahia, Brazil
June 26 to July 2, 2011
Dear IUFRO colleagues,
The IUFRO TREE BIOTECHNOLOGY 2011 Conference organization is developing exceptionally well. I am now pleased to inform that the scientific program has been posted in the conference webpage. Please visit http://www.treebiotech2011.com/program.html for more details.
The organizing committee has also extended the abstract submission deadlines in order to capture an increased representation of worldwide contributions to the Conference. The new deadlines are:
Submission of abstracts to be selected for oral presentation March 31, 2011
Submission of abstract for poster presentation only April 30, 2011
STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS. Applications for Student Travel Grants are open. A number of travel grants will be available to students regularly enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs and presenting an abstract as first author either orally or as poster. The awards will include complimentary registration and a grant towards the recipients' accommodation costs. Applications are in English only and must be received by March 31, 2011. Confirmations will be made before April 15, 2011.
BEST ABSTRACT AWARDS. Awards will be granted to the three best abstracts presented orally and the three best abstracts presented as posters by students or young scientists (< 35 years old) as first authors, irrespective of the program session.
SPONSORSHIPS FOR THE CONFERENCE ARE WELCOME. We have confirmed an excellent group of sponsor organizations for the Conference (see at http://www.treebiotech2011.com/sponsors.html. Sponsorships of the IUFRO Tree Biotechnology 2011 Conference continue open until April 30. Such sponsorships offer a prime opportunity to reach the forest biotech decision makers. Sponsors benefits go beyond those directly associated with the specific sponsorship opportunities, and include complimentary registrations, recognition on marketing materials, exhibit booth area, use of meeting rooms to hold company's technical workshops to advertise company´s products or and access to meeting space on-site. Sponsor's benefits are based upon the organization's sponsorship level. As the level of financial support increases, sponsorship benefits increase accordingly. Please see the Sponsorship options at http://www.treebiotech2011.com/opportunities.html for more information.
HELP ADVERTISE THE IUFRO TREE BIOTECH 2011 CONFERENCE. We gladly welcome help from the forest science community to continue to promote the conference. To this end we encourage you to download the second conference announcement flyer (pdf format) from the conference webpage at http://www.treebiotech2011.com/conference_announcements.html print it and post it in your laboratory or department building message board. We have also posted a short Powerpoint presentation that you are welcome to use to help advertise the conference during your next seminar. You are also welcome to forward this message to any mailing list that you believe would reach colleagues interested in this Conference.
So mark the conference on your 2011 calendar, June 26 - July 2. It will sure be a memorable Conference.
We look forward to welcoming you in person!
Sincerely,
Dario Grattapaglia
Conference Chair - IUFRO Tree Biotechnology 2011
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Hi Colleagues,
Two positions are available in my lab: A post doctoral fellow and a PhD position. I have attached the position descriptions. Perhaps there are some interested to work and gain experiences on Phytophthoras.
Cheers,
Yilmaz Balci, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland
Department of Plant Sciences and Landscape Architecture
2114 Plant Science Building
College Park, MD, 20742-4452
Phone (office-2114): 301_405 9744
Phone (lab-2180): 301_405 0314
Fax: 301_314 9308
http://www.psla.umd.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: Zagt, Roderick [mailto:Roderick.Zagt@tropenbos.org]
Dear colleagues
We remind you of our web survey about the effects of forest
certification on biodiversity conservation in tropical forests. If you
did not have the time yet, we invite you to please visit
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V6CJBK6 and complete this survey. It
takes only ten minutes. We intend to close the survey by 15 June.
Please also share with colleagues. It is open to everyone. We are
especially keen to have more input from forest managers!
Through this anonymous survey, we try to obtain opinions and
perspectives from forest management and conservation researchers,
practitioners and other experts on the following broad topics:
*The effectiveness of certification for biodiversity conservation
*The objectives of biodiversity management in tropical forests
*Current management and certification practices
These are important topics and we want to hear your views. The more
input we get the more valuable the survey will be.
Background: The European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) plans
to issue an ETFRN News about experiences and best practices regarding
forest management certification and the conservation of forest
biodiversity. The editors of the ETFRN News (Douglas Sheil, Jack Putz
and undersigned) are conducting a brief survey to accompany the papers
contributed by authors for this news issue.
Thank you very much for your collaboration, and again we request you to
please forward to colleagues.
Best regards and many thanks for all the input!
On behalf of the editorial team
Roderick Zagt
Roderick Zagt
Programme Coordinator
Tropenbos International (TBI)
Lawickse Allee 11
6701 AN Wageningen
the Netherlands
T: +31-317-481418
F: +31-317-481426
www.tropenbos.orgwww.chainsawmilling.org
Making knowledge work for forests and people
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SWC2010 International Conference
PEOPLE, FORESTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
COEXISTING IN HARMONY
Casablanca, Morocco
May 25-27, 2010
Only 3 weeks left to register!
