Dear colleagues:
We are writing to invite you to participate in the special edition of the Journal of Forest Business Research on forestry issues in Latin America, its challenges, opportunities, and trends. The list of topics is very extensive, and it seems to us that their work could make an important contribution to this special edition. In the following link, you will find the details: https://www.forest-journal.com/index.php/JFBR/announcement/view/3
The Journal of Forest Business Research is a new journal, which was created with the aim of covering issues related to the sustainability of forest business with a novel approach.
Please, do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or comments.
Best regards,
Virginia Morales Olmos -
IUFRO deputy: group 4.05.03 - Managerial economics and accounting in Latin America (vmolmos(a)gmail.com <mailto:vmolmos@gmail.com> )
Vitor Hoeflich - IUFRO coordinator: group 4.05.03 - Managerial economics and accounting in Latin America, and vice coordinator group 9.05.08 - Forest and natural resources policy and governance in Latin America and the Caribbean ( vitor.ufpr(a)gmail.com<mailto:vitor.ufpr@gmail.com> )
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Dra. Virginia Morales Olmos
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PDU Departamento de Ciencias Económicas
CENUR Noreste - Universidad de la República
Tacuarembó, Uruguay
Tel.: 4633 34 85 int. 311
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W3 Professorship in Forest policy and land-use governance (f/m/d)
The professorship represents the field of forest policy in its entire breadth with a strong focus on land-use governance in research and teaching. Research should focus on the analysis of international and national forest and land use policies, their processes and strategies, and their mutual interdependencies. Ideally, the professorship thus contributes to the development of political solution strategies for the protection of forests and sustainable land use. The professorship is expected to establish close collaborations with other departments of the faculty and the university and to actively participate in existing research projects and the establishment of new ones. The professorship shall substantially strengthen the faculty foci on "Sustainable Forestry and Global Change" and "Utilization of Forests and Forest Products". Methodologically, the focus should be on empirical social science approaches. We are looking for a team player and dedicated person with demonstrated expertise in policy field analysis of international and national forestry, analysis of international land use-related governance systems and processes, trans-sectoral forest-related policy analysis of nature conservation, climate change mitigation, or regional development, and analysis of forest-related development cooperation.
The position entails the following teaching responsibilities: Subject-specific contributions in the bachelor and master programs of the faculty, especially in the master specializations "Forest Conservation", "Tropical and International Forestry" and "Forest Operation and Utilization". Due to the international profile of the professorship and the students, some of the courses are to be held in English and German. It is expected that the professorship will actively participate in the further internationalization of the courses offered. The university emphasizes research-oriented teaching.
Closing date: 26 October 2023
Further details: https://uni-goettingen.de/en/677529.html
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Dear All
Building upon the popular 'Communicating Forest Science<https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/training-resource-centre/communi…>' manual published almost a decade ago, the IUFRO Working Party on Communications and Public Relations has set to revisit this precious resource to make it aligned with the latest trends. The new manual aims at equipping scientists and science communicators with knowledge on communication theory and practice. Drawing upon the digital tools, the revamped manual will be exclusively available online thus giving possibilities to easily link to external resources, embed other digital materials like podcasts and videos and finally make it a living resource to be updated as needed.
The team is looking for additional volunteers to produce the revamped manual in time for the IUFRO Congress in Sep 2024. Ideally, candidates would come from within the IUFRO network or are experienced forest science communicators who know IUFRO. If you are interested, please contact me or any of the working party deputies. We particularly encourage applications from members from the Global South. IUFRO-SPDC will offer a full sponsorship for authors/contributors of the manual who are eligible for SAP for IUFRO Event Participation<https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/sap/#c35938> to attend IUFRO 2024.
