From: Ramsfield, Tod <tod.ramsfield(a)NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca>
Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 1:05 AM
Dear All,
Division 5 and Division 7 have come together to develop technical session T2.6 for the upcoming IUFRO World Congress.
The title of the session is "Ensuring healthy trees for high quality wood products" and the objective of the session is to encourage collaboration between specialists in wood science and forest health.
Session description:
The production of high quality forest products is directly reliant upon desired raw material quality, i.e.
disease-free, clear wood harvested from healthy trees. When stems are infected by forest pathogens,
end products can be compromised by inferior wood, or the production cycle suffers unacceptably high
levels of waste creation. Infection of non-merchantable parts of the tree, such as foliage, result in
decreased overall productivity, leading to increased rotation length and an extended period between
planting and harvest. For these reasons, forest pathologists in Division 7 and wood scientists in
Division 5 have come together in this session to discuss how to optimize wood production for the future
forest products. Topics that will be discussed include canker pathogens of commercial species and
the assessment of defect, non-destructive testing to detect heart rot within commercially important
trees, the effects of foliar pathogens on growth and how to mitigate losses, assessment of degrade,
industrial processes to optimize production from inferior wood, and the planting of resilient forests
that can withstand the anticipated effects of climate change and stress. We have suggested a diverse
group of speakers from both divisions that are able to examine this issue from different perspectives
but are united in their desire to optimize forest productivity.
If this session is relevant to your work, we hope that you will consider submitting an abstract.
Best regards, Tod Ramsfield, Pekka Saranpaa, and Isabel Munck, session organizers.
Dear all,
As coordinator of the IUFRO WP 7.02.10 on the Pine Wilt Disease (PWD) and on behalf of the local organizing committee leader and Professor Sun, I am pleased to send you the second announcement of the International Symposium (PWD 2023), that will take place in Nanjing (China), in 2023 October 25th and 27th
The main theme of PWD 2023 is "The Prevention, Theory, Technology and Management of Pine Wilt Disease".
This symposium aims to present the latest research advances about the spread and pathogenicity of PWD, Host tree - Nematode -insect vector interactions, monitoring and control methods, and technology development for PWD management.
In the congress webpage you will find all information to support your participation.
https://www.bagevent.com/event/8443317
Therefore, I invite you all to make your registration and submit your abstracts.
Looking forward to meet you in Nanjing.
Best regards
Luís Bonifácio
(coordinator of IUFRO WP 7.02.10)
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Entomologista Florestal/ Forest Entomologist (phD)
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P.
Unidade Estratégica de Investigação e Serviços de Sistemas Agrários e Florestais e Sanidade Vegetal
Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês, 2784-505 Oeiras
PORTUGAL
Tel: (+351) 21214463750
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Dear all,
We would like to invite you to submit an abstract for an oral/poster contribution to our technical session on needle diseases of conifers at the 2024 IUFRO Congress in Stockholm<https://www.iufro.org/events/congresses/2024/>.
Session title: Needle diseases of conifers: a globally rising threat to natural and planted forests
Session number: T1.20
Session Description: The damage caused by foliar pathogens in coniferous forests is on the rise globally, causing severe concerns for the management of both planted and natural forests. While some pathogens are host specific, such as the causal agent of Swiss needle cast on Douglas fir, others, such as those in Dothistroma or Lecanosticta, colonize a variety of hosts. Regardless, they are causing sporadic outbreaks across the globe, likely due to climate change or the mostly accidental introduction of new strains into areas. Despite the numerous species that can be classified as needle diseases (e.g., those in the genera Coleosporuim, Dothistroma, Lecanosticta, Lophodermella, Lophodermium, Passalora, Phaeocryptopus, and Rhizosphaera, just to name a few), they have many traits in common, even across those colonizing different host species, and current research on needle diseases can benefit from exchanging experiences from different systems. This session will cover and welcome a broad range of topics related to both pathogens and endophytes of needles, including their origin and dispersal, their geographic distribution, management options, the differential susceptibility of their hosts, and their resistance mechanisms. We will also cover current advances in pathogen genomics and population genetics, as well as diagnostics.
Session Organizers: Irene Barnes (FABI, South Africa), Michelle Cleary (SLU, Sweden), and Caterina Villari (UGA, USA).
The session includes talks and posters and the deadline for submission is 2 June 2023: https://iufro2024.com/call-for-congress-abstract.
We hope you will consider contributing to this session!
