Dear colleagues,
This is call for a very interesting special issue in the journal
Landscape Ecology that our colleagues who recently organized the
IALE/ELI/SEPR conference in Bucharest put together.
Best regards,
João
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Assunto: ELI: Call for Special Issue at Landscape Ecology
Data: Fri, 16 Oct 2020 11:22:33 +0200
De: Christine Fürst <christine.fuerst(a)geo.uni-halle.de>
CC: ileana.stupariu(a)geo.unibuc.ro <ileana.stupariu(a)geo.unibuc.ro>,
Christine Fürst <christine.fuerst(a)geo.uni-halle.de>
Dear all,
please find attached a call (pdf attached, link:
_*https://www.springer.com/journal/10980/updates/18477448*_) for a new
Special Issue at Landscape Ecology that resulted from our IALE / ELI /
SEPR conference at University of Bukarest in September 2020. Please feel
invited to participate or share this information. For more information,
you are welcome to contact either Prof. Dr. Ileana Patrû-Stupariu or me
(both in CC).
With kind greetings
Yours
Christine
--
Prof. Dr. habil. Christine Fürst
Institute for Geosciences and Geography
Dept. Sustainable Landscape Development
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Von-Seckendorff-Platz 4
06120 Halle, Germany
Tel.: +49 345 55 26017
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International Association for Landscape Ecology
www.landscape-ecology.org
The report will be launched online TODAY Thursday, 15 October 2020, at 4-5:30 pm CEST
De : IUFRO Headquarters
Objet : New study: Forests are still underrated as allies to curb rural poverty
<https://www.iufro.org/>
International Union
of Forest Research
Organizations
New study: Forests are still underrated as allies to curb rural poverty
Harvesting acai (Euterpe oleracea) in the state of Amapá, Brazil (Photo Reem Hajjar)
* In the face of the Covid-19 pandemic and the mounting threat of climate change, forests and trees are vital for the rural poor in countries around the world
* However, the poor are rarely able to capture the bulk of benefits from forests
* A global science assessment analyses how forests can realize their potential to reduce poverty in a fair and lasting manner
(Vienna, 15 October 2020) Poverty is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. Globally, one out of every 10 people lives in extreme poverty, defined by the World Bank as living on less than $1.90 per day. Many of them live in rural areas where the poverty rate is 17.2 per cent - more than three times higher than in urban areas. If current trends continue, the number of hungry people will reach 840 million or one ninth of the world’s population by 2030 according to the World Food Programme.
Poverty eradication has therefore found a place at the top of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. "End poverty in all its forms everywhere" is the first Goal of this Agenda, which is supported by all 193 UN member states. The international community is now stepping up efforts to achieve this goal, especially in response to the severe setback caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The zoonotic nature of the Covid-19 virus has also illustrated the urgency to reduce human pressure on nature.
One way to relieve this pressure and alleviate poverty is to recognize and further optimize the critical role of forests and trees as allies in the fight against poverty. In the long run, losing forests means losing this fight. This is the central finding of a new global assessment report entitled “Forests, Trees and the Eradication of Poverty: Potential and Limitations”.
The report will be launched online on Thursday, 15 October 2020, at 4-5:30 pm CEST, two days ahead of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, one day ahead of World Food Day, and on the International Day of Rural Women. All these official days underscore the urgent need for action.
The study consolidates available scientific evidence on the wide range of contributions forests and trees outside forests make to curbing poverty and on the effectiveness of diverse forest management policies, programs, technologies and strategies. It does so based on an understanding of poverty not only in terms of money but also as an obstacle that keeps people from attaining a certain level of well-being and participating fully in society.
“This global assessment comes at a critical time. More extreme weather events associated with climate change, widening inequality, and the spread of infectious diseases, among others, are making an already insecure situation worse for the poor. It is therefore essential to review the role of forests in development in general, and in achieving poverty eradication, in particular.” says Hiroto Mitsugi, Assistant Director-General, FAO, and Chair of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests.
