Dear all,
Just a reminder for the Webinar on JUNE 23 on "La contribución de la restauración de paisajes a la adaptación a los efectos del Cambio Climático y su papel en los NDC’s"
11 am (Washington DC) or 17 hs (CET). This is a joint organization of Initiative 20x20 (https://www.wri.org/initiatives/initiative-20x20), IUFRO Division 8 and FAO.
Register here to attend (or follow the link in the attached Agenda):
https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D97zf--OTLmMrxBMZp7CXQ
Hope to see you there.
Best regards.
Sandra Luque
Chair Division 8
Delegates from around the world meet to explore ways to boost forest education.
22 June 2021, Rome - Today sees the start of the International Conference on Forest Education<http://www.fao.org/forestry/forest-education/conference/en/> - a three-day event to shine a light on the important role forest education plays in maximizing the contributions of forests and trees to the Sustainable Development Goals and in overcoming the growing disconnect between people, nature and forests.
Over a thousand experts are attending the conference, which is organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Tropical Timber Organizations (ITTO) and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), CIFOR-ICRAF and the Secretariats of the UN Forum on Forests and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, with support from Germany.
The results of a global survey on forest education at all levels - from primary schools to universities - will be announced at the conference, which builds on a year-long effort by the FAO-ITTO-IUFRO Global Forest Education Project<http://www.fao.org/forestry/forest-education/en/> to collect, synthesise and verify the status of forest education.
"Forests are vital for combatting climate change, for the livelihoods of forest-dependent people, and for providing a secure future for generations to come," said FAO Deputy-Director General Maria-Helena Semedo. "Yet around the world, the environmental, societal and economic importance of forests is being overlooked. We urgently need to revitalize forest education so more people come to value forests for the vital natural resource they are."
The conference aims to help chart a path forward for forest education globally. Delegates including policy-makers, forest educators and forestry students will review the three pillars of forest education and knowledge: formal forest education; non-formal and informal education; and traditional and indigenous knowledge systems.
Themes that will be tackled include addressing gender and ethnicity in forest education; tailoring forest education to the needs of the job market; bringing forests into the lives of primary and secondary schoolchildren; improving the quality of forest education at tertiary level; redressing out-dated perceptions of forest careers through strategic communications; and tapping into digital opportunities to strengthen forest education.
New digital tools to improve forest education
Two new digital tools, which will help drive forward improvements in forest education, will also be unveiled at the conference.
forestra is a new online gateway to global forest education which has been created under the leadership of IUFRO as part of a joint project with FAO-IUFRO-ITTO. forestra will store and facilitate sharing of information on tertiary education, technical and vocational education and training (both short and long-term), and forest-related public environmental education.
"As the world becomes more digitally connected, the opportunity for online resource access grows", said IUFRO President John Parrotta. "The forestra platform has been developed to facilitate this access to knowledge and information related to forest education through an innovative user-friendly search function. It will create connections between education, training and forest-related environmental awareness initiatives at all levels around the world."
In addition, a free online course on Legal and Sustainable Supply Chains (LSSC)<https://lsscourse.com/course/> in the timber industry, developed under the leadership of ITTO, will help support several audiences, including businesses, to meet market requirements.
"The livelihoods of millions of people around the world depend on timber, but these are increasingly under threat from illegal and unsustainable practices," said Steve Johnson, Officer-in-charge, ITTO. "This course will help entrepreneurs, forestry professionals, government officials and students understand best practices in the timber industry while also helping to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals."
Delegates will be invited to endorse a Call to Action on Forest Education at the end of the conference that outlines key actions to strengthen forest education, training and knowledge sharing. The Call to Action will be open online for endorsement by others after the conference.
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Related links
International Conference on Forest Education<http://www.fao.org/forestry/forest-education/conference/en/>
Global Forest Education Project<http://www.fao.org/forestry/forest-education/en/>
forestra [link when live]
Online course on Legal and Sustainable Supply Chains (LSSC)<https://lsscourse.com/course/> [link when live]
Dear Colleagues,
The IUFRO Unit 8.02.01 is sharing a form for collecting information from
researchers interested in following/sharing topics and issues related to
"Key factors for forest biodiversity. The Unit activities focus on 3 main
subsequent thematic areas :
- KEY ECOLOGICAL FACTORS FOR FOREST BIODIVERSITY
- FOREST DIVERSITY MONITORING AT DIFFERENT SPATIAL SCALES
- FOREST BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS
By compiling the short form ( <https://forms.gle/RT8ThFnC43P2o8Jt8>
https://forms.gle/RT8ThFnC43P2o8Jt8), the Unit intention is to create an
international research network on multi-taxon forest biodiversity
monitoring and indicators and promote the widest knowledge sharing on
forest biodiversity.
