IUFRO Task Forces are established on a temporary basis to advance inter-disciplinary cooperation in inter-divisional forest research fields. Their focus is on emerging key issues that are of strong interests to policy makers and groups inside and outside the forest sector, and contribute to international processes and activities.
During the IUFRO Board Meeting held in Salt Lake City in October 2014, a number of Principles were agreed upon as a basis for the establishment of Task Forces during the current IUFRO term. In the view of the IUFRO Management Committee, the number of Task Forces to be convened during a given year may be up to ten, but in order to encourage activities across the full spectrum of IUFRO's disciplinary expertise, shorter-term, more tightly focused Task Forces are encouraged. This will enable IUFRO to establish new Task Forces on a periodic basis throughout the 2015-2019 Term to take advantage of emerging needs and opportunities.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Proposals for new Task Forces will be evaluated by the Management Committee based on the following criteria:
• Contribution to implementation of the IUFRO Strategy 2015-2019;
• Potential to strengthen cross-Divisional interaction on specific topics of global relevance related to one or more Emphasis Areas and/or Institutional Goals of the IUFRO Strategy 2015-2019 (for details see <http://www.iufro.org/discover/strategy/#c10578> http://www.iufro.org/discover/strategy/#c10578)
• Engagement of two or more Divisions by specifically involving relevant Divisional units (Research Groups and/or Working Parties) - proposal should be jointly developed with the relevant IUFRO Divisions and their units, but may involve additional experts currently outside of the IUFRO network and partner institutions, as required. Task Force activities should not undercut current work within IUFRO Divisions, but rather complement and expand their activities;
• Specific contribution of the proposed Task Force to addressing broader policy processes or interdisciplinary science-policy initiatives; e.g., Future Earth (1) , Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), etc.;
• In case partner institutions are involved, brief justification for their involvement;
• Clarity of timelines for proposed Task Force activities and their deliverables; while Task Forces can be proposed for up to the full length of the current IUFRO term (until the 2019 World Congress in Brazil), it is highly recommended that proposed Task Forces consider more focused activities to be undertaken over a much shorter time period (i.e., 1-2 years);
• Selection of Task Force members in a way that they reflect required scientific expertise, diversity, balance between North/South, natural and social sciences, and gender;
• Clarity of operational aspects (roles and responsibilities of Task Force coordinator and members, roles and responsibilities of partners involved, if any), budget for activities and funding sources.
Proposals are now being accepted for new Task Forces that would begin their work in early 2015. Please refer to the format (outlined below) when preparing your proposals. The deadline for submission of proposals is January 15th, 2015. All proposals will be reviewed by the Vice-President for Task Forces in consultation with other members of the IUFRO Management Committee and the Coordinators of IUFRO Divisions relevant to each proposal. Decisions on the establishment of new Task Forces will be made and communicated to the proposed Task Force coordinators by the end of February. The coordinators of new Task Forces will be invited to participate in the upcoming IUFRO Board meeting to be held in Vienna from April 15-17, 2015.
FORMAT FOR TASK FORCE PROPOSALS
Note: Proposals should include the following as concisely as possible, within 3-5 pages.
• Name of proposed Task Force
• Name of proposed Task Force coordinator, affiliation (including IUFRO position) and contact information
• Names of proposed Task Force members, their affiliations (including IUFRO positions) and contact information
Brief overview of the rationale, goals, and objectives of the proposed Task Force (1 paragraph)
• Description of specific proposed Task Force activities, deliverables and timelines. This should include planned focused meetings with tangible outputs such as 'state-of-knowledge' reviews, journal papers, dedicated volumes, etc.
• Budget table listing major activities and funding sources, if known – indicate if these funds are already secured.
• Narrative addressing the following:
- Contribution to implementation of the IUFRO 2015-2019 Strategy;
- How the proposed Task Force will strengthen cross-Divisional interaction on specified topics related to IUFRO 2015-2019 Strategy's Emphasis Areas and/or Institutional Goals , and how the Task Force will complement and/or expand activities of existing IUFRO Divisional units;
- Specific contribution of the proposed Task Force to addressing broader policy processes or interdisciplinary science-policy initiatives.