A core group of 21 internationally renowned expertsfrom different parts of the world and different scientific backgrounds have worked together for almost two years on the Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP) on Forests and Poverty. The Panel, chaired by Professor Daniel C. Miller of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States, and led by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), is an initiative of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) chaired by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
Professor Miller says, “Forests and trees are critical to the well-being of many of the world’s poor people who have been able to harness the goods and services they provide to manage and mitigate risk, especially in the face of crises. To secure and improve this important function, we need to adequately protect, manage and restore forests and to make forests and trees more central in policy decisionmaking.”
“Our global assessment examines a variety of policy and management measures implemented by governments, civil society organizations, and the private sector for their potential and limitations to alleviate poverty. While there is no one size fits all solution, we have found that some of the strongest evidence for poverty reduction comes from agroforestry systems, community forest management, ecotourism, and forest producer organisations, among others,” Professor Miller explains.
However, benefits and costs from forests and trees to human well-being are unevenly distributed. In many forest and wildlife-rich countries in Africa, for example, timber and tourismare major contributors to national economic accounts, but the benefits may not accrue at the local level - and, worse, local communities may bear the cost of these activities through environmental degradation and restricted access to protected areas.
There are several studies that show that protected areas can reduce poverty, particularly where ecotourism opportunities exist (e.g. in Costa Rica and Thailand) and where local people are involved as stakeholders. However, it is often those who are better off who are more likely to benefit, thus exacerbating local income inequalities.
Much case study evidence also points to clear benefits for the poor derived fromcommunity forestry management(CFM), although its potential has not been realised in most countries. Nepal is an exception as its CFM program is considered one of the most successful of its kind in the world. And yet, even there the benefits of CFM are unequally distributed among households, with poor and low caste households benefitting less than more well-off households.
Producer organisations are another relatively successful option to help forest producers overcome challenges such as market access. For example, in Burkina Faso’s largely female-dominated shea nut value chain 76% of surveyed women noted improvements in their financial situation as a result of their participation in shea producer groups. A shea union has helped to build many members’ social capital and strengthen cohesion even as social divisions along lines of gender, age and ethnicity still affect processes of inclusion and exclusion along this important forest product value chain.
Vanilla production in Madagascar is an example of how agroforestry can provide a pathway out of poverty.Approximately 80% of the world’s vanilla is produced in Madagascar, largely in the north-eastern Sava region. There, agroforestry systems focusing on vanilla have become the main source of income for many farmers. However, benefits generally arise from contracts with vanilla exporters or collectors and thus are concentrated among smallholders able to obtain those contracts. Female-headed households, for example, are much less likely to get contracts because of their significant social disadvantages.
Thus, a key finding of the global assessment is that the poor are rarely able to capture the bulk of benefits from forests even as forest and trees are often vital in terms of subsistence. In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic has driven thousands of people back to rural areas and has cut remittances. The full range of its effects on forests and rural livelihoods remains to be seen.
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Online study launch – program and registration:
https://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/gfep-initiative/panel-on-forests-and-pov…
The report and policy brief are available electronically at:
https://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/gfep-initiative/panel-on-forests-and-pov…
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is a world-wide 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. https://www.iufro.org/
The IUFRO-led Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP) initiative https://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/gfep-initiative/ of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) http://www.cpfweb.org/en/ established the Expert Panel on “Forests and Poverty” to provide policymakers with a stronger scientific basis for their decisions and policies related to the contributions of forests to poverty alleviation.
For more information, please contact: Gerda Wolfrum at +43-1-8770151-17 or wolfrum(a)iufro.org <mailto:wolfrum@iufro.org>
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Dear colleagues,
Please take a look at this change in the schedule of the 2021 IALE North
America Annual Meeting.
Best regards.
João
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Assunto: Deadline Extended for IALE – North America Call for Symposia
and Workshop Proposals (Oct. 19!)
