Website: <http://www.cfc2017.in/> http://www.cfc2017.in/
The world today is undergoing rapid socio-economic and technological changes, which have implications for the forest and environment sector, in turn affecting the ecological, economic and social well being of the people. The forestry sector must keep pace and adapt to these changes. The "Commonwealth" refers to the Commonwealth of Nations, an association of 53 sovereign nations that works together to achieve international goals such as Peace, Democracy and Consensus-building, Law, Human Rights and Development, Environmentally Sustainable Economic Development with greater trust and mutual understanding. Environment and forests are global resources and need to be focused upon by the global fraternity due to the pressures they are under as a result of the alarming growth in the human population, pressures that are being exacerbated by climate and environmental change. The year 2017 will be a key occasion for forestry professionals, academicians and all those interested in and associated with forestry sector in the Commonwealth; they will gather and share their experiences with a view to learn and develop a vision for the future that will involve inclusive and sustainable growth and development. The commonwealth forestry conferences have been held since 1920, when the first (Empire) Forestry Conference was held in London. Since then, the conferences have been held regularly to discuss various aspects of management of forests and focus the action on the changing priorities of the forestry sector.
The 19th Commonwealth Forestry Conference is scheduled to be held at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India from 3rd to 7th April, 2017. The ICFRE and FRI will be the Focal point of the conference, with support from MOEF & CC, Government of India and Commonwealth Forestry Association. The major theme of the conference will be: "Forests for Prosperity and Posterity"
Abstract submission
Abstract submission will be open until 7 November 2016, at <http://www.cfc2017.in/call-for-papers/> http://www.cfc2017.in/call-for-papers/, containing detailed instructions on how to proceed. The sub-themes are:
1. Biodiversity conservation and management
2. Livelihood and economic security from forests
3. Diversification, multiple use and sustainable harvest
4. Good governance in forestry
5. Forests and climate change
6. Forest and water
The CFC-2017 Secretariat is looking forward to receiving your abstracts!
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Dear all
The call for abstracts for IUFRO 2017 session 99 “Adaptive spaces: can forest planning support innovative forest practice and knowledge co-creation?” is now open. The theme links governance, forest management innovation and practice, and climate change. We are looking forward to a diverse and lively session – please consider submitting an abstract! If you want to discuss your ideas, please contact one of the organisers (see below). To submit, go to http://iufro2017.com/call-for-abstracts/.
Session outline
Multiple sources of uncertainty affect future forestry, and hence current planning and practice. Rational hierarchical planning approaches are challenged by multiple crises including climate change and tree health. Conventionally practitioners are seen as the recipients of knowledge from science, and implementers of decisions from planners. However when they have to cope with uncertainty, practitioners are sometimes adapting and generating new knowledge through practice, trying out different species, silvicultural techniques and harvesting methods. Such developments contrast with the command-and-control approach based on scientific prediction, and can sit uncomfortably with the traditional characteristics of natural resource management organisations, which have been typecast as bureaucratic, hierarchical and slow to learn.
Recent analysis has highlighted the need to understand practice and knowledge co-creation, and to examine this through empirical research. This session explores two questions:
(1) how do forest practitioners (including forest managers, loggers, owners) cope with uncertainty? E.g. through developing new knowledge, based on flexibility, innovation and practitioners’ skills; and
(2) in what ways can forestry planning structures support practitioner innovation, knowledge co-production and integration of experiential learning with more conventional scientific knowledge.
The session is organised under IUFRO Working Party 4.04.08 on ‘Forest management for adaptation to climate change’. It is not restricted to climate change and will feature interdisciplinary qualitative and quantitative research, combining ideas and framings from silviculture, organisational change, forest governance, and knowledge cultures. We will examine how knowledge is generated, tested, shared, adapted and adopted in management decisions; and how organisations, advisory services and decision processes may need to shift in order to accommodate this role for practitioners’ knowledge. The session is organised by researchers from different disciplines and three continents, who will also seek to include additional papers to widen the disciplinary and geographical coverage.
