FOREST INFORMATION UPDATE VOL. 11 NO.

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July 2010
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HAVE YOU HEARD? NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

. WORLD NEEDS TO RESTORE FORESTS ‘EVEN WITHOUT CLIMATE CHANGE’ -

The world would still need to take urgent action to restore its lost and degraded forests
even if the climate were not changing, an international forestry conference has heard.
However, climate change made the problem of forest loss and degradation even more
urgent, Tim Rollinson, Director-general of the British Forestry Commission, told the 18th
Commonwealth Forestry Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/newsrele.nsf/WebNewsReleases/D0F3A210735F556280257
75A00355857

. LAOS PLANNING INCREASE FOREST COVER TO 65% OF LAND AREA - Laos

plans to increase forest coverage to 65 per cent of its territory by 2015 and 70 per cent
by 2020, earthtimes.org reported, qyoting state media reports. The government
reportedly announced its target as part of a reduce emissions from deforestation and
degradation (REDD) initiative announced in Vientiane Tuesday, the Vientiane Times
reported.
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/325582,laos-aims-to-increase-forest-
coverage.html

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. FSC LAUNCHES U.S. FOREST MANAGEMENT STANDARD - The United States
national initiative of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC–US) has announced the
launch of the FSC-US Forest Management Standard for forest operations in the
contiguous U.S. The FSC web site said the revised standard has been developed to
capture on-the-ground conditions that represent true forest stewardship and provide the
foundation for FSC-certified forestry in the U.S. The result is a label that identifies for
consumers the products that are sourced from forests managed to the highest
environmental, social, and economic standards.
http://www.linkedin.com/news?
viewArticle=&articleID=147859839&gid=78188&type=member&item=24352678&article
URL=http%3A%2F%2Ffscus.org%2Fstandards_criteria
%2Fforest_management.php&urlhash=R--k&goback=.gde_78188_member_24352678

. WETLANDS LOSS ENDANGERS BIRDS ON AFRICAN-EURASIAN FLIGHT The

ENS Newswire reported that one-third of the critical wetlands that migratory waterbirds
need when traveling between Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Central Asia are
entirely unprotected, according to the first survey using a new online information tool. As
a result, 42 per cent of these waterbird species are in decline, bird experts warn. More
than 200 scientists from 100 countries in the African-Eurasian region collaborated to
develop the Critical Site Network Tool. Go to:
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2010/2010-06-17-02.html

. COMMUNITY FORESTRY LEGAL LOOPHOLES TO HARVEST NATIONAL

FOREST AREAS - Headlines Himalaya reports the government in Nepal has said that
25 different forests in 15 districts suffered rampant deforestation and encroachment. A
panel formed by the Natural Resources sub-committee of the Parliament had visited
several regions in west Nepal and found officers from the District Forest Office,
Community forest user groups, had registered national forest areas into several dozen
community forests and then cut down live trees within 10 days and pocketed millions of
rupees by selling in Nepali and Indian markets. No prohibition exists on cutting down
trees in community forests, hence the transfers to the community forest user groups.

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RANDOM FORESTS CLASSIFICATION AND PERCENT COVER MAPPING - Ned
Horning writes via Applied GIS and RS: “Hi - I am working on some guides that use the
open source software package R to apply the random forests algorithm do image
classification and create percent cover maps. These guides are in a very rough draft
stage but I'm looking for people to review and comment on the guides before I distribute
them on our web site.” For more details and to assist, please contact Ned at:
horning@AMNH.ORG

. USING CONTROLLED VENEERS ON AN FSC PANEL/CORE? Gary Parker writes

via the Forest Stewardship Council and Supporters (FSC) group: “I am trying to find
written guidelines for using FSC controlled veneer on an FSC pure core.” You can
contact Gary directly at:
gary@doogeveneers.com

. FORESTRY WORK WANTED IN HAMPSHIRE, U.K. - Dave Corbin writes: “I am

looking for work in the Hampshire (UK) area; I am 23 and have just passed the NC
forestry course at Sparsholt College. I have CS30 & 31, strimmer, brushcutter and
clearing saw ticket. I have some experience driving forwarders and skidders.
http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/employment/18066-forestry-work-wanted-hampshire.html

