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Below is IUFRO Spotlight #87. Other Spotlights can be found at:
http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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Date: Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 3:32 PM
Subject: IUFRO Spotlight #87 - Getting everyone on board to succeed in
forest landscape restoration
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
[image: IUFRO Spotlight]
IUFRO Spotlight #87 - Getting everyone on board to succeed in forest
landscape restoration
*IUFRO Spotlight **is an initiative of the International Union of Forest
Research Organizations. Its aim is to introduce, in a timely fashion,
significant findings in forest research from IUFRO officeholders and member
organizations to a worldwide network of decision makers, policy makers and
researchers. IUFRO will encapsulate, and distribute in plain language,
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information on where/how to access the full documents. *
*IUFRO Spotlight** also aims to present activities such as sessions at
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inside and outside the forest sector and contribute to international
processes and activities. The IUFRO Spotlight findings will be distributed
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Getting everyone on board to succeed in forest landscape restoration
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/publications/spotlights/spotlight8…>
[image: Photo showing Alignment and planting in SMM Komitibanda. Photo:
Forest College & Research Institute, Telangana, India.]
Alignment and planting in SMM Komitibanda. Photo: Forest College & Research
Institute, Telangana, India.
The world is degraded. Worldwide, according to a 2018 UNESCO publication,
land degradation affects 3.2 billion people – about 40% of humanity.
The degradation is human caused, drives species extinction, intensifies
climate change, and adds to mass human migration and increased conflict,
the report indicated.
So, a critical question becomes: how do we build or, perhaps more
accurately, rebuild a sustainable world?
IUFRO, through its Special Programme for Development of Capacities (SPDC),
offers a significant part of the solution by emphasizing Forest Landscape
Restoration (FLR).
The FLR is designed as a multi-stakeholder process that aims at regaining,
improving and maintaining vital ecological functions and enhancing human
wellbeing. And, other studies have shown that about 15% of degraded land
worldwide is suitable for FLR.
The SPDC is headed by Dr. Michael Kleine, deputy executive director of
IUFRO. Its mandate is to build capacity in the forest science community in
economically disadvantaged countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America so
that forest science can contribute to the enhancement of sustainable
management of forest landscapes.
SPDC trains forest scientists and practitioners in FLR so they are better
able to manage and deal with the complex issues involved in land
management. To that end, the Programme has also developed guidance (in
English/Spanish/French) for the FLR process.
Training covers a wide array of FLR-relevant topics ranging from global
policies and governance issues to project planning, facilitation of
multi-stakeholder processes and implementation and monitoring of technical
operations on the ground.
[image: Photo showing Landscape in Ethiopia recovering from degradation.
Photo: Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute.]
Landscape in Ethiopia recovering from degradation. Photo: Ethiopian
Environment and Forest Research Institute.
FLR looks beyond the immediate forest area and identifies a broad range of
measures to improve the ecosystem: things like soils, nutrients, tree cover
and biodiversity. The aim is to build resilient landscapes and to generate
maximum benefits for local stakeholders and society at large.
Restoration is certainly not a quick-and-easy fix. To be successful,
everyone involved has to be on the same page. And that means all the
competing interests around land use must come together and work
collaboratively to achieve that common goal.
"Our past experiences show that sectoral approaches – agriculture-only;
forestry-only; biodiversity conservation-only – will not solve the complex
and interlinked problems of land management," said Dr. Kleine.
In many partner countries land degradation is severe and widespread, and
restoration will be a task for many years to come. So, capacities there
must be enhanced to help shape a more sustainable world.
"Our solution for restoring degraded landscapes is to encompass different
land uses – forestry, agriculture, wildlife, recreation, water management,
etc. FLR, as the name implies, takes a landscape approach aimed at
reconciling the many varied expectations and conflicting societal demands
that revolve around the natural environment," Dr. John Stanturf, retired
Senior Scientist with the US Forest Service and SPDC's lead trainer said.
"The collaborative effort among stakeholders needs to be facilitated or
moderated by those trained in FLR," said Janice Burns, IUFRO's Thematic
Networking Manager and SPDC's deputy coordinator. "These facilitators, by
understanding the FLR process, can work at the local level to help all
stakeholders – farmers, staff from forestry and agriculture departments,
green NGOs, politicians, indigenous people – to jointly decide on measures
to improve land management.
The process provides a systematic framework for stakeholder consultations,
enhances transparency, mobilizes political and financial support and, in
this way, eventually leads to joint decisions.
"It's essentially a multi-stakeholder process whereby different
stakeholders with an interest in forests and land use jointly decide about
measures to improve the ecological, social and economic condition of the
landscape," added Dr. András Darabant of Vienna's University of Natural
Resources and Life Sciences and a member of the SPDC trainer team.
There are certainly challenges. In addition to competing interests, in some
instances there is a lack of transparency, or inequalities among affected
segments of society, and occasionally there is corruption; all of which is
compounded by global trade arrangements, and investment policies by rich
countries.
