Dear Meliaceae Working party:
Below is a recent IUFRO press release on forest education.*
<https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/>*
Sheila Ward
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Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 1:10 PM
Subject: [IUFRO Div 1] Press Release: Equipping young forest leaders for a
changing work environment
To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News <div1(a)lists.iufro.org>
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* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
Press Release: Equipping young forest leaders for a changing work
environment
*PRESS RELEASE: Equipping young forest leaders for a changing work
environment*
*New Joint EFI-IFSA-IUFRO Project on "Global student networking and green
jobs" analyses changing employment in the forest sector and prepares
current forest students and young scientists for future leadership.*
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/download/file/29944/4474/press-release-young-forest-l…>
*Photo credit: EFI/IFSA/IUFRO *
(Bonn/Vienna/Freiburg, 30 November 2018) The forest sector has been facing
significant changes in recent years due to various challenges including
globalization, international trade, and climate change.
Naturally, this has also changed the nature of forest sector employment.
Forestry careers have expanded beyond traditional forest administration and
industry jobs. New ‘green jobs' match a broader societal awareness for
forest ecosystem services, climate change mitigation and adaptation,
environmental education, recreation, tourism, and nature protection, for
example.
These shifts in labour market trends call for a new generation of graduates
with a strong foundation of knowledge in the context of current global
issues.
"The crucial question we need to answer is: Are we, the world's forestry
students of today, prepared for the new expectations and skills society is
placing in our hands as future land managers and forest policy decision
makers?" emphasises Dolores Pavlovic, President of the International
Forestry Students' Association (IFSA).
A new project run by European Forest Institute (EFI) in close collaboration
with IFSA and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations
(IUFRO) has now been started to tackle this question. The joint project is
generously funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
(BMEL) and will be hosted by EFI in Bonn, Germany.
"The project seeks to provide insight into the future labour market
including changing professional skills. This will be done through
systematic analysis of the development of employment in the forest sector
globally," explains the Head of EFI's Resilience Programme and Bonn Office,
Georg Winkel.
"Providing networking opportunities to young scientists across continents
and engaging students in international science-policy processes are
integral parts of the project," says Alexander Buck, Executive Director of
IUFRO. Thus, a traineeship program and the IUFRO-EFI Young Scientists
Initiative, which is especially designed for early career researchers from
Africa, Asia and Latin America, have already been established. "We are
delighted that the seed planted through the previous joint IUFRO/IFSA
position has now grown into a full-fledged capacity development project,"
adds Buck.
The project will start in December 2018 and last for three years. It will
combine innovative student-based global empirical social research with
networking and capacity building activities for forestry students.
Involving the combined strengths of the three partner organisations IFSA,
IUFRO, and EFI, and networking with other relevant research and expert
activities, the project seeks not only to increase our understanding of
transforming labour markets in the forest sector, but also to strengthen
international collaboration involving the future forest leaders: forestry
students from all over the globe.
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29 member countries and around 115 associate member organizations. EFI
undertakes forest research and policy support at pan-European and global
level, with headquarters located in Joensuu, Finland, and further offices
across Europe and in Asia. Further information about the EFI is available
at: https://www.efi.int/
The *International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA)* is a globally
organized and locally operating students' organization. It brings together
forestry students from all over the world to connect students to their
peers, forest related organizations and policy platforms with the aim to
enrich their formal education: https://www.ifsa.net/
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sciences. Its members are research institutions, universities, and
individual scientists as well as decision-making authorities and other
stakeholders with a focus on forests and trees: https://www.iufro.org/
*For more information, please contact:Gesche Schifferdecker (EFI):
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Dear Meliaceae Working party:
Below is the latest newsletter. Past editions of the newsletter can be
found at: *https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
<https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/>*
Sheila Ward
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Date: Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 8:16 PM
Subject: IUFRO NEWS 12, 2018
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
[image: IUFRO News]
Issue 12, 2018
IUFRO NEWS 12, 2018
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you issue 12 of IUFRO News 2018, volume 47. The
newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at:
https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/.
You are welcome to pass on this newsletter to your colleagues!
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With Season's Greetings!
