Symposium: Tropical Restoration-Reforestation – Pros and Cons
Sponsored by: The International Society of Tropical Foresters, The International Forestry Working Group of the Society of American Foresters, and Terraformation
Date: Friday, 5 August 2022, 11 am- 2 pm EDT, 3-6 pm GMT. - Find your time zone at https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
The goal of this symposium is to present some of the topics and debates connected to tropical restoration and reforestation, to help sharpen our thinking about what works under what conditions, and why. The presentations will range widely from recent controversies associated with tropical restoration and reforestation, to issues linked with governance strategies for tree planting projects, seed banks for restoration, Eucalyptus as a nonnative tree in reforestation, approaches to verification of ecosystem restoration, and getting funding for projects.
More information at: https://tropicalforesters.org/symposium-tropical-restoration-reforestation-…
Register at: https://terraformation.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_070T8D9tRZW7cMpuop5g_Q
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Dear Colleagues,
The University of British Columbia’s, Faculty of Forestry<https://forestry.ubc.ca/> is pleased to announce that applications for their flexible 8-week online Micro-Certificate in Climate Vulnerability & Adaptation<https://forestry.ubc.ca/programs/certificate/climate-micro-certificate/> are now open.
This program is designed for professionals, practitioners, and those who want to expand their interdisciplinary training in the field of climate science application, vulnerability assessment processes, and adaptation in a forestry context.
Please see the program’s details below and feel free to share this invitation with your network or on social media (Twitter<https://twitter.com/ubcforestry/status/1545103562027442178>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6950869254510456832>, Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/ubcforestry/photos/a.236267483086809/5263903836989…>).
Best,
Natasha
Natasha Carter (she, her, hers)
Senior Marketing Manager
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>
Info | forestry.ubc.ca | ubc.ca
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Online Micro Certificate: Climate Vulnerability & Adaptation
October – December 2022
Register here: https://forestry.ubc.ca/programs/certificate/climate-micro-certificate/
The Faculty of Forestry’s Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation (CVA) Micro-Certificate is a flexible 8-week online program that provides forest professionals with an understanding of climate science, vulnerability assessments, adaptation development, and how it is applied to management and business case adaptation.
Today, government and certification agencies are requiring more accountability in meeting climate change, and green industry standards. This has resulted in a surge in demand for working professionals who wish to advance their knowledge in the field of climate science, assessment and application of climate impacts and adaptation in a forestry context.
Learn how the CVA program brings science and theory into action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCsZEakAnoo&t=40s
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 on *July 5, 4 pm CEST*, with:
*Dr. David Galbraith*
*Title: How does sensitivity to climate change vary across Amazon
forests? Insights from ecophysiology, forest dynamics, remote sensing
and modelling.*
_Abstract_: There is a pressing need to better understand and predict
the impacts of climate change on Amazon forests, given their important
role in the Earth System. In this talk, I present new results that
reveal how the sensitivity of Amazon forests to climate stressors varies
across the Basin, drawing upon new plant functional trait data
collection, forest inventory data analyses, remote sensing and ecosystem
modelling.
_Bio_: David Galbraith is Professor of Terrestrial Ecosystem Science at
the School of Geography, University of Leeds. His research focuses on
better understanding how global environmental change affects the
biogeochemical cycling and dynamics of tropical forests, with a
particular focus on the sensitivity of tropical ecosystems to water
stress and high temperatures. He leads a multidisciplinary team of
researchers that employ methodological approaches that encompass
field-based ecophysiological measurements, forest inventory analysis,
climate change experiments, remote sensing and modelling approaches.
*Please register for the Zoom Webinar:*
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/6116563382462/WN_3cURJ0PySYy7bwIBkSps4A
Note that the talks might be recorded.