Best regards,
Caterina, Irene, and Michelle
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Caterina Villari (she/her)
Associate Professor
Co-Director - Southern Pine Health Research Cooperative
706-389-5031 Office
706-542-0119 Lab
cvillari(a)uga.edu
Villari Forest Pathology Lab<https://warnell.uga.edu/about/centers-labs/villari-forest-pathology-lab>
southernpinehealth.org<https://southernpinehealth.org/>
D.B. Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
University of Georgia
180 E Green Street
Athens, GA 30602
Integrated Plant Sciences: ips.uga.edu<https://ips.uga.edu/>
Hola todos/todas/hello everyone
Please help me share this job advertisement linked below- we are seeking a
highly organized person with a forest health background to lead a citizen
scientist monitoring program with sentinel trees in the urban forest of
Buenos Aires, Argentina. A brief description below:
https://usfsipsentinelnetwork.github.io/Caba_ICBUGS_aviso_de_empleo_USFS.htm
Por favor, me puedes ayudar en compartir y publicitar este aviso de empleo
del responsable del proyecto red ICBUGS en Buenos Aires, Argentina- por
favor en sus redes y bolsas de trabajo.
Los Programas Internacionales del Servicio Forestal del Departamento de
Agricultura (USFS-IP) apoyan investigaciones en varias temáticas como, por
ejemplo: sanidad forestal y especies invasoras, manejo sustentable de
plagas forestales, fauna y migración y conservación, y participación
comunitaria a nivel mundial. USFS-IP busca un(a) Responsable de Proyecto de
investigación focalizado en sanidad forestal de arbolado urbano en la
ciudad de Buenos Aires, para la Red Internacional de Biólogos de la
Comunidad en Jardines Urbanos Centinela (ICBUGS) en asociación con el
Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (GCABA), el Instituto
Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Consejo Nacional de
Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), el Jardín Botánico Carlos
Thays (JBCT), la Universidad Nacional de Luján (UNLu), la Universidad de
Buenos Aires (UBA) y The Nature Conservancy (TNC).
USFS-IP contratará un(a) Responsable de Proyecto para coordinar, liderar y
apoyar la implementación de un programa de monitoreo de la sanidad forestal
en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (CABA), con un enfoque
biológico/ecológico y de ciencia ciudadana.
Considerando lo anterior se inicia la convocatoria para contratar a un(a)
profesional para desarrollarse como Responsable de Proyecto.
Los aplicantes interesados deberan enviar lo siguiente a
geoffreywilliamsfs640(a)gmail.com
antes de 9 Junio 2023, 2400h Argentina:
1) Carta de presentación
2) CV breve (3 pgs max)
3) Nombres y contactos de 3 referentes
Gracias a todos!
Best,
*Geoff Williams, PhD International Sentinel Network Coordinator*
*Forest Service *
*International Programs*
*Office of the Chief*
*Office: +1 (202) 263-9231*
*WhatsApp: +1 (208) 874-7604 **geoffrey.williams(a)usda.gov
<geoffrey.williams(a)usda.gov> *
3101 Discovery Dr., Suite F
Lansing, MI 48910
www.fs.fed.us
<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fs.fed…>
www.fs.fed.us/about-agency/international-programs
<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fs.fed…>
*Caring for the land and serving people*
Dear all,
Division 1 (Silviculture), Division 2 (Physiology and Genetics), and Division 7 (Forest Health) co-organized a technical session at the IUFRO Congress in Stockholm, 2024. The goal of the session is to showcase complementary research conducted within these divisions that can be brought together to address significant problems for future forests:
“Forest genetics tools to improve forest resilience to climate change and forest health” - T1.12
Trees are under increasing threat from pathogens and pests that can potentially cause a reduction in growth and wood quality, increasing levels of tree mortality, and functional extinction of tree species and disruption of associated ecosystems. The effects of climate change are likely to increase the impacts of these biotic agents and lead to drastic changes in the dynamics of forest ecosystems. Genetics is a basic building block for organisms and species to evolve and help mitigate impacts of damaging biotic and abiotic agents and can be especially valuable in long-lived tree species. The use of forest genetic knowledge and tree breeding is a valuable tool in helping to ensure the forests of the future are healthy and resilient. The presentations in this proposed technical session will examine successful breeding programs for both commercial tree species and keystone tree species valued for a myriad of ecosystem
services. Much of the current afforestation, reforestation, or restoration efforts use local seed sources, but under climate change, the adaptability of these populations may no longer be optimal; therefore, assisted migration is a tool widely being debated to replace or supplement local populations and help establish forests that will have the best chance of being healthy and resilient into the future. Success will require broad inter-disciplinary inputs from forest genetics, tree breeding, silviculture and forest health specialists at all stages of development and implementation. The technical session will address what is needed for success in both breeding and assisted migration, providing examples of successful applied programs and efforts that are underway. The current understanding of the genetics of the host-pathogen interaction will also be included. Understanding the interactions between hosts and pathogens may provide enhanced ways of increasing resistance to pathogens, such as targets for genetic engineering techniques. The topics addressed are broad but are all focussed on preventing forest trees from damage caused by pathogens. We will particularly encourage the participation of early career scientists and graduate students and invite posters to be presented.
