Dear Colleague,
The economic impact of IAS has been documented for relatively few species and countries in Africa. Consequently, there are major gaps in data for both the species for which estimates have been made, and countries in which no or few data have been collected. Filling these gaps is important, because this figure will be of use to policy makers to prioritise work to prevent, manage and control invasive species, and allow countries to mitigate the economic impact of IAS.
CABI (www.cabi.org<http://www.cabi.org>) is currently undertaking a project to estimate the cost of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) to Africa. We are looking for costs incurred for single species or by a sector of the economy, such as agriculture, forestry, livestock keeping or aquaculture. As well as collating more obvious costs, such as those incurred through yield loss or the costs of management, we would also like to collate less obvious costs incurred, such as reduction in recreational revenue or a reduction in the number of animals that a piece of land can sustain.
We hope that you are able to assist us with gathering information on the species of your expertise and would greatly appreciate your assistance with the survey. You can access and submit the survey using the following link:
Link to Survey to estimate the cost of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) to Africa<https://innsafrica.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/estimating-the-cost-of-invasive-alie…>
If you would like assistance to go through the survey, you can contact Adewale Ogunmodede A.Ogunmodede(a)cabi.org<mailto:A.Ogunmodede@cabi.org> to arrange a phone call or zoom meeting to introduce you to the survey and take you through the sections of relevance.
The survey will close on 30 June.
We look forward to hearing back from you. Your expert input into this survey is greatly valued.
Regards,
René Eschen.
On behalf of:
Dr Bryony Taylor
Senior Scientist
CABI
This study is being conducted by CABI’s Action on Invasives programme, with funding support from the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Netherlands Department for International Cooperation (DGIS)
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Dear all,
It is with hope that you are all healthy and in good spirit despite the Covid-19 situation.
We, the organizing committee, and the Root and stem rots WP7.02.01 at IUFRO would like to make you aware of the next meeting (the 15th Root and stem rots meeting) that will be organised in Xalapa, Mexico, 11th-15th of October 2021.
This is going to be the first time ever we have such a meeting in Mexico!
If you have any questions at this stage please contact me or Rosario. We sincerely hope that we will be able to travel as expected at the time but will keep you all updated during the year and a half to come. We expect the call for abstracts to come by the end of this year and registration to open soon thereafter.
- Please spread this mail to anyone that might not be on the sending list.
- Please also let us know if you have problems reading the save-the-date pdf-flyer attached.
- Please let us also know if you would be in the need for any special invitation letters for funding applications or visa, we will remind you about this later too.
- We have not specified a theme at this stage and are still open for suggestions but we will not exclude anyone from submitting abstracts.
Stay healthy out there so that we can meet and discuss decayed trees next year!
Best regards
The organizing committee
Jonas and Rosario
Jonas Rönnberg
Associate prof., Head of SNS
SLU
Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre
P.O. Box 49
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Sweden
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Dear Colleagues,
After carefully considering the current COVID-19 pandemic situation and
associated limits on international travel, we have postponed the IUFRO
conference in Prague, originally scheduled for September, 2020. The new
dates for the conference are 31 May - 4 June, 2021. Individuals who have
already registered will have the option of either retaining their
registration or receiving a refund. Registration for the conference has
been suspended but we anticipate re-opening registration in September.
Please check back at https://iufro.v2.czu.cz/en/ for additional
information.
Thank you for your continued interest in the conference from the members of
the scientific organizing committee:
Andrew Liebhold
Rene Eschen
Jose Shibu
Jean-Noel Candau
Victoria Lantschner
Etsuko Kagaya
Sankaran Kavileveettil
Etsuko Kagaya
Daizy Batish
Natalia Kirichenko
Lidia Sukovata Lidia
Andrew Liebhold http://sandyliebhold.com
Northern Research Station 304-285-1512
USDA Forest Service 304-285-1505 FAX
180 Canfield St. 724-317-8668 mobile
Morgantown, WV 26505 USA
Dear colleagues,
This note is just to share with you an update on the IUFRO conference,
““Biological invasions in forests: Trade, ecology and management”, 14-18
September, 2020, Prague, Czech Republic. We are closely monitoring the
COVID-19 pandemic and, in particular monitoring anticipated impacts on
international travel. At this point, we still expect that travel to Prague
will be permitted and safe by mid-September. However, we acknowledge
considerable uncertainty and are prepared to postpone the conference if
necessary. We plan to re-evaluate the situation in mid-May.