Alexander Buck
*IUFRO Executive Director *
*XXV IUFRO World Congress, Curitiba, Brazil, 29 Sep-5 Oct 2019: Call for
Abstracts open until 31 December 2018*:
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*Adaptive Management for Forested Landscapes in Transformation*
The IUFRO 2018 Posadas/Argentina conference on 1-5 October highlighted the
accelerated environmental changes that are taking place in the
Anthropocene. It addressed issues arising from the transformation of
forests in response to the pressures of globalization, population growth,
resource scarcity and ecological degradation. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6741#c28233>…
*Planted Forests – A Solution for Green Development*
The 4th International Congress on Planted Forests (ICPF) in Beijing, China,
was the first one of its kind to take place in Asia. It was set to explore
the role of planted forests in the sustainability of biological resources,
environment protection, green development and climate change. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6741#c28232>…
*Mainstreaming High Quality Timber Production from Planted Teak Forests and
Efforts for Conservation of Teak Genetic Resources*
Read about an event held on the occasion of the 4th International Congress
on Planted Forests, 23-27 October 2018, Beijing, China, by the
International Teak Information Network (TEAKNET) and IUFRO Teakwood Working
Party 5.06.02, with the support of FAO Regional Office for Asia Pacific
(FAO RAP). *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6741#c28231>…
*International Workshop for Heads of Forest Research Institutions –
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Chinese Academy of Forestry*
A two-day event to commemorate the establishment of the Chinese Academy of
Forestry (CAF) was held on 27-28 October 2018 in Beijing. IUFRO ED
Alexander Buck had the pleasure to deliver a congratulatory address on
behalf of IUFRO and the forest science community. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6741#c28230>…
*Shirong Liu New CAF President!*
*IUFRO would like to congratulate *Professor Shirong Liu most warmly on his
appointment as President of the Chinese Academy of Forestry. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6741#c28229>…
*Diseases and Insects in Forest Nurseries*
The meeting of IUFRO Working Party 7.03.04 Diseases and Insects in Forest
Nurseries was held on 21-26 October 2018 in Kuşadası, Turkey. Special
attention was given to invasive pests and diseases, which can be expected
to increase in the future due to climate change and globalization. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6741#c28228>…
*Ecology and Silviculture of Beech*
Read this report by Tetsuya Matsui and Alfredo Di Filippo about the
successful 11th International Beech Symposium of the IUFRO Working Party
1.01.07 "Ecology and Silviculture of Beech", held in Tuscia University in
Viterbo, Italy, on September 18-21, 2018. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6741#c28227>…
*Position and Perspectives of Forestry and Wood Technology in the 21st
Century*
On 19 October 2018 an international scientific conference entitled *Position
and Perspectives of Forestry and Wood Technology in the 21st Century* was
held in Zagreb, Croatia to celebrate 120 years of academic forestry
education and 70 years of higher education in wood technology at the
Faculty of Forestry of the University of Zagreb. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6741#c28226>…
*IUFRO at the Global Landscapes Forum GLF2018 in Bonn*
At the GLF2018 IUFRO participated most successfully in a Learning Pavilion
and co-hosted a Discussion Forum entitled "Don't Ignore Drylands: Restoring
the Forests of Continental Asia". *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6741#c28225>…
*Showcasing the Role of Forest-based Actions to Combat Climate Change*
Report from a high-level event entitled "Promoting synergies between the UN
Strategic Plan for Forests 2030, the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable
Development Goals" held on 4 December 2018 during the twenty-fourth session
of the Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC in Katowice, Poland (UNFCCC
COP24). *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6741#c28224>...
*World Forum on Urban Forests*
The Forum – 'Changing the nature of cities: the role of urban forestry for
a green, healthier and happier future' - was organized by FAO, the
Municipality of Mantova, the Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest
Ecology (SISEF) and the Politecnico di Milano. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6741#c28223>…
*Expert Group Meeting for Forest Landscape Restoration in the Tropics*
On 14-16 November 2018, AFoCO (Asian Forest Cooperation Organization)
jointly organized an 'Expert Group Meeting for Forest Landscape Restoration
(FLR) in the Tropics' with the International Tropical Timber Organization
(ITTO) and the Royal Forest Department (Thailand) in Bangkok, Thailand.
IUFRO was represented at this meeting by Vice-President John Parrotta.
*More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6741#c28222>…
*Forest Service Science and Technology Goes around the World*
Read this blog article about international knowledge sharing published in
the October issue of the U.S. Forest Service R&D Newsletter. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6741#c28236>…
*Announcements: Forest Education in the Limelight on the 2019 International
Day of Forests*
Participate in a Global Competition on Best Practices in Forest Education
with deadline on 18 January 2019 and/or a video contest showing how
teachers inform children about forests with deadline on 31 January 2019!
*More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6741#c28221>...
*Joint EFI-IFSA-IUFRO Project: Global Student Networking and Green Jobs*
A new project on "Global student networking and green jobs" run by the
European Forest Institute (EFI) in close collaboration with the
International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA) and the International
Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) was launched on 30 November.
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Dear Meliaceae Working Party:
The deadline for the competition be is January 18, 2019.
Sheila Ward
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From: Sandra Rodríguez <sandra_osu(a)yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 11:18 AM
Subject: Global competition on best practices in forest education
To: Sandra Rodriguez <sandra_osu(a)yahoo.com>
Dear colleagues:
On behalf of the Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force on Forest Education I would
like to invite you to check our competition, I hope this is of your
interest or of your colleagues. There are two awesome prizes.
https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/forest-education/competition-best…
Kindly regards,
Sandra Rodríguez, Ph.D.
Environmental Science, Forest Management
Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force on Forest Education
Coordinator
*Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteriesof the Earth are never
alone or weary of life (Rachel Carson).*
*Practical aspects of planting mahogany by seed*
Patricia Negreros Castillo patri_nc(a)yahoo.com
Carl Mize carlmize(a)gmail.com
We have found that mahogany (*Swietenia macrophylla*), one of the most
valuable timber trees in the world, seed germinate and the resulting
seedlings do well when sown in a slash and burn field during the last
cropping year before abandonment (fallowing) of the field (1). As mahogany
seed require about 30 days to emerge, a high percentage of seed would be
predated between the sowing date and the time of emergence (2) As a
result, many seed would need to be sown to get a reasonable number of
established seedlings, and their distribution would likely be very
irregular.
A solution would be to reduce the number of days between sowing and
emergence. Planting seedlings would be a solution, but the fields are
often a considerable distance from any road, and 2 bagged seedlings weigh
about 1 kg which is the weight of about 2000 mahogany seed. We think that
by dampening the seed for some days before sowing, the days to emergence
after sowing would be reduced and predation reduced.
We would like to communicate with individuals who know about planting seed
that have been treated for extended periods of time before seeding and
individuals with suggestions about what we might do. We know that shading
and moisture improve emergence. (3)
1 – Negreros-Castillo, P., I. Martinez-Salazar, C. Alvarez Aquino, A.