More information is available at:
<https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-8/80000/80200/80201/>
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-8/80000/80200/80201/
Frédéric Gosselin, Sabina Burrascano, Francesco Chianucci, Marion Gosselin
Frédéric GOSSELIN
<mailto:frederic.gosselin@inrae.fr> frederic.gosselin(a)inrae.fr
Chef de département adjoint ECODIV [Écologie et biodiversité des milieux
forestiers, prairiaux et aquatiques]
Ingénieur (ICPEF, HDR) en écologie forestière & biométrie au sein de lUR
EFNO
UR EFNO
Domaine des Barres
F-45290 Nogent-sur-Vernisson
Tél. : +33 2 38 95 03 58
<http://www.inrae.fr/> www.inrae.fr
Dear all,
The International Tree Mortality Network, an initiative of the IUFRO
task force on monitoring trends and patterns in global tree mortality,
continues the online seminar series join on *June 22, 5 pm CEST*, with:
*Dr. Craig D. Allen*
*Title: The global emergence of hotter-drought drivers of forest
disturbance tipping points*
_Abstract:_ Current research is presented on global-scale patterns and
trends of forest responses to increasingly hotter droughts, particularly
extensive tree mortality and forest die-offs involving a range of
interactive disturbances (e.g., water stress, insect outbreaks,
high-severity wildfire). Diverse cross-scale observations and empirical
findings increasingly indicate that amelioration of hotter-drought
stress via fertilization of photosynthesis from elevated atmospheric CO2
concentrations may soon be overwhelmed by heat and accelerated
atmospheric drought. These findings highlight some current challenges in
realistically projecting the future of global forest ecosystems (and
their associated carbon pools and fluxes) with process-based Earth
system models. In particular there is substantial evidence that forests
dominated by larger, older trees may be disproportionately vulnerable to
increased growth stress and mortality under hotter-drought conditions.
The fates of these old trees in response to global change are of vital
importance, given that they are essential as: a) disproportionately
large carbon sinks; b) among the most biodiverse and rare terrestrial
ecosystems; c) irreplaceable archives of environmental history; and d)
venerated for many cultural reasons. Key scientific uncertainties that
impede modeling progress are outlined, and examples of promising
empirical modeling approaches are illustrated.
_Bio:_ Craig D. Allen is an adjunct professor in the Department of
Geography & Environmental Studies at the University of New Mexico. He
recently retired as a research ecologist and founding leader of the New
Mexico Landscapes Field Station for the U.S. Geological Survey, based at
Bandelier National Monument in the Jemez Mountains of northern New
Mexico, where he has conducted ecological research since 1981. Craig
conducts place-based, long-term research on the ecology and
environmental history of southwestern US landscapes, and the responses
of western US mountain ecosystems and forests globally to climate
change, with many international collaborations. Since 1986 his office
has been co-located with land managers at Bandelier National Monument
where he continues to collaboratively volunteer, reflecting his
commitment to provide scientific and technical support to diverse land
management agencies, Native American tribes, and governmental and
non-governmental organizations. Craig received B.S. and M.S. degrees in
Geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Ph.D. in
Wildland Resource Science (forest & landscape ecology, conservation
biology) from the University of California-Berkeley. He is an elected
fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) and the American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
*Please register for the Zoom Webinar: *
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/8116233165351/WN_ge7sLbEyS16YUUA5FAJ9Ig
<https://zoom.us/webinar/register/8116233165351/WN_ge7sLbEyS16YUUA5FAJ9Ig>
Note that the talks might be recorded.
*
*
*Previous seminars:*
Seminar # 1: Matt Hansen - Global forest monitoring using satellite data
https://youtu.be/snUSGNb9bAQ <https://youtu.be/snUSGNb9bAQ>
Seminar # 2: Flavia Costa - Tree mortality in the Amazon
https://youtu.be/5wmzX9ldn4Q <https://youtu.be/5wmzX9ldn4Q>
Seminar #3: Belinda Medlyn
https://youtu.be/T6S9VKklbyc <https://youtu.be/T6S9VKklbyc>
Seminar #4: Nate McDowell
https://youtu.be/vdAXQ8CibKA <https://youtu.be/vdAXQ8CibKA>
Seminar #5: Lisa Hülsmann
https://youtu.be/Yzsa0p7lq7c <https://youtu.be/Yzsa0p7lq7c>
*Visit us at:*
https://www.tree-mortality.net/ <https://www.tree-mortality.net/>
https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/
<https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/>
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Dr. (habil.) Henrik Hartmann
Group leader
Plant Allocation
MPI for Biogeochemistry
Hans Knöll Str. 10
07745 Jena, Germany
Contact:hhart@bgc-jena.mpg.de <mailto:hhart@bgc-jena.mpg.de>
Phone:+49.3641.576294
Mobile:+49.171.8188273
Website:
https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgp/index.php/HenrikHartmann/HenrikHartmann
<https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgp/index.php/HenrikHartmann/HenrikHartmann>
*Initiatives*:
International Tree Mortality Network
https://www.tree-mortality.net/ <https://www.tree-mortality.net/>
IUFRO Task Force on monitoring of global tree mortality patterns and trends
https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/
<https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/>
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Dear all,
Please send to me your proposals for this digital event. I need already a first set of ideas regarding your proposals for 17 June at noon CEST in order to begin the selection and merge ideas as needed – Please read the instructions and be creative in your groups and Units.
