Adaptive management for Forested Landscapes in transformation
Changes in forest use occurring in response to the pressures of
globalization, population growth, resource scarcity and ecological
degradation (the key challenges") are the main topics for the IUFRO
conference that will take place in Posadas, Argentina next October
http://iufro2018posadas.com/ organized by INTA Argentina with support from
Irstea, France
Within the framework of the IUFRO 2018 Posadas Conference, two courses are
available during the weekend previous to the conference of September 29th
and 30th. (see attch.)
The courses are aimed at assessing the ecosystem services provided by
forests and how to work for their conservation based on a series of
principles from the fields of conflict resolution, transformation, strategic
communication and economic incentives. They are open to graduate and
postgraduate students, researchers and technicians involved in processes
associated with ecosystem services and forest management.
More information:
http://iufro2018posadas.com/program/pre-conference-courses/
Looking forward to see you In Posadas
For the SC
Sandra S. Luque (PhD, HDR)
Chair IUFRO Division 8
Director of Research at IRSTEA
National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and
Agriculture
UMR TETIS Land, environment, remote sensing and spatial information
500 rue Jean-François Breton
34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Skype: sandra.luque2
<https://www.teledetection.fr/> https://www.teledetection.fr/
<https://iufrole-wp.weebly.com/> https://iufrole-wp.weebly.com/https://www.iufro.org/
Dear all
A great opportunity for an online Landscape Ecology course thank you to
Felix Kienast former IALE President for this fantastic initiative
Kindest Regards
Sandra Luque
Sandra S. Luque (PhD, HDR)
Chair IUFRO Division 8
Director of Research at IRSTEA
National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and
Agriculture, France
UMR TETIS Land, environment, remote sensing and spatial information -
Montpellier
Special feature Improving Biodiversity Monitoring Using Satellite Remote
Sensing has now been published MEE:
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/2041210x/2018/9/8
De : kienast [mailto:felix.kienast@wsl.ch]
Envoyé : jeudi 16 août 2018 11:46
À : Felix Kienast <felix.kienast(a)wsl.ch>
Objet : Introducing the first MOOC on Landscape Ecology
Dear colleagues
We present the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Landscape Ecology,
the discipline where natural and social sciences meet. Learn theory, methods
and tools to solve landscape-related environmental problems. Building on
introductory theory units, leading Landscape Ecology professors present case
studies from around the world, highlighting innovative and collaborative
approaches.
Find out more on our course page:
https://www.edx.org/course/landscape-ecology
The course includes 14 weekly units, starting September 10th. We have put a
lot of effort into creating an exciting learning experience and look forward
to participants from all over the world.
Help us spread the word - please forward this email to interested
colleagues, and post it on the social media channels and websites of your
organisations (IALE, IUFRO, IFLA, Landscape Observatory etc.).
Best regards,
Felix Kienast
______________________________________
Prof. Dr. Felix Kienast
ETHZ & Swiss Federal Institute for Forest,
Snow and Landscape Research WSL
8903 Birmensdorf
Switzerland
Tel +41 44 739'23'66
E-Mail: felix.kienast(a)wsl.ch <mailto:felix.kienast@wsl.ch>
https://www.wsl.ch/de/mitarbeitende/kienast.html
Past President 2015-2019
International Association for Landscape Ecology IALE
(http://www.landscape-ecology.org <http://www.landscape-ecology.org/> )
De : IUFRO Headquarters [mailto:office@iufro.org]
Envoyé : jeudi 2 août 2018 13:04
À : Dear IUFRO Officeholder <sandra.luque(a)irstea.fr>
Objet : XXV IUFRO World Congress - Call for Session Proposals - Deadline Extended
<http://www.iufro.org/>
International Union
of Forest Research
Organizations
XXV IUFRO World Congress - Call for Session Proposals - Deadline Extended
XXV IUFRO World Congress 2019
"Forest Research and Cooperation for Sustainable Development"
Curitiba, Brazil; 29 September - 5 October 2019
Congress website: http://www.iufro2019.com/
XXV IUFRO World Congress - Call for Session Proposals - DEADLINE EXTENDED
Forest Scientists, Colleagues,
This is to inform you that the deadline for the submission of Session Proposals for the XXV IUFRO World Congress has been extended to 3 August 2018!
If you share an interest in the future of forests and forest science, you are invited to submit session proposals for this important scientific event. We particularly encourage proposals that involve collaboration between two or more IUFRO Divisions or Task Forces and/or with organizations not formally associated with IUFRO, and from university students at all levels.
