From: Mariana Melnykovych
Sent: Dienstag, 2. Juli 2019 13:40
Subject: Special Issue on Social Innovation
Dear All,
As I mentioned during our last team meeting, I have worked last months on assisting in preparation / editing the Special Issue in Forest Policy & Economics on Social innovation to increase the well-being of forest-dependent communities and promote sustainability in remote rural areas.
This issue relates to Simra and consists of 13 papers on theory, methodology, policy re social innovations & as well presents different cases in Europe and beyond.
The link to the issue - https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/forest-policy-and-economics/special-i….
Here is the list of papers published in the Issue:
1. Can social innovation make a difference to forest-dependent communities?
Link - Can social innovation make a difference to forest-dependent communities? <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118304507>
Maria Nijnik, Laura Secco, David Miller, Mariana Melnykovych
2. Understanding social innovation for the well-being of forest-dependent communities: A preliminary theoretical framework
Link - Understanding social innovation for the well-being of forest-dependent communities: A preliminary theoretical framework <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118301114>
Tatiana Kluvánková, Stanislava Brnkaľáková, Martin Špaček, Bill Slee, ... Veronika Gežík
3. Towards a method of evaluating social innovation in forest-dependent rural communities: First suggestions from a science-stakeholder collaboration
Link - Towards a method of evaluating social innovation in forest-dependent rural communities: First suggestions from a science-stakeholder collaboration <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118301461>
Laura Secco, Elena Pisani, Riccardo Da Re, Todora Rogelja, ... Maria Nijnjk
4. Mapping European and forest related policies supporting social innovation for rural settings
Link - Mapping European and forest related policies supporting social innovation for rural settings <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118301163>
Alice Ludvig, Gerhard Weiss, Simo Sarkki, Maria Nijnik, Ivana Živojinović
5. Is forest related decision-making in European treeline areas socially innovative? A Q-methodology enquiry into the perspectives of international experts
Link - Is forest related decision-making in European treeline areas socially innovative? A Q-methodology enquiry into the perspectives of international experts <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934116303525>
Maria Nijnik, Anatoliy Nijnik, Simo Sarkki, Jose Muñoz-Rojas, ... Serhiy Kopiy
6. Human values as catalysts and consequences of social innovations
Open access
Link - Human values as catalysts and consequences of social innovations <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118301941>
Simo Sarkki, Andrej Ficko, David Miller, Carla Barlagne, Mariana Melnykovych, …. Maria Nijnik
7. Civil society engaged in wildfires: Mediterranean forest fire volunteer groupings
Link - Civil society engaged in wildfires: Mediterranean forest fire volunteer groupings <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S138993411830145X>
Elena Górriz-Mifsud, Matthew Burns, Valentino Marini Govigli
8. Innovation in the use of wood energy in the Ukrainian Carpathians: Opportunities and threats for rural communities
Link - Innovation in the use of wood energy in the Ukrainian Carpathians: Opportunities and threats for rural communities <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118302077>
Ihor Soloviy, Mariana Melnykovych, Astrid Björnsen Gurung, Richard J. Hewitt, ... Mariia Kaflyk
9. Social innovation in the Welsh Woodlands: Community based forestry as collective third-sector engagement
Link - Social innovation in the Welsh Woodlands: Community based forestry as collective third-sector engagement <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118301138>
Alice Ludvig, Maria Wilding, Adam Thorogood, Gerhard Weiss
10. Implications of policy framework conditions for the development of forestry-based social innovation initiatives in Slovenia
Link - Implications of policy framework conditions for the development of forestry-based social innovation initiatives in Slovenia <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118301400>
T. Rogelja, A. Ludvig, G. Weiss, L. Secco
11. The role of social innovation in negotiations about recreational infrastructure in forests – A mountain-bike case study in Switzerland
Link - The role of social innovation in negotiations about recreational infrastructure in forests – A mountain-bike case study in Switzerland <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118303204>
Jerylee Wilkes-Allemann, Alice Ludvig
12. Perceptions of forest-dependent communities toward participation in forest conservation: A case study in Bago Yoma, South-Central Myanmar
Link - Perceptions of forest-dependent communities toward participation in forest conservation: A case study in Bago Yoma, South-Central Myanmar <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118303265>
Khaing Thandar Soe, YOUN Yeo-Chang
13. Evaluating participatory techniques for adaptation to climate change: Nepal case study
Link - Evaluating participatory techniques for adaptation to climate change: Nepal case study <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118301631>
Chiranjeewee Khadka, Keshava Prasad Aryal, Magda Edwards-Jonášová, Anju Upadhyaya, ... Harald Vacik
If you are interested in some paper(s) from there - let me know . I could communicate with the authors and share the article(s) with you.