Dear All:
This is to remind that the extended deadline for early-bird registration for SWC2010 international conference, and abstract submission, will end on 31 March 2010 (in 3 weeks!).
Those of you who have not registered yet, are invited to fill in, and send their registration form to the conference secretariat (sylva.world(a)yahoo.fr) as soon as possible.
Those who want to submit an abstract to be considered for oral or poster presentation have still 3 weeks left to send their abstract. After the 31st. of March 2010, no abstract will be accepted!
Those participants who registered to the conference, but do not yet booked the hotel accommodation, are invited to do it as soon as possible. The deadline for hotel booking at preferential room rate will end on 10 April 2010. But, take care, hotel rooms at hotel special rate are booked to conference participants, on the first-arrived, first-served basis!
For any additional information, please visit the conference website at www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/register.htm or www.swc2010.fr.fm
Looking forward to welcoming you, next May, to this exciting meeting in Casablanca (Morocco).
Dr. Mohammed Ellatifi
Conference Chair
Casablanca (Morocco)
Tel: +212 661 328 797
Fax: +212 522 982 428
E-mail: sylva.world(a)yahoo.fr and sylva.monde(a)yahoo.fr
Website: http://www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/register.htm & www.swc2010.fr.fm
Attached: Registration Form + Hotel Booking Form
PS: The list of hotels offering special price for the conference participants is available in the conference website, at: www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/accom.htm
XXIII IUFRO World Congress
23 – 28 August 2010, Seoul, Republic of Korea
IUFRO Unit 4.02.01 - Resource Data in the Tropics
Scientific Session No. C-09
“Economic Valuation of Forest Environment Services”
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Deadline for Abstracts Submission: 31 December 2009
Submit your abstract
Only 15 days left!
Dear Colleagues and Friends:
This is to inform you that IUFRO Unit 4.02.01 – “Resource Data in the Tropics” is organizing a scientific session No. C-09, during the XXIII IUFRO World Congress, to take place in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 23 to 28 August 2010.
This scientific session is organized under the theme “Economic Valuation of Forest Environment Services”.
You are kindly invited to submit to submit your abstract (s) to be considered as potential Speaker / Poster Presenter, in this Session. To do it, you have only 15 days left to submit your abstract. Please hurry up to submit your abstract!
You will find, attached, a Call for Abstracts, with the main ojectives, the covered topics, and the format of the scientific Session C-09.
With my best wishes for the new year 2010
Mohammed Ellatifi
Senior Forestry Officer
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 4.02.01 “Forest Resources in the Tropics”
Organizer, Session No. C-09
PO Box 20100 Hay Salam
20210 Casablanca
Morocco
Tel: +212 (0) 661 328 797 Fax: +212 (0) 522 982 428
E-mail: mellatifi(a)yahoo.fr sylva.world@yahoo
Website: www.swc2010.fr.fmwww.ellatifi.fr.fmwww.iufro2010.com
Attached: Call for Abstracts
A graduate research assistantship is available to support a student pursuing
an MS or PhD degree with my program through the Department of Forest and
Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A generous
stipend, medical benefits, and tuition waiver are included. Only candidates
with a strong background in plant and forest sciences, as well as plant
pathology and mycology, are encouraged to apply. Excellent abilities in
spoken and written English are required. Support can begin in fall semester
2010.
Work may involve aspects of the ecology and epidemiology of Diplodia
pathogens of pines, including soil/site and tree physiological influences on
disease development, or investigation of root diseases of economically
important forest trees.
Please see the web page of the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology (
<http://forestandwildlifeecology.wisc.edu/>
http://forestandwildlifeecology.wisc.edu/) and the link there for
application instructions. Information regarding recent activities in my
program can easily be obtained by searching the web for publications.
Glen R. Stanosz, Ph. D.
Professor of Forest Pathology
Department of Plant Pathology
Department of Forest Ecology and Management
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
USA
voice: 608-265-2863
fax: 608-263-2626
Forest pathology: research, teaching, and outreach to keep forests green and
growing!
Dear All:
This is to remind you the deadline for abstract submission for the following IUFRO and SWC2010 events:
Only three weeks left to submit your Abstract!