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Subject: Early Bird Registration Extended: IUFRO Extension & Knowledge Exchange Working Party Meeting Logistics - Padova, Italy - October 8-12, 2023
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IUFRO Extension and Knowledge Exchange (EKE)
Working Party Conference and Tour Details
October 8-12, 2023 (Conference)
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October 12-14, 2023 (Post-Conference Tour)
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Please make plans to join the IUFRO-EKE working party at the hotel NH Padova in Padova, Italy this fall:
Full Conference Registration (Sun Oct 8th – Thu Oct 12th)
Regular early bird rate – $410 USD (By August 30, 2023)
Regular rate – $470 USD (August 31 - September 7, 2023)
The conference registration fee includes the welcome reception (Sunday, Oct. 8), attendance to all conference sessions and field trip (Monday, October 9 - Thursday, October 12), one conference dinner, one lunch and four coffee breaks. Travel arrangements and accommodations are not included and are the responsibility of the participant.
If you registered for the optional post-conference field trip (organized tour in the Karst Area of the Slovenian-Italian border), the registration fee includes transfer to Slovenia, accommodations with breakfast, two packed lunches, and two dinners.
Post Conference Tour Registration (Thu 12th – Sat 14th Oct)
Regular rate – $375 USD
The post-conference tour registration includes accommodations with breakfast (the number of single rooms will be limited), 2 × lunch, 2× dinner and transport, with the tour ending in Gorizia, Italy. Limited availability (30 registrants).
Post conference tour agenda:
Oct 12 – transfer from Padova to Slovenia, dinner (optional wine tasting)
Oct 13 – Karst region (fire management and post fire restoration), visit the Škocian cave UNESCO world heritage site (lunch and dinner)
Oct 14 – 250 years of forest management (Trnovski gozd – 250 years of fir-beech mountain forest management), Urban forests (end of tour late afternoon in Gorizia)
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Dear Colleagues:
Please see advertisement below for The Post doc/research fellow positions @ the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy’s Institute for Environment & Sustainability, National University of Singapore
Research Fellow/Postdoc Fellow
The Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)<https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/er2wefpgaq6l99srrqf5u/V5MLedits-IES-DL-Broch…> at the Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy has openings for exciting, cutting-edge, and problem-focused postdoctoral/research fellow positions in public policy and/or global environmental governance. We are looking for candidates whose research focuses on specific topics such as climate change, biodiversity, sustainable livelihoods, water and oceans, and who are familiar with sociological, historical, and rational choice institutionalism, path dependency analysis, policy mixes, and policy design. We are also seeking candidates who are experts in global and transnational environmental governance intuitions and processes, including policy innovations. Successful applicants will contribute to IES mission to advance “fit for purpose policy analysis”, and its emphasis on policy design capacity building and policy learning.
Successful applicants will contribute to IES’ burgeoning Climate Policy Design Lab (CPDL) and/or its Center for Water Policy (CWP). The candidate will lead policy-relevant research projects, take responsibility for project and grant management, and contribute to stakeholder liaison and outreach of the Institute. All candidates should have a strong willingness to contribute to IES’s mission and to engage with new topics and research tools.
Those seeking further information to assess their potential for this position, are welcome to contact Dr. Sebastian Sewerin at sppv1559(a)partner.nus.edu.sg<mailto:sppv1559@partner.nus.edu.sg> Please send your CV to express your interest.
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· Provide support for IES’s events and outreach activities
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· As problem focused environment and sustainability analysis requires integrating a diversity of knowledge and research, we welcome applicants who specialize in either qualitative or quantitative methods.
