Hi all,
We hope this email finds you well. This is just a friendly reminder that the registration deadline for the micro-certificate Programs offered by the Faculty of Forestry at UBC is quickly approaching.
These 4 micro-certificate programs include the following:
Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation (CVA)<https://forestry.ubc.ca/programs/certificate/climate-micro-certificate/> provides forest professionals with an understanding of climate science, vulnerability assessments, adaptation development, and how it is applied to management and business case adaptation.
Co-Management of Natural Resources (CNR)<https://forestry.ubc.ca/programs/certificate/co-management-natural-resource…> explores how to advance co-management initiatives, institutional and relational change, and intercultural understanding at the nexus of Indigenous and Western Knowledge systems.
Forest Carbon Management (FCM)<https://forestry.ubc.ca/programs/certificate/forest-carbon-management/> centres on forest carbon accounting, data analysis, and natural resource management to excel in forest carbon projects and associated markets around the world.
Climate Action and Community Engagement (CACE)<https://forestry.ubc.ca/programs/certificate/climate-action-community-engag…> teaches students to engage and train local climate champions to build stronger and more resilient cities in the face of climate change extremes.
As a reminder, these programs are designed to provide participants with advanced training in a number of specific areas, and offers a unique opportunity for professional development. The micro-certificate programs will equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in the field.
The registration deadline for the program is Sunday, February 12. We encourage you to register as soon as possible to secure your spot in the program.
You can you view further information about all programs here: https://forestry.ubc.ca/future-students/certificates/
We look forward to seeing you in the program!
Best,
Maya Dong (she, her, hers)
Digital Marketing Editorial Assistant
Faculty of Forestry | Dean's Office
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Territory
Contact | maya.dong(a)ubc.ca<mailto:maya.dong@ubc.ca> | 778-251-3245
Info | forestry.ubc.ca | ubc.ca
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Dear all is with great pleasure that I send this
invitation for the whole enlarged Division 8 event, looking forward to see most of you this year in Evora, Portugal
https://iufro2023.uevora.pt/
Please spread the conference information in your groups and networks
Warmest wishes,
Sandra LUQUE
FORESTED LANDSCAPES in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: mitigation options towards implementation of the SDGs
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to the IUFRO Division 8 Conference in 2023. The event will be held in-person, in Portugal, on 24th-27th October 2023, at the University of Évora, 140km from Lisbon, in the center of this historical UNESCO World Heritage town and surrounded by the very unique silvo-pastoral landscapes of the Alentejo region.
The conference focus is on the critical role of forested landscapes facing pressures driven by the Anthropocene. Increasing challenges require approaches at different spatial and temporal scales to develop the understanding on the different ongoing processes and their consequences for ecological and socio-ecological systems and to find well-suited solutions towards increasing sustainability.
Abstract submissions until 31st March 2023.
More information: <http://www.iufro2023.uevora.pt> www.iufro2023.uevora.pt
We look forward to welcoming you to this event.
With best regards from
The IUFRO2023 Organizing and Scientific Committees
Dear colleagues in IUFRO Division 8,
I hope you are doing well.
As for the captioned matter, the postponed 10th International Conference
on Acid Deposition, ACID RAIN 2020, will be held in April 2023. I am
pleased to inform you that the conference organizer has decided to
extend the due date of the abstract submission for one month:
Until 31 October, Monday, 2022
https://www.acidrain2020.org
As you may know, the Government of Japan has decided to allow visa-free
individual tourists from 11 October 2022. So, the ordinary daily life is
recovering gradually. I hope you can enjoy holidays in Japan
before/after the conference.
> https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Japan-to-allow-visa-free-indi…
I would appreciate it if you (re)consider the possibility of
participating the conference in April 2023. Also, please share the
information in your communities.
I am looking forward to seeing many of you in Niigata in April 2023.
Best regards,
Hiro
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Hiroyuki SASE, Ph.D.
