Dear Colleagues,
Submissions are invited for a Special Issue of Land, on 'Sustainable Land-Based Bioeconomy Development'.
Guest Editors: Dr. Stefanie Linser, Dr. Martin Greimel, Prof. Dr. Andreas Pyka.
The bioeconomy as a scientific concept was first introduced in the 1970s through an analysis of the economic process with respect to fundamental laws of physics, implying that negative impacts of resource extraction could be reduced by a circular economy with minimized resource throughput. This notion of the bioeconomy being closely linked to natural laws never caught up in political economics and was reinterpreted at the beginning of the new millennium as a political agenda for industrial biomass production in the EU. Following extensive criticism on having missed out on social and ecological sustainability, the EU revised its strategies as sectoral programs and inspired countries around the world to develop their own interpretations of a bioeconomy. A sustainable and circular bioeconomy is also a pathway to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 because the bioeconomy relates to a number of SDGs.
Today, the predominantly academically led discussion has developed into a so-called “mixed-source metadiscourse”, being on a par with comprehensive concepts such as sustainable development or global governance, providing a broad narrative for a decarbonized economy.
As a common denominator, all bioeconomy development perspectives anticipate increased biomass utilization which, in turn, puts land use and availability into particular focus. In light of this conclusion, the aim of this Special Issue is to encourage further discussions on the concept of sustainable bioeconomy development by providing a backdrop through presenting the recent state of the discourse. Further, approaches to monitor, assess and report the implementation of bioeconomy strategies have also become ever more important.
To provide an account on current approaches and implementations, we welcome paper contributions in the form of either empirical research or conceptual/theoretical works on selected perspectives of a land-based bioeconomy through policy analysis, literature reviews and indicator-based monitoring mainly in the following categories:
* Development of the bioeconomy concept;
* Economic perspectives of a land-based bioeconomy;
* Environmental concerns in a sustainable land-based bioeconomy;
* Socio-cultural aspects in sustainable land-based bioeconomy development;
* Transformational pathways for a knowledge-based sustainable bioeconomy development;
* Monitoring, assessment and reporting approaches for a land-based bioeconomy.
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2022.
Further details at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/special_issues/land_bioeconomy
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Posted by IUFRO Headquarters on behalf of:
Dr. Stefanie Linser
Senior Researcher
Institute of Forest, Environment and Natural Resource Policy,
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)
and European Forest Institute, Forest Policy Research Network
Feistmantelstrasse 4
1180 Vienna, Austria
Tel. +43 (1) 47654 73222
stefanie.linser(a)boku.ac.at<mailto:stefanie.linser@boku.ac.at>
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New website: https://fprn.info/
We are inviting you to share this with interested students.
Check out our website (QR code) and the attached poster for more
information!
With best regards,
Franziska Leonhardt
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Franziska Leonhardt
Students Tutor
Technische Universität Dresden
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
Institute of International Forestry and Forest Products
Chair of Tropical Forestry
01062 Dresden, Germany
Tel.: +49 351 463-31851
Fax.: +49 351 463-31820
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Dear Colleagues,
You are cordially invited to a side event at the XV World Forestry Congress on Wednesday, 4 May 2022 18:30 - 20:00 KST (UTC/GMT +9) (Hybrid Event)
Evaluating policy impacts: How to best assess the effectiveness of international forest policy? Conference Room 318C, COEX, Seoul, Korea
Online participants: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85112807086
Description
Over the past decades, large areas of the world’s forests have been depleted and degraded worldwide. To respond, several international policy approaches and instruments have emerged. Although many of them are being widely implemented, there is less agreement and a lack of systematic knowledge about their effects and impacts. This session aims to present and discuss up-to-date research approaches and ongoing studies that employ a variety of methodological approaches to explore the impacts of two major international forest governance initiatives: FLEGT and REDD+
