Dear Mrs. Burger
I hope you are doing fine and that you and your family are healthy.
Due to the pandemic outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, I have to inform you that the organization committee has decided to postpone the 5th international conference on soil-, bio-, eco-engineering (SBEE), which would have taken place from June 13th to June 19th 2020. Therefore, the SBEE 2020 is cancelled for this year and we hope we can rename it SBEE 2021 and that the conference will take place next year (2021) in Bern, Switzerland. Unfortunately, it is not easy finding a substitution date. As soon as we found a date, I will be happy to inform you.
We are obliged to inform you about the cancellation of the conference. However, I am not sure if you need to announce this, as all registered participants have already been informed by us.
As soon as we have more information, we will be happy to get back in touch with you. For now, I wish you and your family all the best and best of health.
Take care and best regards,
Eric Gasser
Bern University of Applied Sciences
School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL
Department of Forestry
Eric Gasser
PhD Student
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Von: Juanita Franco [mailto:juanita.franco@tropenbos.org]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 01. April 2020 08:02
Betreff: Call for contributions ETFRN News 60: Restoring African drylands
Restoring African drylands
ETFRN News 60 – a call for contributions
31 March 2020
ETFRN News 60 will focus on dryland landscape restoration, from government and private sector reforestation to farmer managed natural regeneration, improvements to grasslands and rainfed agriculture, changes in tenure and governance, management of exotic species and bush encroachment. It will look at how to ensure smallholder and community participation and financing, while assessing the myriad roles of varied policies, current and potential roles of the private sector and non-governmental organisations, and how different relationships with local people and associations influence the eventual impacts. The environmental impacts of landscape-level restoration appear to be clear, the social impacts less so, and these will also be further analysed in the light of the above contexts.
While acknowledging that dryland restoration efforts are occurring globally, this edition will focus on African experiences and especially those from the Sahel and the Greater Horn of Africa, though those from elsewhere that could bring such cases into context will also be considered. This ETFRN News will highlight lessons learned in the broadest sense, identifying barriers and knowledge gaps, and opportunities that would promote effective scaling out of what could guarantee the most positive social, environmental and economic impacts. It will build on the current momentum for landscape restoration, supporting and complementing national initiatives, and the commitments of governments to international goals agreed through conventions and declarations.
If you have a story to tell on dryland restoration in Africa and would like to share it, send a short outline (half page to a page) to the co-editors Nick Pasiecznik (nick.pasiecznik(a)tropenbos.org) and Chris Reij ( <mailto:chris.reij@wri.org> chris.reij(a)wri.org) by 30 April 2020. When doing so, please consider the following questions that this edition will look at answering…
· What factors (technical, social, policy, economic, financial) contributed to the success or failure of the dryland restoration approach/mechanism/experience, and in what ways?
· To what extent were different stakeholders consulted, involved and who benefitted, including local communities, gender and youth aspects?
· Is landscape restoration providing any broader benefits, e.g. improving community resilience, food, fodder, fuel and water security, and to reducing poverty, out-migration, conflict and extremism?
· How can effective restoration initiatives be better financed, and what other measures are needed to maximise scaling out to the level required to meet national and international goals?
· At a global level, how can the current international attention for dryland forest and landscape restoration be better translated into successes on the ground?
All those submitting abstracts will be contacted by 15 May, and successful authors will be offered a framework and a dedicated editor to assist in transforming summaries to illustrated realities. Full articles (2500-3000 words) must then be submitted at the latest by 15 July, and following editing and review, will be published online, beginning in October. They will then be published together as a printed compendium, for release in January 2021.
Download here the call in English and French <https://www.tropenbos.org/file.php/2332/etfrn-news-60-call.pdf>
Juanita W. Franco
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From: "Terris, Eli" <eli.terris(a)yale.edu>
To: "div8(a)lists.iufro.org" <div8(a)lists.iufro.org>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2020 14:58:15 +0000
Subject: Apply now! Yale online program on Tropical Forest Landscapes
Priority applications for Yale University’s Tropical Forest Landscapes: Conservation, Restoration & Sustainable Use online certificate program are open through February 23, 2020.
This interdisciplinary program explores tropical land use management through diverse perspectives in a dynamic online experience. Courses teach core concepts, highlight exciting global case studies, and illustrate practical tools to understand and manage complex social, ecological and economic aspects of effective conservation and restoration initiatives.
Program benefits include:
* Unparalleled access to a world-class institution
* Connections with environmental professionals around the world
* Dedicated mentors who provide one-on-one support
* Flexible learning schedule
* Practice using planning tools for a real-life project with individualized faculty feedback
* Optional hands-on field experience in the tropics
This program offers environmental professionals the chance to understand the broader context of their day-to-day work while developing concrete outputs for on-the-ground projects. No matter where you are in your career, this program will allow you to build key skills, enhance your knowledge, and develop the networks you need to succeed.
Interested? Learn more about the program at <https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/> tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu or join us for a <https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z9quCQgTTvmHZjHmoiw-Tg> program preview on February 5, 2020 and a <https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L1JfofhRQGCV1AkMN1dxpg> program information session on February 12, 2020.
The priority admissions deadline is February 23, 2020 and the final chance to apply is March 20, 2020 (applications are accepted on a rolling basis).
Apply today: <https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/admissions> https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/admissions
Tropical Forest Landscapes online certificate program
Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
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Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
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Dear colleagues,
Happy, Peaceful, Prosperous and Successful New Year 2020, full of Joy.
If you are interested in Air Pollution, Climate change, Biosphere and Ecosystems Impacts, submit your abstract now. The international conference entitled “Air Pollution threats to Plant Ecosystems” will be held in Paphos (Cyprus) on May 4-8, 2020. Do not miss this fantastic meeting series.
Deadlines
Postponed abstract submission: 15th January 2020
Early registration: till 15th February 2020
Sessions
1. CAPERmed - Air Pollution Effects on Mediterranean Ecosystems
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
7. Forest protection against ozone: new approaches towards an effective policy decision-making
Contact: pierre.sicard(a)arches-conseils.fr<mailto:pierre.sicard@arches-conseils.fr>
Website: http://www.ozoneandplants2020.com
Twitter: @PlantsPollution
Best regards,
Pierre
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Dr Pierre SICARD
Air pollution & forests
International Union of Forest Research Organizations
Deputy R.G 8.04.00 “Air Pollution & Climate Change”
Project MOTTLES: http://mottles.ipsp.cnr.it/
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the deadline for the ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
IS POSTPONED TO 15TH JANUARY 2020. The international conference entitled
"_Air Pollution threats to Plant Ecosystems_" will be held in Paphos
(Cyprus) on May 4-8, 2020.
Do not miss this cornerstone of international science.
DEADLINES
Deadline for abstract submission: 15TH JANUARY 2020
Early registration: TILL 15TH FEBRUARY 2020
Late registration: 16TH FEBRUARY TO 15TH APRIL 2020
SESSIONS
1. CAPER_med_ - Air Pollution Effects on Mediterranean Ecosystems
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
7. Forest protection against ozone: new approaches towards an effective
policy decision-making
WEBSITE: http://www.ozoneandplants2020.com [1]
TWITTER: @PlantsPollution
Best regards,
Pierre
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DR PIERRE SICARD
Air pollution & forests
International Union of Forest Research Organizations
Deputy R.G 8.04.00 "_Air Pollution and Climate Change_"
Links:
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[1] http://www.ozoneandplants2020.com