The session includes talks and posters and the deadline for submission is 2 June 2023: https://iufro2024.com/call-for-congress-abstract.
We hope you will consider contributing to this session!
Best regards,
Caterina Villari, Rosario Garcia Gill, Tod Ramsfield, Santiago Gonzalez-Martinez, and Jens Peter Skovsgaard
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Caterina Villari (she/her)
Associate Professor
Co-Director - Southern Pine Health Research Cooperative
706-389-5031 Office
706-542-0119 Lab
cvillari(a)uga.edu
Villari Forest Pathology Lab<https://warnell.uga.edu/about/centers-labs/villari-forest-pathology-lab>
southernpinehealth.org<https://southernpinehealth.org/>
D.B. Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
University of Georgia
180 E Green Street
Athens, GA 30602
Integrated Plant Sciences: ips.uga.edu<https://ips.uga.edu/>
Dear Forest Pathologists,
As you know, the International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP2023,
https://www.icpp2023.org/) will take place in the beautiful city of
Lyon, France, from August 20 to 25, 2023. During the congress, there
will be at least 6 concurrent sessions devoted to forest or tree pathology.
On behalf of the Forest Pathology Subject Matter Committee of the
International Society of Plant Pathology (ISPP) and of IUFRO Division 7,
Tod Ramsfield kindly asked me to organize a Forest Pathology Field ahead
of the conference, as is the case at every ICPP.
Together with three colleagues from the French Department of Forest
Health (DSF), we have put together an exciting program for this
excursion. The field trip will take place on *Saturday, August 19*, all
day from 8am to 8pm. We will go to the Chautagne Forest, near the
Bourget Lake in the Alps, about 2 hours by bus from Lyon, to discover
several forest diseases (see attached file).
The number of participants to this field trip will be *strictly limited
to 50 persons* (1 bus) on a first come first served basis. Therefore, I
would advise those interested *not to wait too long to register*.
Registration for the field trip is already open and can be done at the
same time as registration for ICPP by choosing among the satellite
events (https://www.icpp2023.org/registration) The fee for the field
trip is the same as for all other satellite events (90€ per person,
including transportation, coffee break, lunch at restaurant, and visit
of the Hautecombe Abbey).
In addition, I would like to have an idea of how many forest
pathologists would be interested in participating in this field trip.
For this, please answer this very short survey (3 questions):
https://evento.renater.fr/survey/icpp2023-forest-pathology-field-trip-2bl6u…
Please note that this survey is purely indicative and does not replace
your registration on the ICPP2023 website.
I look forward to meeting many of you in Lyon in August!
Best regards,
Pascal Frey
Dr Pascal FREY
INRAE, University of Lorraine
Department of Tree - Microbe Interactions
Ecology of Forest Pathogenic Fungi team
UMR1136 IAM
F-54280 Champenoux
FRANCE
Office: +33 (0)383 39 40 56
Mobile: +33 (0)631 45 94 07
E-mail:pascal.frey@inrae.fr
https://mycor.nancy.inra.fr/IAM/?page_id=731
Twitter: @pascal_frey
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Calling all those involved in forests, energy and livelihoods!
A new multi-agency issue brief highlights the links between these sectors and the leap forward that could come from them working more closely together.
Do you work in forests, energy or livelihoods? Are you searching for ways to boost progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals?
If so, take a moment to look at this new FAO/IUFRO/UNDP/UNFF issue brief, Forests, Energy and Livelihoods<https://www.un.org/esa/forests/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ISSUE-BRIEF-Fores…>, which neatly sums up the current state of play in these sectors and why they are inextricably linked. It explains why managing forests more sustainably brings huge benefits to all those who depend on wood for fuel or forest products for a livelihood. And calls for more joined up thinking across these sectors to accelerate progress towards SDGs on poverty, hunger and clean energy.
Now is the time to put heads together on this!
Join the global event on April 4 (10.00-13.00 EDT) on UN Web TV<https://media.un.org/en/webtv> and follow the discussion about integrated approaches across these sectors ahead of the 2023 SDG Summit at the UN General Assembly high-level week in September.
Make sure you are part of this. Read the issue brief<https://www.un.org/esa/forests/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ISSUE-BRIEF-Fores…> and join the event<https://www.un.org/esa/forests/events/unff18-bureau-event-forests-energy-li…>.
See you there!
Related links
Building on the nexus of forests, energy and livelihoods to accelerate achievement of the SDGs - An event organized by the UNFF18 Bureau<https://www.un.org/esa/forests/events/unff18-bureau-event-forests-energy-li…>
Issue brief: Forests, energy and livelihoods<https://www.un.org/esa/forests/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ISSUE-BRIEF-Fores…>
More information on forests and energy<https://www.fao.org/forestry/communication-toolkit/76374/en/>