Convening organizations
* European Forest Institute,
* Center for International Forest Research,
* Technical University of Dresden,
Moderator: Yitagesu Tekle, Team leader, European Forest Institute
Introduction: Lukas Giessen, Chair of Tropical and International Forestry; TU Dresden/Germany<https://tu-dresden.de/bu/umwelt/forst/inter/tropen/die-professur/inhaber-in…>
Panellists:
* Fredy Polo (TU Dresden): Systematic literature review on the impacts of FLEGT VPAs on tropical countries
* Paolo Cerutti and Jean Newbery (CIFOR-ICRAF): Perception-based methodology to assess FLEGT VPA impacts across seven countries
* Sven Wunder (EFI): Rigorous impact evaluaon of REDD+: a global meta-study
* Anna Sanders (CIFOR-ICRAF): Actor-based, ethnographic approaches to understand REDD+ impacts
* Closing remarks: Georg Winkel (WUR)
Best regards,
Dr. Yitagesu Tekle Tegegne
Team Leader - Global Forest Governance
Coordinator, Circular Bioeconomy Alliance
European Forest Institute, Bonn Office
Mob: +49 173 6581630
Skype: Yitagesu.tekle
www.efi.int<http://www.efi.int/>
Dear Colleagues,
You are invited to a side event at the XV World Forestry Congress on 6 May at 12:00-13:30 Korea Standard Time (KST), UTC +9
Governance of local forest commons
Conference Room 317C, COEX, Seoul, Korea
Online participants, please register here: https://snu-ac-kr.zoom.us/j/4440100013
Description
Governance of forest commons is a key to sustaining ecosystem services for resilience of societies to adapt to the impacts of climate change and globalization. The conventional institutions including market systems have largely failed in sustainable management of forest commons. We look to the traditional systems in China, Japan and Korea that developed among communities before the modern developments and draw lessons for future. The subject of this proposed side event is the village woodlands, a specific group of forest commons that exist in different forms and meanings in various countries. In this side event, long time researchers from China, Japan and Korea will present an in-depth review of how traditional village woodlands have survived and transformed throughout the times of globalization and climate change. We will particularly draw on their lessons towards strengthening the resilience of societies for nature conservation and livelihood improvement. Panelists with insights from other countries and regions will contribute as panelists. Governance of forest commons in Asia including Fengshui forests in China, village woodlands called Satoyam and Maeulsoop in Japan and Korea, respectively will be presented with reflections. Designated panelists will include Prof. Takahashi at Utsunomiya University of Japan, who can compare with studies on the Satoyama in Japan, Professor Wil de Jong, who can contribute the insights from the cases of governing the commons in other parts of the world, and Prof. Ryo Kohsaka at the University of Tokyo, who can also provide input from the relevant forest commons study in Japan. There will be an open discussion for all participants and audience.
Convening organizations
Institute of Sustainable Social-Ecological Systems, Seoul, Korea,
Seoul National University,
Renmin University of China and
Rocky Mountain Research Station of US Forest Service.
Moderator: YOUN Yeo-Chang, Director of Institute of Sustainable Social-Ecological Systems; Professor Emeritus of Seoul National University, Korera
Panellists:
Liu Jinlong, Prof. Renmin University of China
Prof. Ryo Kohsaka at the University of Tokyo
Prof. Takahashi at Utsunomiya University of Japan
Dr. Nathaniel Anderson at the Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Forest Service
Wil de Jong, Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, Japan; Adjunct professor, Renmin University of China
Best regards,
Liu Jinlong
Prof. Renmin University of China
Deputy Coordinator, IUFRO Division 9
Email: liujinlong(a)ruc.edu.cn<mailto:liujinlong@ruc.edu.cn>
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posted by IUFRO Headquarters on behalf of
Professor Liu Jinlong
Evaluating policy impacts: HOW TO BEST ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNATIONAL FOREST POLICY?
Join the Side Event!
Over the past decades, large areas of the world’s forests have been depleted and degraded worldwide. To respond, several international policy approaches and instruments have emerged. Although many of them are being widely implemented, there is less agreement and a lack of systematic knowledge about their effects and impacts. This session aims to present and discuss up-to-date research approaches and ongoing studies that employ a variety of methodological approaches to explore the impacts of two major international forest governance initiatives: FLEGT and REDD+.
