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Dear IUFRO Landscape Ecology WP members,
Please keep in mind that the deadline for the submission of proposals
for sessions at the IUFRO 2018 Posadas conference on "Adaptive
Management for Forested Landscapes in transformation" is February 3,
2018. Also, forum proposals need to be submitted until March 20, 2018.
This conference will highlight accelerated changes imprinted in our
planet within the Anthropocene. Transformation of forest use that is
occurring in response to the pressures of globalization, population
growth, resource scarcity and ecological degradation are part of the
BIG challenges ahead. Biodiversity is essential to human well-being,
but people have been reducing biodiversity throughout human history.
Loss of species and degradation of ecosystems are likely to further
accelerate in the coming years. Nonetheless, global goals to reduce
the rate of biodiversity loss have mostly not been achieved. It is
essential to take into account ecological, economic and functional
values of the landscape to improve planning and decision-making.
Operational solutions are needed to reconciling biodiversity
conservation in the light of increasing demands of natural resources
and land.
All information at: http://iufro2018posadas.com/
Best regards.
João Azevedo
Coordinator IUFRO 8.01.02 Working Party
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/