Department Head
Ecological Impact Research Department
Asia Center for Air Pollution Research (ACAP)
Japan Environmental Sanitation Center (JESC)
Telephone: +81-25-263-0559 (direct)
Facsimile: +81-25-263-0567
Network Center for the Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET)
Visiting Professor
Atmospheric Environment Sciences in East Asia (Cooperation course)
Graduate School of Science and Technology
Niigata University
APN Project on Sulphur Dynamics: http://www.apn.acap.asia
ACID RAIN 2020: https://www.acidrain2020.org
*ISTF session** proposals for IUFRO 2024*
With collaborators, the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF)
is developing session proposals for the XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 –
Forests and Society towards 2050, to be held 23-29 June 2024 in Stockholm,
Sweden. https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals/ . The deadline for session
submissions is 13 Oct 2022. If you would like to make a presentation in any
of the sessions below, (you do not need to be 100% sure of attending),
please send the session of interest, and your name, affiliation, country, and
draft title to tropicalforesters(a)gmail.com by 11 Oct 2022. The draft
proposals (still under development) for all these sessions can be obtained
at
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18UT9WT3JAUXIMq5NOOH4mOqCfJqFO1ES?us…
The
updated proposals will be posted periodically until submission. Suggestions
on the draft proposals are welcome, as well as new co-organizers.
*Sessions to be proposed:*
*Smart Agroforestry Practices for Sustainable Livelihood** (Division 1)*
*Urban trees & green landscapes: Monitoring and management for providing
multiple services** (Division 6) *
*Legacy of the Tropical Timber Foundation and sustainable forestry**
(Division 3)*
*Tropical forest restoration success and how to achieve it** (Division 3)*
*Tropical forestry education: Improving preparation for a challenging
future** (Division 6)*
*Legacy tropical forest data: current status, uses, and securing them**
(Division 4)*
*Research advances towards sustainability for the high-value Meliaceae**
(Division 1) *
*Ecology and management of old growth forests** (Division 8)*
Hello,
We are reaching out today to share with you some of the exciting new online programs we’ve recently launched here at the Faculty of Forestry as we ramp up for another recruitment cycle.
Our 4 new online micro-certificate programs<https://forestry.ubc.ca/programs/certificate/> offer a unique and accessible opportunity to advance and gain new skills in key, fast-growing fields. This is a great opportunity to engage in industry-aligned teaching, and highlights some of the amazing work that continues to be done here at the faculty. These 4 micro-certificate programs include the following:
Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation (CVA)<https://forestry.ubc.ca/programs/certificate/climate-micro-certificate/> provides forest professionals with an understanding of climate science, vulnerability assessments, adaptation development, and how it is applied to management and business case adaptation.
Co-Management of Natural Resources (CNR)<https://forestry.ubc.ca/programs/certificate/co-management-natural-resource…> explores how to advance co-management initiatives, institutional and relational change, and intercultural understanding at the nexus of Indigenous and Western Knowledge systems.
Forest Carbon Management (FCM)<https://forestry.ubc.ca/programs/certificate/forest-carbon-management/> centres on forest carbon accounting, data analysis, and natural resource management to excel in forest carbon projects and associated markets around the world.
Climate Action and Community Engagement (CACE)<https://forestry.ubc.ca/programs/certificate/climate-action-community-engag…> teaches students to engage and train local climate champions to build stronger and more resilient cities in the face of climate change extremes.
While all programs are listed to be 8-weeks long, we also offer flexibility to be completed at your convenience, with the option to spread out courses over a span of 2 years. As UBC Forestry continues to address pressing issues related to justice, climate change and sustainable forest management, we are thrilled to be able to offer this online opportunity to learn, reflect and grow with students from all backgrounds and professions.
Please feel free to circulate with anyone who might be interested in applying to our next cohort, and of course, reach out to me if you have any questions.