*Previous seminars:*
Seminar # 1: Matt Hansen - Global forest monitoring using satellite data
https://youtu.be/snUSGNb9bAQ
Seminar # 2: Flavia Costa - Tree mortality in the Amazon across local
hydrological gradients: how water table depth may save or condemn trees
as climate changes
https://youtu.be/5wmzX9ldn4Q
Seminar #3: Belinda Medlyn - Tree mortality in Australian ecosystems:
past, present and future
https://youtu.be/T6S9VKklbyc
Seminar #4: Nate McDowell - Rising tree mortality in the Anthropocene
https://youtu.be/vdAXQ8CibKA
Seminar #5: Lisa Hülsmann - Tree mortality modeling – a tool for
ecological inference and a challenge for projecting forest dynamics
https://youtu.be/Yzsa0p7lq7c
Seminar #6: Craig D Allen - The global emergence of hotter-drought
drivers of forest disturbance tipping points
https://youtu.be/5NlkIQOzl2Y
Seminar #7: Yude Pan - Impacts of disturbances on leaf area index and
productivity of terrestrial ecosystems
https://youtu.be/mhHxGPVZXXE
Seminar #8: Viacheslav Kharuk - Conifer decline and mortality in Siberia
https://youtu.be/2X4ZoUQa8jA
Seminar #9: Barbara Bentz - Recipes for Climate-Induced Bark
Beetle-Caused Tree Mortality
https://youtu.be/ddjMbYvuX6I
Seminar #10: Ana Bastos - Climate variability, extremes, and attribution
of high-impact ecological events: challenges and ways forward
https://youtu.be/jhTwbQ6cffA
Seminar #11: Bonaventure Ntirugulirwa - Mortality of Afrotropical trees
in a temperature manipulation experiment: Result from the Rwanda TREE
project
https://youtu.be/n0CnDXudLf0
Seminar #12: Andreas Bolte - Forest mortality dynamics in Germany – how
can we cope with it?t
https://youtu.be/fSEMIp3_gSs
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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
*Initiatives*:
International Tree Mortality Network
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/
Modelling species population dynamics with nature conservation laws
The PhD position takes place within the project Can laws save the natural world? funded by the Swedish Research Council VR, which aims to quantitatively understand how endangered species can benefit from nature conservation laws. The project presents a high level of novelty and will provide important implications for conservation. This position, along with a parallel PhD position in environmental law, is one of the key components of the project. Specifically, we are looking for a highly motivated graduate student who will 1) develop quantitative population models of endangered species to align concepts defined in European species conservation law with measurable ecological counterparts that are applicable across many taxa, 2) develop quantitative analyses to document the effects of legal protection on species trends and 3) analyze patterns of biodiversity-related legal aspects across European countries (such as e.g. court cases). The research will involve different taxa but has a clear emphasis on large carnivores, such as wolves, bears and lynx. The PhD position aims to be interdisciplinary, being both intensive in quantitative modelling and requiring an ability to understand legal concepts and their use by stakeholders.
Qualifications
Required: a master degree (or equivalent) with a specialization in quantitative ecology, ecological modelling, biodiversity conservation or evolutionary ecology, a demonstrated ability to write one’s own analyses in R and a professional level fluency in English (see also below). Desirable: a demonstrated experience of using additional computer programming languages for scientific analysis, an interest in endangered species conservation, experience in scholarly publishing and knowledge of European nature conservation laws and policies. Also relevant: ability and experience to inform and communicate with diverse stakeholders such as authorities, governments or the European Commission. Interpersonal skills will form an important part of the candidate selection.
Additional details and information how to apply:
https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/work-at-slu/jobs-vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjo…
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Guillaume Chapron
Department of Ecology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
SE - 73993 Riddarhyttan, Sweden
https://www.guillaumechapron.info/
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Protect, restore and sustainably use forests:
building blocks for environmental and economic recovery
Stockholm+50 Associated Event
Monday, 30 May 2022
15.00 -16.15 PM CEST
Register here: https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NMpI_BzoTsCKa4SHmS1sHg
Forests and trees can play a crucial role in addressing planetary challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss while moving towards sustainable economies and increasing food security.
The State of the World’s Forests 2022 (SOFO2022) provides three pathways to implement this new perspective of making development work with the environment: ‘protect’: measures for halting deforestation; ‘restore’: making land more productive, and ‘use’: investments in building economically viable green value chains that provide resilient livelihoods. SOFO2022 is a contribution to the implementation of SDG 15 (Life on Land) and the United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests and its Global Forest Goals.
Important commitments regarding the world’s forests have been made at the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (UNFCCC COP26), the United Nations Environment Assembly 5.2 (UNEA 5.2), the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF17), and the Seoul Forest Declaration and the Ministerial Call on Sustainable wood adopted at World Forestry Congress (WFC) 2022.
Join FAO and Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests in this discussion on interfaces between protection, restoration and sustainable use of forests as building blocks for a green recovery. Together they can conserve nature, better provide for human well-being, and contribute to inclusive recovery, build resilient and sustainable economies.
Additional information on the State of the World’s Forests<https://www.fao.org/publications/sofo/2022/en/>.
