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Assunto: [IUFRO Div 8] IUFRO NEWS 2/3, 2020
Data: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 07:35:35 +0100
De: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Organização: IUFRO
Para: Dear Reader of IUFRO News <div8(a)lists.iufro.org>
IUFRO News
Issue 2/3, 2020
IUFRO NEWS 2/3, 2020
Dear Reader of IUFRO News:
Amid the global anxiety surrounding the present COVID-19 pandemic, we
trust that you, your families and colleagues are taking the necessary
precautions to remain well.
Although many upcoming IUFRO activities and events have had to be
postponed or cancelled, we are encouraged by the extraordinary level of
communications that continues among IUFRO units via email, social media
and online conferencing.
These activities, along with your continued communications with IUFRO
Headquarters, keep our global network thriving despite the uncertainties
of these times. For this, we are most grateful.
Best wishes,
John Parrotta, /IUFRO President/
and Alexander Buck, /IUFRO Executive Director/
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International Day of Forests
Forests are home to about 80% of the world's terrestrial biodiversity.
Biodiversity is under serious threat from deforestation, forest
degradation and climate change. Managing forests sustainably, and
restoring them when needed, is crucial for people, biodiversity and climate.
Forest Landscape Restoration Implementation: Lessons learned from
selected landscapes in Africa, Asia and Latin America
IUFRO Occasional Paper 33: A publication prepared by contributors to the
FLR Snapshot Scientific Analysis Project led by the IUFRO Special
Programme for Development of Capacities (IUFRO-SPDC). **More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29826>…*
IUFRO Starts Follow-up Study on Biodiversity, Forest Management, and
REDD+
Photo by Peter Tarasiewicz.
The United Nations have declared 2020 the "super year" for biodiversity
and, accordingly, the theme of this year's International Day of Forests
is "forests and biodiversity". Against this background, IUFRO is
announcing the start of a comprehensive review and update process of its
global assessment. **More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29825>…*
IUFRO-led Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP) Met in Nairobi to Discuss
Forest and Poverty Interlinkages
Following a first meeting of the GFEP Expert Panel on Forests and
Poverty in late August 2019, the main authors of the upcoming GFEP
assessment report met 29-31 January 2020 at the World Agroforestry
Centre (ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya. **More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29824>…*
Forest Research Innovation Potential in National and International
Scenarios
IUFRO President John Parrotta signs the visiting scientist book of CREA
Research Centre for Forestry and Wood at the presence of the Director
Piermaria Corona. Photo provided by J Parrotta.
The workshop on 29 January 2020 at CREA Research Centre for Forestry and
Wood, Arezzo, Italy, aimed to promote hands-on networking and exchanges
about innovation and developing priorities among the forest research
community. **More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29823>…*
News from IUFRO Headquarters
*Janice Burns Assumes New Position as IUFRO-SPDC Deputy Coordinator*
In support of the expanding scope of work and diversity of activities,
we are pleased to report that Ms Janice Burns from Canada, who has been
involved in IUFRO-SPDC activities since 2016, has agreed to assume the
position of IUFRO-SPDC Deputy Coordinator. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29821>…
Photo by Gerda Wolfrum, IUFRO.
*IFSA-IUFRO Workshop at the IUFRO HQ*
/I/In the week of the International Day of Forests, we would like to
shine a light on the future of our forests, namely, forestry students.
IUFRO hosted a workshop for IFSA officials on the 5^th of February at
the IUFRO Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. **More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29820>…*
Publications
Photo by Willfried Wende, Pixabay.
*Climate Change and Sustainable Supply of Softwood. An Outlook for the
21st Century. The Case of Central Europe.*
In pursuit of IUFRO's strategic goal of providing analysis, insights and
options for practical use by stakeholders, IUFRO started to intensify
cooperation with the forest industry. **More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29818>…*
IUFRO Vice-President Shirong Liu at 2019 IUFRO World Congress in
Curitiba, Brazil. Photo courtesy of Congress Organizing Committee.
