Dear Brigitte-
I am hoping that this message can be distributed to all of IUFRO. The Terra
Viva Grants Directory can be an important source of funding information for
many in IUFRO.
Thank you,
Sheila Ward
Executive Officer
International Society of Tropical Foresters-Global
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Terra Viva Grants Directory (TVG) is now open for subscriptions for 2024!
The Terra Viva Grants Directory (TVG) https://www.terravivagrants.org/ is
now open for subscriptions for 2024! Now part of the International Society
of Tropical Foresters (ISTF; https://tropicalforesters.org), TVG is the
go-to grants database for agriculture, energy, environment, and natural
resources for the world's developing countries.
TVG saves you time by searching for grants for you. This is very helpful
for low-income countries where internet connections are slow and expensive,
and libraries are often not available.
The Funding News and Profiles of Grantmakers on the website are open access.
Funding alerts via email and the searchable database are available with
modest paid subscriptions. Subscribe at
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Until 31 January 2023, annual subscription rates will be at the former
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difficulty subscribing or any other comments, please contact
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From: Williams, Geoffrey (CTR) - FS, OR
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2023 2:10:44 PM
Dear colleagues and contacts in the forest genetics world,
Please consider submitting to the following and share with your networks.
We invite you to submit "Resilience of Forest Biodiversity to Climate Change and Pests: Civic Engagement and Conservation in Seed Banks, Public Gardens, and Wild, Urban, and Agroforestry Landscapes". This session is organized by members of the Society of American Foresters, Kew Gardens, Morton Arboretum, and the US Forest Service, and one of eight linked to the International Society of Tropical Foresters. The deadline for abstract submissions is 2 June 2023 (3 weeks from today). The session proposal is included below.
NOTE: Presently, we cannot offer funding for travel and registration; we are exploring options and appreciate any leads you may have.
Session description
To conserve biodiversity, multiple approaches can be taken on the ground. This mini-symposium (Panel, Flash-talks & Posters) represents experts who focus on complementary aspects of conservation and reforestation; threat assessment, seed collecting and banking from wild trees, collective action and civic engagement, the roles of public gardens in conserving genetic resources, developing genetic resistance to pests to conserve biodiversity, and the importance of conserving genetic diversity in the face of pests and climate change.
Seed is the unit by which biodiversity is propagated, and therefore, protected. There is ever increasing pollination disruption with shifting local climate conditions and more fragmented and degraded native ecosystems. As forests and genetic diversity are lost, so are mother trees for seed collection, in a time when people want to greatly scale reforestation efforts. In addition to potential declines in seed crops, global trade, biodiversity loss, and fragmentation increase the threat of emergent insect and pathogen outbreaks, resulting in local or range-wide extinction of iconic tree species. Therefore, there is a global need for threat assessments, seed collection and banking of native tree species.
In the context of the above challenges and solutions, public gardens and arboreta are critical to the resilience of forests and society. In addition to acting as living collections, seed sources, and refugia of tree species, public gardens serve as biodiversity hotspots in cities, and meeting places for public and volunteer conservation efforts and outreach. As sentinels, trees in public gardens can be used to proactively detect emergent disease threats. Through collective action, exchange of information, public engagement, and local expert knowledge, "think global, act local" could be applied to aid proactive efforts to protect forest biodiversity from the next major pests across the world. Local experts and civic ecologists can accomplish this by collecting seed and observing trees in native environments, plantations, public gardens, and urban forests. Breeding or human-directed genetic improvement presents a practical solution for restoration of species that are impacted by emergent pest epidemics, climate change, or other threats. The utility of breeding to protect biodiversity also depends on the prior establishments of seed banks and other germplasm resources. It is critical to generate a prior understanding of the diversity of populations of tree species valued for their ecological, horticultural, or economic and commercial characteristics, the observed or potential effects of threats to those populations, and the role diversity could play in recovery of species.
Topic areas
1: collecting seed, 2: seed banking, 3: assessing threats, 4: think global act local to address threats with civic ecology and urban forests and botanical gardens, 5: public gardens supporting conservation efforts, and 6/7: developing genetic resistance to conserve biodiversity and conserving biodiversity.
Abstract submission details
The call for abstracts for IUFRO 2024 is at https://iufro2024.com/call-for-congress-abstracts/. The abstract announcement is at https://iufro2024.com/wp-content/uploads/IUFRO_2024-Call_for_Abstracts-1-2.…. (NOTE THAT THE SESSION ABSTRACT DEADLINE HAS PASSED. THE CALL NOW IS FOR PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS).
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XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024
FORESTS AND SOCIETY TOWARDS 2050
Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024
Congress website: https://www.iufro2024.com/
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Dear forest scientists and experts, dear IUFRO members, dear colleagues,
The Congress Scientific Committee (CSC) is pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts for the XXVI IUFRO Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, 23-29 June 2024, is open and welcomes submissions of abstracts for presentations in sub-plenary, technical and poster sessions.
To submit your abstract, please take the following steps:
1. Consult the list of sessions at Call for Congress Abstract | IUFRO Stockholm 2024 (iufro2024.com)<https://iufro2024.com/call-for-congress-abstract>
2. Submit your abstract at Abstract Submission | IUFRO 2024 <https://www.appinconf.com/kas/Abstract?projectName=iufro2024abstracts>
A form for abstract submission is available online. You will be required to insert a title (max 150 characters), authors with their affiliation (the author presenting the paper or poster at the Congress must be designated as the Presenting Author), and text (max 350 words describing context, specific topic of the study, methods, main results, and conclusions in plain writing). No figures, tables or list of references should be added. Please note that abstracts may be submitted in English only.