Best,
Natasha
Natasha Carter (she, her, hers)
Associate Director, Communications and Marketing
Faculty of Forestry | Dean's Office
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Territory
Contact | natasha.carter(a)ubc.ca<mailto:natasha.carter@ubc.ca> | 778-855-1174
Info | forestry.ubc.ca | ubc.ca
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International Union
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Organizations
XXVI IUFRO World Congress: REMINDER - Call for Session Proposals - 13 October 2022
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XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024
FORESTS AND SOCIETY TOWARDS 2050
Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024
Congress website: https://iufro2024.com/
XXVI IUFRO World Congress: REMINDER - CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS
Deadline for proposals: 13 October 2022
The Congress Scientific Committee invites submission of session proposals for the 2024 IUFRO World Congress. In line with the spirit of the Congress title – Forest and Society towards 2050 ‐ the Congress Scientific Committee is developing a program that will highlight the forest contributions to the UN 2030 Agenda and its sustainable development goals and beyond. The Congress program will reflect the forest science community’s diverse contributions across the full range of natural and social science disciplines, with special emphasis on the themes and subthemes available at the Congress website (https://iufro2024.com/)
Who may submit a session proposal?
All who share an interest in the future of forests and forest-related science are invited to submit session proposals. We encourage proposals that involve collaboration between two or more IUFRO Divisions or Task Forces and/or with organizations not formally associated with IUFRO, and from university students at all levels. We strongly recommend IUFRO officeholders and others actively involved in IUFRO Research Groups, Working Parties, and Task Forces communicate with their respective Division representatives on the CSC (or Task Force coordinators) before submitting proposals – this will greatly facilitate broader involvement of IUFRO divisional units and Task Forces in the scientific program and avoid overlaps among sessions.
Session proposals from non‐IUFRO member organizations are encouraged although preference will be given to those that are prepared jointly with IUFRO Divisional Units and Task Forces (see https://www.iufro.org/science<https://www.iufro.org/science/>/<https://www.iufro.org/science/> for more information).
Type of sessions
Two types of sessions may be proposed. Sub-plenary sessions are expected to attract a large audience (from 550 to 2000 people) and to address the major elements of one of the Congress themes (see below). Sub-themes expand the theme descriptions and do not necessarily translate into sub-plenary sessions. Technical sessions should also focus on Congress themes or sub-themes but may be more narrow in their scope and attract from 45 to 700 attendees. Sub-plenary session proposals that are not approved by the CSC will be considered for Technical sessions.
Preparing and submitting a session proposal
Proposals should be submitted in English, online at https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals. For questions and technical support about session submission, please contact abstracts.iufro2024(a)appinconf.com<mailto:abstracts.iufro2024@appinconf.com>. Proposals will not be accepted after 13 October 2022.
Session proposals should include session title, moderator(s), description i.e. an abstract with the rationale of the session (400 words), organizers(s)’ details, suggested session time slot, alignment with Congress themes (ab. 100 words), session information with tentative titles and presenters, alignment with selection criteria (ab. 200 words), and relevant IUFRO Unit(s). Proposed sessions should be organized to be nominally 2 hours in length. For sessions involving oral presentations, we recommend that 15 min including discussion be adopted for standard oral presentations, and 30 min for sub-plenary talks. However, we encourage proponents to be innovative, and to consider panel discussions, interactive poster sessions and other session formats to engage Congress participants.
Modification of accepted session proposals
Please note that the abstract submission process will be open to all, so session organizers may need to include papers or posters that were not originally proposed for their sessions. Please be aware of this possibility and the need for flexibility in designing your session. In the event that the number of accepted abstracts for a particular session exceeds the number that can be accommodated in a single session, organizers may be given an additional session slot in the Congress program.
Criteria for selection
Session proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by members of the Congress Scientific Committee with primary consideration given to their scientific quality, relevance to the Congress themes, and geographic and gender diversity of proposed session organizers, moderators and proposed presenters. Other factors that will be considered are: the involvement of two or more IUFRO units (Divisions, Task Forces, Research Groups and Working Parties) and/or IUFRO and non‐IUFRO member organizations; and the involvement of students and early-career scientists and professionals. We strongly encourage submissions well in advance of the 13th October deadline.