Best wishes
Anna Lawrence (University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland, UK) – anna.lawrence.ic(a)uhi.ac.uk
Harry Nelson (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Marjanke Hoogstra (Wageningen University, Netherlands)
Rod Keenan (University of Melbourne, Australia)
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Professor Anna Lawrence
Hon. Prof. of Human Dimensions of Forestry
University of the Highlands and Islands
Scotland, UK
e: anna.lawrence.ic.(a)uhi.ac.uk
Dear colleagues,
I would like to let you know that the Congress Scientific Committee for the upcoming IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress (to be held in Freiburg, Germany, 19-22 September, 2017) has accepted our proposal for a session, “Improved role of forests for people through favourable forest laws and environmental legislation” (session number 70), for inclusion in the Congress program.
The call for abstracts is now open at <http://iufro2017.com/call-for-abstracts> http://iufro2017.com/call-for-abstracts and the deadline for abstract submission is 30 November. Now, I would like to encourage you, as the prospective speakers for our session, to submit your abstracts indicating proposal number 70, “Improved role of forests for people through favourable forest laws and environmental legislation” in the Congress segment: All Division 9 (Forest Policy and Economics) Meeting.
I thank you for your cooperation and if there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
I am already looking forward to meet you next year in Freiburg!
Best regards,
Rastislav Sulek
IUFRO 9.06.00 Forest law and environmental legislation 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
fax: +421-45-5332654
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Dear all,
the Call for Abstracts for Session 34 "Institutional drivers and
barriers for the management of climate related hazards in the forest" at
the IUFRO 125^th Anniversary Congress, “Interconnecting Forests, Science
and People” 19.-22. September 2017 in Freiburg, Germany is now open.
Deadline for Submissions: 30th November 2016
Please find details here:
http://iufro2017.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IUFRO2017-AllDiv9-Sessions-…
and below in this Email.
We are looking forward to contributions from political science, planning
studies and organisational research.
Best regards,
Marco Pütz, Roderich von Detten and Sylvia Kruse
Session 34: "Institutional drivers and barriers for the management of
climate related hazards in the forest"
Forest-related hazards, e.g. wild fires, pest infestations, storms, are
expected to increase in a changing climate. Thus climate change is
expected to introduce so far unknown hazards and risks to some regions
while increasing already existing ones in other parts of the world.
While silviculture and forest planning already investigate the
consequences of these potentially harmful climate related hazards for
adaptive planning and management, socio-economic, institutional and
organisational factors are only rarely explored in forest research. We
want to address this research gap and invite both empirical and
conceptual contributions focussing on the socio-economic, institutional
or organisational factors as well as on their interlinkages that drive
and hinder the management of climate related hazards in the forest. The
following not exhaustive list of research questions could be addressed:
·Which institutional and socio-economic factors increase climate change
related hazards in the forest, such as wild fires, pest infestations,
droughts or storms? Which factors reduce the risks?
·What are the consequences for adaptation responses and how can these
responses be supported by policy and governance?
·How can institutional settings of forest management and other
interrelated policy fields (e.g. spatial planning, nature conservation)
support prevention of climate change induced forest-related hazards?
·How can adaptive governance of climate change induced forest-related
hazards be designed and what adaptive policies have already been put in
place and implemented?
·Which particular role do organizations, private or public, play for the
implementation of strategies regarding the management of climate change
hazards and risks?
·What are the particular approaches and strategies of dealing with
climate change effects with regard to different institutional/
management levels, management cultures or organizational types?
·How is the management of forest ecosystems in the face of climate
related hazards characterized in comparison with other/ “neighbouring”
sectors from natural resources management such as coast/ water
management, landscape management or agriculture?