Navarro Martinez, C.W. Mize. 2018. Survival and growth of *Swietenia
macrophylla* seedlings from seeds sown into slash and burn fields in
Quintana Roo, Mexico. Bois Et Forets Des Tropiques 336. 10 p.
2 – Negreros-Castillo, P., I. Martinez-Salazar, K.F. Kellner, C.W. Mize,
R.K. Swihart, M.A. Navarro-Martinez. 2016. Bois et Forets des Tropiques
329. 10 p.
3 – Morris, M., P. Negreros-Castillo, and C. Mize. 2000. Sowing date,
shade, and irrigation affect big-leaf mahogany (*Swietenia macrophylla*
King). Forest Ecology and Management 132:173-181.
*The **International Society of Tropical Foresters* is organizing or
co-organizing seven sessions for th*e **XXV World Congress of the
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO2019)** to be
held 29 Sept – 5 Oct 2019 at Curitiba, Brazil. *Please consider submitting
an oral or poster presentation for one of these sessions or another
IUFRO2019 session (see below). *Abstracts for presentations can be
submitted until 31 Dec 2018 at* http://iufro2019.com/
*You* will need to be registered for IUFRO2019 to submit an abstract, but
you do not need to pay until later. You will also need to indicate the
session of preference. See https://iufro2019.com/abstracts-submission/ for
details on abstract submission. Information on all IUFRO 2019 sessions can
be found at
http://iufro2019.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sessions-english-portuguese…
. IUFRO will have financial assistance available for certain participants
(see https://iufro2019.com/scientist-assistance-program-sap/)
*ISTF-linked technical sessions at IUFRO2019*
*SESSION A2a: Sustaining iconic and high-value species in natural forests
and plantations*
ISTF CONTACT: Erich Schaitza, EMBRAPA, Brazil (erich.schaitza(a)embrapa.br )
SESSION SUMMARY: VERSION IN BOOK: Araucaria and Swietenia are threatened by
habitat loss; overharvesting; insufficient regeneration and genetic
variation, failings in forest policy, governance, or regulations; and
devaluation of products. The session will cover possible solutions,
including: harvest policies, regulations, and planning; regeneration and
genetic variation; silvicultural practices; modelling to balance
extraction, regeneration, and genetic diversity; and market demand to
create value.
*SESSION A4c: **Monitoring and Assessing Urban Forest Services and Values
at the National to Local Scale*
ISTF CONTACT: Vindhya P. Tewari, Himalayan Forest Research Institute, India
(*vptewari(a)yahoo.com <vptewari(a)yahoo.com>*)
SESSION SUMMARY: Trees and forests within urban areas provide numerous
benefits to city residents, but relatively little is known about their
structure, the services provided by these forests, and how these forests
are changing. The purpose of this session is to discuss approaches to
inventory urban forests, so that Nations can learn how to monitor these
important forests that directly affect human health and well-being.
*SESSION B5b: **Small-scale sustainable energy alternatives for developing
countries*
ISTF CONTACT: Lamfu Fabrice Yengong, University of Buea, Cameroon, (
lamfu2035yengong(a)gmail.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: In developing countries, wood accounts for 50-90% of the
fuel used, and increased efficiency or replacements for wood are needed.
This session explores sustainable energy alternatives. Presentations might
include: utilizing waste through “3R” (reduce, reuse, and recycle); more
efficient technologies for cooking with wood fuel; social costs of
increasing scarcity of fuel wood; characteristics related to fuel wood
energy content; solar cooking as an alternative; potential for material and
energy recovery from waste; appropriate technologies for developing
countries; integrated renewable energy production and utilization from
biomass combustion and waste gasification, among other topics.
*SESSION C1b: Advances in management and science for the high-value
Meliaceae*
ISTF CONTACT: Liu Jun, Research Institute of subtropical forest, Chinese
Academy of forestry, China, (ywliu2005(a)163.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: Tropical timber species of the Meliaceae (including
Cedrela, Entandrophragma, Khaya, Swietenia, and Toona) are among the
world’s finest woods, and many species have other uses. Their sustainable
management faces similar issues around the world. This session will share
the latest in research and applications for a global perspective on these
species. Topics could cover conservation of genetic resources, genetic
improvement, advances in shoot borer control, natural forest management,
and development and products useful for human health, among others.
*SESSION C1c: **Improving high-value Meliaceae yields in plantations*
ISTF CONTACT: Antonio Ferraz, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Brazil (
acferrazfilho(a)gmail.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: This session will focus on better production of Meliaceae
species grown in plantations. Many species (e.g. mahogany, African
mahogany, Australian red cedar, Melia) have recently been grown as
plantations around the world and research is needed over a wide range of
topics. The main objectives are to share experiences and to find common
research themes to build possible collaborations among researchers working
with Meliaceae species in plantations around the world.
*SESSION C9a: Discovery, curation, and uses of legacy tropical forest data
sets*
ISTF CONTACT: Sheila Ward, Mahogany for the Future, Inc., Puerto Rico (
tropfordata(a)gmail.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: Legacy tropical forest datasets have been generated by
various projects over time, and many are in danger of being lost. These
datasets are valuable for understanding how tropical forests change through
time, and many of the forests they characterize no longer exist. To
safeguard these data, standardized metadata and electronic archiving
schemes need to be developed. The purpose of the session is to share
information on the potential uses of such datasets, their current status,
and appropriate curation and metadata strategies.
