Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the session organisers, I would like to invite you to submit abstracts for oral talks and posters as part of T1.34 entitled "Transitioning to Continuous Cover Forestry in Times of Climate Change and Energy Crisis" of the IUFRO World Congress held at Stockholm on 23-39 June 2024. Please submit your abstracts by June 2nd 2023 at https://www.appinconf.com/kas/Abstract?projectName=iufro2024abstracts.
Best wishes,
Arne Pommerening
Session organisers: Arne Pommerening, Aine Ni Dhubhain, Jørgen Bo Larsen, Per Angelstam, Hubert Hasenauer
T1.34 Transitioning to Continuous Cover Forestry in Times of Climate Change and Energy Crisis
Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) is forest management based on ecological principles with a view to avoid degradation effects. Throughout the world and in the literature the concept goes by many semi-synonyms which do not exactly mean the same but are headed approximately into the same direction. For example, one of these semi-synonyms is nature-based forest management. CCF has a long history in Central Europe but is comparatively new to other parts of the world. Currently the popularity of CCF is on the increase again for its potential to mitigate climate change, to increase or at least maintain biodiversity in forest ecosystems, to provide valuable tools for forest conservation and to enhance the appeal of woodlands used for recreation. Recently the EU forest strategy for 2030 stated clearcutting should be “used only in duly justified cases, for example, when proven necessary for environmental or ecosystem health reasons” and the strategy promotes “the creation or maintenance at stand and landscape level of genetically and functionally diverse, mixed‐species forests.” Early in 2022, the European Forest Institute (EFI) has launched a new strategy underpinning CCF principles with scientific evidence. It is particularly the early phase of transitioning towards CCF, i.e. the introduction of CCF to a country or region where this management type has not been commonly used before, which usually constitutes a major challenge for forest practice and stakeholders. For example, this was the situation 20 years ago in Ireland and in the UK and CCF is now being considered for introduction in the congress host country Sweden. A long-standing and crucial question is how natural disturbances can be more directly included in the design of CCF methods. The recent global energy crisis has added another challenging facet to implementing CCF and methods like the coppice selection system and coppice with
standards may now assume greater importance than they did in the past. A topic close to the heart of forest practice is the important question how, in the context of these current challenges, the sustainability of ecosystem goods and services can be ensured in CCF and its variants. Effective methods of safeguarding ecosystem goods and services may, for example, require forest inventory designs to be adopted.
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Arne Pommerening, PhD (Göttingen), Habilitation (Vienna)
Professor in Mathematical Statistics Applied to Forest Sciences
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences SLU
Faculty of Forest Sciences
Department of Forest Ecology and Management
Skogsmarksgränd 17
SE-901 83
Umeå
Sweden
http://www.pommerening.org<http://www.pommerening.org/>
http://blogg.slu.se/forest-biometrics
Twitter: @ArneTanYrOnnen
New textbook: Individual-based methods in forest ecology and management<https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030245276>
New book on academic mentoring: Staying on top in academia<https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030654665>
Dear colleagues,
On behalf of the sessions organizers, I would like to draw your attention
to the Technical Session 1.8 (see below description) at IUFRO World Congress
(Stockholm 23-29 June, 2024) . If you work with complex forests structures
feel free to submit your abstract until June 2nd at
https://www.appinconf.com/kas/Abstract?projectName=iufro2024abstracts
All the best,
Andrés
Sessions organizers: Andrés Bravo-Oviedo, Linda Nagel, Gary Kerr, Magnus
Löf, William Keeton, Miren del Rio, Andrej Boncina, Felipe Bravo, Alfredo di
Filippo, Mark J. Ducey, Hans Pretzsch
T1.8 Complex forests: Understanding and management of multiple species,
structures and ecosystem services.
Forestry faces important challenges in the decades ahead. The quick global
change affecting the climate system, economy and biodiversity has put
forests in the front line of mitigation and adaptation policies across the
world with different approaches. In temperate regions forest researchers and
practitioners have already understood that more structurally and
compositional diverse forest stands are essential to meet climate and
bioeconomy targets.
