1:10 p.m.
Dear all,
The deadline for ICPP this August in Lyon, France August 20-25 has been
extended an additional week to Feb 28, speakers will hear back by mid to
late March, and early bird registration ends in April.
Below is a link to abstract submission as well as descriptions of the
sessions we have organized. Please note that the organizing committee does
not have funding to support speaker travel, except in the case of some
speakers from developing countries.
By Feb 28: https://www.icpp2023.org/call-abstracts
Additionally, Tod Ramsfield has organized the session *"Current and
emerging forest pathology issues"* and there are numerous other sessions
relevant to forest pathology.
*9.02/18.06 Advances in the use of novel monitoring programs and exotic
sentinel trees to detect incipient threats posed by forest pathogens in
forest ecosystems*
Emergent diseases caused by invasive pathogens in forest ecosystems have
substantial and well-characterized impacts on human wellbeing, livelihoods,
ecosystem services, economies, the biosphere, and nature-based climate
solutions. Unlike agricultural systems, invasive forest diseases are
difficult to detect due to their cryptic nature and lag in detection. Due
to the intractability of forest biosecurity based on reactive approaches,
scientists have experimented for the last fifteen years with novel
techniques to monitor for invasive pathogens. These new approaches include
the use of sentinel trees—host specimens growing outside their native
range—to document diversity and virulence of exotic pathogens before they
enter the home range of native tree species. This session will present
results of the use of sentinel trees in newly established gardens,
botanical gardens and urban forests to identify future threats and cover
efforts to monitor invasive pathogens introduced in nursery trade.
*9.07/18.02 Understanding emergence of pathogens in commercial and public
forest ecosystems*
Along with farmlands, oceans, and the atmosphere, the sustainability of
forests are threatened by a long list of interconnected threats, including
climate change and plant pathogens. Novel, destructive host-pathogen
associations continue to accumulate as a result of biological invasions.
Meanwhile, climate change and landscape degradation continue to increase
the susceptibility of forests to disease. Emergent diseases in managed and
unmanaged forest ecosystems have substantial and well-characterized impacts
on human wellbeing, livelihoods, ecosystem services, economies, the
biosphere, and nature-based climate solutions. This session will explore
genetic bases for pathogen emergence, and how it can be used to predict and
understand the history and future of forest diseases; emergent diseases
with insect vectors that are spreading as a result of climate change in
Asia; emergent diseases in emergent economies in Africa and South America.
*10.02/18.05 Social and cultural dimensions of international forest health*
Along with farmlands, oceans, and the atmosphere, the sustainability of
forests are threatened by novel, destructive host-pathogen associations
that continue to accumulate as a result of biological invasions, with
substantial and well-characterized impacts on human wellbeing, livelihoods,
ecosystem services, economies, the biosphere, and nature-based climate
solutions. Despite current scientific advances, introduction of exotic
pathogens and resulting emergent forest diseases continue to be under
detected. The problem goes beyond globalization and anthropogenic movements
as it pertains to different social, political, and economic issues
worldwide. This session will promote discussion and interdisciplinary
collaboration among experts in the scientific and social dimensions of
emergent pathogens in forests. Topics will cover indigenous perspectives
and indigenous-led efforts to manage invasive pathogens, local and
community knowledge and perceptions of forest health, and the contribution
of social science, political science, and collective action frameworks
for international
frameworks to ensure resilience of forests and society to emergent
pathogens.
Best regards,
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*Geoff Williams, PhDInternational Sentinel Network Coordinator*
*Forest Service*
*International Programs*
*Office of the Chief*
*Office: +1 (202) 263-9231*
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