Data: Wed, 7 Oct 2020 09:36:07 -0400 (EDT)
De: IALE-North America <info(a)delaneymeetingevent.com>
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Call for Symposia & Workshop Proposals
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO: Monday, October 19
Symposia
An Organized Symposium is a series of integrated presentations that
address aspects of a single topic or theme. Symposia are the scientific
centerpiece of the meeting and will run concurrently with other
technical sessions. A symposium can consist of invited speakers only or
be open to accepting presentations from the general call for abstracts,
which will open in November 2020. Symposia should use 15-minute slots to
facilitate switching between sessions. Anyone interested in coordinating
a symposium for the conference will need to submit a proposal online
using the link below. Proposals will be evaluated on timeliness of the
subject, importance to the profession and/or contribution to science,
and the overall quality of the written proposal.
Responsibilities of Symposia Organizers: Organizers are responsible for
coordinating with the Program Committee, planning their sessions,
selecting instructors/presenters, moderating their sessions, and meeting
all deadlines. US-IALE does not pay registration fees, travel expenses,
or honoraria for symposium organizers or presenters. All organizers and
invited speakers must register for the conference.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: Monday, October 19, 2020
SUBMIT A SYMPOSIUM ABSTRACT
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Workshops
Workshops provide training on a specific skill, technique, or process
and may involve one or more instructors. Workshops are intended to
emphasize learning through participation, discussion, and "hands-on"
activities. Attendance at workshops is by advance registration only, and
a fee will be charged. Workshops will be half day in length, and will be
offered on Tuesday, April 13 and Thursday, April 15.
Responsibilities of Workshop Organizers: Organizers are responsible for
coordinating with the Program Committee, planning their workshop agenda,
selecting instructors/presenters, moderating their session, and adhering
to all deadlines. A workshop fee will be charged to attendees in order
to cover expenses associated with audio-visual equipment costs, any food
& beverage or other facility fees. US-IALE does not pay registration
fees, travel expenses, or honoraria for workshop organizers or
presenters. All organizers and invited speakers must register for the
conference.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: Monday, October 19, 2020
SUBMIT A WORKSHOP PROPOSAL
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Make Plans Now to Participate!
Save the Date! The IALE-North America 2021 Annual Meeting
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001DSzN0Pkg_NFV7VqoGvx1gCJ9-Cakk-Z55_09OLxhzclE…>will
be held April 11-15 at the Silver Legacy Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA.
At this time, we are planning to offer a “Hybrid” In-Person/Virtual
event! We are working on determining exactly what that will mean and
what platform we will use, so stay tuned for details this fall. For now,
you can assume that we will hold a fully in-person event with some
opportunities for virtual participation (and commensurate registration
options). We will be well-positioned to pivot to fully virtual if necessary.
New This Year:We will consider proposals for organized symposia and
workshops offered in a language other than English (e.g. Spanish).
Please indicate your interest when completing the online form.
Click here
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view a preliminary schedule of events.
We look forward to hosting you in Reno, Nevada in April 2021!
Sincerely,
The 2021 Local Planning Committee:
* Tom Albright, University of Nevada, Reno
* Peter Weisberg, University of Nevada, Reno
* Brett Dickson, Conservation Science Partners, Inc.
* Jamie Trammell, Southern Oregon University
* Alexandra Urza, University of Nevada, Reno & USFS
* Robert Washington-Allen, University of Nevada, Reno
* Ken Nussear, University of Nevada, Reno
* Lauren Phillips, University of Nevada, Reno
* Erin Hanan, University of Nevada, Reno
* Marjorie Matocq,University of Nevada, Reno
* Sarah Bisbing, University of Nevada, Reno
* Jonathan Greenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
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From our colleagues from IALE-North America,
With best regards,
João
-------- Mensagem reencaminhada --------
Assunto: Deadline Approaching for IALE – North America Call for
Symposia and Workshop Proposals (Oct. 5!)
