Dear all
As announced already the call for session is open. Then the best way to
begin the year is planning to attend a great IUFRO Conference in Argentina
in forested landscapes
Get ready then to be next October in Posadas!
Please visit the website with the preliminary information:
<http://iufro2018posadas.com/> http://iufro2018posadas.com/
October 1-5 Posadas, Argentina
Please spread the news in your networks!
This conference will highlight accelerated changes imprinted in our planet
within the Anthropocene. Transformation of forest use that is occurring in
response to the pressures of globalization, population growth, resource
scarcity and ecological degradation are part of the BIG challenges ahead.
Biodiversity is essential to human well-being, but people have been reducing
biodiversity throughout human history. Loss of species and degradation of
ecosystems are likely to further accelerate in the coming years.
Nonetheless, global goals to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss have
mostly not been achieved. It is essential to take into account ecological,
economic and functional values of the landscape to improve planning and
decision-making. Operational solutions are needed to reconciling
biodiversity conservation in the light of increasing demands of natural
resources and land.
Within the framework of this Conference will focus on key topics to assess
problems but also to find solutions towards a better future of forested
landscapes
Call for sessions and Forums is open NOW
http://iufro2018posadas.com/call-for-sessions-and-forums/
Please see information attach. and visit the site for further details
Call for abstracts will be launched end of February
Please note also the call for discussion forums on "Challenges of
sustainable development: implications for the future of forests and forested
landscapes" Looking forward for original ideas on knowledge sharing!
See you all this year in Argentina!
My warmest wishes
Sandra Luque for the Scientific Committee
IUFRO Officer
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Sandra S. Luque (PhD, HDR)
Director of Research at IRSTEA
UMR TETIS Land, environment, remote sensing and spatial information
500 rue JF BRETON
Montpellier 34000, France
https://www.teledetection.fr/
Looking forward to see you: <http://iufro2018posadas.com/>
http://iufro2018posadas.com/
New Virtual Special Issue, here:
http://explore.tandfonline.com/page/est/tbsm-vsi-ecosystem-services-nexus-th
inking/
Dear colleagues and friends,
As you know I will be leading Division 8 along with Jean Michel Carnus,
Alexia Stokes from France and Shirong Liu from China. It will be a huge
challenge to keep the Division as active as it has been over the years with
the great commitment from Jean Michel and the experience from Shirong. I
take this responsibility as a great honour and I will do my best to ensure
success and joy for our IUFRO community.
It seems that in 2018 will strengthen connections with South America which
is great in order to be better prepared for our next IUFRO WC in Curitiba
(2019).
This year we have already a conference on forest and water in Valdivia,
Chile and a conference on
<https://www.iufro.org/download/file/27852/3483/posadas18-flyer_jpg/>
Adaptive Management for Forested Landscapes in Transformation in Posadas,
Argentina. Moving towards the North of the Americas will have the
<http://www.cef-cfr.ca/index.php?n=Colloque.NAFSC-ISFS2018> North American
Forest Soils Conference - for details:
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-8/80000/activities/
I take the opportunity to remind everybody to keep the secretariat updated
if you are planning an event so it can be listed at the "IUFRO activities
and events" and also promoted by our social media channels.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you do have questions, concerns but
also ideas that can enhance our community. I am looking forward working with
you all, wishing you a great 2018 full of personal and professional
success.
My warmest wishes
On behalf of IUFRO Division 8,
Sandra Luque
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Dr Sandra S. Luque
Director of Research at IRSTEA
National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and
Agriculture
UMR TETIS Land, environment, remote sensing and spatial information
500 rue JF BRETON
Montpellier 34000, France
https://www.teledetection.fr/
ES Virtual Special Issue:
http://explore.tandfonline.com/page/est/tbsm-vsi-ecosystem-services-nexus-th
inking/
New books accessible in pdf format for free:
The biodiversity sourcebook: GEO BON website:
<http://geobon.org/products/books/> http://geobon.org/products/books/
Mapping Ecosystem services: <http://ab.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12837>
http://ab.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12837
TERRAenVISION Environmental Issues Today: Scientific Solutions for Societal Issues
Our Planet suffers from human activities. As scientists, we know more and more about our environment, about processes, rates of change, new threats and risks. However, the challenges seem to grow quicker than the solutions we can create.
This conference aims to focus on the scientific research towards finding solutions for the societal issues of our time. TERRAenVISION promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and networking. To bring scientists and stakeholders that have the same goal, work on the same societal issue, but have different scientific backgrounds. By bringing the people and their knowledge together, we may be able to take the steps towards solutions that can bring our society to a more sustainable situation. In this conference, we want to link to International policies such as the sustainable Development Goals, the UN Climate conventions, CAP and COP.