Agenda
Moderation: Alexander Buck, Executive Director, IUFRO
* High-level opening
Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General, FAO and Chair of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests
* Setting the scene:
Three building blocks: Protection, restoration, and sustainable use of forests
John Parrotta, US Forest Service and President of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
* Panel discussion: Linking the interface between the three building blocks
* Restore and use: the potential of agroforestry
Johan Ekeström, Burgapha Agroforestry, Laos
* Use and protect: Wood: a renewable construction material
Petri Heino, Program Director, Wood building program, Ministry of the Environment, Finland
* Protect and restore: ecosystem payments for carbon farming
Gabriela Violeta Soto Nilo, Department for Climate Change and Environmental Services, National Forest Commission, Chile
* Local actors and communities as partners on the ground
Cécile Ndjebet, 2022 CPF Wangari Maathai Forest Champion
* Open Discussion:
Protection, restoration and sustainable use of forests: How can these three building blocks make development work with the environment?
* Closing Remarks: Building forward: Investing into forest-based solutions
Mirey Attalah, Coordinator Nature for Climate branch, UN Environment Programme, UNEP
We are inviting you to share this with interested students.
Check out our website (QR code) and the attached poster for more
information!
With best regards,
Franziska Leonhardt
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Franziska Leonhardt
Students Tutor
Technische Universität Dresden
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
Institute of International Forestry and Forest Products
Chair of Tropical Forestry
01062 Dresden, Germany
Tel.: +49 351 463-31851
Fax.: +49 351 463-31820
Office: Cotta-Bau, Room 0.14
E-Mail:tropentutor@mailbox.tu-dresden.de
Web:http://www.forst.tu-dresden.de/Inter/
Blog:https://tropicalforestry.wordpress.com/
Dear all
It is with great pleasure that we shared with you this information of an
event sponsored by Division 8 on "Field sampling for multi-taxon
biodiversity studies in European forests". This Training School is a great
opportunity for young researchers, post docs and PhD students among others.
All the information is on the attach. poster
Cheers
Sandra
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Sandra LUQUE PhD, DR HDR
Director of Research
Chair IUFRO Division 8 - Forest Environment
INTECOL Chair Science Committee
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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Join IUFRO-WFSE hybrid event at the World Forestry Congress Korea: FOREST RESTORATION - A FEASIBLE PATHWAY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?
Monday May 2, 2022 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM (Korean Standard Time / UTC+9)
Venue on site: Conference Room 317B
For joining the event online, please register here: https://kyoto-u-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkf-2srzosGtMZIr_gquy-kEUKUb…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkyoto-u-e…>
Ambitious forest restoration targets have been set by organizations, governments and other national parties. Different initiatives emphasize different goals, like mitigating climate change, restoring ecosystem integrity and functionality, and benefits to rural dwellers. This session takes a critical look at the global forest restoration project by addressing some fundamental questions. How feasible are the proposed forest restoration goals and targets? What are the links between forest restoration, biodiversity and ecosystem services? Who benefits from forest restoration and how and who bears the costs? How can environmental justice principles be upheld in profoundly different political, social and cultural settings? How will the complex interplay of ecological, social and economic factors that determine restoration feasibility, changing global environmental priorities, and the anticipated increasing impact of climate change influence alternative forest restoration pathways and scenarios? The session is based on the forthcoming book by IUFRO-WFSE: Restoring forests and trees for sustainable development - Policies, practices, impacts and ways forward.
Panellists:
* Wil de Jong, Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, Japan; Adjunct professor, Renmin University of China
* Daniela Kleinschmit, Professor, University of Freiburg, Germany
* Sabaheta Ramcilovic-Suominen, Associate Professor, Natural Resources Institute Finland
* Koen Kramer, Professor, Wageningen University; Land Life Company, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
* Pablo Pacheco, Dr, Global Forest Lead Scientist, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Washington DC; Senior Associate, Center for International Forestry
Research (CIFOR), Indonesia
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posted by IUFRO Headquaters on behalf of:
Pia Katila, Dr.
Senior Scientist
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Coordinator, IUFRO WFSE
tel: +358 40 801 5331
pia.katila(a)luke.fi<mailto:pia.katila@luke.fi>
www.iufro.org/science/special/wfse<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iufro.…>
www.luke.fi<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.luke.f…>
Colleagues,
You are invited to take part in a survey carried out as part of the H2020 EU funded FirEUrisk research project https://fireurisk.eu/.