*SESSION F6b: Effective educational strategies for the next generation of
forest professionals *
ISTF CONTACT: Ruth Metzel, Azuero Earth Project, Panama, (
ruth(a)proecoazuero.org)
SESSION SUMMARY: University-based programs on forest related fields are
evolving and inherently need to change towards multidisciplinary programs.
Some major drivers of these changes are globalization of the economy,
climate change, and new technologies and informatics. In a similar vein,
solutions for real life, resource management problems around forest key
issues, like health, bioenergy, climate change are consistently calling for
more holistic and cross-sectoral approaches. Universities curricula need to
meet diverse higher demands, and new ways to approach these challenges
involving various disciplines in a multicultural environment. This session
will highlight findings on research aiming to understand those challenges
and also research that addresses innovative strategies that allow forestry
students and professors and providers of non-formal education to keep
abreast with the time, such online classes, field practices, case studies
among others.
With its focus on being a communication network, ISTF can help you connect
with others interested in tropical forests and forestry. To join, please
visit this link please fill out the membership form at GoogleForms
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdy9FqCZ5Yj3TTA-mDJkgwm8n1jbCkEGlF…>
or
send a message to tropicalforesters(a)gmail.com.
Dear IUFRO List Holders:
I am hoping you will be able to distribute this announcement to your IUFRO
group on sessions at IUFRO 2019 linked to the International Society of
Tropical Foresters.
Thanks,
Sheila Ward
*&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&*
*The **International Society of Tropical Foresters* is organizing or
co-organizing seven sessions for th*e **XXV World Congress of the
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO2019)** to be
held 29 Sept – 5 Oct 2019 at Curitiba, Brazil. *Please consider submitting
an oral or poster presentation for one of these sessions or another
IUFRO2019 session (see below). *Abstracts for presentations can be
submitted until 31 Dec 2018 at* http://iufro2019.com/* You* will need to be
registered for IUFRO2019 to submit an abstract, but you do not need to pay
until later. See https://iufro2019.com/abstracts-submission/ for details on
abstract submission. Information on all IUFRO 2019 sessions can be found at
http://iufro2019.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sessions-english-portuguese…
. IUFRO will have financial assistance available for certain participants
(see https://iufro2019.com/scientist-assistance-program-sap/)
*ISTF-linked technical sessions at IUFRO2019*
*SESSION A2a: Sustaining iconic and high-value species in natural forests
and plantations*
ISTF CONTACT: Erich Schaitza, EMBRAPA, Brazil (erich.schaitza(a)embrapa.br )
SESSION SUMMARY: VERSION IN BOOK: Araucaria and Swietenia are threatened by
habitat loss; overharvesting; insufficient regeneration and genetic
variation, failings in forest policy, governance, or regulations; and
devaluation of products. The session will cover possible solutions,
including: harvest policies, regulations, and planning; regeneration and
genetic variation; silvicultural practices; modelling to balance
extraction, regeneration, and genetic diversity; and market demand to
create value.
*SESSION A4c: **Monitoring and Assessing Urban Forest Services and Values
at the National to Local Scale*
ISTF CONTACT: Vindhya P. Tewari, Himalayan Forest Research Institute, India
(*vptewari(a)yahoo.com <vptewari(a)yahoo.com>*)
SESSION SUMMARY: Trees and forests within urban areas provide numerous
benefits to city residents, but relatively little is known about their
structure, the services provided by these forests, and how these forests
are changing. The purpose of this session is to discuss approaches to
inventory urban forests, so that Nations can learn how to monitor these
important forests that directly affect human health and well-being.
*SESSION B5b: **Small-scale sustainable energy alternatives for developing
countries*
ISTF CONTACT: Lamfu Fabrice Yengong, University of Buea, Cameroon, (
lamfu2035yengong(a)gmail.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: In developing countries, wood accounts for 50-90% of the
fuel used, and increased efficiency or replacements for wood are needed.
This session explores sustainable energy alternatives. Presentations might
include: utilizing waste through “3R” (reduce, reuse, and recycle); more
efficient technologies for cooking with wood fuel; social costs of
increasing scarcity of fuel wood; characteristics related to fuel wood
energy content; solar cooking as an alternative; potential for material and
energy recovery from waste; appropriate technologies for developing
countries; integrated renewable energy production and utilization from
biomass combustion and waste gasification, among other topics.
*SESSION C1b: Advances in management and science for the high-value
Meliaceae*
ISTF CONTACT: Liu Jun, Research Institute of subtropical forest, Chinese
Academy of forestry, China, (ywliu2005(a)163.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: Tropical timber species of the Meliaceae (including
Cedrela, Entandrophragma, Khaya, Swietenia, and Toona) are among the
world’s finest woods, and many species have other uses. Their sustainable
management faces similar issues around the world. This session will share
the latest in research and applications for a global perspective on these
species. Topics could cover conservation of genetic resources, genetic
improvement, advances in shoot borer control, natural forest management,
and development and products useful for human health, among others.
*SESSION C1c: **Improving high-value Meliaceae yields in plantations*
ISTF CONTACT: Antonio Ferraz, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Brazil (
acferrazfilho(a)gmail.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: This session will focus on better production of Meliaceae
species grown in plantations. Many species (e.g. mahogany, African
mahogany, Australian red cedar, Melia) have recently been grown as
plantations around the world and research is needed over a wide range of
topics. The main objectives are to share experiences and to find common
research themes to build possible collaborations among researchers working
with Meliaceae species in plantations around the world.