This session will present current knowledge on complex forest structures
research and practice. It will cover silvicultural and ecological aspects of
multiple species and multi-aged stands dynamics as well as the consequences
of increasing complexity for forest functioning, ecosystem services
provision and biodiversity conservation. The session will also deal with
measuring and modelling challenges that foresters and researchers are
currently confronting. A final discussion among moderators, presenters and
public will summarize the future of complex forest structures within the
forestry discipline and their benefits for the bioeconomy.
Presentations for oral contributions and posters are welcome on the
following topics:
(i) Multiple species silviculture; (ii) Multi-aged structure silviculture;
(iii) Functions, services and biodiversity and (iv) Measuring and Modelling
the forest complexity.
The session is organized by the following IUFRO research groups RG1.09
Ecology and silviculture of mixed forests, RG1.05.00 - Uneven-aged
silviculture; and units 1.01.06 - Ecology and silviculture of oak; 1.01.07 -
Ecology and silviculture of beech; 1.01.09 - Ecology and silviculture of
fir; 4.01.02 Growth models for tree and stand simulation; 8.01.01 Old
growth forests and forest reserves.
Dr. Andrés Bravo-Oviedo
Senior Research Scientist (Científico Titular)
Coordinator of IUFRO RG 1.09.00 Ecology and Silviculture of Mixed Forests (
<http://www.iufro.org/> www.iufro.org)
Reviews Editor European Journal of Forest Research
<https://www.springer.com/journal/10342>
Adaptive Silviculture
<https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Adaptive-Silviculture-and-Applied-Forest-E
cology-ASAFE-Lab-Andres-Bravo-Oviedo> & Applied Forest Ecology Lab
(ASAFE-Lab)
Dpt. Biogeography and Global Change
National Museum of Natural Sciences CSIC
Serrano 115 bis
28006 Madrid (ES)
Phone: +34 91 333 30 82 ext. 443 440 New number!
<https://www.mncn.csic.es/es/quienes_somos/andres-bravo-oviedo>
www.mncn.csic.es
Professional profile visit:
https://www.mncn.csic.es/es/quienes_somos/bravo-oviedo-andres
Dear Division 8 and Division 4 researchers,
We have an exciting new vacancy (permanent position) to fill in Teagasc and if you (or someone you know) are interested please see details below:
Forest Carbon Researcher (Permanent) Ref 814
Basic Function
Teagasc seeks to appoint a forestry researcher to measure and model the impact on carbon of afforestation and forest management.
The successful candidate will be part of the Forestry Development Department based in Johnstown Castle (or other Teagasc centre by agreement). They will work in an interdisciplinary and collaborative manner with other forestry, soils and carbon researchers both in Teagasc and externally.
Location: Forestry Development Department, Johnstown Castle Research Centre, Wexford or other major Teagasc Research Centre, subject to agreement with the Head of Department.
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 6th of June 2023 @12pm
Salary: Research Officer with a Salary Scale of €37,808 to €72,999
Government policy continues to be that starting pay on recruitment from open competition for all posts within the public service should be at the minimum of the relevant salary scale and are not subject to negotiation.
Contract duration: Permanent
How to apply & more detailed job description:
https://topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/JobApply/82705?source=1&ext…
yours sincerely,
Nuala Ní Fhlatharta
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Dr. Nuala Ní Fhlatharta
Head of Forestry Development Department
Teagasc
Mellows Development Centre
Athenry
Co. Galway
Ph: 091 845200
Mob: 087 2242282
email: nuala.nifhlatharta(a)teagasc.ie<mailto:nuala.nifhlatharta@teagasc.ie>
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Subscribe here to the Teagasc Forestry e-Newsletter<https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/forestry/forestry-e-news/> keeping you informed about our upcoming events and the latest Irish forestry news.
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Dear colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention to session T3.11 "Forest resilience: the vision from belowground“ at the XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 to be held in Stockholm, Sweden from 23-29 June 2024.