Authors must select one of the following options: oral only; poster only; oral or poster. The session organizers will decide on the length of a talk, which could range from 2-3 minutes for flash talks to 15 minutes or more for regular talks. Please note that poster presenters will be given the opportunity to present their work orally (2-3 min) during moderated poster sessions. The Congress will feature only digital poster displays to ensure high visibility for poster presentations. Poster areas will be open and free to visit during the whole Congress.
Authors are limited to a maximum of two abstracts as presenting author, although an individual may be listed as a co-author on several abstracts. Abstracts not associated with one of the sessions in the list may be assigned to a general poster session. Session organizers will review the abstracts for scientific quality, topical significance and relevance to the Congress themes<https://iufro2024.com/iufro-world-congress-2024/forests-and-society-towards…> and to the particular session to which the abstract is submitted, and assign them as oral or poster presentations. You will be informed in due time about the type and length of your presentation.
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Abstracts will be accepted until 2 June 2023. Authors will be informed if their presentation is accepted by 30 October 2023. In order to remain in the programme, the registration deadline for Presenting Authors of accepted abstracts is 15 January 2024.
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Dear all:
We have formed a new coordination team for the IUFRO Working Party 4.02.01 on Resource Data in the Tropics. The focus of the Working Party will be on legacy tropical forest data sets: finding them, getting them and their metadata archived in an up-to-date digital format, and getting these data available for use, with appropriate protocols and credit to the sources of the data.
We invite you to join our email list at <https://lists.iufro.org/mailman/listinfo/wp40201/> https://lists.iufro.org/mailman/listinfo/wp40201/ , where we discuss issues related to these datasets.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator IUFRO 4.02.01
Invitation to join the email list for IUFRO 4.02.01 Resource Data in the Tropics
Dear all:
We have formed a new coordination team for the IUFRO Working Party 4.02.01 on Resource Data in the Tropics. The focus of the Working Party will be on legacy tropical forest data sets: finding them, getting them and their metadata archived in an up-to-date digital format, and getting these data available for use, with appropriate protocols and credit to the sources of the data. We invite you to join our email list at <https://lists.iufro.org/mailman/listinfo/wp40201/> https://lists.iufro.org/mailman/listinfo/wp40201/ , where we discuss issues related to these datasets.
Please contact tropfordata(a)gmail.com with any questions or comments.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator IUFRO 4.02.01
We (Patricia Negreros Castillo and Carl Mize) 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 a bout 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.
Patricia Negreros Castillo - patri_nc(a)yahoo.com
Carl Mize – carlmize(a)gmail.com
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Carl Mize
Santos Degollado #81, Int #5 Col. Centro
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico CP 91000
1-618-360-2647 (USA number to my computer with voice mail)
011-52-228-165-5240 (home phone, calling from the USA)
011-52-1-228-185-9763 (Patricia's cell phone, calling from the USA)
Skype: drcarlmize
Web site: www.CWMSoftware.com
U. S. mailing address: 534 Gardner St E Wayzata, MN 55391
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
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*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 colleagues,
Due to the increased demand, we are happy to inform you that the abstract submission deadline for the Conference Session (Main topics: Genetics and breeding of forest trees, Forest health, Climate change and forest
ecosystems) organized within the IUFRO 2.08.04 15th International Phytotechnology Conference, 2-3 October, Novi Sad, Serbia has been extended until 12 August!
Take your chance and be part of the event by submitting your scientific contributions online at <http://www.ilfe.org/conference-registration> http://www.ilfe.org/conference-registration.
Further details can be found in the attached document or online at <http://www.ilfe.org> www.ilfe.org.
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Novi Sad!
Kind regards,
Conference organizers
On behalf of the Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, you are
kindly invited to the CONFERENCE SESSION "HOW TO ADVANCE FORESTRY FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS" organized within the 15th INTERNATIONAL PHYTOTECHNOLOGY
CONFERENCE to be held at the University of Novi Sad, Central building,
located in Novi Sad, Serbia, October 2-3, 2018.
The Conference session is dedicated to the 60th Anniversary of the
foundation of the Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment
DEADLINES
Abstract submission July
15th, 2018
Notification of abstracts acceptance August 31st, 2018
Submission of full papers December
1st, 2018
Issue of Proceedings March,
2019
Further details can be found in the attached document or at
www.ilfe.org/old/IPS%202018/Second%20announcement%20Final.pdf!
Dear Working Party on Genetics and Silviculture of Acacias:
I am hoping that the announcement below can be posted to the members of the
Working Party.
Thanks,
Sheila Ward
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*Reactivation of the I**nternational Society of Tropical Foresters*
Dear International Foresters:
We are reactivating the International Society of Tropical Foresters which
has been dormant for the last five years. The first step is to rebuild the
list of people interested in ISTF. If you would like to connect with us,
please send the following information to Teija Reyes reyesteija(a)gmail.com
or Sheila Ward mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com:
First and last name
Title
Email address
Web page (if any)
Country of origin
Country of residence
Organization or institution
Languages
Short description of areas of expertise (25 words or less)
Countries of professional experience
At present, we have three sources of information for International Tropical
Foresters.
1) Blair Orr at Michigan Technical University has kindly continued the ISTF
newsletter as a newsletter for the Society of American Foresters
International Forestry Working Group, and is still sending it to the old
ISTF mailing list. This newsletter can be downloaded at:
http://www.orrforest.net/saf/
If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter, please send your email address
to Teija Reyes reyesteija(a)gmail.com or Sheila Ward
mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com and they will send it on to Blair.
2) The old ISTF web page can be still be found at
http://www.istf-bethesda.org/
3) You can join the ISTF facebook group page at: https://www.facebook.com/
groups/2262122534/
We hope to have your participation in the new ISTF! Please forward this to
others.
Teija Reyes and Sheila Ward
