We are pleased to announce that the first ever compiled global assessment
report on "Adaptation of Forests and People to Climate Change" will be
published officially at the next session of the United Nations Forum on
Forests (UNFF), during the following side event:
Making Forests Fit For Change - IUFRO-Led Activities at the Science-Policy
Interface
Wednesday, 22 April
13:15 to 14:45 hours
Conference Room 2 (CR-2)
UN Headquarters, New York City
The report is the first product of the IUFRO-led Global Forest Expert Panels
of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) and presents the
state-of-knowledge about the impacts of climate change on forests and people
and options for adaptation.
One of the key messages that emerged from this assessment is that the
carbon-regulating services of forests are at risk of being lost entirely
unless current carbon emissions are reduced substantially; this would result
in the release of huge quantities of carbon to the atmosphere, exacerbating
climate change.
The report as well as a policy brief (available in all UN languages) can be
downloaded at:
http://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/
Information for the press is available at:
http://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/media-information/
For further information, please, contact:
Alexander Buck, IUFRO
Mobile +43-664-1426852
Email: buck(at)iufro.org
About IUFRO and the CPF
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is the only
world-wide organization devoted to forest research and related sciences. Its
members are research institutions, universities, and individual scientists
as well as decision-making authorities and other stakeholders with a focus
on forests and trees.
For further information, please visit: www.iufro.org.
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is a voluntary arrangement
among 14 international organizations and secretariats with substantial
programmes on forests. Its mission is to promote the management,
conservation and sustainable development of all types of forest and
strengthen long-term political commitment to this end.
For further information, please visit: http://www.fao.org/forestry/cpf/en/.
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Sent by c.goestl on behalf of Alexander BUCK, IUFRO Headquarters, Vienna
Dear Colleague:
IUFRO is pleased to announce that Divisions 1, 4 and 8 as well as Working
Party 1.01.08, together with the Swedish University of Agricultural
Sciences, TemaTillväxt, and the University of Copenhagen, Forest &
Landscape, are organizing the:
International Conference: SPRUCE IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL CHANGE
Ecology, silviculture, forest products, management risks and conservation
practices
31 Aug 3 Sep 2009 - Halmstad, Sweden
Please have a look at the Second announcement and call for abstracts at:
https://arbetsplats.slu.se/sites/esf/tematillvaxt/spruce2009/Lists/announcem
ents/Attachments/2/SPRUCE_2009_Announcement_2_Ver_2.pdf
Note in particular the Publication Timeline:
Papers, posters and computer demonstrations are welcomed within the theme of
the conference. Participants are invited to contribute problems and ideas as
well as potential solutions. Extended abstracts (max. one printed page,
including one figure or illustration) for all invited speakers, voluntary
presentations, posters and demonstrations will be available in printed
proceedings format at the start of the conference.
30 April 2009 Last date for submission of abstracts is 30 April 2009.
Abstracts should be prepared according to the guidelines presented on the
conference web-site.
15 May 2009 Notification of acceptance will be issued by 15 May 2009.
15 June 2009 Final, extended abstracts, including specific results, should
be received no later than 15 June 2009.
For more detailed information please visit: http://www-spruce2009.slu.se
Please distribute this message to colleagues that might be interested in the
conference subject.
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Sent by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO Headquarters
on behalf of Jens Peter Skovgaard, University of Copenhagen, Chairman of the
Scientific Advisory Board
IUFRO informs about forthcoming first CPF global assessment report on the
adaptation of forests and forest-dependent people to climate change
5 December 2008 (Friday)
13:00-15:00
White-tailed Eagle Room, Poznań International Fair
On 5 December 2008, during the side event of the Collaborative Partnership
on Forests (CPF), Alexander Buck from IUFRO will report on the progress of
the first CPF global assessment report on the adaptation of forests and
forest-dependent people to climate change.
The peer-reviewed report will be launched at UNFF 8 in April 2009. It has
been prepared by the first CPF Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP), which is
led and coordinated by IUFRO. The Panel has gathered input from about 100
renowned scientists from a broad range of disciplines.
This will be the most comprehensive assessment to date of existing
scientific knowledge about forest adaptation. It will provide decision
makers with an objective source of science-based information on the
ecological, social and economic impacts of climate change on forests and
people, and present forest management and policy options for adaptation.