Acceptance decisions will be made no later than 31 August 2018.
Please find detailed instructions below or:
in English at http://www.florestal.gov.br/iufro2019/session.html
in Spanish at http://www.florestal.gov.br/iufro2019/sessao_esp.html or
in Portuguese at http://www.florestal.gov.br/iufro2019/sessao.html.
We are looking forward to receiving your session proposal!
____________________________________________
IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
Imprint: https://www.iufro.org/legal/#c74 * Privacy policy: https://www.iufro.org/legal/#c10397
Contact the editor at office(at)iufro.org <mailto:office@iufro.org> or visit https://www.iufro.org/
If you wish to unsubscribe from IUFRO Newsletters, please send us a short note by e-mail (office(at)iufro.org <mailto:office@iufro.org> ).
Reminder few days to the deadline !!
De : div8 [mailto:div8-bounces@lists.iufro.org] De la part de IUFRO Headquarters
Envoyé : mardi 17 juillet 2018 18:25
À : Dear Reader of IUFRO News <div8(a)lists.iufro.org>
Objet : [IUFRO Div 8] XXV IUFRO World Congress - Call for Session Proposals - REMINDER
<http://www.iufro.org/>
International Union
of Forest Research
Organizations
XXV IUFRO World Congress - Call for Session Proposals - REMINDER
XXV IUFRO World Congress 2019
"Forest Research and Cooperation for Sustainable Development"
Curitiba, Brazil; 29 September - 5 October 2019
Congress website: http://www.iufro2019.com/
Call for Congress Session Proposals - REMINDER
This is a gentle reminder that the Call for Session Proposals for the XXV IUFRO World Congress will close on 1 August 2018!
If you share an interest in the future of forests and forest science, you are invited to submit session proposals for this important scientific event. We particularly encourage proposals that involve collaboration between two or more IUFRO Divisions or Task Forces and/or with organizations not formally associated with IUFRO, and from university students at all levels.
Acceptance decisions will be made no later than 31 August 2018.
Please find detailed instructions below or:
in English at http://www.florestal.gov.br/iufro2019/session.html
in Spanish at http://www.florestal.gov.br/iufro2019/sessao_esp.html or
in Portuguese at http://www.florestal.gov.br/iufro2019/sessao.html.
We are looking forward to receiving your session proposal!
------------------------------------------------
Deadline for proposals: 1 August 2018
The Congress Scientific Committee invites submission of session proposals for the 2019 IUFRO World Congress. In keeping with the spirit of the Congress title – Forest Research and Cooperation for Sustainable Development ‐ the Congress Scientific Committee is developing a program that will highlight the contributions that forest science is making to address the significant environmental, social and economic challenges facing our world. The Congress program will reflect the forest science community’s diverse contributions across the full range of natural and social science disciplines, with special emphasis on key issues and research areas identified in IUFRO’s 2015‐2019 Strategy (https://www.iufro.org/discover/strategy/) .
Who may submit a session proposal?
All who share an interest in the future of forests and forest science are invited to submit session proposals. We encourage proposals that involve collaboration between two or more IUFRO Divisions or Task Forces and/or with organizations not formally associated with IUFRO, and from university students at all levels. We strongly recommend IUFRO officeholders and others actively involved in IUFRO Research Groups, Working Parties, and Task Forces communicate with their respective Division representatives on the CSC (or Task Force coordinators) before submitting proposals – this will greatly facilitate broader involvement of IUFRO divisional units and Task Forces in the scientific program and avoid overlaps among sessions.
Session proposals from non‐IUFRO member organizations are encouraged although preference will be given to those that are prepared jointly with IUFRO Divisional Units and Task Forces (see https://www.iufro.org/science/ for more information) – if assistance is needed to identify appropriate partners within IUFRO, please contact any member of the CSC.
Preparing and submitting a session proposal.
Proposals should be submitted in English, Portuguese or Spanish, online at <http://www.iufro2019.com> www.iufro2019.com using the Session Proposal Form. Proposals will not be accepted after 1 August 2018.
In addition to providing basic information on session organizer(s), session title, alignment with Congress themes, and a short abstract of the session proposal, those submitting proposals should submit (online) a more complete proposal (following the template provided). The template will prompt proposers about session objectives and content in relation to Congress theme(s), proposed session format (i.e., presentation of individual papers and/or posters, moderated panel discussion, or other forms of presentation) and names of proposed speakers (if known), their organizational affiliations and indicative titles of their presentations. Proposed sessions should be organized to be nominally 2 hours in length. For sessions involving oral presentations, we recommend that 15 minutes be adopted for standard oral presentations. However, we encourage proponents to be innovative, and to consider panel discussions, interactive poster sessions and other ways to engage Congress participants.