*IUFRO Task Forces: A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Addressing Forest
Challenges around the Globe*
This is the first in a series of IUFRO Spotlight articles that will
highlight the work of IUFRO Task Forces. Current forest-related
challenges are best addressed from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
That's one of the primary reasons underlying the IUFRO Task Forces
(TFs). **More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29817>…*
*Forest Education in Japan*
Historical Review; Current Forestry Practices, Forest Management, and
Wood Processing Education; and Future Expectations - Tama Forest Science
Garden. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29816>…
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Awards <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29833>
News from IUFRO Members and Partner Organizations
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FYI
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Dear all,
A research associate (postdoc) opportunity is available with the Forest
Ecosystems & Society Department at Oregon State University
This postdoctoral position will work with Dr. David Bell (USFS) and Dr. Meg
Krawchuk (OSU) on collaborative research projects in the fields of landscape
fire ecology and modeling, conservation, plant community ecology, and
multi-scale vegetation monitoring in the Pacific Northwest: the Fire Refugia
Project and the Vegetation Change Mapping project.
The Fire Refugia Project focuses on the regional geography and
predictability of fire refugia in late successional forests of the PNW
(http://firerefugia.forestry.oregonstate.edu/).This position will be the
research project lead in scientific analysis and communication of results,
with expertise in landscape fire ecology, forest ecology, geography, and
data analysis.
The Vegetation Change Mapping Project focuses on innovations in remote
sensing of forest status and change in support of monitoring the effects of
forest disturbance on forest ecosystems. This position will provide
scientific and technical leadership of components of regional vegetation
monitoring research and development in the Landscape Ecology, Modeling,
Mapping & Analysis team (LEMMA; https://lemma.forestry.oregonstate.edu/)
For further details, please take a look at the full job post:
https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/89225
David M. Bell
[Forest Service Shield]
David Bell
Research Forester
Forest Service
Pacific Northwest Research Station
Resource Monitoring and Assessment Program Vegetation Monitoring and Remote
Sensing Team
p: 541-750-7298
david.bell(a)usda.gov<mailto:david.bell@usda.gov>
3200 SW Jefferson Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
www.fs.fed.us<http://www.fs.fed.us/>
[USDA Logo]<http://usda.gov/> [Forest Service Twitter]
<https://twitter.com/forestservice> [USDA Facebook]
<https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Forest-Service/1431984283714112>
Caring for the land and serving people
FYI - please do not answer to this email - bellow you will find the contacts
Objet : hiring a PhD student or postdoc in disturbance ecology
*PhD student or Postdoctoral Researcher to study climate change and
disturbances*
We have an excellent opportunity for a PhD student or postdoctoral researcher to estimate the ability of arctic and boreal ecosystems to keep pace with climate change, given rising temperatures, thawing permafrost and multiple, interacting disturbances in Siberian Russia ( https://www.melissalucash.com/projects/siberia) Our project is funded by the National Science Foundation ( https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1844435)
The position will be located at Portland State University in Portland, OR, but the position will require periodic travel to the US Forest Service Institute for Applied Ecosystems in Wisconsin. The selected candidate will also travel with the PIs to meet with collaborators at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria.
The successful candidate would join our well-renowned research group led by Drs. Melissa Lucash, Eric Gustafson, Forest Hoffman, Brian Sturtevant, Joshua Fu, Dmitry Schepaschenko, and Anatoly Shvidenko. This international and interdisciplinary team is comprised of landscape ecologists, forest ecologists, and spatial modelers at Portland State University, the U.S.
Forest Service, Oak Ridge National Lab, University of Tennessee -Knoxville and IIASA in Laxenburg, Austria.
Capitalizing on a rich and underutilized empirical dataset of Siberia, the successful candidate will project future species composition and C dynamics under climate change using a landscape-scale forest simulation model (LANDIS-II). The candidate will also collaborate with a postdoc at the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Lab who will use CLM-FATES to estimate changes in plant functional groups, C dynamics and vegetation-climate feedbacks.