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Dr. Sylvia Kruse
Akademische Rätin/Lecturer
Professur für Forst- und Umweltpolitik/Chair of Forest and Environmental Policy
Universität Freiburg/University of Freiburg
Tennenbacherstr. 4
D- 79106 Freiburg
Tel: +49 (0) 761/203-3721
Email:sylvia.kruse@ifp.uni-freiburg.de
https://www.ifp.uni-freiburg.de/
Dear Member of the IUFRO Communications and Public Relations Working Party:
We had a very productive workshop in Portland, Oregon, this summer. For those who attended or missed the workshop, another opportunity exists next year for our working party to get together and present at the 125th Anniversary Congress. Our session proposal was accepted for
the upcoming IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress in Freiburg Germany, 19-22 September, 2017.
The call for abstracts is now open for this congress at http://iufro2017.com/call-for-abstracts and the deadline for abstract submission is 30 November. Submit abstracts indicating proposal number 174, “Connecting People to Forest Science: Innovative Communication Approaches for Delivering Science” in the Congress segment: All Division 9 (Forest Policy and Economics) Meeting as you first choice for inclusion in the program.
I will soon be sending a link with a summary, presentations, and other information from our Joint UNECE-FAO-FCN and IUFRO Communications and Public Relations Workshop held in Portland, Oregon, USA, 29 August to 1 September, 2016. We are also developing a social network for our working party. You will receive a survey in the near future that will be used to identify the best networking method for us.
Kind regards,
Cindy Miner
Coordinator, IUFRO Communications and
Public Relations Working Party
Assistant Station Director
Communications and Applications
Forest Service
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IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress
Interconnecting Forests, Science and People
19-22 September 2017 - Freiburg, Germany
http://iufro2017.com/
The Congress Scientific Committee invites submissions of abstracts for oral and poster presentations for the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress, "Interconnecting Forests, Science and People". All submissions must be made online at the official congress website at http://iufro2017.com/call-for-abstracts/ by 30 November 2016.
This Congress provides a platform for the exchange of scientific knowledge across all scientific disciplines relevant in forest research and is open to all scientists regardless of their current affiliation to IUFRO. Abstracts highlighting innovative, interdisciplinary research approaches and the transfer of scientific knowledge on critical global forest-related challenges to national and international policy agendas are encouraged.
We look forward to receiving your abstract for this unique and innovative congress to mark 125 years of active international engagement in forest research by IUFRO member institutions and individuals to be held on 19 – 22 September 2017 in Freiburg, Germany.
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The 18th international conference of the International Boreal Forest Research Association (IBFRA) is being hosted by the USDA Forest Service and the University of Maine in Bangor, Maine, USA. Invited keynote speakers, scientific sessions (oral and poster) and panel discussions will explore new scientific findings and their linkages with policy relating to the addressing change in boreal forests. Designed to engage and inform scientists, resource managers and policy makers, the conference themes will address the current and emerging challenges for the boreal, the role of science in addressing those challenges and the links between science, policy and practice.
Topics will include advances in research and policy relating to important regional and global issues around balancing resource use in the boreal with habitat and biodiversity objectives, strategies for mitigation of and adaptation to risks relating to a changing climate and changes in disturbance regimes, and socio-economic changes and impacts. Emphasis will be placed on the use of science to inform management practices and public policy in the boreal.
The abstract submission site will open on October 1, 2016, and authors will have until January 22, 2017 to submit papers. Sessions may be proposed to Dr. Christopher Woodall at abstracts(a)2017ibfra.org by January 1, 2017. Any questions may be directed to info(a)2017ibfra.org.
Date: 5-9 June 2017
Location: Bangor, Maine, U.S.A.
Details at: <http://2017ibfra.org/> http://2017ibfra.org/
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From: "Rik De Vreese | BOS+" < <mailto:rik.devreese@bosplus.be> rik.devreese(a)bosplus.be>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 20:03:05 +0000
Subject: Invitation 'Passion for Nature conference - Integrated Governance: mainstreaming opportunities for Nature & Society' - Lommel (Belgium) October 12-14 2016
Dear colleague,
Please find below an invitation for an interesting conference coming soon in Belgium on Nature Governance and Integrated Sustainable Territorial Development.
