Dear colleagues,
we received two announcements that might be of interest for you.
From Yolanda Wiersma inviting authors to submit to an upcoming special
issue of Landscape Ecology devoted to "Pandemics and landscape ecology
in a post-COVID world":
https://www.springer.com/journal/10980/updates/19681654
From Ileana Stupariu & Christine Fürst announcing that a new Topical
Collection "Land Systems in Transition: Challenges, Approaches, and
Pathways for a Sustainable Development" has been set up:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/special_issues/land_systems_transition
Best regards,
João
PS: don't forget to fill in our 30th year anniversary survey by
September 26: https://forms.gle/wCeFhp9ij7vxCPMk7
--
João Azevedo, PhD
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 WP members,
As Landscape Ecology Working Party (8.01.02), this year we are
celebrating the 30th anniversary. We will have a webinar on September 28
to celebrate it with old and new members. We will share our experiences,
stories and feelings about the past, present and future of the group.
We would like to have your contribution to a short survey we are
conducting to know your areas of knowledge,
geographical/landscape/ecosystems of interest and other info that is
relevant for us to understand current and future interests of the group.
Please reply to the survey here: https://forms.gle/wCeFhp9ij7vxCPMk7
We will share the results with you during the webinar. Since we are a
bit short of time, please reply by September 26.
We are very appreciative of the time you have taken to share your info
with us in this survey.
Joao Azevedo and Pinar Pamukcu-Albers
(On behalf of IUFRO Landscape Ecology WP)
--
João Azevedo, PhD
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,
We will have our next webinar next week, on September 28, to celebrate
the 30th anniversary of the Landscape Ecology working party (please see
poster attached).
It will start at 15:00 UTC (16:00 Lisbon, 17:00 Berlin; 18:00 Istanbul;
19:30 Tehran: 20:30 New Delhi; 22:00 Jakarta; 23:00 Beijing, 0:00 Tokyo;
1:00 Sydney; 3:00 Wellington; 7:00 Anchorage; 9:00 Calgary; 10:00
Bogotá; 11:00 New York; 12:00 Rio de Janeiro) and end at 16:30 UTC.
Sorry to our colleagues in Asia and Oceania.
With this webinar, we intend to bring together former and current
members and officeholders, to analyze the past and plan the future and
to give members the opportunity to meet and to participate more actively
in the WP.
There are two options to attend the webinar:
1- Directly by participating in the zoom meeting at:
https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/82279847723?pwd=YmFaQWVydWFwY2pZUjlYMyt…
2- As a participant in the IUFRO World Day 2021.
Regarding option 2, this webinar is part of the IUFRO World Day 2021:
https://www.iufroworldday.org/
To participate in the IUFRO World Day, please register here:
https://www.iufroworldday.org/signup
Your registration will allow you to access all events during the IUFRO
World Day. As a registered participant, you will be granted access to
IUFRO World Day Interactive Map which will open shortly before the
event. The Map will contain all live sessions and static content that
are part of the forum.
Looking forward to meeting you at the IUFRO Landscape Ecology working
party 30th anniversary webinar and the IUFRO World Day.
Best regards.
João Azevedo
--
João Azevedo, PhD
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@ipb.pt
web:http://www.esa.ipb.pt/cv/jazevedo/
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Dear members,
Our webinars are again in the spotlight.
Take a look at the latest IUFRO News Issue.
Best regards.
João
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Assunto: IUFRO NEWS 6, 2021
Data: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:25:36 +0200
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Responder-Para: Brigitte Burger, IUFRO Headquarters <burger(a)iufro.org>
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IUFRO News
Issue 6, 2021
IUFRO NEWS 6, 2021
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you issue 6 of IUFRO News 2021, volume 50!
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Divisions are the Scientific Backbone of IUFRO
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Freiburg University. Photo by Philipp Ditfurth.