The deadline for submission of proposals is January 15th, 2015. Proposals should be sent to John Parrotta ( <mailto:jparrotta@fs.fed.us> jparrotta(a)fs.fed.us) with a copy to Renate Prüller ( <mailto:prueller@iufro.org> prueller(a)iufro.org)
(1) Future Earth is an ICSU interdisciplinary initiative to develop knowledge for responding effectively to the risks and opportunities of global environmental change and for supporting transformation towards global sustainability.
Call for abstracts: papers, posters and videos
Help define a vision for forests
Share your people-centred ideas, field experiences, cutting-edge research, development projects, practical applications and theoretical models at the world’s largest and most important gathering of the forest sector.
FAO is inviting abstracts on the central theme of the XIV World Forestry Congress, “Forests and People: Investing in a Sustainable Future”, and on relevant topics that also align with any of the six Congress sub-themes:
* Forests for socio-economic development and food security
* Building resilience with forests
* Integrating forests and other land uses
* Encouraging product innovation and sustainable trade
* Monitoring forests for better decision-making
* Improving governance by building capacity
More detailed information on each sub-theme can be found <http://www.fao.org/forestry/wfc/87445/en/> here.
Details about the XIV World Forestry Congress can be found at http://www.fao.org/forestry/wfc/en/.
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Brigitte Burger - Web Management
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat
Marxergasse 2, 1030 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:burger@iufro.org> burger(a)iufro.org
*Dear All,*
*We are pleased to draw your attention to the last date for abstract
submission for our second International Conference on New Frontiers of
Forest Economics (neFFE): Forest Economics beyond the Perfectly
Competitive Commodity Markets, Peking University, Beijing, China, August
19--23, 2015. The last date for abstract submission is Oct 30, 2014.
The key objectives of the conference are:
1.to bring together leading thinkers in forest economics from academia,
government, and organizations related to the forest sector to explore
thought-provoking perspectives on forest economics beyond the boundaries
of perfectly competitive commodity markets; and
2.to provide a unique forum to present and discuss cutting-edge thinking
papers that will enrich and provide future directions to the discipline
of forest economics.
The conference is being organized by the IUFRO Group 9.04.00 (Forest
Resource Economics) in collaboration with Peking University, Beijing,
Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Canada, and CYCAD Inc.
Details are available at: *
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http://neffe.nsd.edu.cn/
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**Please send your abstract (not more than 300 words) and details of
authors either directly to me (shashi.kant(a)utoronto.ca) or submit though
the conference website by October 30,2014.
**
*with warm regards
Shashi
Prof. Shashi Kant
Faculty of Forestry
University of Toronto
Canada*
Dear all from Division 9,
The IUFRO World Congress is approaching. I am pleased to invite you to the Division 9 meeting to be held on Friday, October 10 from 19:00 to 21:30 in room 255a.
The Division meeting is a great opportunity to meet and network within our Division for officeholders, members and those interested in Division 9 activities. Research groups and office holders will be presented, plans for the next IUFRO term (2014-2019) will be introduced and linkages with the new IUFRO strategy actively discussed.
Furthermore we will have the pleasure to congratulate two highly active members of our Division 9 receiving an IUFRO award during our meeting.
I am looking forward to meet you all, latest at the Division 9 meeting in Salt Lake City.
You are welcome to spread this invitation to all that might be interested in activities of Division 9.
Have a safe trip.
With best regards
Daniela
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Dr. Daniela Kleinschmit
Assoc. Professor
Coordinator IUFRO Division 9
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Unit of Forest Policy
PO Box 7008, SE-75007 Uppsala
Visiting address: Vallvägen 9C
Phone: +46 18 672493
Mobile: +46 72 5867588
daniela.kleinschmit(a)slu.se, www.slu.se<http://www.slu.se/>
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Dear colleagues,
Registration is open for the FAO-run online conference ‘The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation Options in the Forestry Sector’, which will take place as six sessions during 6-27 February 2015. A hundred free places are available in each online session. Forestry policy makers, forest economists, scientists and researchers from all over the world are expected to join this conference to discuss the costs and benefits of different mitigation options. The conference will examine how different countries and regions mitigate climate change through forest management interventions and improved use of wood. Discussions will also showcase lessons learned from mitigation efforts and their impacts on the value chain of forest products.