December 31, 2009 at 24:00 GMT is the deadline!
for the following events:
1. SWC2010 International Conference on:
“PEOPLE, FORESTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
COEXISTING IN HARMONY”
Casablanca, Morocco
May 25-27, 2010
December 31, 2009 at 24:00 GMT is the deadline
for Early-bird Registration and for Abstract Submission
All information related to the conference are available in the website www.swc2010.fr.fm and www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/welcome.htm
More particularly, information related to special conference topics are given in the following table:
Conference Topics
Deadline / web address
Call for Abstracts
Conference Topics
Guidelines for Abstract submission
Guidelines for paper / poster submission
http://sylvamonde.110mb.com/first.htm
Deadline for Abstract submission
31 December 2009
Programme for Accompanying persons
http://sylvamonde.110mb.com/accomp.htm
Registration and Hotel booking
http://sylvamonde.110mb.com/register.htm
Deadline for early registration fees
31 December 2009
Deadline for hotel booking
at conference special rate
10 April 2010
Conference Registration Form
www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/RegistrationForm.pdf
Hotel Booking Form
www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/HotelBookForm.pdf
Send your abstract to:
Amina El Hassouni
Conference Secretariat
PO Box 20100 Casablanca
Morocco
Tel: +212 661 328 797 Fax: +212 522 982 428
E-mail: sylva.world(a)yahoo.fr
2. XXIII UFRO World Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea,
23 – 28 August 2010
Submit your Oral/Poster Abstract through IUFRO website www.iufro2010.com/
2.1. Session # C-09
“Economic Valuation of Forest Environment Services”
2.2. Session # C-10
“Impact of Global Environmental Change on Forest Ecosystem Services”
2.3. Session # C-10
“Impact of Global Environmental Change on Forest Ecosystem Services”
2.4. Session # D-04
“Pollution and Climate Change Impacts in Asia”
2.5. Session # D-09
“Changes in Climate and Air Pollution – New Directions in Forest Monitoring, Research and Modeling”
2.6. Session # G-01
“Forest Health in a Changing Environment”
2.7. Session # G-03
“Effect of Multiple Ecosystem Stressors on Tree and Forest Ecosystem Health”
2.8. Session # I-01
“Healthy Urban Forests: Healthy People”
A full call for paper is available at
http://www.iufro2010.com/?code=iu04&subp=0101
Regards
Mohammed Ellatifi
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Von: gdieterle(a)worldbank.org [mailto:gdieterle@worldbank.org]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 17. November 2009 23:06
Cc: SDN_Forests_Team(a)worldbank.org; ENVCF_FCPF_Team(a)worldbank.org;
akutter(a)worldbank.org; P
blissguest(a)worldbank.org; Rmearns(a)worldbank.org; nrai(a)worldbank.org
Betreff: CIF Calls for Nominations of Experts to Forest Investment Program
Wichtigkeit: Hoch
CIF Calls for Nominations of Experts to Forest Investment Program
11 November 2009: The Climate Investment Fund (CIF) has called for
nominations of
experts to serve on the Expert Group for the Forest Investment Program
(FIP), to
work on the selection of country or regional pilots for the FIP.
The deadline for nominations is 27 November 2009.
Call for nominations:
<http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTCC/Resources/407863-1232054799960/fip
_call_for_expert_nominations_letter_111109.pdf?resourceurlname=fip_call_for_
expert_nominations_letter_111109.pdf>
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTCC/Resources/407863-1232054799960/fip_
call_for_expert_nominations_letter_111109.pdf?resourceurlname=fip_call_for_e
xpert_nominations_letter_111109.pdf
Criteria for Selecting Expert Group Members:
<http://www.iufro.org/download/file/4517/95/nb-09-11-17_fip_1_4_1criteria_fo
r_selecting_expert_group_revised.pdf/>
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/4517/95/nb-09-11-17_fip_1_4_1criteria_for
_selecting_expert_group_revised.pdf/
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Dear Colleagues,
As you see from below, the CIF/Forest Investment Program is now establishing
its
operational structures.
A key step is the selection of experts who will advise the FIP sub-Committee
on
choosing pilot countries. As you see from the documents below about 6-8
experts
with a diverse range of skills and knowledge are to be selected.
It is extremely important for achieving FIP goals that experts with proven
global
expertise and experience in forestry, climate change and development are
nominated.
We count on you in helping out in this important matter.
You are kindly requested to spread the information and/or nominate qualified
experts (including yourself) for this assignment.