Acceptance decisions will be made no later than 17 January 2023. An open Call for Abstracts will be issued on 1 February 2023, with online abstract submission until 2 June 2023, and acceptance decisions provided by 30 October. The Congress timelines are available at the Congress website (https://iufro2024.com/) and below.
Responsibilities of session organizers
Session organizers of accepted proposals are expected to communicate with prospective presenters regarding submission of abstracts (online), will be asked to review abstracts submitted for their sessions during the abstract review period (i.e., from June to October 2023) and are in charge of language editing of the accepted abstracts. They are also responsible for ensuring that session moderators attend the Congress and are encouraged to pursue publication options for papers presented in their sessions. Formal Congress proceedings with full papers will not be published. Session organizers, moderators and speakers will have to pay the Congress fee.
We look forward to hearing from you and for your active participation in the design of an excellent scientific program for the 2024 IUFRO Congress in Stockholm, Sweden.
TIMELINE SUMMARY
15 June 2022 – Call for Session Proposals
13 October 2022 – Deadline for the submission of Session Proposals
17 January 2023 – Decision advised on Session Proposals
1 February 2023 – Call for abstracts
2 June 2023 – Deadline for the submission of abstracts
2 June 2023 – Opening of online registration
30 October 2023 – Authors advised of decisions on their abstracts
15 January 2024 – Registration deadline for early-bird registrations and presenting authors
30 April 2024 - Final program available
23 June 2024 – Congress begin
THE IUFRO 2024 CONGRESS SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Elena Paoletti (Chair: elena.paoletti(a)iufro2024.com<mailto:elena.paoletti@iufro2024.com>)
Teresa Fonseca (Division 1: tfonseca(a)utad.pt<mailto:tfonseca@utad.pt>)
Marjana Westergren (Division 2: marjana.westergren(a)gozdis.si<mailto:marjana.westergren@gozdis.si>)
Ola Lindroos (Division 3: ola.lindroos(a)slu.se<mailto:ola.lindroos@slu.se>)
Donald Hodges (Division 4: dhodges2(a)utk.edu<mailto:dhodges2@utk.edu>)
Pekka Saranpää (Division 5: pekka.saranpaa(a)luke.fi<mailto:pekka.saranpaa@luke.fi>)
Ellyn Damayanti (Division 6: ellynk.damayanti(a)gmail.com<mailto:ellynk.damayanti@gmail.com>)
Maartje Klapwijk (Division 7: maartje.klapwijk(a)slu.se<mailto:maartje.klapwijk@slu.se>)
Alexia Stokes (Division 8: alexia.stokes(a)cirad.fr<mailto:alexia.stokes@cirad.fr>)
Monica Gabay (Division 9: monagabay(a)yahoo.com<mailto:monagabay@yahoo.com>)
John Kimber (International Forestry Students Association: john.kimber(a)ifsa.net<mailto:john.kimber@ifsa.net>)
Daniela Kleinschmit (Vice-President, Divisions: daniela.kleinschmit(a)ifp.uni-freiburg.de<mailto:daniela.kleinschmit@ifp.uni-freiburg.de>)
Shirong Liu (Vice‐President, Task Forces: liusr(a)caf.ac.cn<mailto:liusr@caf.ac.cn>)
Wubalem Tadesse (President's Nominee for Africa: wubalem16(a)gmail.com<mailto:wubalem16@gmail.com>)
Erich Schaitza (President's Nominee for South America: erich.schaitza(a)embrapa.br<mailto:erich.schaitza@embrapa.br>)
Björn Hånell (Representative of the Congress Organizing Committee: bjorn.hanell(a)slu.se<mailto:bjorn.hanell@slu.se>)
2024 CONGRESS THEMES
for an extended description see the Congress website https://iufro2024.com/congress-themes
THEME 1: Strengthening forest resilience and adaptation to stress
1.1 Maintaining forest health in the face of global change
1.2 Forests, soil and water
1.3 Forest management for global change adaptation and mitigation
THEME 2: Towards a responsible forest bioeconomy
2.1 Sustainable forest operations
2.2 Innovations, markets, and industrial developments for the forest products
2.3 Planted forests for a resourceful forest bioeconomy
THEME 3: Forest biodiversity and its ecosystem services
3.1 Harnessing underused forest genetic resources
3.2 Biodiversity, deforestation, and restoration
3.3 Emerging issues in forest landscape ecology
THEME 4: Forests for sustainable societies
4.1 Nature-Based Solutions
4.2 Power and equity in the forest sector
4.3 Forests, trees, and human well-being
4.4 The complexity of forest governance
THEME 5: Forests for the future
5.1 Innovation on forest research and emerging methodologies
5.2 Modelling the future of our forests: projections and uncertainties
5.3 Quality forest education
PDF for download<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/events/iwc24/IUFRO-Call-For-Congre…>
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Dear colleagues
Finally, we are starting the prepare the ALL DIVISION 8 conference for 2023
in Evora Portugal 24-27 October
For now please reserve the date in your calendars. We are preparing the
topic, all officeholders from the Division will be contacted. We look
forward to organize this conference with Task force efforts as well.