Required qualifications:
· M.S. or Ph.D. in Biogeochemistry, Forestry, Geography or
associated fields
· excellent programming skills in R and/or ArcMap
· excellent writing skills
· experience in data mining of ecological, environmental or climatic
databases.
Modeling experience is not essential for this position. We expect to help the candidate become familiar with LANDIS-II.
Compensation for the PhD student will be $26,000 (plus tuition) and $50,000 for the postdoctoral scholar. The position is funded for two years for a postdoc and three years for a PhD student and will begin as early as April 1, 2020, but the start date can be negotiated.
If applying as a postdoc, please apply here:
https://jobs.hrc.pdx.edu/postings/31666
If applying as a PhD student, please submit a cover letter, CV, and list of three references to Dr. Lucash by email (lucash(a)pdx.edu) with the subject line “PhD student application- Siberia”. Letters may be requested if candidates advance to the final stage of the application process.
Portland State University is an EO/AA educator and employer
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*Dr. Melissa S. Lucash*
*Research Assistant Professor*
*Department of Geography*
*Portland State University*
*Portland, OR*
*lucash [a] pdx.edu <lucash(a)pdx.edu>*
*503-725-2170*
*https://melissalucash.com <https://melissalucash.com>*
Dear colleagues,
Please see the announcement below.
Best regards.
João
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Assunto: IALE-Russia - call for sessions - deadline extension
Data: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 01:43:07 +0300
De: IALE-RU Conf2020 <ialeruconf2020(a)gmail.com>
Para: IALE-RU Conf2020 <ialeruconf2020(a)gmail.com>
Dear colleagues,
In response to requests, we extended the deadline for submitting session
proposals until March 9. The call for abstracts will open on 16 March.
Updated information is available on the IALE-Russia conference website
Kind regards,
Tatiana Kharitonova,
Conference Secretary
iale-russia.ru <http://iale-russia.ru>
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João Azevedo
Prof. Coordenador
Escola Superior Agrária
Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Address:
Campus de Santa Apolónia
5300-253 BRAGANÇA
PORTUGAL
Phone: (+351) 273 303 341
e-mail: jazevedo(a)ipb.pt
web: http://www.esa.ipb.pt/cv/jazevedo/
Dear colleagues,
in case you, or anyone you know, are interested in megafires.
With best regards.
João
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Assunto: Position available at UTAD - "PyroLife – Training the next
generation of integrated fire management experts”
Data: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 11:11:24 +0000
De: Paulo Alexandre Martins Fernandes <pfern(a)utad.pt>
Dear colleagues,
We are looking for a PhD candidate within the H2020 Innovative Training
Network “PyroLife – Training the next generation of integrated fire
management experts”.
The student will be based at UTAD, with two 4-month secondments at the
University of Alberta (Canada) and Tecnosylva (Spain).
The objectives are to identify and analyze the environmental drivers of
megafires; describe and model megafire behaviour; and assess the
prediction potential of future megafires in Europe.
Here all the information regarding the job offer, which closes on
February 29:
https://www.utad.pt/srh/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/02/Call-PyroLife-Ph…
You can also have a look about the position, available on our official
PyroLife website:
https://pyrolife.lessonsonfire.eu/recruitment
Thank you for disseminating & best regards,
Paulo M. Fernandes
Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Dept. Ciências Florestais e
Arquitetura Paisagística _http://www.cifap.utad.pt_
UNIVERSIDADE DE TRÁS-OS-MONTES E ALTO DOURO
Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real (Portugal)
Tel./Phone +351 259350484 – Ext. 4484
E-mail pfern(a)utad.pt <mailto:pfern@utad.pt>
Homepage UTAD <https://www.utad.pt/>
Google Scholar
<http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VEaRO9oAAAAJ&hl=en&oe=ASCII&pagesi…>;
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0336-4398https://publons.com/researcher/453867/paulo-m-fernandes/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paulo_Fernandes
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João Azevedo
Prof. Coordenador
Escola Superior Agrária
Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Address:
Campus de Santa Apolónia
5300-253 BRAGANÇA
PORTUGAL
Phone: (+351) 273 303 341
e-mail: jazevedo(a)ipb.pt
web: http://www.esa.ipb.pt/cv/jazevedo/
Dear colleagues,
For those interested in this interesting program on Tropical Forest
Landscapes.