OPPORTUNITIES - Several readers of FIU are seeking employment in the forestry

field. If you have jobs available and are in need of good people, please consider posting
your vacancies in FIU (there is no charge for this service) and the following outlets:
http://lists.topica.com/lists/wood
http://stateforesters.org/news.html
http://www.canadian-forests.com/job.html
http://www.cyber-sierra.com/nrjobs/forest.html
http://www.devnetjobs.org
http://www.foresters.org/portal
http://www.forestryusa.com/jobs.htm
http://www.HigherEdJobs.com
http://www.postdocjobs.com/jobseekers/search_fellowships.shtml
http://www.safnet.org/careercenter/classifieds.cfm
http://www.careerjet.com
http://www.mygreeneducation.com/
http://www.getforestryjobs.net/

. CARBON GOVERNANCE IN ASIA WORKSHOP: Call for applications deadline

extended - the application deadline for participation in the workshop for early-career-
researchers of Asia Pacific region has been extended to 15 July 2010. The Global
Carbon Project, Earth System Governance Project of IHDP and Institute of Advanced
Studies of the United Nations University (UNU-IAS), with funding from the Asia Pacific
Network for Global Change Research (APN), are jointly organizing a capacity building
workshop entitled "Carbon Governance in Asia: Bridging Scales and Disciplines" in
Yokohama, Japan on 1-3 November 2010. For your information, the call for application
is attached and more details are available at

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. VICE PRESIDENT POSITIONS AT PACIFIC FOREST TRUST - The Pacific Forest

Trust (PFT), based in San Francisco, is currently seeking to fill two key leadership roles:
The Vice President for Policy and Incentives will direct and coordinate PFT's growing
national and state policy programs. The Vice President for Conservation will lead PFT's
forest conservation and stewardship program. Each position offers an excellent
opportunity for a senior environmental leader with strong team-management skills. For
more information or to apply directly, please follow the links below:
Vice President, Policy and Incentives:
http://www.ceaconsulting.com/what/position_details.aspx?client=CEA&jobId=93
Vice President, Conservation:
http://www.ceaconsulting.com/what/position_details.aspx?client=CEA&jobId=92

. PHD STUDENTSHIP: Quantification of canopy structural effects on hyperspectral

forest canopy signals. Offer: A four-year funded research position (full fellowship) to
obtain a PhD degree in Bioscience Engineering at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
The starting date is as early as possible. For wages and more information on obtaining
a PhD degree is referred to the K.U.Leuven websites: http://www.kuleuven.be/phd/
and
http://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/benefits.html

. PHD OPPORTUNITY IN IRELAND - The Low Impact Silvicultural Systems in Ireland

(LISS) research project aims to expand the knowledge base on sustainable forest
management in Ireland. The LISS Project is seeking a PhD Student for 46 months. To
for more information contact the Project Coordinator, Dr Aine Ni Dhubhain
aine.nidhubhain@ucd.ie
http://www.ucd.ie/research/people/agriculturefoodvetscience/drainenidhubhain/

. WORLD FORESTRY INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIPS - The World Forestry Institute is

now accepting applications for the 2010 International Fellowship. The WFI fellowship
program brings together forestry and forest products professionals from around the
world. There are currently three main components to the program including conducting
a research project, networking and educational outreach. The program is open to
applicants from any country. For more information on the program and how to apply,
please visit:
http://wfi.worldforestry.org/index/international-fellowship.html

HAVE YOU READ?

Obtain from your local library or from the sources provided.

THE PUBLICATION LIST

. Forest Products Statistical Data Available. Production and trade for over 60

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products for UNECE-region countries since 1964
(http://timber.unece.org/index.php?id=207 [last 5 years] or
http://timber.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/statsdata/timber.zip)
Short-term forecasts for current and next year, made annually at the Timber Committee
session
(http://timber.unece.org/index.php?id=42)
Price statistics for 49 series, last updated May 2010 (http://timber.unece.org/index.php?
id=137)

. 50 Editorial Communications on Environmental Issues - This collection of 50

editorials reflects on present and future pollution challenges and humanitarian priorities
in our common, shared biosphere. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. Journal No. 11270.
Special Online Supplement.
http://www.springer.com/environment/journal/11270?detailsPage=societies