Please note that the abstract submission process (later this year) will be open to all, so session organizers may need to include papers or posters that were not originally proposed for their sessions. Please be aware of this possibility and the need for flexibility in designing your session . In the event that the number of accepted abstracts for a particular session exceeds the number that can be accommodated in a single session, organizers may be given an additional session slot in the Congress program.
Criteria for selection.
Session proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by members of the Congress Scientific Committee with primary consideration given to their scientific quality and relevance to the Congress themes. Other factors that will be considered are: the involvement of two or more IUFRO units (Divisions, Task Forces, Research Groups and Working Parties) and/or non‐IUFRO organizations; geographic and gender diversity of proposed session presenters; and the involvement of students and young scientists. We strongly encourage submissions well in advance of the August 1 deadline.
Acceptance decisions will be made no later than 31 August 2018. An open Call for Abstracts will be issued in September, with online abstract submission until 15 December 2018, and acceptance decisions provided by 28 February 2019.
Responsibilities of session organizers.
Session organizers of accepted proposals are expected to communicate with prospective presenters regarding submission of abstracts (online, from mid-September to mid‐December 2018), and will be asked to review abstracts submitted for their sessions during the abstract review period (i.e., in midDecember 2018 to end February 2019). Session organizers may be asked to assist the CSC in the editing of accepted abstracts. They will also be responsible for moderating sessions (or assigning session moderation responsibilities) and are encouraged to pursue publication options for papers presented in their sessions.
Abstracts of papers and posters presented during the Congress will be published in a special volume of the International Forestry Review, as was done for the 2014 Congress in Salt Lake City. As formal Congress proceedings with full papers will not be published, session organizers should explore alternative publication options (books, special issues of journals, etc.) for their sessions.
We look forward to hearing from you and for your active participation in the design of an excellent scientific program for the 2019 IUFRO Congress in Curitiba, Brazil.
Timeline Summary
21 May 2018 – Call for Session Proposals
1 August 2018 – Deadline for the submission of Session Proposals
31 August 2018 – Decision advised on Session Proposals
15 September 2018 – Call for abstracts
15 December 2018 – Deadline for the submission of abstracts
28 February 2019 – Authors advised of decisions on their abstracts
31 May 2019 – Registration deadline for early-bird registrations and presenting authors
29 September 2019 – Congress begins
The IUFRO 2019 Congress Scientific Committee
Jerry Vanclay (Chair: jvanclay(a)scu.edu.au <mailto:jvanclay@scu.edu.au> )
Pil Sun Park (Division 1: pspark(a)snu.ac.kr <mailto:pspark@snu.ac.kr> )
Santiago González-Martínez (Division 2: santiago.c.gonzalez.martinez(a)gmail.com <mailto:santiago.c.gonzalez.martinez@gmail.com> )
Woodam Chung (Division 3: woodam.chung(a)oregonstate.edu <mailto:woodam.chung@oregonstate.edu> )
Donald Hodges (Division 4: dhodges2(a)utk.edu <mailto:dhodges2@utk.edu> )
Pekka Saranpää (Division 5: pekka.saranpaa(a)luke.fi <mailto:pekka.saranpaa@luke.fi> )
Cecil Konijnendijk (Division 6: cecil.konijnendijk(a)ubc.ca <mailto:cecil.konijnendijk@ubc.ca> )
Eckehard Brockerhoff (Division 7: eckehard.brockerhoff(a)scionresearch.com <mailto:eckehard.brockerhoff@scionresearch.com> )
Sandra Luque (Division 8: sandra.luque(a)irstea.fr <mailto:sandra.luque@irstea.fr> )
Alexia Stokes (Division 8: alexia.stokes(a)cirad.fr <mailto:alexia.stokes@cirad.fr> )
Daniela Kleinschmit (Division 9: daniela.kleinschmit(a)ifp.uni-freiburg.de <mailto:daniela.kleinschmit@ifp.uni-freiburg.de> )
Björn Hånell (Vice‐President, Divisions: bjorn.hanell(a)ssko.slu.se <mailto:bjorn.hanell@ssko.slu.se> )
John Parrotta (Vice‐President, Task Forces, Special Programmes, Projects and IUFRO‐led Initiatives: jparrotta(a)fs.fed.us <mailto:jparrotta@fs.fed.us> )
Salina Abraham (International Forestry Students Association: salina.ifsa(a)gmail.com <mailto:salina.ifsa@gmail.com> )
Joseph Cobbinah (Africa representative: joe.cobbinah(a)ymail.com <mailto:joe.cobbinah@ymail.com> )
Manuel Guariguata (CIFOR representative: m.guariguata(a)cgiar.org <mailto:m.guariguata@cgiar.org> )
Patricia Mattos (COC representative: patricia.mattos(a)embrapa.br <mailto:patricia.mattos@embrapa.br> ).