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2023 Timo Busch, Michael L. Barnett, Roger Burritt, Benjamin Cashore, Edward Freeman, Irene Henriques, Bryan W. Husted, Rajat Panwar, Jonatan Pinkse, Stefan Schaltegger (corresponding author), & Jeff York, “Moving beyond ‘the’ business case: How to make corporate sustainability work”<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bse.3514>, Business Strategy and the Environment, July 31st
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Online Symposium: "Fuelwood in the tropics: From cooking stoves to deforestation". 11 Aug 2023
The International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) and the International Forestry Working Group of the Society of American Foresters (IFWG-SAF) are offering the first session of an online symposium "Fuelwood in the tropics: From cooking stoves to deforestation" on Friday 11 August 2023 at 10 EDT – 12 EDT (New York City Local Time | UTC – 4). Information at https://tropicalforesters.org/online-symposium-fuelwood-in-the-tropics-from… Find your time zone at https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html. A second session will be held later in 2023. Register for the session at https://forms.gle/ShzgkTJQjWwqbRJq9
Symposium schedule:
a. Introduction to the symposium series. Sheila Ward, ISTF (2 min)
b. Intro to speakers and topic. Puneet Dwivedi, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, USA & IFWG-SAF (5 min)
c. Assessing health and climate impacts of woodfuels and other household energy options. Rob Bailis, Stockholm Environment Institute US (SEI-US), United State (15 min)
d. Balancing livelihood provision and forest preservation: Charcoal Production in the Miombo areas of Zambia. Moses Kazungu, Social Sciences in Landscape Research Group, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland (15 min))
e. New estimates of non-renewable biomass in Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2010-2050. Adrian Ghilardi, Environmental Geography Research Center at UNAM, Mexico (15 min)
f. Unpacking the Complex Socio-Ecological Relationships Between Household Energy and Forests. Hisham Zerriffi, Forest Resources Management at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada (15 min)
g. Summary comments. Puneet Dwivedi (IFWG-SAF) (5 min)
h. Open Discussion (Moderators Dwivedi / Ward – 45 min)
The symposium videos will also be posted on the ISTF YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC64ds-AZiXfNPtJ-gX4Jw1w
SPEAKERS
[cid:ii_lkohnmv40] Rob Bailis, Senior scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute US (SEI-US), United States
Rob is a senior scientist at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI-US). His research focuses on the relationships between energy, social welfare, and environmental change in developing countries. Rob’s current research focuses mainly on biomass energy, ranging from traditional energy carriers like wood and charcoal to advanced liquid biofuels. Rob is also interested in social impact assessment and life-cycle approaches to help understand the implications of increased reliance on non-traditional forms of bioenergy. Rob has a B.S. in physics from Pennsylvania State University, an M.S. from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. in energy and resources from the University of California, Berkeley.
Assessing health and climate impacts of woodfuels and other household energy options, Rob Bailis
Over two billion people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) rely on biomass fuels like wood and charcoal to meet their basic needs. Small-scale biomass burning results in pollution that damages health and drives climate change. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and grid-based electricity are scalable alternatives to biomass but have also raised climate and health concerns. In this presentation, we review the sources of emissions from common household fuels and discuss some recent assessments of health and climate impacts of business-as-usual (BAU) and alternative household energy pathways. We find full transitions to LPG and/or electricity decrease emissions and result in slight global temperature reductions. Shifting from biomass to alternative fuels would also reduce health risks. We close by discussing policy implications and examine some incentives that could accelerate a clean cooking transition.
[cid:ii_lkoho0p31] Adrian Ghilardi, Associate Professor at the Environmental Geography Research Center at UNAM, Mexico
Adrian Ghilardi is an Associate Professor at the National University of Mexico (UNAM). He is interested in the environmental impacts of fuelwood extraction and charcoal production under traditional patterns. He designed and maintains the MoFuSS tool: www.mofuss.unam.mx<http://www.mofuss.unam.mx>. Currently, Adrian's main research interest is to find ways to validate non-renewable biomass estimates produced at the landscape level by MoFuSS, in several woodfuel hot spots across Central America, sub-Saharan Africa, and India. Prior to joining the UNAM Faculty, Adrian was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University. He holds a Ph.D. from UNAM in Natural Resource Management.