Best regards.
João Azevedo
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Assunto: [IUFRO Div 8] Apply now! Yale online program on Tropical
Forest Landscapes
Data: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:23:32 +0100
De: Brigitte Burger <burger(a)iufro.org>
Para: div4(a)lists.iufro.org, div7(a)lists.iufro.org, div8(a)lists.iufro.org,
div9(a)lists.iufro.org
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From: "Terris, Eli" <eli.terris(a)yale.edu <mailto:eli.terris@yale.edu>>
To: "div8(a)lists.iufro.org <mailto:div8@lists.iufro.org>"
<div8(a)lists.iufro.org <mailto:div8@lists.iufro.org>>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2020 14:58:15 +0000
Subject: Apply now! Yale online program on Tropical Forest Landscapes
Priority applications for Yale University’s*/_Tropical Forest
Landscapes: Conservation, Restoration & Sustainable Use_/*online
certificate program are open through February 23, 2020.
This interdisciplinary program explores tropical land use management
through diverse perspectives in a dynamic online experience. Courses
teach core concepts, highlight exciting global case studies, and
illustrate practical tools to understand and manage complex social,
ecological and economic aspects of effective conservation and
restoration initiatives.
Program benefits include:
* Unparalleled access to a world-class institution
* Connections with environmental professionals around the world
* Dedicated mentors who provide one-on-one support
* Flexible learning schedule
* Practice using planning tools for a real-life project with
individualized faculty feedback
* Optional hands-on field experience in the tropics
This program offers environmental professionals the chance to understand
the broader context of their day-to-day work while developing concrete
outputs for on-the-ground projects. No matter where you are in your
career, this program will allow you to build key skills, enhance your
knowledge, and develop the networks you need to succeed.
Interested? Learn more about the program
attropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu
<https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/>or join us for
aprogram preview
<https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z9quCQgTTvmHZjHmoiw-Tg>on
February 5, 2020 and aprogram information session
<https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L1JfofhRQGCV1AkMN1dxpg>on
February 12, 2020.
The priority admissions deadline is February 23, 2020 and the final
chance to apply is March 20, 2020 (applications are accepted on a
rolling basis).
Apply today: https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/admissions
*Tropical Forest Landscapes online certificate program*
Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu
<https://tropicalrestorationcertificate.yale.edu/>|tropicalcertificate(a)yale.edu
<mailto:tropicalcertificate@yale.edu>
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Eli Terris
Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
http://elti.yale.edu/
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<http://elti.yale.edu/>
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João Azevedo
Prof. Coordenador
Escola Superior Agrária
Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Address:
Campus de Santa Apolónia
5300-253 BRAGANÇA
PORTUGAL
Phone: (+351) 273 303 341
e-mail: jazevedo(a)ipb.pt
web: http://www.esa.ipb.pt/cv/jazevedo/
Dear members,
from our colleagues in Tartu via the European Land-Use Institute.
Best regards.
João
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Assunto: ELI: Biogeomon 2020 registration and abstract submission opened
Data: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 09:57:25 +0100
De: Christine Fürst <christine.fuerst(a)geo.uni-halle.de>
Dear all,
please find an interesting information on a top level conference in
Tartu attached. The contact dates are specified at the end of the email.