_________________________________
2019 Congress themes (based on IUFRO 2015-2019 Strategy)
Forests and trees provide a wide range of environmental, economic, social and cultural benefits to people in rural communities and urban centers worldwide. Their conservation and sustainable management are closely linked to globally important societal challenges related to environmental protection, sustainable economic development, food security, human health, water and energy resource provision, and climate change. The best available scientific knowledge is needed to effectively address these issues at multiple scales (locally, regionally and globally) and provide a strong basis for forest, agroforest and forest landscape management practices and policy decisions. The scientific program for the IUFRO 2019 World Congress will bring together scientists of all ages, from throughout the world, across the full range of forest‐related disciplines, who are engaged in research, education and application of science‐based knowledge to address these challenges and meet the changing needs of our increasingly globalized society. The program will be organized along the following five themes: Forests for People; Forests and Climate Change; Forests and Forest Products for a Greener Future; Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Biological Invasions; and Forests, Soil and Water Interactions.
Forests for People
Forests, woodlands and agroforests play a vital role in the lives of people in both rural and urban communities, supporting livelihoods, food and energy security, and human health and wellbeing. This theme, which focusses on social, cultural and economic aspects of the management and use of forest resources, covers a broad set of topics such as nature‐based recreation and tourism, landscape planning and management, nature protection, indigenous people and community forest management, forest work, human health and wellbeing, agroforestry, integration of forestry in other land uses, urban forestry, forest ethics, forest history and culture, gender issues in forestry, rural development and community wellbeing. Congress sessions within this theme will explore the linkages between human well‐ being and quality of life related to the environmental, economic and social goods and services provided by forests both for urban and rural populations. They will also examine the roles of policy, planning, forest governance, formal and traditional knowledge, communication, education and training in the maintenance, enhancement, valuation and optimization of benefits derived from forest ecosystems and forest products and services to people at local, regional and broader spatial scales.
Forests and Climate Change
Understanding and anticipating the impacts of climate change on forest ecosystems and the services they provide to people are critical to efforts to develop and implement effective policies and management strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Sessions within this theme will consider climate change effects on forest ecosystem structure and function; interactions with other natural disturbance and forest management regimes; monitoring and modelling of climate‐change related impacts on forest ecosystems, landscapes, and communities; environmental, social and economic implications of forest‐based climate change adaptation strategies and mitigation opportunities (such as REDD+); silvicultural, planning and policy options for managing and restoring natural and planted forests to enhance carbon storage and other ecosystem services, as well as adapting natural and planted forests to climate change; the role of sustainable production and use of wood‐based products in climate change mitigation (including wood‐based substitutes for less ”climate friendly” materials); and the contributions of forest genetics, restoration ecology and landscape ecology in climate change mitigation and adaptation, including incentives and issues of trans‐ boundary emission trading schemes.
Forests and Forest Products for a Greener Future
The future of sustainable forest management in the face of forest loss and ever‐increasing demands for food, timber and wood fiber, water and other ecosystem services, and uncertainties posed by globalization and economic, social and environmental uncertainty, is a fundamental challenge for the forest research community. Innovation in the field of forest products, goods and services together with sustainable and environmentally responsible wood production systems and forest operations will play an important role to meet these challenges. Sessions within this theme will explore: trends in the demand for traditional and innovative forest products, ecosystem goods and services; increased use of wood in construction; managing conflicting needs of forest stakeholders; changing societal values, and institutions and forest governance structures under different socio‐cultural conditions and their role in sustainable management and use of natural and planted forests in the future. Other topics include development of new forest management approaches and processing techniques for environmentally and socially acceptable products and services; emerging landscape management (i.e., green infrastructure) approaches; valuation of benefits derived from non‐wood forest products and ecosystem services; bioenergy and the bioeconomy; and forestry education, research and training to meet future needs.
Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Biological Invasions
The conservation and sustainable use of forest biodiversity (at genetic, species and ecosystem levels) is fundamental to the maintenance of habitats responsible for providing environmental, economic, social and cultural goods and services on which people in both rural and urban communities depend. Addressing the threats to forest biodiversity – including deforestation, forest fragmentation and degradation, unsustainable use, alien invasive species, and climate change ‐ requires a more profound scientific understanding of the role of biodiversity in the provision of ecosystem services, and the impacts of biodiversity loss on responses and resilience of forest ecosystems, habitats and species at different spatial and temporal scales to natural and human‐induced disturbances. Sessions within this theme will explore these issues as well as such topics as the impacts and efficacy of different forest management practices on biodiversity in protected areas, community management, and more intensively managed forests for timber, non‐timber forest products and agroforestry systems; landscape level strategies for forest biodiversity conservation and restoration; and challenges in achieving a balance between biodiversity conservation and sustainable utilization of forest resources.
Forests, Soil and Water Interactions
Forests and forest cover play a crucial role with regard to sustaining the availability and quality of water critical for human well‐being. The linkages between water, wetlands and forests show the importance of managing ecosystems at watershed or landscape scales in order to protect these vital services. There is an urgent need for improved understanding of the interactions between forests, trees, soil and water (including riparian and coastal ecosystems) as affected by large‐scale natural and human‐induced disturbance, including climate change, as well as effects of land‐use, land‐cover change and forest management on watershed hydrology and provision of water‐related ecosystem services. Sessions within this theme will consider these broad issues as well as more specific questions such as: water consumption of growing tree crops compared to other land uses; region‐specific interactions of forests and water; water consumption of forest plantations and forest bioenergy systems; and governance and institutional arrangements related to management of forested watersheds.
____________________________________________
IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
Imprint: https://www.iufro.org/legal/#c74 * Privacy policy: https://www.iufro.org/legal/#c10397
Contact the editor at office(at)iufro.org <mailto:office@iufro.org> or visit https://www.iufro.org/
If you wish to unsubscribe from IUFRO Newsletters, please send us a short note by e-mail (office(at)iufro.org <mailto:office@iufro.org> ).
FI
-----Message d'origine-----
De : International Association of Landscape Ecology List [mailto:USIALE-L@LISTSERV.URI.EDU] De la part de Jodi Brandt
Envoyé : lundi 25 juin 2018 20:20
À : USIALE-L(a)LISTSERV.URI.EDU
Objet : Landscape: 3 PhD positions available at Boise State
Ph.D. Assistantships - Human-Environment Systems, Boise State University, Idaho, USA
Three Ph.D. positions are available to study land use, remote sensing, ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation at Boise State University.
The students will join the Land Use Lab at Boise State University and be advised by Dr. Jodi Brandt. The students will join our Human-Environment Systems community (cid.boisestate.edu/hes), a group of faculty and students committed to trans-diciplinary, team-based, actionable research that addresses real-world environmental challenges.
Find a link to the full advertisement at
https://cid.boisestate.edu/hes/students/
Dear members,
We were contacted by Rastislav Raši from FOREST EUROPE Liaison Unit
Bratislava regarding the pan-European SFM fragmentation indicator (see
email forwarded).
In case you want to share with Forest Europe any contributions on the
indicator, please contact directly Rastislav Raši.
Best regards.
João
João Azevedo, Prof. Coordenador
Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO) & Escola Superior Agrária
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Campus de Santa Apolónia
5300-253 BRAGANÇA
PORTUGAL
telefone: (+351) 273 330 901 / 273 303 341
fax: (+351) 273 325 405
e-mail: jazevedo(a)ipb.pt
web: http://www.esa.ipb.pt/cv/jazevedo/
Dear members,
The CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS for the XXV IUFRO WORLD CONGRESS in
Curitiba, Brazil, is now open. We kindly invite IUFRO Landscape
Ecology WP members to submit session proposals in topics of their
interest. Please let the Working Party officers know about it so we
can better arrange sessions related to topics in forest landscape
ecology in the congress programme.
As stated in the call, the involvement of two or more IUFRO units
(Divisions, Task Forces, Research Groups and Working Parties) will be
considered as an evaluation criterion in the selection process.
The WP will also submit a session proposal to gather up WP members and
overarching contributions within the field.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best regards.
João
João Azevedo, Prof. Coordenador
Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO) & Escola Superior Agrária
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Campus de Santa Apolónia
5300-253 BRAGANÇA
PORTUGAL
telefone: (+351) 273 330 901 / 273 303 341
fax: (+351) 273 325 405
e-mail: jazevedo(a)ipb.pt
web: http://www.esa.ipb.pt/cv/jazevedo/