The deadline for case study submission is 10 November 2014 and for registration is 16 January 2015. For more information and registration, please visit the conference web page
www.fao.org/forestry/cc-mitigation-economics.
If you have any specific question, please contact Illias Animon (illias.animon(a)fao.org) or Ruth Mallett (ruth.mallett(a)fao.org)
Best regards,
Von: Shashi Kant [mailto:shashi.kant@utoronto.ca]
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 26. Juni 2014 23:22
An: wolfrum(a)iufro.org
Betreff: IUFRO Group 9.04.00 - International Conference on New Frontiers of Forest Economics (neFFE), Peking University, China, August 19-23, 2015 - Call for Abstracts
Dear All,
We are pleased to announce call for abstracts for our second International Conference on New Frontiers of Forest Economics (neFFE): Forest Economics beyond the Perfectly Competitive Commodity Markets, Peking University, Beijing, China, August 19–23, 2015.
The key objectives of the conference are:
1.to bring together leading thinkers in forest economics from academia, government, and organizations related to the forest sector to explore thought-provoking perspectives on forest economics beyond the boundaries of perfectly competitive commodity markets; and
2.to provide a unique forum to present and discuss cutting-edge thinking papers that will enrich and provide future directions to the discipline of forest economics.
The conference is being organized by the IUFRO Group 9.04.00 (Forest Resource Economics) in collaboration with Peking University, Beijing, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Canada, and CYCAD Inc.
Please submit your abstract by Oct 30, 2014.
Details are available at: http://www.neffe.ch/
with warm regards
Shashi
Prof. Shashi Kant
Faculty of Forestry
University of Toronto
Canada
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From: "Jean-françois Trebuchon" <jean-francois.trebuchon(a)cirad.fr>
To: bft_news(a)cirad.fr
Cc: jean-francois trebuchon <trebuchon(a)cirad.fr>, philippe menozzi <philippe.menozzi(a)cirad.fr>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:47:28 +0200
Subject: BFT-CIRAD-DIVECOSYS-Formation à l'écriture d'article scientifique au Bénin
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<http://ur-hortsys.cirad.fr/actualites/formation-a-l-ecriture-d-articles-sci…> DIVECOSYS
Dispositif en partenariat
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Journal des sciences forestières
Revue en Open Access à facteur d’impact
Formation à l'écriture d'article scientifique
Le Cirad, en collaboration avec les équipes du dispositif en partenariat DIVECOSYS et de la revue Bois et forêts des tropiques, organisent une formation à l'écriture d'article scientifique à :
Cotonou, Bénin - Lundi 13 au vendredi 17 octobre 2014
Vous trouverez en fichier joint toutes les informations pour une inscription.
Pour avoir de plus amples informations, vous pouvez prendre contact avec :
Jean-François Trébuchon
Coordinateur éditorial
<mailto:jean-francois.trebuchon@cirad.fr> jean-francois.trebuchon(a)cirad.fr
Cirad
Bois et Forêts des Tropiques
TAC 105/D
34398 Montpellier Cedex 5
France
Fax : +33 4 67 59 37 55
Tél. : +33 4 67 59 37 81
Philippe Menozzi
Chercheur
<mailto:menozzi@cirad.fr> menozzi(a)cirad.fr
CIRAD, Dpt PERSYST,
UPR 115 AIDA (Agroécologie et Intensification Durable des cultures Annuelles)
Correspondant du Cirad au Bénin
CIRAD-IRD, 08 BP 841, Cotonou, BENIN
Centre du Riz pour l'Afrique (AfricaRice)
01 BP 2031, Cotonou, BENIN
tel. mob.: (00 229) 96 72 53 57
Dear Colleague,
We are very pleased to announce a call for abstracts for a contribution in a special issue on « Reconciling environment and production in managed ecosystems: is ecological intensification a solution? » to be published in the international scientific journal Environmental Management (http://www.springer.com/environment/environmental+management/journal/267)
The provisional planning is the following:
* Deadline for submission of abstracts (250-300 words): 07th March.