Looking forward to original ideas
Cheers
Sandra
De : IUFRO Headquarters [mailto:office@iufro.org]
Envoyé : jeudi 10 juin 2021 16:06
À : Dear IUFRO Officeholder <sandra.luque(a)inrae.fr>
Objet : EXTENDED DEADLINE - IUFRO WORLD DAY: Digital Forest Science Forum 2021 on 28-29 September!
<https://www.iufro.org/>
International Union
of Forest Research
Organizations
EXTENDED DEADLINE - IUFRO WORLD DAY: Digital Forest Science Forum 2021 on 28-29 September!
Dear colleagues of an IUFRO Member Organization,
As you already know or might have been informed of by your colleagues, the IUFRO World Day Digital Science Forum will take place on 28-29 September 2021. The event will offer a platform for IUFRO Member Organizations to highlight the crucial role they are playing in expanding the global knowledge base on forest-related issues and thus enhancing research cooperation on a global level. All IUFRO Member Organizations are invited to participate in this unique 24-hour event!
Please be informed that the deadline for the Expression of Interest for the IUFRO World Day has been extended until 21 June 2021!
Please inform your organization about this unique opportunity to showcase latest achievements, share relevant news and information, and get higher visibility worldwide!If your organization is interested in participating, kindly fill in the “expression of interest” form by 21 June: IUFRO: IUFRO World Day - Expression of Interest / IUFRO World Day - Digital Forest Science Forum 2021 / Events <https://www.iufro.org/events/iufro-world-day/expression-of-interest/> .
You will get further guidelines for submission of content from IUFRO Headquarters in due time.
Please feel free to distribute and display the attached flyer in your organization! In addition, please visit the IUFRO WORLD DAY website for further information and regular updates: www.iufroworldday.org <http://www.iufroworldday.org> .
Your contact person at IUFRO Headquarters for IUFRO WORLD DAY is:
Ms. Carola Egger, egger(at)iufro.org <mailto:egger@iufro.org>
We are looking forward to receiving your expression of interest by 21 June 2021!
Kind regards,
Carola Egger
IUFRO WORLD DAY Project Manager
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Gesendet: Dienstag, 01. Juni 2021 08:53
Betreff: I: 2nd announcement VII LUH ISHS - abstract submission postponed
Dear Colleagues,
It is a great pleasure to invite you to the VIII International Conference on Landscape and Urban Horticulture - The role of science in reconciling ecology and technology in Landscape and Urban Horticulture in Catania on 14-17 December 2021. Due to pandemic, the symposium has been postponed and currently, will be held in hybrid modality: virtual and in presence, the definitive decision about the modality will be taken on 15th of July.
We postponed the deadline of the early bird registration https://www.luh2021.it/registration/ and the abstract submission http://www.actahort.org/members/symposiar?nr=705 to the 30rd of June.
We warmly invite to submit one or two abstract as two publishable works on Acta Horticulturae are admitted.
The conference venue is the fabulous Palazzo Biscari in the heart of the city of Catania in the splendid Sicilian region (Italy). Catania is the second Sicily's city, rich of historical monuments, near to Taormina, one of the most beautiful and magic places in the world, which boasts a rich artistic, historical and cultural heritage that with the healthy climate and beautiful natural scenery, attracting visitors since the middle of the eighteenth century. A technical visit is planned to Radicepura and Vivai Faro, a botanical park where a garden festival is held every year specialized in Mediterranean plants. The social dinner will give the opportunity of tasting the local food delicatessen.
The conference web site https://www.luh2021.it/ is regularly updated with the information.
Please forward this announcement to all your contact possibly interested.
We look forward for meeting you in Catania or on line at the conference.
[Firma]