*SESSION C9a: Discovery, curation, and uses of legacy tropical forest data
sets*
ISTF CONTACT: Sheila Ward, Mahogany for the Future, Inc., Puerto Rico (
tropfordata(a)gmail.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: Legacy tropical forest datasets have been generated by
various projects over time, and many are in danger of being lost. These
datasets are valuable for understanding how tropical forests change through
time, and many of the forests they characterize no longer exist. To
safeguard these data, standardized metadata and electronic archiving
schemes need to be developed. The purpose of the session is to share
information on the potential uses of such datasets, their current status,
and appropriate curation and metadata strategies.
*SESSION F6b: Effective educational strategies for the next generation of
forest professionals *
ISTF CONTACT: Ruth Metzel, Azuero Earth Project, Panama, (
ruth(a)proecoazuero.org)
SESSION SUMMARY: University-based programs on forest related fields are
evolving and inherently need to change towards multidisciplinary programs.
Some major drivers of these changes are globalization of the economy,
climate change, and new technologies and informatics. In a similar vein,
solutions for real life, resource management problems around forest key
issues, like health, bioenergy, climate change are consistently calling for
more holistic and cross-sectoral approaches. Universities curricula need to
meet diverse higher demands, and new ways to approach these challenges
involving various disciplines in a multicultural environment. This session
will highlight findings on research aiming to understand those challenges
and also research that addresses innovative strategies that allow forestry
students and professors and providers of non-formal education to keep
abreast with the time, such online classes, field practices, case studies
among others.
With its focus on being a communication network, ISTF can help you connect
with others interested in tropical forests and forestry. To join, please
visit this link please fill out the membership form at GoogleForms
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdy9FqCZ5Yj3TTA-mDJkgwm8n1jbCkEGlF…>
or
send a message to tropicalforesters(a)gmail.com.
Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working party:
Below is IUFRO Spotlight #60. Other Spotlights can be found at:
http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
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Subject: IUFRO Spotlight #60 - Creating a virtuous circle in forest
operations
To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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IUFRO Spotlight #60 - Creating a virtuous circle in forest operations
*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, brief, topical
and policy-relevant highlights of those findings, along with information on
where/how to access the full documents. The *IUFRO Spotlight* findings will
be distributed in a periodic series of emails as well as blog postings.
*________________________________*
*Creating a virtuous circle in forest operations*
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/download/file/29116/6670/spotlight60-sustainable-fore…>
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*The complex system of relationships involved in the SFO concept and its
five performance areas including: Economics; ergonomics; environment;
quality optimization; and people and society. (Credit: Enrico Marchi,
Florence University, Italy)*
A newly published study entitled Sustainable Forest Operations (SFO): A new
paradigm in a changing world and climate, indicates that "climate change,
as well as the increasing demand for forest products, requires a rethinking
of forest operations in terms of sustainability."
The study suggests that the SFO concept provides integrated perspectives
and approaches to effectively address ongoing and foreseeable challenges
while balancing forest operations performance across economic,
environmental and social sustainability objectives.
This new concept emphasizes that forest workers' ergonomics, health and
safety, and utilization efficiency and waste management are additional key
elements that enrich the understanding of the sustainability in SFO.
In addition, through the promotion of afforestation and reforestation,
improved forest management, and green building and furnishing, the SFO
concept further emphasizes the role of wood as a renewable and
environmentally friendly material.
"It is important," the paper notes, "to understand the major driving
factors for the future development of forest operations that promote
economic, environmental and social well-being.'
The paper identifies five challenging areas to be addressed through SFO:
- More wood removal from less available forest landbases;
- Promoting wood as a renewable and ecologically friendly raw material;
- Improving forest operations under climate change;
- Minimizing the ecological effects of harvesting; and
- Improving safety and ergonomics for forest operators.
"The innovation behind this new paradigm of SFO is the integrated approach
to forest operations," said Prof Enrico Marchi, of the Department of
Agriculture, Food and Forestry Systems at the University of Florence,
Italy, and one of the study's authors. "It aims at reconciling bio-economy,
environmental ecology, human factors and society and different scale
levels.
"In this context," he continued, "it is important to highlight that, there
is not only one type of sustainable forest operation; it is not an
"absolute" concept. Different solutions may be adopted, taking into
consideration socio-economic and environmental conditions."
The five key, interrelated, performance areas necessary to ensure the
sustainability of forest operations – environment; ergonomics; economics;
quality optimization of products and production; and people and society –
"are quite obvious, if you consider them singularly. The real challenge is
to find a balance among the performance areas, addressing each of them
without negatively affecting the others," said Prof. Marchi.
"It is workable around the world. Each country, depending on its own
socio-economic condition, legislation, needs and management objectives,
could apply the principles of SFO to find the best way for them to address
the sustainable development approach in forest operations," he said.
"SFO needs policies able to guarantee the continuity of forests in the
future that protect the environment and the included complex dynamics
without compromising the profitability of forest operations."
"Actually, good policies should be applied in order to decrease costs for
forest enterprises, because more profitable activity means a higher
capacity for businesses to invest in safer machines, healthier equipment
and low-impact operations," said Prof. Marchi.
"Everyone with a stake in wood production, environmental protection,
forest-related tourism, forest workers associations, etc., will benefit
from SFO. But, in the end, forests are a benefit to everyone. So a correct
implementation of SFO principles will, in the long run, benefit everyone,"
he said.
As to how SFO would provide benefits, he noted: "Taking into account the
five performance areas cited in the text, it is important to create a
virtuous circle in forest operations."