Warm greetings,
Yours
Christine
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Dear colleagues,
We have declared registration and abstract submission for the 10th
BIOGEOMON Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior open! We have a program packed
with interesting talks and posters on both traditional topics, such as
catchment experiments and modeling, as well as currently hot issues,
such as ecosystem microbiology, modeling of greenhouse gas emissions ,
and rhizosphere studies. You are most welcome to attend!
More at: *biogeomon2020.ut.ee*
There are many reasons to come.
1) The 10th BIOGEOMON is organised by the University of Tartu. Thus,
Estonia will be a new host country for BIOGEOMON. The symposium will
take place in the university town of Tartu, 26-30 July 2020. Tartu is
preparing to be a European capital of culture in 2024.
2) Top researchers will give keynote speeches providing the state of the
art in their fields:
Dennis D. Baldocchi (University of California, USA)
Josette Garnier (Sorbonne Université, CNRS, France)
Kate Lajtha (Oregon State University, USA)
Patrick Megonigal (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, USA)
Tim Moore (McGill University, Canada)
Mari Pihlatie (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Curtis J. Richardson (Duke University, USA)
Ilona Riipinen (Stockholm University, Sweden)
Eri Saikawa (Emory University, USA)
Martin Zobel (University of Tartu, Estonia)
Susannah Tringe (DOE Joint Genome Institute, USA)
3) There will be 13 sessions on various topics. You will surely find
your favourite among them:
1. Nutrient fluxes at catchment level
2. Integration of terrestrial and aquatic carbon fluxes across the landscape
3. Biogeochemistry of lakes and rivers
4. Biogeochemistry of wetlands
5. Remote sensing for modeling of biogeochemical fluxes
6. Fluxes between atmosphere & ecosystems
7. Aerosols and VOCs in ecosystem functioning
8. Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes from trees
9. Biodiversity issues of ecosystem behavior
10. Biogeochemistry of trace elements and micropollutants in ecosystems
11. Soil and microbial processes
12. Ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation
13. Peatland processes
4) The program will include fascinating technical tours. You can choose
from 6 exciting excursions during which scientific research, Estonian
nature and culture will be nicely combined.
5) Opportunity to publish your paper in two journal special issues:
Science of the Total Environment (STOTEN, Elsevier, IF = 5.589) and/or
Biogeochemistry (Springer, IF = 3.406).
Important deadlines:
Abstracts submission closes on 1st March 2020
Abstracts will be accepted on 30th April 2020
The final program will be announced on 1st July 2020
Participation fee:
Regular 350* (500) €
Students 250* (300) €
Accompanying persons** 150 €
Symposium dinner 60 €
Post-conference excursion*** 310 €
* Early bird (payment before 1st of June)
** Accompanying person fees cover the welcome reception, lunches, poster
sessions and the technical tour (includes lunchbox)
*** Registration for the post-conference excursion is open until 1st
July 2020 or until fully booked.
All fees include VAT.
The registration fee covers welcome reception, access to lecture rooms,
conference materials, printed program, lunches, coffee break
refreshments, poster session drinks & snacks, technical tour (with
lunchbox).
*Please register at www.biogeomon2020.ut.ee
<http://www.biogeomon2020.ut.ee/>*
Contact:
biogeomon2020(a)ut.ee <mailto:biogeomon2020@ut.ee>
Ülo Mander (chair) ulo.mander(a)ut.ee <mailto:ulo.mander@ut.ee>
Annika Meitern (secretary) annika.meitern(a)ut.ee
<mailto:annika.meitern@ut.ee>
See you in Tartu in July!
On behalf of the organising committee
Ülo Mander
Annika Joy Meitern
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João Azevedo, Prof. Coordenador
Vice-Coordenador do Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Escola Superior Agrária
Campus de Santa Apolónia
5300-253 BRAGANÇA
PORTUGAL
telefones: (+351) 273 330 901 / 273 303 341
e-mail: jazevedo(a)ipb.pt
web: http://www.esa.ipb.pt/cv/jazevedo/