Please consider presenting your research in our session, or spread it to potential scientists, to contribute to our understanding of how belowground ecological processes and related biotics enhance forest resilience to a variety of stresses.
You can submit your abstract at https://iufro2024.com/call-for-congress-abstracts/ until 2 June 2023.
Thank you very much and we are look forward to seeing you in Stockholm!
Best wishes,
Junwei Luan, Frank Berninger, Scott X. Chang, Ho Sang Kang, Alexia Stokes, Shirong Liu
Luan, Junwei（栾军伟）
Ph.D./Professor
Institute of Resources and Environment,
International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan (ICBR),
State Forestry and Grassland Administration
#8 Futong East Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100102
Tel:+86 10 84789785
Email: junweiluan(a)icbr.ac.cn
junweiluan(a)gmail.com
junweiluan(a)126.com
https://sites.google.com/site/junweiluan/
Dear colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention to our session T1.15 „Impacts of Global Change on Protective Forests in Mountain Areas“ at the XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 to be held in Stockholm, Sweden from 23-29 June 2024.
We would be happy, if you would consider presenting and discussing your research in our session, to contribute to our understanding of how rising temperatures, increasing forest disturbance frequencies and intensities, and socio-economic changes affect the ecosystem service “protection against alpine natural hazards” provided by mountain forests.
You can submit your abstract here https://iufro2024.com/call-for-congress-abstracts/ until 2 June 2023, which is approaching fast!
Thank you very much in advance and we hope to see many of you in Stockholm!
Best,
Christine Moos, Ana Stritih, Alessandra Bottero and Michaela Teich
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Dr. Michaela Teich
Head of Unit | Snow & Avalanches
Department of Natural Hazards
Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW)
Rennweg 1, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Phone 0043 664 885 082 87
Email michaela.teich(a)bfw.gv.at<mailto:michaela.teich@bfw.gv.at>
Web https://www.bfw.gv.at<https://www.bfw.gv.at/>
[Ein Bild, das Text, Schrift, Grafikdesign, Grafiken enth?lt. Automatisch generierte Beschreibung]EXTENSION OF DEADLINE TO 25 MAY 2023 - XXVI IUFRO World Congress: Invitation To Nominate Candidates for IUFRO Awards
to be presented at the IUFRO World Congress 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden
Dear Colleagues,
The XXVI IUFRO World Congress to be held from 23 to 29 June 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden provides us with another opportunity to honour outstanding scientific achievements and contributions to forestry with a range of IUFRO Awards. I am pleased to invite and encourage you to nominate suitable candidates for the various categories of awards as listed below. The deadline for submission of nominations has been extended to 25th May 2023.
SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (SAA)
Up to 10 awards will be given in recognition of distinguished individual scientific achievements within the fields of research covered by IUFRO.
Nominations may be made by a member of the nominee's parent organization, by Coordinators of Divisions, Research Groups, Working Parties and Task Forces, and by other officeholders and knowledgeable persons associated with the Union (but no self-nominations). Nominees must either belong to Member Organizations or be Individual Members of IUFRO.
Please FILL IN THE NOMINATIONS FORM before 25th May 2023: https://forms.office.com/r/7NnsKKxEn5
OUTSTANDING DOCTORAL RESEARCH AWARD (ODRA)
One award per IUFRO Division will be given to recognize path-breaking doctoral disser-tations completed in the period 2018-2023 within the fields of research covered by IUFRO.
Nominations may be made by a member of the nominee's parent organization, by Coordinators of Divisions, Research Groups, Working Parties, Task Forces and by other officeholders and knowledgeable persons associated with the Union (but no self-nominations). Nominees must either belong to IUFRO Member Organizations or be Individual Members of IUFRO. Please FILL IN THE NOMINATIONS FORM before 25th May 2023: https://forms.office.com/r/gjXvQgc2vV
IUFRO STUDENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FOREST SCIENCE (ISA)
This award recognizes outstanding individual achievements in forest science made by Masters degree students (or equivalent) completed in the period 2018-2023, in order to encourage their further work within the fields of research covered by IUFRO.