Read this interview with Professor Daniela Kleinschmit, IUFRO
Vice-President, Divisions, and find out about why Dr. Kleinschmit
specialized in forest policy and economics, why she thinks communication
is important for scientists, and where she would like to see the IUFRO
Divisions ten years from now. **More*
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32785>…*
UN-DER the Microscope: Forest Science in Ecosystem Restoration
With all eyes turned to the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem
Restoration, which was launched on World Environment Day, June 5th,
2021, the role of forests in healthy functioning ecosystems was front
and center. Read about IUFRO's contributions to the Global Landscapes
Forum on African Drylands and other activities. **More*
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32780>…*
Global Landscapes Forum (GLFx) Lilongwe Chapter Launched: Restoring
Malawi's Degraded and Deforested Landscapes
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the Hon. Nancy Tembo
On 21 May 2021, a chapter of the Global Landscapes Forum (GLFx) was
launched with a commitment to restoring 4.5 million hectares of degraded
and deforested lands across Malawi by 2030. Among the dignitaries who
attended the launch was the Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources,
the Hon. Nancy Tembo. **More*
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32776>…*
Landscape Ecology in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
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Indonesia: timber species. Photo by Syed Ajijur Rahman
The 4th webinar of the IUFRO Landscape Ecology Working Party discussed
opportunities that the UN Decade brings to forest landscape ecology,
showed contributions of research to the goals and objectives of the
restoration initiative, and provided an overlook of forest landscape
restoration projects across the world. **More*
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32775>…*
Forest Roads in New Zealand
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The seminar series on /Forest Roads: Regional perspectives from around
the world/ is hosted by IUFRO Working Party 3.01.02 Road Engineering and
Management. The series provides regional perspectives on the design,
construction, and management of forest road systems. Find out about the
5^th seminar in the series. **More*
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The Economics of US Forests as a Natural Climate Solution
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April and was kindly hosted by Ohio State University. It gathered 350
participants from 13 countries. The webinar focused on the increased
potential role of forests in meeting ambitious global commitments to
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<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32773>*…*
International Virtual Workshop on Integrated Forest Insect Pest
Management, and Forest Restoration
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GFEP Conducts Consultation with 200 Stakeholders in Africa
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Programme conducted a stakeholder consultation with about 200
stakeholders in Africa in the development of an upcoming regional policy
brief entitled, 'Forests, Trees and Poverty Alleviation in Africa: An
Expanded Policy Brief'. This Policy Brief will be launched on 9 July
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Need to Strengthen Forest Education at All Levels in Many Parts of the
World
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maximizing the contributions of forests and trees to the SDGs. ***More**
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Master Programme (MSc) "Natural Resources Management and Ecological
Engineering" at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in
Vienna (BOKU), Austria. Find out *more*
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32761>*!*
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Dear all,
the Webinar on "La contribución de la restauración de paisajes a la
adaptación a los efectos del Cambio Climático y su papel en los NDC’s"
will take place tomorrow at 11 am (Washington DC) or 17 h (CET). This
is an organization of Iniciativa 20x20, IUFRO Division 8 and FAO.
The event will have the participation of Sandra Luque, IUFRO Division 8
coordinator, and José Alberto Gobbi, IUFRO Landscape Ecology WP deputy.
Please find the programme attached.
Register here to attend:
https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D97zf--OTLmMrxBMZp7CXQ
Hope to see you there.
Best regards.
João
--
João Azevedo, PhD
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,
Don't forget later today, the launch of the book "Ecologia da Paisagem
no Contexto Luso-Brasileiro" (Landscape Ecology in the
Portuguese-Brazilian context”), 6pm (Lisbon time) / 2pm (São Paulo time).
This is an initiative of the Portuguese Landscape Ecology Association
(APEP-IALE Portugal) and IALE Brazil.
Attend the book launch webinar through this link:
https://youtu.be/0MWP3NA_DyM
Register to win a book here: https://urlzs.com/7mqzg
Best regards.
João
--
João Azevedo, PhD
Prof. Coordenador
Escola Superior Agrária & Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
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,
The Portuguese Landscape Ecology Association (APEP-IALE Portugal) and
IALE Brazil will launch the book "Ecologia da Paisagem no Contexto
Luso-Brasileiro" (Landscape Ecology in the Portuguese-Brazilian
context”) on June 17 at 6pm (Lisbon time) / 2pm (São Paulo time).
The event will have the participation of the editors of the book as well
as Francisco Castro Rego from the University of Lisbon and Jean Paul
Metzger from the University of São Paulo.
Attend the book launch webinar through this link:
https://youtu.be/0MWP3NA_DyM
Register to win a book here: https://urlzs.com/7mqzg
The book is available from major bookstores.
For more information about the book visit the webpage of the publisher:
Vol I:
https://www.editoraappris.com.br/produto/5160-ecologia-da-paisagem-no-conte…
Vol II:
https://www.editoraappris.com.br/produto/5166-ecologia-da-paisagem-no-conte…
Best regards.
João
--
João Azevedo, PhD
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,
Don't forget to attend our 4th webinar of the IUFRO Landscape Ecology WP
Series to take place tomorrow, 26 May, 2021, 15:00-16:15pm (CET), on
"Landscape ecology in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration", with the
participation of:
- Andreas Bolte, Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Germany
- Ida N. S. Djenontin, Michigan State University, USA
- James Reed, CIFOR, Indonesia, and Cambridge University, UK
- René Zamora Cristales, World Resources Institute (WRI), USA
Connect to the meeting through this link:
https://youtu.be/jIOBl-THfkI
More info in the webpage of the IUFRO LE WP at
https://iufrole-wp.weebly.com/webinars.html
See you tomorrow,
João Azevedo (on behalf of the WP)
--
João Azevedo, PhD
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,
The 4th webinar of the IUFRO Landscape Ecology WP Webinar Series will
take place on 26 May, 2021, 15:00-16:15pm (CET), on the topic "Landscape
ecology in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration".
We are very fortunate to have the participation of four exceptional
speakers:
*Andreas Bolt*, Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Germany
*Ida N. S. Djenontin*, Michigan State University, USA
*James Reed*, CIFOR, Indonesia, and Cambridge University, UK
*René Zamora Cristales*, World Resources Institute (WRI), USA
Please find attached the poster and the concept note of the event.
Connect to the meeting through this link:
https://youtu.be/jIOBl-THfkI
For more info and updates visit the webpage of the IUFRO LE WP at:
https://iufrole-wp.weebly.com/webinars.html
Hoping to see you soon,
João Azevedo (on behalf of the WP)
--
João Azevedo, PhD
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/