Many thanks for you cooperation
Gerhard
Forests Advisor
Agriculture & Rural Development
The World Bank
Tel: +1-202-458 7334; Fax: +1-202-614-1402;
E-Mail: GDieterle(a)worldbank.org, Room MC5-795
www.worldbank.org/forestswww.profor.info <http://www.profor.info/>
www.forest-alliance.org <http://www.forest-alliance.org/>
www.worldbank.org/enafleg
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Profiles
a) Forest Specialist (Co-chair). This expert should have a broad general
forestry background as well as specific knowledge of, and experience with,
biodiversity conservation, sustainable management of forests, forest ecology
and forest dynamics, agro-forestry, reforestation, non-timber forest
products,
landscape restoration, desertification resulting from forest degradation and
forest ecosystem services, including biotic and abiotic risks to forest
ecosystems.
b) Climate Specialist (Co-chair) . This expert should have knowledge of, and
experience in, climate change mitigation and adaptation related to forests,
at
sub-national, national and international levels. The expert should be
knowledgeable about national strategies for addressing climate change that
involve forests, the role of forests in addressing the challenges of climate
change, and REDD+ (including avoided deforestation and forest degradation,
forest conservation, sustainable forest management and enhancement of
carbon sinks).
c) Forest Finance Specialist and Development Economist.. This expert should
be knowledgeable about the role of forests in economic development and
planning, poverty alleviation and how to enhance the contribution of forests
to improving rural livelihoods, and valuation systems of alternative land
uses.
The expert should be well-versed in how to enhance local communities
income and benefits from forests through improved access to markets,
employment creation, and forest product processing.
d) Agricultural Specialist. This expert should be familiar with sustainable
rural
agricultural production systems, and the state of research on food producing
systems. The expert should be knowledgeable about large agribusinesses and
their potential impact on other land uses, as well shifting cultivation and
their
impacts on natural resources. This expert should be able to clearly
articulate
cross-sectoral linkages and impacts between agriculture and forest sectors.
e) Forest Industry and SME Investment Specialist. This expert should be
knowledgeable about the private sector and sustainable management of
forests, forest industry value chain, forest products trade, internationally
recognized independent forest certification systems and standards and
corporate social responsibility standards, community-company partnerships,
and investment opportunities in diverse countries.
f) Governance, Policy and Institutional Specialist. This expert should be
familiar with forest and land institutions, land management and
administration, land tenure, environmental, forest and other land use
policies,
legislation and enforcement, transparency, political economy of forests and
land.
g) Indigenous Peoples Specialist. This expert should be familiar with
indigenous peoples and forest-dependent communities issues and rights,
including land tenure issues.
Social Development and Gender Specialist. This expert should be
familiar with poverty alleviation, social, community and gender issues,
particularly as they relate to forest management
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Dear Mailing List Members:
As at past IUFRO World Congresses, there will be the opportunity to honour
special scientific performances and achievements with selected IUFRO Awards
in the Seoul Congress in 2010.
If you know scientists doing outstanding forest research, nominate them for
one of the IUFRO Awards and give them the opportunity to travel to and
participate in the Congress as well as the chance to present their research
to the Congress participants.
Choose among the Scientific Achievement Award (SAA), Outstanding Doctoral
Research Award (ODRA) and the IUFRO Student Award (ISA) and make your
nomination soon. Bear in mind that you can only nominate candidates from
IUFRO Member Organizations, - no self-nominations are accepted - and that
the deadline for submission is 31 July 2009.
Find more information and nomination forms on our website
http://www.iufro.org/discover/awards/ and send your nominations to the Chair
of the IUFRO Honours & Awards Committee (Dr. Su See Lee, leess(a)frim.gov.my)
with copy to the IUFRO Executive Director (Dr. Peter Mayer,
office(a)iufro.org)
Dr. Su See Lee
Chair of the IUFRO H&A Committee
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IUFRO AWARDS at the IUFRO World Congress 2010
Scientific Achievement Award (SAA)
Up to 10 awards to recognize distinguished individual scientific
achievements within the fields of research covered by IUFRO. Criteria for
judgment will be dissemination of results, implementation of knowledge,
methods or techniques in practical forestry and skilled research management
(success in publications, meetings, funding, etc. in a larger group than the
individual) and involvement in IUFRO activities.
Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (ODRA)
One award per IUFRO Division to recognize outstanding individual scientific
achievements among young Doctoral researchers and to encourage further work
within the fields of research covered by the Union.
IUFRO Student Award (ISA)
One award per IUFRO Division to recognise outstanding individual
achievements in forest science made by Masters degree students (or
equivalent), and to encourage their further work within the fields of
research covered by the Union. Nominations can be made through IUFRO member
organizations or officeholders and through members of the International
Forestry Students Association (IFSA).
Furthermore, the Congress will also offer
Best Poster Award (BPA)
To encourage public dissemination of high quality research and to recognize
distinguished poster presentations by young scientists during the IUFRO
World Congress.
and IUFRO World Congress Host Scientific Award
Honors a truly outstanding scientist from the Congress host
country/countries who has elevated the profile of forest science and
research accomplishments.
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