Information about the conference is available at https://iufro.v2.czu.cz/en/
We are extending the deadline for early registration to 1 July and the date
for final registration to 15 August. We will continue to review the
situation and provide updated information at this web site.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
-Sandy
Andrew Liebhold http://sandyliebhold.com
Northern Research Station 304-285-1512
USDA Forest Service 304-285-1505 FAX
180 Canfield St. 724-317-8668 mobile
Morgantown, WV 26505 USA
Dear forpath and forent colleagues,
As Specialty Chief Editors, Kimberly Wallin and I would like to warmly invite you to submit appropriate manuscripts to section ‘Pests, Pathogens and Invasions’ of Frontiers in Forests and Global Change: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/forests-and-global-change/sections/pes…<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.frontiersin.org/journals/forests-and…>.
We have a terrific editorial board and look forward to your contributions!
Let us know if you have any questions.
Enrico and Kimberly
[The Ohio State University]
Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello
Professor
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Plant Pathology
201 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210
614-688-5401 Office / 614-292-4455 Fax
bonello.2(a)osu.edu<mailto:bonello.2@osu.edu> / https://plantpath.osu.edu/our-people/pierluigi-enrico-bonello
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Dear colleagues:
I hope this email finds you well and healthy in these crazy times. We are excited to be opening a new forest pathology position in our office. Here is the announcement:
Demo Announcement: GS-434-11 Plant Pathologist with promotion potential to GS-12. The announcement will open on 4/10/2020 and close on 4/14/2020. Link to Announcement: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/564210000<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usajo…>
Best regards,
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Plant Pathologist
Forest Service
State and Private Forestry
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Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the organization of a summer school in the
framework of the NFZ-forestnet (Nancy-Freiburg-Zurich) on the topic
"Emerging pests and diseases in temperate forests" which will take place
at INRAE Champenoux, near Nancy, North-East France, from 6 to 10 July,
2020. The summer school is mainly intended for PhD students, but also
young researchers, and Master's students interested in understanding the
biology and the epidemiology of emerging pests and diseases in temperate
forests, and gaining insight into the consequences for forest management.
More information and the program are available at :
https://workshop.inrae.fr/nfz-summerschool/. The registration of
participants is now open and candidate participants should register
until May 1, 2020. Registration is free, but participants will cover
their own travel and accommodation costs.
The scientific committee decided so far to maintain the summer school
despite the current Covid-19 crisis, as we hope that the situation will
be settled by then. In case the situation is still complicated for
traveling abroad, we will make our final decision whether to maintain or
to postpone it by June 1, 2020.
Please help us disseminating this announcement to potentially interested
students.
Take care of yourself.
Best regards,
Pascal Frey, Benoit Marçais, Christelle Robinet and Valentin Queloz
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INRA and IRSTEA merged on 1st January 2020 to create INRAE
New email address: pascal.frey(a)inrae.fr
Dr Pascal FREY
INRAE, University of Lorraine
Department of Tree - Microbe Interactions
Ecology of Forest Pathogenic Fungi team
UMR1136 IAM
F-54280 Champenoux
FRANCE
Phone: 33 383 394 056
Mobile: 33 6 31 45 94 07
E-mail: pascal.frey(a)inrae.fr
https://mycor.nancy.inra.fr/IAM/?page_id=731
Twitter: @pascal_frey
Dear colleagues,
Following the health situation, INRAE has decided to revise the calendar
and the methods for organizing external competitive examinations for the
recruitment of engineers and technicians.
In order to guarantee equal treatment of candidates, the period for
registration for the competitions, which was initially scheduled to
close on 26 March 2020 at 5 p.m., has been extended until 12 May 2020 at
5 p.m.
In addition, the procedure for the tests is modified as follows: the
admission phase no longer includes a written test and now consists of a
single interview of eligible candidates before the Selection Board.
The tests of the competitions will take place according to a new timetable:
Eligibility meetings (study of candidates' files): from 25 May to 5 June
2020
Admission meetings (interview of candidates): from 29 June to 10 July 2020
Take care of yourself and your loved ones in this terrible period and
above all #StayHome!
Best regards,
Pascal Frey
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Date : Fri, 6 Mar 2020 16:25:49 +0100
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Pour : IUFRO Division 7 List <div7(a)lists.iufro.org>
Copie à : Pascal Frey <pascal.frey(a)inrae.fr>
Dear colleagues,
A research scientist permanent position (Ingénieur de Recherches) for
monitoring the risks of disease emergence in forests is open in our IAM
Department at INRAE Nancy.