More info to come
Looking forward to see you all next year
Cheers
Sandra
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Sandra LUQUE PhD, DR HDR
Director of Research
Chair IUFRO Division 8 - Forest Environment
Nominated Lead author for IPBES Nexus Report
INRAE National Research Institute on Agriculture, Food & the Environment,
Unit TETIS Land, environment, remote sensing and spatial information
500 rue Jean-François Breton / 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Mob. +33 769150689 / Skype: sandra.luque2 <https://www.inrae.fr/en>
https://www.inrae.fr/en
Associate Editor Landscape Ecology (Europe)
https://www.springer.com/journal/10980/editors
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Dear colleagues,
We would like to invite you again to join the upcoming GreenRisk4ALPs Mountain Forest Conference (https://cmi.eventsair.com/greenrisk4alps/) which will be held online on June 28 and 29, 2021.
The conference is promoting risk-based protective forest management as part of an integral and ecosystem-based natural hazard risk management in the Alpine Space. We will share new insights and developed decision support tools and discuss with representatives from organizations and networks such as the Alpine Convention, EUSALP, GLOMOS, IUCN, IUFRO, PLANALP, and the Interreg Alpine Space program.
This virtual conference will be held under the auspices of the IUFRO Division 8.03.00 - Natural Hazards and Risk Management, and the IUFRO Unit 8.03.02 - Snow and Avalanches, and is free of charge.
We are looking forward to seeing many of you online!
Best,
Michaela Teich & the Organizing Team:
Anne Hormes and Jan-Thomas Fischer, Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW)
Fred Berger, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE)
Jean Pierre Fosson and Paolo Perret, Safe Mountain Foundation (FMS)
Kilian Heil, Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT)
Stefan Steger, EURAC Research
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Dr. Michaela Teich
Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW)
Department of Natural Hazards
Division of Snow and Avalanche
Hofburg | Rennweg 1 | A - 6020 Innsbruck
+43 664 885 082 87
www.bfw.gv.at<http://www.bfw.gv.at/>
Dear all,
the COST Action *Bottoms-Up* organizes its third Training School on
“Innovative tools to analyse species-environment relationships”, which
will be held in Grenoble / Saint Martin d’Hères (France) on October
4-5th, 2022.
The training school is also supported by IUFRO, within the activities of
Unit 8.02.01 - Key factors and ecological functions for forest biodiversity.
More details are at:
https://www.bottoms-up.eu/en/networking-tools/training-schools.html
For any questions, please write to the Training School Coordinator:
fchianucci(a)gmail.com<mailto:fchianucci@gmail.com>
Sincerely,
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Francesco CHIANUCCI
Senior Researcher
PhD Forest Ecology
CREA - Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, Arezzo
<http://www.selvicoltura.eu>
ORcID <http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5688-2060>
Skype: checcoar