One award per IUFRO Division may be made for work related to the themes of the IUFRO World Congress. Nominations can be made through IUFRO Members and through the International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA) via the IFSA Secretariat/Liaison Officer.
The Award shall consist of a certificate, the most economical cost of (air) travel/subsidized travel to attend the World Congress, and waiver of the Congress registration fee. The SAA will be presented at the opening or closing ceremony of the World Congress. For the ODRA and ISA, the awards will be presented in a special session where awardees are given the opportunity to present highlights of their award winning work. All award winners will be announced in a special issue of IUFRO News and in other media.
Please FILL IN THE NOMINATIONS FORM before 25th May 2023: https://forms.office.com/r/FQ3McussKx
In addition to these awards, the Congress 2024 will offer:
Best Poster Award (BPA)
To encourage public dissemination of high-quality research and to recognize distinguished poster presentations during the IUFRO World Congress by under-graduate students, graduate students and individuals who completed their graduate degrees up to 7 years prior to the Congress. A number of awards will be presented for applications submitted by the corresponding author during the online submission of the abstract. Applications shall be finalized two months before the Congress by submitting the final pdf of the poster presentation. Shortlisted poster presentations will be judged directly at the IUFRO World Congress. The awards will be mentioned during the closing ceremony.
IUFRO World Congress Host Scientific Award
This award honours one or more truly outstanding scientists from the Congress host country who has elevated the profile of forest science and research.
For more information and nomination forms, please check the website:
https://www.iufro.org/discover/awards/
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XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024
FORESTS AND SOCIETY TOWARDS 2050
Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024
Congress website: https://www.iufro2024.com/
Dear colleagues,
[Ein Bild, das Diagramm enth?lt. Automatisch generierte Beschreibung]IUFRO, the International Union of Forest Research Organizations, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, is hiring a Project Manager to start on 1 July 2023. Candidates should ideally be early- to mid-career professionals holding a Master's degree (or higher) in forest sciences or related disciplines. They should be experienced in planning and implementing projects and have an interest in and knowledge of international forest-related political processes, as well as global sustainable development topics.
The tasks of the Project Manager encompass operational planning and implementation of projects within the Science-Policy Programme of IUFRO, as well as following up and contributing to different intergovernmental processes. This full time (40 hours/week) position in an international team requires skills in personal organisation, planning, priority setting, and managing multiple tasks and the ability to effectively and positively interact with people in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment.
Institution: IUFRO
Duty station: IUFRO Headquarters, Vienna, Austria
Working language: English (command of other UN languages and/or German is advantageous)
Closing date: 19 May 2023, 11:59 p.m. CEST
Details: https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/discover/gfep-vacancy-announcement…
Many thanks and best wishes,
Dr. Christoph Wildburger
Science-Policy Programme Coordinator
Find out more about the new IUFRO Science-Policy Programme at:
IUFRO: Science-Policy Programme / Science in IUFRO<https://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/>
Dear colleagues,
There is still time for nominations!
Remember to submit on line, following instructions bellow, but in order to
get the Division 8 endorsement, please let me or any of the Deputy
coordinators from the Division know
Looking forward for your nominations!
The deadline for submission of nomination materials for IUFRO awards is May
15, 2023. The specific awards are:
The Scientific Achievement Award: Up to ten awards. In recognition of
distinguished individual scientific achievements within the fields of
research covered by IUFRO.
Outstanding Doctoral Research Award: One per IUFRO Division. To recognize
path-breaking doctoral dissertations completed in the period 2018-2023
within the fields of research covered by IUFRO.
IUFRO Student Award for Excellence in Forest Science: One per IUFRO
Division. Recognizes outstanding individual achievements in forest science
made by Masters degree students (or equivalent) completed in the period
2018-2023, in order to encourage their further work within the fields of
research covered by IUFRO.
Best Poster Award: recognizes distinguished poster presentations during the
IUFRO World Congress by under-graduate students, graduate students, and
individuals who completed their graduate degrees up to 7 years prior to the
congress. For this award, the corresponding author of the poster indicates
consideration for the award during the abstract submission process.