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
18:30 - 20:00 KST (UTC/GMT +9)
Hybrid Event: Conference Room 318C, Coex, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85112807086
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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posted by IUFRO Headquarters on behalf of
Prof. Dr. Lukas Giessen
Chair of Tropical and International Forestry; TU Dresden/Germany<https://tu-dresden.de/bu/umwelt/forst/inter/tropen/die-professur/inhaber-in…>
Editor in Chief -->Forest Policy and Economics<http://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-policy-and-economics/> (Elsevier) --> Knowledge to Action K2A (EFI) <https://efi.int/publications-bank/k2a>
Profiles: --> Google Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nbutS6kAAAAJ&hl=de&oi=ao>
Join IUFRO-WFSE hybrid event at the World Forestry Congress Korea: FOREST RESTORATION - A FEASIBLE PATHWAY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?
Monday May 2, 2022 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM (Korean Standard Time / UTC+9)
Venue on site: Conference Room 317B
For joining the event online, please register here: https://kyoto-u-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkf-2srzosGtMZIr_gquy-kEUKUb…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkyoto-u-e…>
Ambitious forest restoration targets have been set by organizations, governments and other national parties. Different initiatives emphasize different goals, like mitigating climate change, restoring ecosystem integrity and functionality, and benefits to rural dwellers. This session takes a critical look at the global forest restoration project by addressing some fundamental questions. How feasible are the proposed forest restoration goals and targets? What are the links between forest restoration, biodiversity and ecosystem services? Who benefits from forest restoration and how and who bears the costs? How can environmental justice principles be upheld in profoundly different political, social and cultural settings? How will the complex interplay of ecological, social and economic factors that determine restoration feasibility, changing global environmental priorities, and the anticipated increasing impact of climate change influence alternative forest restoration pathways and scenarios? The session is based on the forthcoming book by IUFRO-WFSE: Restoring forests and trees for sustainable development - Policies, practices, impacts and ways forward.
Panellists:
* Wil de Jong, Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, Japan; Adjunct professor, Renmin University of China
* Daniela Kleinschmit, Professor, University of Freiburg, Germany
* Sabaheta Ramcilovic-Suominen, Associate Professor, Natural Resources Institute Finland
* Koen Kramer, Professor, Wageningen University; Land Life Company, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
* Pablo Pacheco, Dr, Global Forest Lead Scientist, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Washington DC; Senior Associate, Center for International Forestry
Research (CIFOR), Indonesia
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posted by IUFRO Headquaters on behalf of:
Pia Katila, Dr.
Senior Scientist
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Coordinator, IUFRO WFSE
tel: +358 40 801 5331
pia.katila(a)luke.fi<mailto:pia.katila@luke.fi>
www.iufro.org/science/special/wfse<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iufro.…>
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Von: Lukas Giessen <lukas.giessen(a)tu-dresden.de>
Gesendet: Montag, 4. April 2022 17:59
Betreff: "Forest Governance Scholarship" for PhD at TU Dresden/Germany on forest SDG trade-offs
Dear colleagues of Div6 and Div9 lists,
Please find attached the announcement of a Forest Governance PhD-scholarship on "Analysing and governing trade-offs and conflicting interests among SDGs in forest landscapes", which our Institute is going to award after submission closes on May 1st.
This call is part of our intention to announce "Forest Governance Scholarships" (FGS) for PhD, PostDoc or mobilities more frequently in the future.
Kindly circulate in your networks. We are looking forward to receiving your or your colleagues' application.
Best regards
Lukas Giessen
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Prof. Dr. Lukas Giessen
Chair of Tropical and International Forestry; TU Dresden/Germany<https://tu-dresden.de/bu/umwelt/forst/inter/tropen/die-professur/inhaber-in…>
Editor in Chief -->Forest Policy and Economics<http://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-policy-and-economics/> (Elsevier) --> Knowledge to Action K2A (EFI) <https://efi.int/publications-bank/k2a>
Profiles: --> Google Scholar<https://scholar.google.de/citations?hl=en&user=voULQt4AAAAJ&view_op=list_wo…> -->ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lukas_Giessen>
Von: Strimbu, Bogdan <Bogdan.Strimbu(a)oregonstate.edu>
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 27. Jänner 2022 17:45
Betreff: 2nd North American Forest Mensurationists conference - Abstract submission open
Call for Papers
2nd North American Forest Mensurationists Conference
December 11-14, 2022, Portland, OR
The 2nd North American Forest Mensurationists Conference will take place in Portland OR on Dec 11-14, 2022. The event will bring together most of the scientists from Canada, Mexico and the USA interested in quantitative forestry The topics covered by the event range from traditional forest inventory to modern techniques based on data fusion, machine learning and remote sensing.
