Dear all:
We have formed a new coordination team for the IUFRO Working Party 4.02.01 on Resource Data in the Tropics. The focus of the Working Party will be on legacy tropical forest data sets: finding them, getting them and their metadata archived in an up-to-date digital format, and getting these data available for use, with appropriate protocols and credit to the sources of the data.
We invite you to join our email list at <https://lists.iufro.org/mailman/listinfo/wp40201/> https://lists.iufro.org/mailman/listinfo/wp40201/ , where we discuss issues related to these datasets.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator IUFRO 4.02.01
Invitation to join the email list for IUFRO 4.02.01 Resource Data in the Tropics
Dear all:
We have formed a new coordination team for the IUFRO Working Party 4.02.01 on Resource Data in the Tropics. The focus of the Working Party will be on legacy tropical forest data sets: finding them, getting them and their metadata archived in an up-to-date digital format, and getting these data available for use, with appropriate protocols and credit to the sources of the data. We invite you to join our email list at <https://lists.iufro.org/mailman/listinfo/wp40201/> https://lists.iufro.org/mailman/listinfo/wp40201/ , where we discuss issues related to these datasets.
Please contact tropfordata(a)gmail.com with any questions or comments.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator IUFRO 4.02.01
Von: Loeffler, Theresa (NFOI) [mailto:Theresa.Loeffler@fao.org]
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 17. September 2020 15:21
Betreff: DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS EXTENDED to 15 Oct - Wangari Maathai
Forest Champions Award
Do you know a true forest champion?
Nominate them for the Wangari Maathai Award by 15 October!
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is awarding one extraordinary
individual for improving our forests and the lives of people who depend on
them. The winner of the 2021 award will be celebrated for their outstanding
achievements at the upcoming XV World Forestry Congress
<http://wfc2021korea.org/> , in May 2021 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Along with international recognition and prestige, the awardee will receive
a cash prize of USD20,000
and travel support to participate in the award ceremony in Seoul.
<http://www.cpfweb.org/97445/en/> Click here to make your nomination!
Eligibility: Applicants should be nominated by a third party. Nominees may
be persons, living or recently deceased, who have made exceptional
contributions to forests. Professional and research contributions will only
be considered if they are conducted outside of normal work-related
responsibilities. Applications received from a nominee's kin or business
partner are not eligible for consideration. Applications related to
grassroots initiatives are particularly encouraged.
Selection: The submission deadline for nominations has been extended to 15
October 2020. The awardee will be selected by a jury nominated by CPF
members, which will take into account gender and regional balance when
considering potential awardees.
Announcement: The awardee will be notified of their selection via email in
February 2021. This year's Wangari Maathai Award will be presented during
the XV World Forestry Congress <http://wfc2021korea.org/> (24-28 May 2021),
at the Coex Convention Center in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
To submit an application: Please send completed nominations to the CPF
Secretariat at cpf(a)un.org. Find more information and the application
guidelines which should be used when submitting your nomination at the CPF
website <http://www.cpfweb.org/97445/en/> .
The CPF launched the first Wangari Maathai Award in 2012 to honour and
commemorate the impact of this extraordinary woman who championed forest
issues around the world. The Wangari Maathai Award is an initiative of CBD,
CIFOR, CITES, FAO, GEF, ICRAF, ITTO, IUCN, IUFRO, UNCCD, UNDP, UNEP, UNFCCC,
UNFF and World Bank, all members of the CPF. Nominations will be reviewed by
an international jury of renowned personalities, who will also take into
consideration such elements as empowering women, youth and civil society,
fostering social commitment, promoting networks and improving the valuation
of forests in society.
Open Call: Active restoration of timber production and other ecosystem
services in secondary and degraded forest
Dear Colleagues
I am writing to inform that I am editing a special issue (SI) of Forest
Ecology and Management, entitled "Active restoration of timber production
and other ecosystem services in secondary and degraded forest". From your
research focus, I feel that you may contribute to this special issue.
Forest Ecology and Management is a peer reviewed journal that publishes
scientific articles linking forest ecology with forest management. 2019 IF:
3.170. 5-year IF: 3.581. Website:
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-ecology-and-management
The Open call of the SI is located at:
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-ecology-and-management/call-for-pap
ers/open-call-active-restoration-of-timber-production
The submission portal will be opened from the 1st of September and until the
1st of December 2020.
All submissions will go through the normal FEM review process. The handling
editor of this SI is Cindy Prescott (Cindy.Prescott(a)ubc.ca) the guest
editors are Plinio Sist, Bryan Finegan and myself.
We aim to have the special issue ready by December 2020.
We look forward to reading your Manuscript. Please inform your colleagues of
this opportunity.
--
Marie Ange NGO BIENG
UR Forêts et Sociétés. CIRAD
Campus International de Baillarguet, TA C-105/D
34398 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
Programa Bosques, Biodiversidad y Cambio Climatico. CATIE
Edificio principal. Turrialba. Cartago.
30501. Costa Rica
marie-ange.ngo_bieng(a)cirad.fr <mailto: marie-ange.ngo_bieng(a)cirad.fr>
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<mailto:MarieAnge.Ngo@catie.ac.cr> MarieAnge.Ngo(a)catie.ac.cr>
Skype: Ngo Bieng Marie Ange
Dear Colleagues,
I hope you and relatives are fine. Following the postponement of the
2020' conference due to COVID-19 pandemic, we are pleased to announce
that the international conference entitled "_AIR POLLUTION THREATS TO
PLANT ECOSYSTEMS_" will be held in Paphos (Cyprus) on May 17-21, 2021.