FirEUrisk intends to develop, evaluate and disseminate a science-based integrated strategy to: 1) expand current forest/wildland fire risk assessment systems, including critical factors of risk previously not covered; 2) produce effective measures to reduce current fire risk conditions, and 3) develop adapting management strategies to expected future climate and socioeconomic changes in socio-ecological systems of woodlands and wildlands.
This survey is aimed at gathering explorative data around perception of Human Ignition Drivers and Fire risk among citizens. Your participation in the survey is completely voluntary and anonymous.
The survey is available in the following languages and we would be very grateful for your help with it:
* English<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FirEUrisk_EN>
* French<https://fr.surveymonkey.com/r/FirEUrisk_FR>
* German<https://de.surveymonkey.com/r/FirEUrisk_DE>
* Greek<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FirEUrisk_GR>
* Italian<https://it.surveymonkey.com/r/FirEUrisk_IT>
* Portuguese<https://pt.surveymonkey.com/r/FirEUrisk_PT>
* Spanish<https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/FirEUrisk_ES>
* Romanian<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FirEUrisk_RO>
Many thanks for helping the FirEUrisk team!
With best wishes, Maria Nijnik
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Registered Office: The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie Dundee DD2 5DA.
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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 on *April 26, 4 pm CEST*, with:
*Prof. Dr. Andreas Bolte, Thünen Institute, Germany*
*Title:******Forest mortality dynamics in Germany – how can we cope with
it?***
_Abstract:_ In the last years forests in Germany have faced vitality
decreases and mortality dynamics never seen before. About 25% of German
forests are projected to be at risk for extensive disturbance events and
ecosystem service losses within the next 30 years; their transformation
to future resilient forests will cost billions of Euros. Based on an
analysis of ongoing mortality dynamics and options for an adaptive
forest management, solutions for future forest management will be discussed.
_Bio:_ Andreas Bolte is a forest ecologist. He is head of the Thünen
Institute of Forest Ecosystems, and Associated Professor for forest
ecology at Göttingen University. For more than 20 years he is studying
climate change impacts on forests and options to adapt them to future
climate and site conditions.
*Please register for the Zoom Webinar:
*
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1216485606805/WN_1rS7ao5rRjCV5HGoiHxhMw
Note that the talks might be recorded.
*
*
*Previous seminars:*
Seminar # 1: Matt Hansen - Global forest monitoring using satellite data
https://youtu.be/snUSGNb9bAQ
Seminar # 2: Flavia Costa - Tree mortality in the Amazon across local
hydrological gradients: how water table depth may save or condemn trees
as climate changes
https://youtu.be/5wmzX9ldn4Q
Seminar #3: Belinda Medlyn - Tree mortality in Australian ecosystems:
past, present and future
https://youtu.be/T6S9VKklbyc
Seminar #4: Nate McDowell - Rising tree mortality in the Anthropocene
https://youtu.be/vdAXQ8CibKA
Seminar #5: Lisa Hülsmann - Tree mortality modeling – a tool for
ecological inference and a challenge for projecting forest dynamics
https://youtu.be/Yzsa0p7lq7c
Seminar #6: Craig D Allen - The global emergence of hotter-drought
drivers of forest disturbance tipping points
https://youtu.be/5NlkIQOzl2Y <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NlkIQOzl2Y>
Seminar #7: Yude Pan - Impacts of disturbances on leaf area index and
productivity of terrestrial ecosystems
https://youtu.be/mhHxGPVZXXE <https://youtu.be/mhHxGPVZXXE>
Seminar #8: Viacheslav Kharuk - Conifer decline and mortality in Siberia
https://youtu.be/2X4ZoUQa8jA <https://youtu.be/2X4ZoUQa8jA>
Seminar #9: Barbara Bentz - Recipes for Climate-Induced Bark
Beetle-Caused Tree Mortality
https://youtu.be/ddjMbYvuX6I <https://youtu.be/ddjMbYvuX6I>
Seminar #10: Ana Bastos - Climate variability, extremes, and attribution
of high-impact ecological events: challenges and ways forward
https://youtu.be/jhTwbQ6cffA <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhTwbQ6cffA>
Seminar #11: Bonaventure Ntirugulirwa - Mortality of Afrotropical trees
in a temperature manipulation experiment: Result from the Rwanda TREE
project
https://youtu.be/n0CnDXudLf0
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*Visit us at:*
https://www.tree-mortality.net/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
*Initiatives*:
International Tree Mortality Network
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/
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