"For example, if a forest enterprise realizes an improvement in work
organization or improving the average quality of material extracted, it
will have higher income. A part of that income could then be invested in
safety improvements for the forest workers, or new machines with better
performances and potentially fewer impacts on the environment."
"Those improvements," he continued, "could also have positive effects on
other aspects of SFO, since they are all related to each other – and that
is largely explained in the manuscript."
The main takeaway from the paper for policy-makers, according to Dr. Marchi
is that "forest harvesting is not just cutting trees to build houses or
furniture or to provide heat."
"Forest operation is the final step in a complex process called forest
management that allows one to obtain ecosystem services from the forest,
including one of the most important renewable raw materials – wood."
"If we want to develop sustainable forest management," he concluded, "we
need sustainable forest operation."
*The full paper can be found at*:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969718312488
*Prof Enrico Marchi is a member of the IUFRO Task Force on Climate Change
and Forest Health*:
https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/climate-change-forest-health/
<http://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/climate-change-forest-health/>
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working party:
Below is IUFRO Spotlight #62. Other Spotlights can be found at:
http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
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Date: Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 12:03 PM
Subject: IUFRO Spotlight #62 - How and why criteria and indicators have
changed forest management since the Rio Summit
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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IUFRO Spotlight #62 - How and why criteria and indicators have changed
forest management since the Rio Summit
*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, brief, topical
and policy-relevant highlights of those findings, along with information on
where/how to access the full documents. The *IUFRO Spotlight* findings will
be distributed in a periodic series of emails as well as blog postings.
*________________________________*
*How and why criteria and indicators have changed forest management since
the Rio Summit*
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/download/file/29907/6723/spotlight62-criteria-indicat…>
*Regeneration is also covered by indicators for SFM. Photo: S. Linser. *
Sparked in part by the Rio Earth Summit of 1992, the use of criteria and
indicators (C&I) for sustainable forest management (SFM) has become an ever
more present aspect of forest management.
Since that '92 summit, "the focus of academic attention has been mainly on
global forest governance with a research gap regarding regional (or
international) forest related processes," said Dr. Stefanie Linser of the
European Forest Institute, who is also co-ordinator of IUFRO Working Party
9.01.05 on research and development of indicators for SFM.
"They are increasingly important nowadays, in light of the UN Sustainable
Development Goals and emerging global challenges," she said.
C&I are defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN as: "… a
framework that characterizes the essential components of SFM, and
recognise(s) forests as ecosystems that provide a wide range of
environmental, economic and social benefits to society. The overall aim of
criteria and indicators is to promote more sustainable forest management
practices, taking into consideration the social, economic, environmental,
cultural and spiritual needs of different stakeholders."
Thirteen experts from Dr. Linser's IUFRO Working Party have researched the
use and the usefulness of C&I in the quarter-century following the ‘92
summit and have jointly put together two publications covering all C&I
processes and regions worldwide.
In one paper, they look at "how" the C&I processes have made a difference.
In the other they look at "why" some C&I processes have flourished and
others have faded.
Their conclusion is that the 25 years of C&I work in forestry has had
significant positive impacts, though challenges do remain.
In the "how" publication the authors point to six areas where positive
impacts are easily seen:
- Enhanced discourse and understanding of SFM;
- Helped to shape and focus the engagement of science in SFM;
- Improved monitoring and reporting of SFM, which facilitates
transparency and evidence-based decision making;
- Strengthened forest management practices;
- Initiated assessment of progress toward SFM goals; and
- Improved forest-related dialog and communication.
"For forest managers, C&I are a feasible tool for generating understandable
and reliable information on progress towards sustainable forest
management," said Dr. Linser.
"They increase transparency of decision-making, and demonstrate compliance
with different standards or goals. They also allow policy makers to obtain
easily comprehensible evidence of the effectiveness of policy measures,"
she said.
However, she went on to say, "There is a wide variation in the quality of
adaptation of the regional or international C&I sets onto the national
level, and hence in SFM monitoring and reporting."
Going forward, she believes that political will and respective strategies
to further promote C&I are crucial. "If those are missing, it leads to
insufficient funding, low data availability, a lack of trained personnel
and expertise, a lack of effective promotion and little or no inclusion
into policy/decision-making processes."
The "why" publication notes that there has been an unevenness in the
application across countries. "Lagging funds, capacities and political
support can be a major obstacle for C&I implementation with consequences on
the knowledge base and the state of SFM," Dr. Linser said.
"Another issue is that C&I are often very top-down in their design and
development. This can create challenges when it comes to implementation on
the ground. One finding is that rural communities are marginalized by the
origin and design of the C&I as they are reflected in state-determined
forest management plans.
"To remedy that, there is a need for active national participation based on
commitment, true stewardship, funding and capacity building," she added.
"If you are a policy maker, C&I for SFM constitute a powerful policy tool
for collecting and synthesizing understandable information – from the
global to the local level – to facilitate decision-making processes on the
state of forests and forestry, and on progress towards sustainable forest
management."
The bottom line, said Dr. Linser, is that "C&I require constant review and
the procedural power to respond to emerging trends, and questions that
arise from policy debate and public concerns. Hence, C&I are not a static
instrument, but a dynamic tool to grasp all relevant forest information.
Coordination and sufficient funding of all related activities as well as
true stewardship and commitment of all related stakeholders are essential
in this respect."