Further information on the awards, who is eligible to prepare nominations
for consideration, and nomination forms can be found here:
https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/events/iwc24/iwc24-awards-call-for-
nominations-reminder.pdf
You are encouraged to consider nominating colleagues and the Honours and
Awards Committee looks forward to receiving the nomination materials.
Best,
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
CEOS Co-coordinator Task Force Ecosystem Extent
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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Text prepared in part by Tod Ramsfield, Division 7 Coordinator
Dear colleagues,
This is a great opportunity for young scientists to reinforce our network and add value preparing a common publication as an example
Make the most of it, applying to this visit program
Have a great day
Sandra
De : IUFRO Headquarters [mailto:office@iufro.org]
Envoyé : jeudi 27 avril 2023 15:54
À : Dear IUFRO Officeholder <sandra.luque(a)inrae.fr>
Objet : IUFRO Short Scientific Visits (SSV)
<https://www.iufro.org/>
International Union
of Forest Research
Organizations
IUFRO Short Scientific Visits (SSV)
In 2023, IUFRO’s Special Programme for Development of Capacities will offer grants of up to €5,000 for Short Scientific Visits for early career scientists affiliated with IUFRO member organisations. These visits will provide a unique opportunity for young scientists from Africa, Asia and Latin America to visit a forest research organisation overseas and conduct international scientific collaboration.
IUFRO is conscious of the importance of connecting the young forest science community to address challenges facing forests and forestry. Broadly, we strive to provide these future leaders with international experience to better equip them to address future global challenges and identify, create and fully utilise emerging opportunities.
The desired outcome is to provide both the grantee and their affiliated organisation with the opportunity to build research collaboration and capacity and to provide opportunities extending beyond the initial scientific exchange. The goals for the grantee are broad and could include for example, skills development, establishing productive relationships with scientific peers in the host country, using the visit to benefit their own research and, if possible, publishing of scientific material.
HOW TO APPLY? - BY 31 JULY 2023
Potential applicants are required to contact the potential host organisation prior to applying for a grant. Together they shall develop and agree on essential elements for the short scientific visit grant application including a project proposal and work plan, timing and duration of the proposed visit, and a mentor in the host country.
Candidates interested in applying for a short scientific visit grant should complete the online application form <https://forms.office.com/e/ucSqLcBgme> and submit their complete application documents in one PDF including all required application documents (work plan, endorsement letter by host and applicant’s Head of Department, and CV of applicant and mentor) by 31 July 2023. The PDF document should be uploaded with a filename following the format “SSV_FirstnameLastnameCountry.pdf” to this link <https://iufroorg-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/grecu_iufro_org/Ethk61-DD…> . Only complete applications will be considered.
For more information, please visit this web page <https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/sap/ssvgr23/> .
EVALUATION CRITERIA
The applicants will be selected on a competitive basis in accordance with the following criteria
* Originality and relevance of the research topic
* Applicant’s previous experience and work on the proposed research topic
* Overall quality of the work plan
* Feasibility of the work planned at the host institution
* Geographic and gender balance
Applicants that have not previously been awarded a grant for a short scientific visit have preference.
FUNDING
The grant supporting the scientific visits will be a lump sum payment of up to €5,000 that will be paid once the grantee has acknowledged that the application has been successful and upon signing of the grant acceptance agreement.
The funding should cover travel and subsistence costs for the period of the grant.
HOST INSTITUTION
The applicant will be responsible for obtaining the agreement of the host institution before submitting the application. While the applicant needs to be affiliated with a member organisation of IUFRO, the host institution need not necessarily be a member institution. If you are interested in hosting an SSV, we encourage you to share this application with potential candidates.
CONTACT
Please see the relevant documents and information on the web page <https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/sap/ssvgr23/> .
Should you have any questions regarding the grant application, please contact Mr Daniel Boehnke (boehnke(a)iufro.org <mailto:boehnke@iufro.org> ).
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