Environmental issues we would like to highlight and discuss:
This conference is framed around themes. Each theme is kicked off by two plenary keynote speeches of 20 min, followed by a discussion. After the plenary session, a range of different parallel sessions will be organised.
We also want to stress that the conference is not only for scientists, but also warmly would like to invite people from outside the scientific world.
The themes:
1. Climate change: Mitigation and Adaptation
2. Water Resources: Quality and Quantity
3. Land Degradation and Restoration
4. Nature based solutions
5. Fire in the earth system, effects and prevention
6. Ecosystem services and Health
7. Science interface: with policy and public
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND REGISTRATION
https://terraenvision2018.eu/abstract-submission/https://terraenvision2018.eu/registration/
DEADLINE FOR ORAL CONTRIBUTIONS: 15th OF DECEMBER
DEADLINE FOR POSTER ABSTRACTS: 22nd OF JANUARY
(CHECK ALSO OUR Pre-conference Excursion January 25th-28th 2018)
Please visit the website for more information: www.terraenvision2018.eu
Saskia Keesstra
TERRAenVISION Conference
<mailto:envision.one18@gmail.com> envision.one18(a)gmail.com
www.terraenvision2018.eu
29 January-2 February 2018
Barcelona, Spain
US-IALE 2018 Foreign Scholar Travel Application
Deadline is 18 December 2017 for foreign scholar travel award applications
to the US-IALE meeting in Chicago in April!!! Read on for more information!
Kathy Vigness-Raposa
Chair, FSTA Committee
US-IALE
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US-IALE Foreign Scholar Travel Award
http://www.usiale.org/foreign-scholar-award.html
US-IALE 2018 Annual Meeting
Chicago, Illinois
April 8-12, 2018
PURPOSE
The United States Regional Association of the International Association for
Landscape Ecology (US-IALE) supports attendance of landscape ecologists from
foreign countries and fosters international exchange about advances in
landscape ecology at each annual meeting.
THE AWARD
The award recipients will receive US$1,200 at or just after the Annual
Meeting. It is the recipients' responsibility to make all transportation
arrangements and cover all transportation and lodging costs associated with
participating in the meeting.
ELIGIBILITY
1. Applicants are NOT eligible if:
- the applicant is a citizen or current resident of the United States
or Canada.
- the applicant is a citizen of a G7 country (Canada, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States).
- the applicant (of any nationality) is currently studying in the
United States or Canada.
- the applicant (of any nationality) received a Master's or Doctorate at
an institution in the United States or Canada.
- they have already been a recipient.
2. Applicants must submit an abstract for a paper or poster presentation at
the 2018 conference. You must submit your abstract to the conference
organizers by 18 DECEMBER 2017.
http://www.usiale.org/call-for-presentations.html
SELECTION CRITERIA
1. Scientific merit and application to landscape ecology. We will favor
applicants who demonstrate that their research (i) advances the scientific
basis of landscape ecology, and/or (ii) the application of landscape ecology
for natural resource protection or management.
2. Financial need. Applicants must have demonstrated financial need and show
that without FTSA support, they would not be able to attend the Conference.
Applicants currently studying or residing in G7 countries must demonstrate
the extent to which they have pursued travel funding from their host
institution.
3. Professional development. Applicants must demonstrate that attending the
US-IALE Conference will represent a significant professional opportunity for
developing their expertise in landscape ecology and establishing working
relationships with landscape ecologists from other countries. Preference is
given to applicants in early career stages.
4. Geographical representation. Selection may be made to maximize the number
of countries and regions represented.
5. Clarity of English and expression.
HOW TO APPLY
All application materials must be in English. Incomplete applications will
not be reviewed. A complete application contains the following:
1. Name, Institution, Email address, Postal Address, Citizenship.
2. Curriculum vitae (maximum 4 pages).
3. Title and abstract of the paper or poster you will present at the
Conference. The abstract should also be independently submitted to the
conference organizers by 18 DECEMBER 2017 at the conference website
(http://www.usiale.org/call-for-presentations.html)
4. A summary of your research (750 words maximum) explaining how your
research extends the scientific basis or application of landscape ecology
(see Selection Criteria listed above).
5. Statement on what you hope to gain professionally from attending the
US-IALE Conference (200 words maximum).
6. An explanation (200 words maximum) of why you need financial assistance
to attend the conference (see Selection Criteria listed above).
Submit your abstract to the conference organizers by 18 DECEMBER 2017 at the
conference website (http://www.usiale.org/call-for-presentations.html)
Submit your FSTA application materials by 18 DECEMBER 2017 by email to
kathy.vigness.raposa<AT>gmail.com. Acceptable formats include Microsoft
Word, Rich Text Format and Adobe Acrobat (pdf). Please put all materials
into a single file with your last name included in the filename (e.g.,
Vigness_FSTA_2018.pdf). Files will be returned if materials are not
combined into a single file.