*The publications can be found at*:
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-9/90000/90100/90105/
<http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-9/90000/90100/90105/>
*25 Years of Criteria and Indicators for SFM: Why some intergovernmental
C&I Processes flourished while others faded*
http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/9/515
*25 Years of Criteria and Indicators for SFM: How intergovernmental C&I
Processes have made a difference*
http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/9/578
*________________________________*
The findings reported in *IUFRO Spotlight* are submitted by IUFRO
officeholders and member organizations. IUFRO is pleased to highlight and
circulate these findings to a broad audience but, in doing so, acts only as
a conduit. The quality and accuracy of the reports are the responsibility
of the member organization and the authors.
Suggestions for reports and findings that could be promoted through *IUFRO
Spotlight* are encouraged. To be considered, reports should be fresh, have
policy implications and be applicable to more than one country. If you
would like to have a publication highlighted by Spotlight, contact: Gerda
Wolfrum, wolfrum(at)iufro.org <wolfrum(a)iufro.org>.
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is the
only worldwide organization devoted to forest research and related
sciences. Its members are research institutions, universities, and
individual scientists as well as decision-making authorities and other
stakeholders with a focus on forests and trees.
Visit: https://www.iufro.org/
*________________________________*
*IUFRO Spotlight #62, published in November 2018*
*by IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria.Available for
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Dear Meliaceae Working party:
Below is the IUFRO Issue 10/11 2018 newsletter. Past editions of the newsletter
can be found at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Sheila Ward
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Date: Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 11:59 AM
Subject: IUFRO NEWS 10/11, 2018
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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Double Issue 10/11, 2018
IUFRO NEWS 10/11, 2018
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you double issue 10/11 of IUFRO News 2018,
volume 47. The newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word
file at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/.
You are welcome to pass on this newsletter to your colleagues!
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*IUFRO Executive Director *
*XXV IUFRO World Congress, Curitiba, Brazil, 29 Sep-5 Oct 2019: Call for
Abstracts open until 31 December 2018*:
http://iufro2019.com/abstracts-submission/
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*Forest Landscapes in Times of Changing Climate and Water Resources*
There is still a critical lack of information and expertise for the
successful implementation of Adaptive Measures, scientists conclude at the
joint workshop of the IUFRO Task Forces "Forest Adaptation and Restoration
under Global Change" and "Forests, Soil and Water Interactions" Corvallis,
U.S.A. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28068>…
*New Frontiers in Forecasting Forests *
The ability to accurately predict future forest growth and structure, and
the yields and quality of diverse products from these forests, is an
essential part of forest management. A meeting on "New Frontiers in
Forecasting Forests (NFFF)" in Stellenbosch, South Africa, in September
discussed advances in models predicting future attributes of forests. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28067>…
*Community Involvement: The Key to Successful Adoption of New Education
Tools*
The 2018 meeting of IUFRO's Working Party on "Extension and Knowledge
Exchange" held in Christchurch, New Zealand, 9-13 September, placed the
focus on technology and how to increase adoption of such by stakeholders
and communities. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28066>…
*A New Concept of Community Forestry*
The first International Conference on Technology for Sustainable
Development (ICTSD) 2018 in Yogyakarta-Indonesia in October included a
cluster on Forestry and Environment. There participants discussed the
current paradigm shift in community forestry from subsistence need to
commercial business. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28065>…
*Vegetative Propagation of Trees for Complementing Seed-based Strategies*
The 5th International Conference of IUFRO's Working Party on "Somatic
embryogenesis and other vegetative propagation technologies" placed the
focus on "Clonal Trees in the Bioeconomy Age: Opportunities and
Challenges". The conference took place from 10-15 September 2018 in
Coimbra, Portugal. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28064>…
*Managing Eucalyptus Plantations under Global Changes*
Eucalypt plantations cover approximately 25 million hectares worldwide and
are expanding rapidly. However, there is a need for the management of these
plantations to adapt to imminent changes. Against this background, a
conference on "Managing Eucalyptus Plantations under Global Changes" was
held in Montpellier, France. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28063>…
*African Forest Policies and Politics*
The first IUFRO conference on "African Forest Policies and Politics"
(AFORPOLIS conference 2018) was coordinated by the new IUFRO Working Party
on "African forest politics and governance" and the AFORPOLIS initiative.
It sought to advance cutting-edge knowledge on the emergence and evolution
of forestland governance. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28062>…
*Forest Science for a Sustainable Forestry and Human Wellbeing in a
Changing World*
In September the Marin Drăcea National Institute for Research and
Development in Forestry (INCDS), Romania, organized an International
Scientific Conference in Bucharest. Discussions focused mainly on
increasing the visibility of forest science in the global change research
policy. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28071>…
*On Safeguarding Functional Beech Forest Ecosystems*
The 11th International Beech Symposium of IUFRO's Working Party on "Ecology
and silviculture of beech" was held at Tuscia University in Viterbo, Italy,
in September, under the theme of "Natural and Managed Beech Forests as
Reference Ecosystems for the Sustainable Management of Forest Resources and
the Conservation of Biodiversity". *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28072>…
*5th Edition of PTF BPI Conference*
The 5th International Conference on Processing Technologies for the Forest
and Biobased Industries in Freising/Munich, Germany, addressed themes such
as cascading use of wood integrated in circular economy, implementation of
industry 4.0, data acquisition and lean management, nanotechnology and 3D
printing. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28073>…
*Women as Agents of Change*
Gun Lidestav, Coordinator of IUFRO's Research Group on "Gender and
forestry", represented IUFRO at a High-Level Side Event of the 73rd Session
of the UN General Assembly on "Adapting to Climate Change – Empowering
women through sustainable management of natural resources". *More*
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Abstract submission is now open for the IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba,
Brazil, 29 September - 5 October, 2019. See
http://iufro2019.com/abstracts-submission/ . The deadline for abstract
submission is 31 Dicember 2018. Please consider participating in the
Congress and please also tell your colleagues about this opportunity.