The web-cast presentation will be available on demand from the UNFCCC
website at http://copportal1.man.poznan.pl/
For more information on GFEP and the Assessment Report, please visit:
http://www.iufro.org/science/science-initiative/adaptation-panel/
Contact:
Alexander Buck, IUFRO Headquarters
Buck(at)iufro.org
Message of Jean Luc Peyron:
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Dear IUFRO Colleague,
REGISTER NOW to Nancy 2008 conference on
THE EUROPEAN FOREST-BASED SECTOR :
BIO-RESPONSES TO ADDRESS NEW CLIMATE AND ENERGY CHALLENGES?
Date and venue: 6 to 8 November 2008, Congress House of Nancy (France), under the auspices
of the French Presidency of the European Union Council.
Participants: Scientists from public or private research centres and universities,
Professionals from the forest-based sector, Delegates from the European Union and its
Member States, Delegates from other national or international organizations, Members of
NGOs involved in the forest-based sector, students and journalists.
Website: <http://www.gip-ecofor.org/nancy2008/> http://www.gip-ecofor.org/nancy2008/
Any other information:
Viviane Appora <mailto:ecofor@gip-ecofor.org> ecofor(a)gip-ecofor.org
Jean-Luc Peyron <mailto:peyron@gip-ecofor.org> peyron(a)gip-ecofor.org
Partners :
European Forest Week, IUFRO, COST, Forest-Based Sector Technology Platform, EFI, UNECE
ECOFOR, AgroParisTech, INRA, ONF, ENSTIB, IISD, French Forest Review
Lorraine Region, Nancy City and Urban Community
--
Jean-Luc PEYRON
ICGREF, Dr.Sc.Eco.
Directeur dECOFOR
42, rue Scheffer, F-75116 Paris
Tel : +33 (0)1 53 70 21 49 (direct)
+33 (0)1 53 70 21 70 (secrétariat)
Fax : +33 (0)1 53 70 21 54
Web : <http://www.gip-ecofor.org/> www.gip-ecofor.org
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Message forwarded on behalf of B. Hanell:
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If you have not already done so, this message is to invite you to register to the
International Conference on Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Changing
Climate that will be held in Umeå on August 25-28.
Extensive information on the conference can be found at: "www.forestadaptation2008.net
<file://www.forestadaptation2008.net> ", including the Book of Abstracts, the
preliminary programme, and the registration information. The Conference will feature:
- Numerous keynote addresses from world-renowned experts and high-level managers of
forest and environmental portfolios such as the Chief of the US Forest Service and
Sweden's Minister of Agriculture;
- Oral and poster presentations arranged in 18 sessions that cover science, management
and policy issues within a wide range of forest adaptation-related topics;
- Moderated discussions whose outputs will feed into process aiming at increasing the
profile of forest-related challenges and opportunities within the global climate-change
agenda.
I hope that you can join us in Umeå for this event.
Kind regards
Bjorn Hanell
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Co-Chair of the 2008 Forest Adaptation Conference
Professor of Silviculture, SLU
Coordinator IUFRO Division 1 Silviculture
<http://www.iufro.org/science/iufro-mailing-lists/overview/>
Dear all,
Please be informed that ...
... the UNFF Secretariat is currently hosting a webforum on "Forests and Biodiversity
Conservation, including Protected Areas". You are invited to participate in this online
discussion and share your experiences, lessons learnt or any other element useful for a
better understanding of this important issue.
This online forum is being organized to generate dialogue, and elicit inputs on one of the
themes for discussion at the upcoming 8th session
of the United Nations Forum on Forests, which will take place at UNHQ New York, from 20
April - 1 May 2009. The webforum will remain open
until 30 June 2008 and can be accessed at http://esaconf.un.org/WB/default.asp?action=10
<http://esaconf.un.org/WB/default.asp?action=10&boardid=46&fid=667> &boardid=46&fid=667
With best regards,
Claudia
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Claudia Goestl - Web Management
International Union of Forest Research Organizations
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
Mariabrunn (BFW), Hauptstrasse 7 │ A-1140 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-14 │ Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50
Website: <http://www.iufro.org/> http://www.iufro.org │ Email: <mailto:goestl@iufro.org>
goestl(a)iufro.org
Dear All,
If any of you are interested in the opportunity cited below please contact ANU to inquire further on this possibility to prepare a chapter for the book described below. Best regards,
Alex Mosseler
Division 8 Coordinator
________________________________
From: mayer [mailto:mayer@iufro.org]
Sent: May 19, 2008 6:36 AM
To: perry.brown(a)umontana.edu; Mosseler, Alex; 'Björn Hånell'
Cc: buck(a)iufro.org
Subject: WG: [Asb-global] Authors for case studies on the livelihood impacts ofpayments for environmental services and REDD
Dear Perry, Alex and Björn,
I forward an information we have received from the ANU. This might be of interest for some of the IUFRO colleagues in your Divisions.