· Deadline for review of abstracts: 04th April.
· Deadline for submission of articles: 04th July.
An outline of the article can be added to the abstract.
Details on the scope of the special issue can be obtained from and your abstract must be sent to:
thomas.cordonnier(a)irstea.fr
peyron(a)gip-ecofor.org
We are looking forward to reading from you
Best regards
Thomas Cordonnier & Jean-Luc Peyron
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Thomas Cordonnier
Irstea Grenoble
2 rue de la Papeterie BP76
F-38402 Saint-Martin-d'Hères Cedex
Tel: 33(0)4 76 76 27 81
Fax: 33(0)4 76 51 38 03
Colleagues,
The IUFRO All-Division 5 Conference is held every 5 years. It is an apolitical, international forum open to all nations, for conduct of the Division’s business, and for exchange of scientific, professional and technical information on forest products related subjects consistent with the Division's structure.
Division 5 is currently soliciting bids for the 2017 All-Division 5 conference. If you and your institution are willing to host this conference, please visit the Guidelines and Bidding Rules at http://www.iufro.org/download/file/9492/2068/all-d5-2017-guidelines-bidding… for further details.
Please note that the deadline for the submission of bids is 28 February 2014!
We are hoping for and looking forward to receiving many outstanding bids!
Best regards
Andrew H.H. Wong, D. Phil
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products)
and
IUFRO Headquarters
Colleagues,
Please find below a message concerning the International Forum on Payments for Environmental Services of Tropical Forests. There is also a concept note for this event at <http://www.fao.org/forestry/39186-035b90975b9178b56e16bfeec57dc8f5d.pdf> http://www.fao.org/forestry/39186-035b90975b9178b56e16bfeec57dc8f5d.pdf
Best regards
Brigitte Burger
IUFRO Headquarters Vienna
Von: FO-PES-Forum [mailto:FO-PES-Forum@fao.org]
Gesendet: Freitag, 10. Januar 2014 16:18
An: undisclosed-recipients:
Betreff: International Forum on Payments for Environmental Services of Tropical Forests, 7-10 April 2014, San José, Costa Rica
Message sent on behalf of Eva Muller, Director, Forest Economics, Policy and Products Division, FAO
Dear colleagues,
I am writing to inform you that FAO, ITTO and the Government of Costa Rica, will jointly convene an International Forum on Payments for Environmental Services of Tropical Forests in San José, Costa Rica, from 7-10 April 2014.
Ensuring sustainable supplies of goods and services from forests to enhance their vital contributions to socio-economic development lies at the core of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). Yet, SFM in the tropics is often less profitable than other land-uses because many of the goods and services forests produce lack formal markets. Payments for forest environmental services (PES), such as biodiversity, tourism and recreation, water conservation, soil protection and climate change mitigation, is regarded as one such innovative means of financing SFM.
The International Forum aims to highlight the importance of developing and implementing PES mechanisms in tropical countries and to share best practices and lessons learned from the many activities and projects that have been undertaken in recent years to scale up global efforts to promote PES. The Forum is expected to recommend actions at local, national and international levels for the development and effective implementation of PES mechanisms in support of SFM in the tropics. It will bring together policymakers, researchers and academicians, practitioners, civil society, the private sector, and regional and international organizations engaged in the development, implementation and support of PES mechanisms.
On behalf of the organizers, I would like to invite you or your representative to attend the International Forum on Payments for Environmental Services of Tropical Forests. More details including a concept note, and registration form are available on FAO (http://www.fao.org/forestry/84884/en/) and ITTO (www.itto.int) websites. A preliminary programme will be made available shortly. Sponsorship is available for a limited number of participants from developing countries to attend the Forum. Those in need of sponsorship are required to fill in the respective section of the on-line registration form. Participants to be sponsored will be selected by the organizers based on the information provided as well as ensuring a geographical and gender balance.
Yours sincerely,
Eva Muller
Director
Forest Economics, Policy and Products Division, FAO
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