The person recruited will be in charge of developing innovative
epidemiological monitoring methods for the early detection of new tree
diseases in the natural environment, monitoring their emergence and
assessing their impact on ecosystems.
You will find the description of the position (in English) here:
https://mycor.nancy.inra.fr/IAM/?p=10183
You will find all the information related to the application process (in
French) here:
https://jobs.inrae.fr/concours/concours-externes-ingenieurs-cadres-technici…
Closing date for application: March 26, 2020
Please forward this announcement to potentially interested candidates.
Best regards,
Pascal Frey
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INRA and IRSTEA merged on 1st January 2020 to create INRAE
New email address: pascal.frey(a)inrae.fr
Dr Pascal FREY
INRAE, University of Lorraine
Department of Tree - Microbe Interactions
Ecology of Forest Pathogenic Fungi team
UMR1136 IAM
F-54280 Champenoux
FRANCE
Phone: 33 383 394 056
Mobile: 33 6 31 45 94 07
E-mail: pascal.frey(a)inrae.fr
https://mycor.nancy.inra.fr/IAM/?page_id=731
Twitter: @pascal_frey
Dear colleagues,
A research scientist permanent position (Ingénieur de Recherches) for
monitoring the risks of disease emergence in forests is open in our IAM
Department at INRAE Nancy.
The person recruited will be in charge of developing innovative
epidemiological monitoring methods for the early detection of new tree
diseases in the natural environment, monitoring their emergence and
assessing their impact on ecosystems.
You will find the description of the position (in English) here:
https://mycor.nancy.inra.fr/IAM/?p=10183
You will find all the information related to the application process (in
French) here:
https://jobs.inrae.fr/concours/concours-externes-ingenieurs-cadres-technici…
Closing date for application: March 26, 2020
Please forward this announcement to potentially interested candidates.
Best regards,
Pascal Frey
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INRA and IRSTEA merged on 1st January 2020 to create INRAE
New email address: pascal.frey(a)inrae.fr
Dr Pascal FREY
INRAE, University of Lorraine
Department of Tree - Microbe Interactions
Ecology of Forest Pathogenic Fungi team
UMR1136 IAM
F-54280 Champenoux
FRANCE
Phone: 33 383 394 056
Mobile: 33 6 31 45 94 07
E-mail: pascal.frey(a)inrae.fr
https://mycor.nancy.inra.fr/IAM/?page_id=731
Twitter: @pascal_frey
Dear All,
I hope that everyone is keeping well. As COVID-19 moves around the world, I assume that it has affected all of you in some way. Here in Canada, the federal government has closed our labs, so I am working from home. Universities are closed, but course material is being delivered electronically so that students can finish their classes.
Amongst ourselves we have already discussed how to include a virtual presence in our upcoming meetings, primarily because visa issues and travel costs affect the attendance of some and we would like to be inclusive, but the current pandemic has given us another reason to think about virtual attendance. Please stay in contact with one another and remember that all communications strengthen our network.
The latest RG 7.02 newsletter is finished. It contains updates from recent working party meetings and the world congress. Enjoy, and if you are looking for something to read while you are working from home, this will keep you occupied for a few minutes and will hopefully bring back some good memories. You can access it here:
https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/science/divisions/div7/70200/nl702…
There is one update to the newsletter and that is that the meeting of working party 7.02.02 - Foliage, Shoot and Stem Diseases will be a joint meeting that includes working party 7.02.05 - Rusts of Forest Trees. The meeting is planned for New Hampshire, USA in 2021. Date to be determined in light of the current global situation.
If you would like to contribute to the next newsletter, please let us know.
Stay healthy, and remember that it is the International Year of Plant Health.
All the best, Tod (and Beccy and Julio as well).
Tod Ramsfield, PhD
Research Scientist Forest Pathology, Canadian Forest Service
Natural Resources Canada / Government of Canada
Tod.Ramsfield(a)canada.ca<mailto:Tod.Ramsfield@canada.ca> / Tel: 825-510-1303
Chercheur, Pathologie forestière, Service canadien des forêts
Ressources naturelles Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
Tod.Ramsfield(a)canada.ca<mailto:Tod.Ramsfield@canada.ca> / Tel : 825-510-1303
