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Von: Rotherham, Ian [mailto:I.D.Rotherham@shu.ac.uk]
Gesendet: Montag, 24. Oktober 2016 23:39
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IUFRO Division 9 Forest History and Traditional Knowledge
Dear Member of the IUFRO Research Group 9.03: Forest History and Traditional Knowledge
We have an excellent opportunity for our working party to get together and present at next
year’s IUFRO 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> http://iufro2017.com/call-for-abstracts
and the deadline for abstract submission is 30 November.
Submit abstracts indicating proposal number 145, “The Role of Forest History &
Cultural Heritage in Re-constructing Nature – a landscape-level exploration of the need
for, of approaches to, and case studies of, the recovery, remediation and re-construction
of forest and woodland environments in the twenty-first century” in the Congress segment:
All Division 9 (Forest Policy and Economics) Meeting as your first choice for inclusion in
the programme.
This was our submission, to guide and help your proposals:
Research Group 9.03
The Role of Forest History & Cultural Heritage in Re-constructing Nature – a
landscape-level exploration of the need for, of approaches to, and case studies of, the
recovery, remediation and re-construction of forest and woodland environments in the
twenty-first century
The session will address issues around the following:
1. How knowledge of forest culture heritage and the history of bio-cultural
landscapes can better inform restoration projects
2. How restoration and re-construction of forests and woods can increase quality of
life for local people, and grow local economies.
3. How landscape-scale re-construction and restoration of ecological functions can
enhance carbon capture, reduce soil erosion, biodiversity loss, and vulnerability to
exotic invasions, and help mitigate climatic change impacts and grow resilience
4. The role of forest and woodland heritage and history in awareness raising and
knowledge transfer to the political process
The need & relevance:
Forest and woodland landscapes have suffered dramatic changes and drastic declines during
the twentieth century. At last, there has been growing recognition of the need for major
and large-scale remediation of declines and their environmental, social and economic
consequences. However, increased awareness of the significance of the bio-cultural nature
of forest and woodland resources has challenged many conceptual positions leading to
changed policy directions and national and international levels. The importance of
understanding the history, heritage and bio-cultural nature of landscape has proved
increasingly important in driving effective and sustainable re-construction projects. The
session will present a balance of case studies and associated research from around the
world in order to examine these issues. There will be a publication resulting from the
session to help knowledge transfer, awareness raising and policy change.
The event will link to a major UK-conference in 2018 on ‘Wilder Visions – re-constructing
nature’ (see <http://www.ukeconet.org/> www.ukeconet.org)
Proposed by:
Professor Ian D. Rotherham, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Supported as a scientific committee by:
Dr Elisabeth Johann, Austria
Dr Tomasz Samojlik, Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Dr Simay Kırca, University of Istanbul, Turkey
Professor Mauro Agnoletti, GESAAF, Università di Firenze, Italy
Dr Jiri Woitsch, Institute of Ethnology, ASCR, Prague, Czech Republic
Assistant Professor Alper Çolak, University of Istanbul, Turkey
Dr Péter Szabó, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno,
Czech Republic
And by the wider membership of 9.03
Whilst we do not yet have actual presentation titles, we will obviously encourage a mix of
younger presenters from a diversity of countries and a balance of genders. Furthermore, in
order to encourage a broad participation we will host a poster paper display associated
with the meeting and encourage submissions to the publication.
**Please circulate this call as widely as possible through your extensive networks – many
thanks in anticipation!
Ian