New estimates of non-renewable biomass in Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2010-2050, Adrian Ghilardi
Clean cooking projects around the world rely heavily on carbon savings credits that are estimated under the assumption that a reduced consumption of woodfuels will result in fewer net CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. Even though this logic is correct, quantifying how much net CO2 is emitted by traditional cooking is difficult, in part due to the wide variation in space and time in how the vegetation responds to woody biomass harvest. To help clean cooking projects estimate the sustainability of woodfuel harvest (namely the fraction of non-renewable biomass or fNRB) in both a Business-as-Usual and intervention scenarios, we developed MoFuSS: a methodology that integrates many of the complexities associated with woody biomass harvest patterns and natural regrowth. We will present new estimates of non-renewable biomass in Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 2010–2050, with emphasis on the policy implications of these results.
[cid:ii_lkohoia72]Moses Kazungu, Environmental Social Economist, Social Sciences in Landscape Research Group, Research Unit Economics and Social Sciences, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland
Moses Kazungu, PhD, is an Environmental Social Economist specializing in forest economics. He obtained his doctoral degree from the Technical University of Munich, where his research focused on rural household forest use, behaviours, and their connection to deforestation and forest degradation in the Miombo areas of Zambia. Dr. Kazungu is a postdoctoral researcher at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forests, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) in Birmensdorf, Switzerland. His current research interests revolve around understanding public preferences for forest ecosystems and assessing the impacts of forest restoration approaches on perceived forest ecosystem benefits in Europe.
Balancing livelihood provision and forest preservation: Charcoal Production in the Miombo areas of Zambia, Moses Kazungu (With Eliza Zhunusova, Anastasia Lucy Yang, Gillian Kabwe, Davison J. Gumbo, Sven Günter)
Forests are vital for rural communities in tropical areas, including Zambia, where they cover over 60% of the land, providing income opportunities and ecosystem services. In Zambia's Miombo areas, forests are the primary source of fuelwood. However, limited research on forest use strategies hampers effective rural livelihood improvement and forest preservation policies.
Our study focused on four landscapes in Zambia's Copperbelt province, including restricted and non-forest areas. We surveyed 412 households between 2017–2018 and used multinomial logistic regression to determine the factors affecting forest use choices. Charcoal production varied: 4.03 m3/year/AEU (447.29 kg/year) in restricted landscapes and 2.43 m3/year/AEU (269.51 kg/year) in non-restricted areas. Forest strategies included specialised charcoal sellers, forest food and charcoal sellers, and pure subsistence users. Age, household size, off-farm income, distances, and restrictions influenced charcoal households. Findings emphasize the importance of understanding household forest use strategies to inform targeted policy designs for rural livelihoods.
[cid:ii_lkohouuj3]Hisham Zerriffi, Associate Professor in Forest Resources Management at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada
Hisham Zerriffi is an Associate Professor in Forest Resources Management at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Hisham’s research is at the intersection of technology, energy and the environment, with a particular focus on rural areas of the developing world. Much of his research focuses on institutional factors impacting the diffusion of new technology, determinants and patterns of household energy choice and welfare implications of rural energy use. Prior to joining the UBC Faculty, Hisham was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University. He holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in Engineering and Public Policy.
Unpacking the Complex Socio-Ecological Relationships Between Household Energy and Forests, Hisham Zerriffi
Studies of the environmental consequences of household fuelwood use has largely focused on the net carbon impacts of wood harvesting. This forms the basis of many carbon crediting programs that fund clean cookstove interventions. However, in addition to these global implications of woodfuel use, there are also local socio-ecological dynamics related to household fuelwood usage. This presentation will review a selection of studies addressing this relationship. This includes studies on the spatial aspects of village-level fuelwood collection, changes in farm vs. forest fuelwood collection in response to cookstove interventions and revealed vs. stated preferences for specific wood species for household energy. Together these studies show a complex set of relationships between household energy choices and local biomass resources. A better understanding of this relationship is needed to understand drivers and constraints of household energy choices for moving to cleaner cooking fuels and the potential environmental consequences of household energy transitions.