Best wishes,
Mariana
FAO/ EUSALP Conference on "Protective Functions of Forests in a Changing
Climate"
26-27 September 2019; Innsbruck, Austria
The Austrian Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism and the FAO
European Forestry Commission (EFC) cordially invite to the expert conference
on "Protective Functions of Forests in a Changing Climate" in the Alpine
city of Innsbruck, Austria, with an excursion to Stubai Valley to witness
the multifunctional approach to forest management. The Preliminary Program
as well as the Registration Form are attached.
For more information, please contact:
Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism
Directorate III/5, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna
Telephone: +43 1 711 00-607378
E-Mail: <mailto:wpmmw2019@bmnt.gv.at> wpmmw2019(a)bmnt.gv.at
Blue Sky Young Researchers & Innovation Award Europe 2019: Call for
applications!
Beschreibung:
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Researchers carrying out projects in a wide range of activities relevant to
forest-based science, products using forest-based raw materials, process
improvements or other innovations throughout the value chain are invited to
submit their application for the Blue Sky Young Researchers & Innovation
Award Europe 2019 by 30 September 2019 (see the full call and eligibility
criteria under http://www.cepi.org/blue_sky_awards_2019 ).
The award is about research and development; it is also about inspirational
innovation for a sector moving towards revealing the bioeconomy potential.
Dear Colleagues,
I am glad to share with you this announcement sent by Christophe Orazio (christophe.orazio(a)efi.int<mailto:christophe.orazio@efi.int>) who invites scientists from our Division 9 to join the proposed Task Force on planted forests that aims to continue the work of the Task Force on that theme that will finalize its work this year (https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/planted-forests/ ). Dr. Orazio sent the following description of the proposed Task Force, and invites all interested scientists to contact him:
Brief overview of the rationale, goals, and objectives of the proposed Task Force
The growth rate at which planted forests increase in area is expected to not only remain positive but strongly increase over the coming decades due to the role the UNFCCC Paris Agreement is foreseeing for forests as climate change mitigation tool. Thus, main driving forces are the renewed understanding of forest plantations being renewable mechanisms to create carbon sinks, an increasing demand for wood fibres, and established mechanisms to employ forest plantations for restoring degraded areas. Bio-refineries and popularity of wooden buildings might as well contribute to the expansion. Increasing the productivity of forest plantations up to maximum growth capacity levels while preserving their resilience to natural and anthropogenic disturbances such as forest fires will also push researchers to new monitoring recommendations and to the development of new silvicultural approaches, like precision management or species diversification. All these aspects justify the creation of a task force that operates coordinating an extensive network of researchers, well integrated and compromised with upcoming events sponsored by IUFRO (World Conference in 2019) and its expected outcomes. This task force is also in line with the conclusions of the fourth International Congress on Planted Forests[1]<https://mail.yahoo.com/d/search/name=Christophe%2520Orazio&emailAddresses=c…> (2018) and the setup of a new definition of plantation by FAO[2]<https://mail.yahoo.com/d/search/name=Christophe%2520Orazio&emailAddresses=c…> for the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020. The Congress noted that planted forests are still as important for wood production as for their protection function combining both in most cases. This evidence is yet not always perceived by society, so the task force aims to address some of the main challenges identified during the congress, and not addressed by the previous task forces:
1. Bring science-based evidence and support dialogue areas on how planted forest can serve societies providing multiple ecosystem services and social services
2. Demonstrate how such planted forest can contribute to bioeconomy and a carbon free future society
3. Propose and exchange of best management and genetic practices to improve the resilience of rural landscapes with planted forests
Thank you in advance for your kind attention.
Best regards,
Monica Gabay
Mónica Gabay
Dirección Nacional de Planificación y Ordenamiento Ambiental del Territorio. - Argentina
Oficina 257 piso 2 - San Martín 451 - C1004AAI - CABA - Tel: + 54 11 4348-8483
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XXV IUFRO World Congress
"Forest Research and Cooperation for Sustainable Development"
Curitiba, Brazil: 29 September - 5 October 2019
<https://iufro2019.com/> https://iufro2019.com/
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The <https://twitter.com/hashtag/IUFRO2019?src=hash> #IUFRO2019 CSC has
just released the preliminary event schedule. - Check out all the activities
and start planning!