You are invited to submit an abstract of your work on
forestry advancements for presentation at the event.
Submit your abstract<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fr20.rs6.n…>
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Bogdan Strimbu, PhD
Associate Professor of Forest Management
Oregon State University
College of Forestry | FERM Department
360 Peavy Forest Science Center
Corvallis OR 97331 USA
Tel: (541) 737-1604 | F: 541.737.43
Email: bogdan.strimbu(a)oregonstate.edu<mailto:bogdan.strimbu@oregonstate.edu>
url: http://mars.forestry.oregonstate.edu/
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Dear colleagues and friends,
first of all, let me wish you all wonderful and especially healthy New
Year 2022!
I feel privileged to announce you that our IUFRO Unit 9.06.00 Forest law
and environmental legislation has been cooperating with the IUFRO Unit
3.08.00 Small-scale forestry in organization of the international
conference that will be held in Okinawa, Japan, in October 26 – 31,
2022.
The complete announcement, together with all information, can be found
at the web site of the conference:
https://www.iufro2022okinawa.org/
Also, the official first call for papers is attached to this message.
The international conference will cover different aspects of the
small-scale forestry and, from the legal point of view, the topics that
might be of an interest to you are as follows:
- New directions for forest and environmental legislations under the
global climate change
- Impact of forest and environmental protection laws and regulations on
small-scale forestry
- Comparative studies on forest and land related legislations in
developed countries
Deadline for the abstract submission is March 31, 2022 – we encourage
you to do so! Based on the submitted abstracts, our IUFRO Unit 9.06.00
shall organize and chair the specific "legal" session within the Okinawa
conference – we will be there!
Please, feel free to distribute this information to your colleagues.
Thank you very much for your cooperation and we are already looking
forward to meet you in Okinawa in October 2022!
Best regards,
Rastislav Sulek
IUFRO 9.06.00 Coordinator
Assoc. Prof. Rastislav Šulek, Ph.D.
Department of Forest Economics and Management
Faculty of Forestry
Technical University in Zvolen
T. G. Masaryka 24, SK-96053 Zvolen, Slovak Republic
tel.: +421-45-5206325
e-mail: sulek(a)tuzvo.sk
[IUFRO Spotlight]
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IUFRO Spotlight #91 - Forests and Water
IUFRO Spotlight is an initiative of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations. Its aim is to introduce, in a timely fashion, significant findings in forest research from IUFRO officeholders and member organizations to a worldwide network of decision makers, policy makers and researchers.
IUFRO will encapsulate, and distribute in plain language, brief, topical and policy-relevant highlights of those findings, along with information on where/how to access the full documents. The IUFRO Spotlight findings will be distributed in a periodic series of emails as well as blog postings.
Forests and Water
Science-Policy-Practice Interface for Managing Forest and Water Interactions under a Changing Environment
PDF for download<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/publications/spotlights/spotlight9…>
[Photo showing a forest behind a lake. Photo: Kalexander73 on Pixabay.]
Kalexander73 on Pixabay
Water is fundamental to life on earth. What may not be quite so obvious is that forests are equally vital resources for life on the planet.
And the two - water and forests - are inseparable in the pursuit of a sustainable and sustainably developed world. Therefore, forests and water resources have been identified as essential elements in adaptation to climate change.
The IUFRO-sponsored Forests and Water science-policy forum at the IUFRO World Day provided a platform for scientists, forest managers and decision-makers from the Asia-Oceania region to share insights and experiences about forest and water interactions from different perspectives.