Data: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:30:38 -0400 (EDT)
De: IALE-North America <info(a)delaneymeetingevent.com>
Responder-Para: info(a)delaneymeetingevent.com
Para: jazevedo(a)ipb.pt
Make plans now to join us in Reno, Nevada, USA
Call for Symposia & Workshop Proposals
DEADLINE: Monday, October 5
Symposia
An Organized Symposium is a series of integrated presentations that
address aspects of a single topic or theme. Symposia are the scientific
centerpiece of the meeting and will run concurrently with other
technical sessions. A symposium can consist of invited speakers only or
be open to accepting presentations from the general call for abstracts,
which will open in November 2020. Symposia should use 15-minute slots to
facilitate switching between sessions. Anyone interested in coordinating
a symposium for the conference will need to submit a proposal online
using the link below. Proposals will be evaluated on timeliness of the
subject, importance to the profession and/or contribution to science,
and the overall quality of the written proposal.
Responsibilities of Symposia Organizers: Organizers are responsible for
coordinating with the Program Committee, planning their sessions,
selecting instructors/presenters, moderating their sessions, and meeting
all deadlines. US-IALE does not pay registration fees, travel expenses,
or honoraria for symposium organizers or presenters. All organizers and
invited speakers must register for the conference.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: Monday, October 5, 2020
SUBMIT A SYMPOSIUM ABSTRACT
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tX9yKSxaqiVUbpXgnDHAbakWY0uK_IZhZLGbaHMCvNc7…>
Workshops
Workshops provide training on a specific skill, technique, or process
and may involve one or more instructors. Workshops are intended to
emphasize learning through participation, discussion, and "hands-on"
activities. Attendance at workshops is by advance registration only, and
a fee will be charged. Workshops will be half day in length, and will be
offered on Tuesday, April 13 and Thursday, April 15.
Responsibilities of Workshop Organizers: Organizers are responsible for
coordinating with the Program Committee, planning their workshop agenda,
selecting instructors/presenters, moderating their session, and adhering
to all deadlines. A workshop fee will be charged to attendees in order
to cover expenses associated with audio-visual equipment costs, any food
& beverage or other facility fees. US-IALE does not pay registration
fees, travel expenses, or honoraria for workshop organizers or
presenters. All organizers and invited speakers must register for the
conference.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: Monday, October 5, 2020
SUBMIT A WORKSHOP PROPOSAL
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tX9yKSxaqiVUbpXgnDHAbakWY0uK_IZhZLGbaHMCvNc7…>
Make Plans Now to Participate!
Save the Date! The IALE-North America 2021 Annual Meeting
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tX9yKSxaqiVUbpXgnDHAbakWY0uK_IZhZLGbaHMCvNc7…>will
be held April 11-15 at the Silver Legacy Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA.
At this time, we are planning to offer a “Hybrid” In-Person/Virtual
event! We are working on determining exactly what that will mean and
what platform we will use, so stay tuned for details this fall. For now,
you can assume that we will hold a fully in-person event with some
opportunities for virtual participation (and commensurate registration
options). We will be well-positioned to pivot to fully virtual if necessary.
New This Year:We will consider proposals for organized symposia and
workshops offered in a language other than English (e.g. Spanish).
Please indicate your interest when completing the online form.
Click here
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tX9yKSxaqiVUbpXgnDHAbakWY0uK_IZhZLGbaHMCvNc7…>to
view a preliminary schedule of events.
We look forward to hosting you in Reno, Nevada in April 2021!
Sincerely,
The 2021 Local Planning Committee:
* Tom Albright, University of Nevada, Reno
* Peter Weisberg, University of Nevada, Reno
* Brett Dickson, Conservation Science Partners, Inc.
* Jamie Trammell, Southern Oregon University
* Alexandra Urza, University of Nevada, Reno & USFS
* Robert Washington-Allen, University of Nevada, Reno
* Ken Nussear, University of Nevada, Reno
* Lauren Phillips, University of Nevada, Reno
* Erin Hanan, University of Nevada, Reno
* Marjorie Matocq,University of Nevada, Reno
* Sarah Bisbing, University of Nevada, Reno
* Jonathan Greenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
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