Awards will be announced on or before 9 January 2018.
MORE INFORMATION
U.S. IALE: <http://www.usiale.org> www.usiale.org
2018 Annual Meeting: http://www.usiale.org/annual-meeting.html
Other questions -- email us at kathy.vigness.raposa<AT>gmail.com
U.S. IALE FOREIGN SCHOLAR TRAVEL AWARD COMMITTEE
Members: Kathy Vigness-Raposa (Committee Chair, Marine Acoustics, Inc.),
Robert Corry (University of Guelph), Deahn Donner (US Forest Service ),
Nancy McIntyre (Texas Tech University), Tammy Wilson (US National Park
Service), and Anne Kuhn-Hines (US Environmental Protection Agency).
Kathleen J. Vigness-Raposa, Ph.D.
Vice President of Environmental Programs
Marine Acoustics, Inc.
2 Corporate Place, Suite 105
Middletown, RI 02842
Phone: 401-847-7508
Email: kathleen.vigness(a)marineacoustics.com
Dear Colleagues,
It is our great pleasure to launch the website of the joint meeting of the 5th IUFRO Conference on Forests and Water in a Changing Environment and the 2do Congreso Latinoamericano Bosques y Agua, to be held at Universidad Austral de Chile in Valdivia, Chile on November 5-9, 2018. Please visit <http://forestsandwater2018.cl/en/> forestsandwater2018.cl<http://forestsandwater2018.cl/en/> to find important information about this meeting.
A call for abstract submissions will be made in December 2017. Please pass the attached announcement on to whoever might be interested. To get on the conference mailing list, send us a message at forestsandwater2018(a)zentidos.cl.
Sincerely,
The Joint Conference Co-Chairs
Dr. Kevin Bishop, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Dr. Christian Little, Instituto Forestal, Chile
Our apologies for cross-posting if you receive the message twice.
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Estimad@s Colegas,
Con mucho agrado les anunciamos el lanzamiento de la página web de la reunión conjunta de la 5th IUFRO Conference on Forests and Water in a Changing Environment y el 2do Congreso Latinoamericano Bosques y Agua, que se realizará en la ciudad de Valdivia, Chile entre el 5-9 de Noviembre del 2018. Por favor visiten <http://forestsandwater2018.cl/en/> forestsandwater2018.cl<http://forestsandwater2018.cl/> <http://forestsandwater2018.cl/en/> donde encontrarán información actualizada sobre la conferencia.
En diciembre del 2017 se realizará el primer llamado a enviar resúmenes. Agradecemos reenviar esta información a todos aquellas personas que pudieran estar interesadas. Para ser incluidos en una lista de contactos solicitamos escribir a forestsandwater2018(a)zentidos.cl.
Atentamente,
Los presidentes conjuntos de la Conferencia
Dr. Kevin Bishop, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Suecia
Dr. Christian Little, Instituto Forestal, Chile
Lo sentimos en caso de que reciba este mail más de una vez.
--
International Forests and Water Conference 2018
Joint meeting of
The 2nd Latin American Congress Bosques y Agua
The 5th IUFRO Conference on Forests and Water in a Changing Environment
From: Dr. Ernest Foli <mailto:[mailto:efoli@hotmail.com]>
[mailto:efoli@hotmail.com]
Subject: Input to the 2019 GSDR
Dear Colleagues,
We are writing to request your input to the 2019 Global Sustainable
Development Report (GSDR). The GSDR, mandated by the United Nations' Member
States in the outcome document of the 2012 Rio + 20 conference, is meant to
strengthen the science-policy interface and provide a strong evidence-based
instrument to support policymakers in promoting poverty eradication and
sustainable development.
The GSDR is being drafted by an independent group of scientists (IGS),
supported by a task team of six UN-system agencies. Profiles of the 15 IGS
members are found here:
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/globalsdreport/2019)
As part of its outreach efforts, the IGS is soliciting inputs from a diverse
group of scientific and non-scientific communities, from all over the world,
in the form of publications supported by short abstracts or descriptions of
case studies. Currently, we are requesting contributions in four major
areas:
(1) interactions among SDGs and their targets,
(2) transformation pathways towards sustainable development;
(3) looking beyond the SDGs (major issues identified by research which are
not explicitly taken into account in the SDGs), and
(4) the role of science for sustainable development. Contributions will be
acknowledged in the GSDR.
If you are interested in contributing to this important exercise, please
follow the below link to a questionnaire.
https://goo.gl/forms/bWjUsJmHPZCDkqxb2
With many thanks and kind regards,
Ernest Foli, PhD.
Member of the Independent Group of Scientists