Among the significant challenges discussed by the forum panelists were the increasing competition for water resources, the positive and negative impacts of carbon sequestration due to large scale afforestation and reforestation, climate change-related shifts in rainfall patterns and capacity building requirements among civil groups at various levels to ensure competent engagement in forest and water management.
To address the challenges of competition for water, a range of technical, social and political actions have been suggested - technical advancements such as GIS, remote sensing and climate modelling to better understand the full hydrological cycle, targeted reforestation, better integration of planted forests in the wider landscape, good community engagement and tighter regulatory environments
[Photo showing a lake surrounded by mountains, with forests. Photo: Vandaagevenniet on Pixabay]
Vandaagevenniet on Pixabay
Integrated watershed management was also advocated as a way to deal with the impact of changes in rainfall due to climate change. This varies across the region; in some areas such as Japan there have been record-breaking heavy rains, while in others there have been droughts.
Forests play a crucial role in supplying clean water, help prevent environmental hazards such as soil erosion and flooding as well as ensuring many other ecological functions. Any forest changes - and their interactions with climate - can significantly affect water resources and water-related ecological functions and services.
Therefore, managing forests for water provision is an important priority in various international initiatives (Bonn Challenge, UN SDGs etc.). In addition, there is an active agenda to use reforestation for landscape restoration and to mitigate rising atmospheric carbon dioxide content.
The forum panelists also underlined that communicating and sharing technical advances and policies must be strengthened to ensure that research on forest and water interactions in a changing environment is appropriately addressed.
The opening address for the forum was delivered by IUFRO Vice President Liu Shirong of the Chinese Academy of Forestry.
Keynote presentations were given by Meine van Noordwijk, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya; and by Richard Harper of Murdoch University, Perth, Australia. Richard Harper is also Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO's Task Force on Forests and Water Interactions in a Changing Environment.
The panel discussion featured:
Brenda Baillie, Northland Regional Council, New Zealand;
Mingfang Zhang, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China;
Kyoichi Otsuki, Kyushu University, Japan;
Diomedes A. Racelis, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines; and
Hyung Tae Choi, National Institute of Forest Science, Republic of Korea.
The online discussion was one of three science-policy forums organized for IUFRO World Day. (The other two - Forests and Fire and Forest-based Bioeconomy for All - will be covered in separate Spotlights.)
Link to the forums: Science & Policy | IUFRO World Day<https://www.iufroworldday.org/science-policy-forums>
Link to the recording: Forest-Water-Session<https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mvgx0sb8myq2tbr/AAC5IFBrbk2wWD5TO6YcG92ua/Sessio…>
IUFRO World Day was a worldwide digital event that took place on September 28-29 in three time zones around the world. It comprised 24 hours of forest-related research topics, networking, and emerging issues of relevancy for global policy makers. The event was designed to showcase the diversity of the IUFRO network, including IUFRO's scientific units and IUFRO's member organizations, to facilitate networking, and to enhance communication and outreach.
The World Day comprised 79 live sessions from IUFRO Units and Members - including the three forums mentioned above - covering highly relevant topics for policy makers as well as three central IUFRO sessions, one in each time zone. Over 3000 participants from more than 100 countries registered for the event. IUFRO: IUFRO World Day - Digital Forest Science Forum 2021 / Events<https://www.iufro.org/events/iufro-world-day/>
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The findings reported in IUFRO Spotlight are submitted by IUFRO officeholders and member organizations. IUFRO is pleased to highlight and circulate these findings to a broad audience but, in doing so, acts only as a conduit. The quality and accuracy of the reports are the responsibility of the member organization and the authors.
Suggestions for reports and findings that could be promoted through IUFRO Spotlight are encouraged. To be considered, reports should be fresh, have policy implications and be applicable to more than one country. If you would like to have a publication highlighted by Spotlight, contact: Gerda Wolfrum, wolfrum(at)iufro.org<mailto:wolfrum@iufro.org>.
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is the only worldwide 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.
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IUFRO Spotlight #91, published in December 2021
by IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
Available for download at: https://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
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