This conference includes a High Level Tribute to the Bosland Bottom-up Integrated Partnership with High Level Representatives from the European Commission and the Flemish Minister of Nature.
You are also invited to present your work or organisation at the Knowledge Market on Wednesday evening 12th of October.
Please read further below or directly at this link <http://www.boslab.be/samenwerking/symposium-10-years-bosland/129/> .
The conference is very affordable (110 EUR for 3 days, accommodation in the CenterParcs Hotel 269 EUR for 3 nights (1 or 2 persons) or 419 EUR for 3 nights in a cottage (4 persons).
There will be a shuttle from Eindhoven airport (in the Netherlands) and Hasselt Railway station (connections to Brussels Airport and Brussels main highspeed stations).
Please apologise for cross-posting.
Met vriendelijke groeten, Best Regards,
Rik
Ik werk op dinsdag, woensdagvoormiddag en donderdag. I'm available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays (AM) and Thursdays
Rik De Vreese
Projectcoördinator BOS+
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Invitation to participate
Passion for Nature – Integrated Governance: Mainstreaming Opportunities for Nature & Society
Lommel, Belgium, 12 to 14 October 2016
Dear Sir/Madam,
It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in a major European conference, “Passion for Nature – Integrated Governance: Mainstreaming Opportunities for Nature & Society”.
Linked with the <http://plus.sendis.be/t/y-l-dutulky-juhljijihi-y/> Natura 2000 Biogeographical Process, this landmark event marks the tenth anniversary of the Bosland Partnership. This partnership consists of the municipalities of Hechtel-Eksel, Overpelt, and Lommel, the Flemish Agency for Nature and Forest, Regionaal Landschap Lage Kempen, and Limburg Tourism. Since its establishment, the partnership has maintained and enhanced core traditional forestry-related activities (timber, wood and biomass production), while successfully developing a wide range of innovative approaches with significant social and scientific benefits. Bosland is a true example of successful multifunctional territorial development and integrated nature governance.
This Conference creates a European-level platform to network with colleagues from around our beautiful continent. Together, participants will have the opportunity to discuss priorities and integrated governance approaches, important not only for nature and Natura 2000 specifically, but also for human health, economic development, job creation, climate adaptation and mitigation, water management, tourism, and many more human dimensions. Working with people’s “Passion for Nature” enables us to position biodiversity, nature and ecosystem services as essential pillars for greening economies, as well as for innovation. To foster the sharing of passion we also invite you to bring along successful projects and innovative ideas to share with others at our Knowledge Market.
The conference provides an important opportunity to compare approaches that can further increase benefits for both nature and society at a European level. For more information, please find a preliminary draft programme <http://plus.sendis.be/t/y-l-dutulky-juhljijihi-j/> here. You can also visit the conference web page <http://plus.sendis.be/t/y-l-dutulky-juhljijihi-d/> here and register by clicking <http://plus.sendis.be/t/y-l-dutulky-juhljijihi-h/> here.
We would be delighted if you would accept this invitation to participate. We look forward to addressing future challenges together and realising new joint opportunities of truly integrated and sustainable regional development in sites across Europe.
Yours sincerely,
The Bosland partnership
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Bosland is a statutory partnership between the municipalities of Hechtel-Eksel, Overpelt, and Lommel, the Flemish Agency for Nature and Forest, Regionaal Landschap Lage Kempen, and Limburg Tourism
Co-organised by:
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Papers presented at the upcoming Extension & Knowledge Exchange conference in Kenora, Ontario (September 25-30, 2016) will be featured in a special issue of the Forestry Chronicle. I have attached the special issue advert flyer, so look for us in December!
Janean Creighton
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Janean H. Creighton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Extension Specialist
College of Forestry
Oregon State University
321 Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR
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