Best regards
Peter
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Von: asb-global-bounces(a)lists.cgiar.org [mailto:asb-global-bounces@lists.cgiar.org] Im Auftrag von Kasyoki, Joyce (ICRAF)
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 15. Mai 2008 15:22
An: ASB-GLOBAL (LISTSERV)
Betreff: [Asb-global] Authors for case studies on the livelihood impacts ofpayments for environmental services and REDD
The Australian National University (ANU) is looking for authors interested to prepare ten papers on the livelihood impacts of payment for environmental services schemes, and implications for activities aimed to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. The case studies do not necessarily need to focus on forests.
ANU will pay AUD $6,000 per paper. They envision that these papers will be published in an edited book.
The terms of reference for the studies are available. Please download url:
http://www.crawford.anu.edu.au/pdf/staff/luca_tacconi/Terms%20of%20Referenc… <http://www.crawford.anu.edu.au/pdf/staff/luca_tacconi/Terms%20of%20Referenc…>
Further information on this project can be obtained at http://www.crawford.anu.edu.au/staff/ltacconi.php <http://www.crawford.anu.edu.au/staff/ltacconi.php>
Email: luca.tacconi(a)anu.edu.au <mailto:luca.tacconi@anu.edu.au>
Hello All,
Apparently some of you may not be receiving the IUFRO Newsletter, so
I'll take this opportunity to send it to you. Please see the link shown
above. Best regards,
Alex Mosseler
Hello All,
IUFRO Division 8 will try to play a major role in the meeting
described below. I'm hoping that we can encourage as many members of
Division 8 as possible to attend this meeting. If we can get a good
showing at this meeting, we could use this venue as an opportunity to
organize some sessions and for discussions about future plans and
activities related to Division 8. Best wishes to all of you.
Alex Mosseler - Canadian Forest Service
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 8
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From: Mohammed Ellatifi [mailto:sylva.monde@yahoo.fr]
Sent: December 12, 2007 6:47 AM
To: leedk(a)plaza.snu.ac.kr; leedk(a)snu.ac.kr; john.innes(a)ubc.ca;
risto.seppala(a)metla.fi; Mosseler, Alex; F.SEYMOUR(a)CGIAR.ORG;
mayer(a)iufro.org; bjorn.hanell(a)ssko.slu.se; bailian_li(a)ncsu.edu;
hans.heinimann(a)env.ethz.ch; magatome(a)isa.utl.pt; dave.cown(a)ensisjv.com;
perry.brown(a)umontana.edu; mike.wingfield(a)fabi.up.ac.za
Subject: Conference in Casablanca
Dear Colleagues :
I have the pleasure to invite you to contribute and attend the
conference on "FORESTS, BIOENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE" which will take
place, 20-21 March 2008, in Casablanca , Morocco . This conference is
organized by the Association "SYLVA-WORLD for Development and the
Protection of Forests and the Environment", in con junction with IUFRO
Units 4.02.01, IUFRO 7.01.00, IUFRO Task Force "Forests and Carbon
Sequestration", and the University Hassan II, Ain Shock, in Casablanca .
For all information regarding the themes, the deadlines, registration,
submission of abstracts, etc, please refer to the conference website
www.geocities.com/sylva.monde/welcome.htm
<http://www.geocities.com/sylva.monde/welcome.htm>
Looking forward to hearing from you
Best wishes
Dr. Mohammed Ellatifi
Conference Chair
Casablanca, Morocco
Tel: +212 61 328 797
E-mail: sylva.world(a)yahoo.fr
<http://fr.f281.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=sylva.world@yahoo.fr>
Website: www.ellatifi.fr.fm <http://www.ellatifi.fr.fm/>
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