All needed sanitary directives will be implemented on site. Due to
exceptional conditions, up-do-date information will be regularly
released by emails.
Air pollution and climate change remain a persistent threat to plant
ecosystems, urging for international cooperation and unified research
efforts. This international event is co-organized by the Committee on
Air Pollution Effects Research on Mediterranean Ecosystems (CAPER_MED_),
the International Union of Forest Research Organization (IUFRO) and the
International Cooperative Programme on Effects of Air Pollution on
Natural Vegetation and Crops (ICP VEGETATION). The conference, for THE
FIRST TIME COMBINING THREE EVENTS, will serve as an excellent example of
effective international collaboration in the research of air pollution
and plant ecosystems.
DO NOT MISS THIS CORNERSTONE of international science. The CAPER_med_ IV
meeting will be held on 17-18 May 2021, back-to-back with the 3rd
International Conference on "_Ozone and Plant Ecosystems_" and the 30th
international biennial conference of the IUFRO Research Group on "_Air
pollution and climate change_" on 17-21 May 2021.
DEADLINES
Deadline for abstract submission: 15TH JANUARY 2021
Early registration: till 15TH MARCH 2021
MAIN SESSIONS OF THE CONFERENCE
_CAPERmed - Air Pollution Effects on Mediterranean Ecosystems_
1a. Monitoring, biomonitoring and modeling: advances and limitations
1b. From the organism to the ecosystem: impact of pollution and climate
change
1c. Environmental policies, human health and sustainability
_Air pollution and climate change effects on plant ecosystems: from cell
to ecosystem_
2. Urban green: sinks or sources of air pollution and climate change
3. Plant ecosystems in a changing world: monitoring, modeling and risk
assessment
4. Atmospheric deposition: consequences for plant ecosystems
5. Crops and trees: productivity and ecological processes
6. Genetic, biochemical and physiological mechanisms underlying stress
responses of plant ecosystems
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
PROF. JOS LELIEVELD will join the conference talking about "_Climate
change and air pollution, __the current and future challenges_". PROF.
NADINE UNGER - "_Air pollution effects on the carbon cycle in a changing
world_". PROF. XAVIER QUEROL - "_Ozone pollution in Western
Mediterranean region_". PROF. ZHAOZHONG FENG - "_Effects of ozone
pollution on Chinese woody plants: an overview_".
FOR MORE DETAILS
NEW WEBSITE: http://cyprus2021.com/ [1]
CONTACT: Dr. Pierre Sicard (pierre.sicard(a)arches-conseils.fr)
TWITTER: @PlantsPollution
Best regards
Pierre
--
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DR PIERRE SICARD
Air pollution & forests
International Union of Forest Research Organizations
Deputy R.G "_Air Pollution and Climate Change"_
Links:
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[1] http://cyprus2021.com/
Von: ADG-Mitsugi [mailto:ADG-Mitsugi@fao.org]
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 23. Juli 2020 11:52
Betreff: Call for nominations for the 2021 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions
Award
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The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is awarding one extraordinary
individual for improving our forests and the lives of people who depend on
them!
The CPF launched the first Wangari Maathai Award in 2012 to honour and
commemorate the impact of this extraordinary woman who championed forest
issues around the world.
In 2021, the CPF will award one individual for her/his outstanding
achievements for forests during the XV World Forestry Congress (24-28 May
2021, Seoul, Korea).
The awardee will receive a cash prize of USD 20 000 along with international
recognition of the outstanding contributions to preserve, restore and
sustainably manage forests and to raise awareness of the key role forests
play in supporting local communities, rural livelihoods, women, youth and
the environment.
The Wangari Maathai Award is an initiative of CBD, CIFOR, CITES, FAO, GEF,
ICRAF, ITTO, IUCN, IUFRO, UNCCD, UNDP, UNEP, UNFCCC, UNFF and World Bank,
all members of the CPF. Nominations will be reviewed by an international
jury of renowned personalities, who will also take into consideration such
elements as empowering women, youth and civil society, fostering social
commitment, promoting networks and improving the valuation of forests in
society.
Eligibility: Applicants should be nominated by a third party. Nominees may
be persons, living or recently deceased, who have made exceptional
contributions to forests. Professional and research contributions will only
be considered if they are conducted outside of normal work-related
responsibilities. Applications received from a nominee's kin or business
partner are not eligible for consideration. Applications related to
grassroots initiatives are particularly encouraged.
Selection: The closing date for receipt of nominations is 15 September 2020.
The awardee will be selected by a jury nominated by CPF members, which will
take into account gender and regional balance when considering potential
awardees.
Announcement: The awardee will be notified of their selection via email in
February 2021. This year's Wangari Maathai Award will be presented during
the XV World Forestry Congress <http://wfc2021korea.org/> (24-28 May 2021),
at the Coex Convention Center in Seoul, Korea.
To submit an application: Please send completed nominations to the CPF
Secretariat at cpf(a)un.org. Find more information and the application
guidelines which should be used when submitting your nomination at the
website <http://www.cpfweb.org/97445/en/> .
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