"But we want to make available a critical mass of FLR facilitators within a
country who can help guide the joint stakeholder decision making, the
implementation and collaborative monitoring of the outcome and the
improvements," Dr. Kleine said.
The success of the initiative will be seen in a more diverse and resilient
landscape, with less soil erosion, a diversity of plants and vegetation,
productive soils for food and material production and an ability to adapt
to a changing climate and associated risks.
*The IUFRO-SPDC FLR guidelines can be found at: *
https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/netw/flr/flr/pract-guide/
*Further reading:*
John A. Stanturf, Michael Kleine, Stephanie Mansourian, John Parrotta,
Palle Madsen, Promode Kant, Janice Burns & Andreas Bolte, 2019.
Implementing forest landscape restoration under the Bonn Challenge: a
systematic approach. Annals of Forest Science volume 76, Article number: 50
(2019)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13595-019-0833-z
IUFRO Occasional Paper No. 33 (2020) - Forest Landscape Restoration
Implementation: Lessons learned from selected landscapes in Africa, Asia
and Latin America
https://www.iufro.org/publications/series/occasional-papers/article/2020/02…
Daniella Schweizer, Marijkevan Kuijk, JabouryGhazoula (2021)
Perceptions from non-governmental actors on forest and landscape
restoration, challenges and strategies for successful implementation across
Asia, Africa and Latin America | Initiative 20x20
<https://initiative20x20.org/publications/perceptions-non-governmental-actor…>.
Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 286, 15 May 2021, 112251
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Dear Meliaceae E-List:
This facebook group for IUFRO Division 8 - the forest environment - may be
of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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From: Sandra LUQUE <sandra.luque(a)inrae.fr>
Date: Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 3:36 AM
Subject: [IUFRO Div 8] IUFRO - DIVISION 8 - FOREST ENVIRONMENT FB GROUP
To: <div8(a)lists.iufro.org>, <wp80102(a)lists.iufro.org>
Dear all,
I do have the great pleasure to announce a new FB group dedicated to share
information for the IUFRO *Division 8*. Thanks to our communication
officers for the Division, Alessio Collalti with the support of Jean Luc
Maeght (both in cc), for setting up this Group. The success of the group
and the improvement in our communication channels depend on the effort of
each member of the Division including all the colleagues, young
researchers, students, experts, stakeholders that we can invite. The group
is Public but everybody needs to make a request to become a member – an
administrator needs to approve members and posts (we will take care of
this)
The aim of this FB Group is to improve communication within the Division
and beyond while sharing NEWS, publications, events related to forest
management and planning, including conservation of forested areas,
wildlife, soil sciences, forested landscapes and landscape ecology,
conservation biology, biodiversity, and physical environment. We
particularly welcome inputs towards a deeper understanding of hazards and
disturbances which could affect forest dynamics, such as fire, climate
change, pollution and winds.
You can share links to webinars and other related events. You can also
feed this site with relevant related information from others FB sites.
Looking forward to a dynamic exchange to enhance our knowledge and
awareness on the importance of forests and the environment
The Group is for the Division to make use of it, so please become a member
and share the link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/iufro.division.8
Remember! this *Sunday 21st* is the International Day of Forests so please
use the opportunity to begin sharing information
<https://www.un.org/en/observances/forests-and-trees-day>
Looking forward to your inputs
My warmest wishes to all
Sandra
*________________________________________________________________*
*Sandra LUQUE PhD, DR HDR*
*Director of Research*
Chair IUFRO Division 8 - Forest Environment
INTECOL *Chair Science Committee*
*INRAE* National Research Institute on Agriculture, Food & the Environment
*UMR TETIS **Land, environment, remote sensing and spatial information *
500 rue Jean-François Breton / 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Mob. +33 769150689 / Skype: sandra.luque2 • https://www.inrae.fr/enhttps://www.umr-tetis.fr/index.php/fr/https://www.iufro.org/
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Dear Meliaceae E-List:
This IUFRO World Forest Day activity (Sep 28-29, 2021) may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 6:37 PM
Subject: Save the date! 28-29 September 2021 - IUFRO WORLD DAY - Digital
Forest Science Forum 2021
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
Save the date! 28-29 September 2021 - IUFRO WORLD DAY - Digital Forest
Science Forum 2021
*IUFRO World Day - Digital Forest Science Forum 2021 online 28-29 September
2021 *
One day after celebrating the International Day of Forests IUFRO is proud
to announce its own digital IUFRO WORLD DAY!
This unique 24-hours event aims to showcase the science covered by IUFRO
research units and Member Organizations, and to facilitate networking and
communication.
It will offer program elements for forest scientists, students, policy and
decision makers and everyone who wants to learn about what is going in the
world of forest science and IUFRO.
To enable participants from all over the world to take part in their own
time zone, the event will be structures into three major time zone groups
spreading over two days.