Below are the sessions that are linked to the International Society of
Tropical Foresters, three of which are specifically linked to the
Meliaceae. Session descriptions for all sessions are available at
http://iufro2019.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sessions-english-portuguese…
SESSION A2a: Sustaining iconic and high-value species in natural forests
and plantations
ISTF CONTACT: Erich Schaitza, EMBRAPA, Brazil (erich.schaitza(a)embrapa.br )
SESSION SUMMARY: Maintaining healthy populations of heavily used species
like Araucaria and Swietenia is a challenge. Problems include habitat loss;
overharvest (past or present); insufficient regeneration and genetic
variation, failings in forest policy, governance, or regulations; and
devaluation of products because of species removal from the market. The
session will cover possible solutions, including, among other topics:
corrections to harvest policies, regulations, and planning; sustaining
regeneration and genetic variation of target species; corrective
regeneration and silvicultural practices; modelling to balance extraction,
regeneration, and genetic diversity; use of market demand to create value
and interest in these species.
SESSION A4c: Monitoring and Assessing Urban Forest Services and Values at
the National to Local Scale
ISTF CONTACT: Vindhya P. Tewari, Himalayan Forest Research Institute, India
(vptewari(a)yahoo.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: Trees and forests within urban areas provide numerous
benefits to city residents, but relatively little is known about their
structure, the services provided by these forests and how these forests are
changing. While many countries inventory and monitor rural forests, only
recently have forest inventory and monitoring efforts been established
within urban areas. The purpose of this session is to discuss the various
approaches that countries across the world are taking to develop national
inventories of urban forests. This session will not only address the
approaches to inventorying and monitoring, but also mean to assess the
services and values derived from the urban forests. By discussing current
means to inventory and monitor urban forests, many nations can learn how to
monitor and assess these important forests that directly affect the health
and well-being of over half of the world’s population.
SESSION B5b: Small-scale sustainable energy alternatives for developing
countries
ISTF CONTACT: Lamfu Fabrice Yengong, University of Buea, Cameroon, (
lamfu2035yengong(a)gmail.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: In developing countries, wood accounts for 50-90% of the
fuel used, and increased efficiency or replacements for wood are needed.
This session explores sustainable energy alternatives. Presentations might
include: utilizing waste through “3R” (reduce, reuse, and recycle); more
efficient technologies for cooking with wood fuel; social costs of
increasing scarcity of fuel wood; characteristics related to fuel wood
energy content; solar cooking as an alternative; potential for material and
energy recovery from waste; appropriate technologies for developing
countries; integrated renewable energy production and utilization from
biomass combustion and waste gasification, among other topics.
SESSION C1b: Advances in management and science for the high-value Meliaceae
ISTF CONTACT: Liu Jun, Research Institute of subtropical forest, Chinese
Academy of forestry, China, (ywliu2005(a)163.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: Tropical timber species of the Meliaceae (including
Cedrela, Entandrophragma, Khaya, Swietenia, and Toona) are among the
world’s finest woods, and many species have other uses. Their sustainable
management faces similar issues around the world. This session will share
the latest in research and applications for a global perspective on these
species. Topics could cover conservation of genetic resources, genetic
improvement, advances in shootborer control, natural forest management, and
development and products useful for human health, among others.
SESSION C1c: Improving high-value Meliaceae yields in plantations
ISTF CONTACT: Antonio Ferraz, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Brazil (
acferrazfilho(a)gmail.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: This session will focus on better production of Meliaceae
species grown in plantations. Many species (e.g. mahogany, African
mahogany, Australian red cedar, Melia) have recently been grown as
plantations around the world and research is needed over a wide range of
topics. The main objectives are to share experiences and to find common
research themes to build possible collaborations among researchers working
with Meliaceae species in plantations around the world.
SESSION C9a: Discovery, curation, and uses of legacy tropical forest data
sets
ISTF CONTACT: Sheila Ward, Mahogany for the Future, Inc., Puerto Rico (
tropfordata(a)gmail.com)
SESSION SUMMARY: Legacy tropical forest datasets have been generated by
various projects over time, and many are in danger of being lost. These
datasets are valuable for understanding how tropical forests change through
time, and many of the forests they characterize no longer exist. To
safeguard these data, standardized metadata and electronic archiving
schemes need to be developed. The purpose of the session is to share
information on the potential uses of such datasets, their current status,
and appropriate curation and metadata strategies.
SESSION F6b: Effective educational strategies for the next generation of
forest professionals
ISTF CONTACT: Ruth Metzel, Azuero Earth Project, Panama, (
ruth(a)proecoazuero.org)
SESSION SUMMARY: University-based programs on forest related fields are
evolving and inherently need to change towards multidisciplinary programs.
Some major drivers of these changes are globalization of the economy,
climate change, and new technologies and informatics, in a similar vein
solution for real life resource management problems around forest key
issues like health, bioenergy, climate change are consistently calling for
more holistic and cross-sectoral approaches. Universities curricula need to
meet diverse higher demands, and new ways to approach these challenges
involving various disciplines in a multicultural environment. This session
will highlight finding on research aiming to understand those challenges
and also research that addresses innovative strategies that allow forestry
students and professor and providers of non-formal education to keep
abreast with the time, such online classes, field practices, case studies
among others.