Keep an eye out: soon the keynote speakers and the schedule of the technical
sessions will be announced!
And remember: 31 May is Early Bird Deadline.
Visit: <https://t.co/xCTZ5gfmGY> http://iufro2019.com/overview/
Von: Muruganandam Muthiah [mailto:mail2mmm20@gmail.com]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 21. Mai 2019 09:11
Betreff: Invitation for the RTC 2019: National Seminar cum workshop at ICAR-IISWC, Dehradun
Sub: Request to participate in the National Seminar-Cum-Consultation-Workshop on “Revisiting Traditions and Culture (RTC-2019): Impacts on Environment, Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Natural Resources” during 14th and 15th June 2019 at ICAR-IISWC, Dehradun-reg.
Sir/Madam,
Warm Greetings,
We are happy to inform you that the ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (ICAR-IISWC) is organizing a two days National Seminar-Cum-Consultation-Workshop on “Revisiting Traditions and Culture (RTC-2019): Impacts on Environment, Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Natural Resources” during 14th and 15th June 2019 at ICAR-IISWC, Dehradun with the partial financial support from the United States India Educational Foundation (USIEF), New Delhi and the INTACH, New Delhi.
This Consultation workshop being unique and different from others attracts multi-stakeholders and sandwiches the abilities and traditional wisdom of local farmers-fishermen and scientific advancements to augment traditional knowledge and conservation of aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems.
Around 100 participants including university professors, scientists, elected Panchayat representatives, civic activists, field functionaries of line Departments, and NGO professionals besides few research scholars and informant-farmers from Uttarakhand and other states are expected to participate in the seminar-cum-workshop. The participants will deliberate on various indigenous technical knowledge (ITK), and the impacts of traditions and culture on environment, aquatic ecosystems, and terrestrial biodiversity, especially on riverine fish harvesting, impacts of centuries-old community-based fishing festivals (mound), conservation of fish species and timru (Zanthoxylum armatum) through consultative discussion and arguments at the context of scientific and socio-cultural perspectives.
The facilitated participatory deliberations on the enriched syntheses of farmers’ and experts’ views, lessons and experiences shall bring out the status on traditional practices, actionable research areas, policy and development ideas forming way forward-recommendations, legal and policy frameworks to conserve the associated natural resources and promote responsible harvestings.
It is our pleasure to have your presence and deliberations during the seminar-cum workshop. Now, call for abstracts and discussion points are open.
Your inputs will definitely set the stage for the discussion and bring out useful output.
With kind regards, we look forward to have your inputs and active participation,
Thank You,
Yours sincerely,
[M Muruganandam]
Encls: 1) First circular of the National Seminar-Cum-Workshop for wide circulation and participation
Note: Please send an article, stories or abstract suitable for any one of the themes given in the brochure of RTC 2019 attached here.
Broadly the themes are
1. Association of traditions and culture with environment, ecosystems, biodiversity, and natural resources
2. Impacts of traditions and culture on environment, ecosystems, biodiversity, and natural resources
3. Traditions of fishing and fishing festivals (mound) and their impacts
4. Technological options and legal and policy guidelines to manage, promote or contain tradition based influences.
Own experiences and wisdom based inputs besides the research outcome will benefit the program greatly.
Please articulate the observations and discuss the points in line with the context and themes of the program.
Looking for stories or observations pertained to the themes.
Also, simple counts, lists and discussion on the prevailing traditional practices of harvesting, natural resource management,.....that are having specific influences on resources, ecosystems,......Data needs on traditional knowledge and management issues...would also bring a much-needed consultation….please give a thought and participate....
With best wishes, hoping to get your inputs and participation.
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M. MURUGANANDAM, Ph.D., ARS
Principal Scientist, Fisheries and Aquaculture,
ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (ICAR-IISWC; Formerly, CSWCRTI)
218 - Kaulagarh Road, Dehra Dun- 248 195, India.
Ph: 91-135-2757212 (O); M: 91-9411106447; Fax: 91-135-2754213
Immediate Past:
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USGS Coop. Fish and Wildlife Research Unit,
Department of Natural Resource Management,
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Mobile 01-334 734 9566; Work Ph. 605 688-6681; Fax <tel:605.688.4515> 605.688.4515
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