*The event is still in development and further details will follow soon, so
stay tuned:https://www.iufro.org/events/iufro-world-day/
<https://www.iufro.org/events/iufro-world-day/> *
Download IUFRO poster from
*https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/events/iufro-world-day/iufro-poster.pdf
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/events/iufro-world-day/iufro-poste…>*
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Dear Meliaceae E-List:
These recorded seminars may be of interest
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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From: Henrik Hartmann <hhart(a)bgc-jena.mpg.de>
Date: Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 10:41 AM
Subject: [IUFRO Div 4] WATCH NOW ONLINE Seminar by Nate McDowell on tree
mortality in the Anthropocene
To: <div4(a)lists.iufro.org>, <div7(a)lists.iufro.org>, <div8(a)lists.iufro.org>
Dear all,
Seminar #4 of the International Tree Mortality Network, an initiative of
the IUFRO Task Force on Monitoring Trends and Patterns of Global Tree
Mortality, is now available online.
Watch this seminar at:
https://youtu.be/vdAXQ8CibKA
*Dr. NATE MCDOWELL*
*Rising tree mortality in the Anthropocene*
*Abstract*: Tree mortality is rising in most documented locations but the
drivers and mechanisms of this trend are unknown. Changes in atmospheric
carbon dioxide, temperature, and vapor pressure deficit, along with
drought, are primary potential drivers. Mechanisms linking these drivers to
mortality include water, carbon, and pathogen defense processes. These
processes are interdependent such that failure of one can lead to failure
of the others. Prediction of future mortality is challenged by our
understanding of the mechanisms, however, some evidence suggests the
growing mortality rates are likely to continue well into the future. I
conclude by reviewing the numerous challenges and opportunities for
predicting future tree mortality.
*Nate is a senior scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.* He
has studied tree mortality since the early 2000s, focusing on mechanisms
and prediction.
*Previous seminars:*
Seminar # 1: Matt Hansen - Global forest monitoring using satellite data
https://youtu.be/ya8XlQBS6DQ
Seminar # 2: Flavia Costa - Tree mortality in the Amazon
https://youtu.be/KoC8E6P3Zu8
Seminar # 3: Belinda Medlyn - Tree mortality in Australia
https://youtu.be/hRlBc7oR328
Visit us at:
https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/https://www.tree-mortality.net/
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Dr. (habil.) Henrik Hartmann
Group leader
Plant Allocation
MPI for Biogeochemistry
Hans Knöll Str. 10
07745 Jena, Germany
Contact: hhart(a)bgc-jena.mpg.de
Phone: +49.3641.576294
Mobile: +49.171.8188273
Website:
https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgp/index.php/HenrikHartmann/HenrikHartmann
*Initiatives*:
International Tree Mortality Network
https://www.tree-mortality.net/
IUFRO Task Force on monitoring of global tree mortality patterns and trends
https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/
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Dear Meliacee E-List:
The recording below may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
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IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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From: Konijnendijk, Cecil <cecil.konijnendijk(a)ubc.ca>
Date: Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 2:16 PM
Subject: [IUFRO Div 6] IUFRO Division 6 webinar on Covid, forests, and
urban nature (March 19th) - recording now available
To: div6(a)lists.iufro.org <div6(a)lists.iufro.org>
Dear IUFRO Division 6 colleagues,
I hope that this message finds you well.
In case you missed this webinar on the role of forests, nature, and public
space during the global pandemic, you can now access the recording at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hplGQeWq-N8. We had about 70 people joining
live for the event.
We plan to host a 2nd webinar in this new series within a couple of months.
Kind regards,
Cecil
(Cecil Konijnendijk, IUFRO Division 6 Coordinator)
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list -
The report below may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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From: <eckehard.brockerhoff(a)wsl.ch>
Date: Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 11:31 PM
Subject: [IUFRO RG 7.03 FORENT] IUFRO Division 7 Pathology and Entomology
2020 Newsletter
To: <rg70200-forpath(a)lists.iufro.org>, <rg70300-forent(a)lists.iufro.org>, <
div7(a)lists.iufro.org>
Dear friends and colleagues,
I hope this finds you well despite the challenging times and lack of
face-to-face meetings. Fortunately, with vaccinations gathering pace, there
seems to be light at the end of the tunnel.
Attached is the annual newsletter and report for 2020 of IUFRO Division 7
(Forest Health) which includes the Pathology and Entomology research groups
and working parties. There are news about conference plans, changes of
coordinators and deputies, gender balance and geographic balance, etc.
We now have more concrete information on the long planned All-Division 7
conference which will take place from 6 to 9 September 2022 in Lisbon,
Portugal. This will run back to back with the next ‘International Workshop
on the Genetics of Tree-Parasite Interactions in Forestry’ (12-17 September
2022) in Pontevedra, Spain, with a shared pre-/post-conference tour over
the weekend between the two meetings.
We trust you find the newsletter interesting. Please share it with
colleagues who have not subscribed to our email mailing lists (our main way
of distributing it).
Best wishes
Ecki Brockerhoff
Coordinator, IUFRO Division 7 (Forest Health)
Head of Research Unit 'Forest Health and Biotic Interactions'
Zürcherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Tel +41 79 819 0882
eckehard.brockerhoff(a)wsl.ch
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