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

BIODIVERSITY

. Robinson, Daniel F. The Biological Patent Predicament: Camu Camu, Kakadu

Plum and Açai. Traditional Knowledge Bulletin. 30 April 2010.
www.unutki.org/news.php?doc_id=174

. Barlow J, Gardner TA, Louzada J, Peres CA, 2010. Measuring the Conservation
Value of Tropical Primary Forests: The Effect of Occasional Species on Estimates
of Biodiversity Uniqueness. PLoS ONE 5(3): e9609.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009609.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0009609

. People, Forests and the Environment: Coexisting in Harmony. By Mohammed

Ellatifi, IUFRO Board Member, and President of Sylva-World for Development and the
Protection of Forests and the Environment. Refers to presentations and papers at
SWC2010 International Conference.
http://www.sylvamonde.110mb.com/welcome.htm

BIOFUEL

. David M Lapola and J Priess. Modeling the land requirements and potential
productivity of biofuel crops in Brazil and India. 2009 IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ.
Sci. 6 342027 doi: 10.1088/1755-1307/6/34/342027.
http://iopscience.iop.org/1755-1315/6/34/342027/pdf/1755-1315_6_34_342027.pdf

. Timothy D Searchinger. Biofuels and the need for additional carbon. 2010 Environ.
Res. Lett. 5 024007 doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/5/2/024007.

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http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/5/2/024007/fulltext

. Marc Nerlove - American Agricultural Economics Association. Population and the

Environment: A Parable of Firewood and Other Tales. American Journal of
Agricultural economics: Volume 73, Number 5.
http://chla.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?
c=chla;cc=chla;q1=biofuel;rgn=full
%20text;idno=5032826_2778_005;didno=5032826_2778_005;view=image;seq=0051;n
ode=5032826_2778_005%3A6.8

CLASSIFICATION/MAPPING

. Heather Keith, Brendan G. Mackey, and David B. Lindenmayer. Re-evaluation of

forest biomass carbon stocks and lessons from the world's most carbon-dense
forests. PNAS 2009 106 (28) 11635-11640; published ahead of print June 24, 2009,
doi:10.1073/pnas.0901970106.
http://www.pnas.org/content/106/28/11635.abstract?sid=26103d3a-20d5-42a8-9f37-
f694c423a821

. Sánchez Meador, Andrew J.; Parysow, Pablo F; Moore, Margaret M. Historical

Stem-Mapped Permanent Plots Increase Precision of Reconstructed Reference
Data in Ponderosa Pine Forests of Northern Arizona. Restoration Ecology, Volume
18, Number 2, March 2010, pp. 224-234(11). Publisher: Blackwell Publishing.
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/rec/2010/00000018/00000002/art00013

. Blue Moon Fund Utilizes Fugro EarthData Biomass Mapping Solution in

Amazon Forest. 2 June 2010. News Blaze.
http://newsblaze.com/story/2010060207233000001.bw/topstory.html

. J.ohan Bollen et. al .Clickstream Data Yields High-Resolution Maps of Science.

High-Resolution Maps of Science Maps of Science. PLoS ONE: Research Article,
published 11 Mar 2009 10.1371/journal.pone.0004803.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0004803

CLIMATE CHANGE/CARBON

. James A. Johnstone and Todd E. Dawson. Climatic context and ecological

implications of summer fog decline in the coast redwood region. PNAS 2010 107
(10) 4533-4538; published ahead of print February 16, 2010,
doi:10.1073/pnas.0915062107.
http://www.pnas.org/content/107/10/4533.full

. Implementing Finance & Insurance Standards for the U.S. Forestry Carbon
Market. A recent webinar hosted by 2degrees explores these issues more thoroughly
than any forum to date. Ecosystem Marketplace. See notes and video at:

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http://www.forestcarbonportal.com/content/implementing-finance-insurance-standards-
us-forestry-carbon-market

. Steven J. Davis and Ken Caldeira. Consumption-based accounting of CO2

emissions. PNAS 2010 107 (12) 5687-5692; published ahead of print March 8, 2010,
doi:10.1073/pnas.0906974107. Abstract:
http://www.pnas.org/content/107/12/5687.abstract

. zerocarbonbritain2030 provides political and economic solutions to the urgent

challenges raised by the climate science, outlining how the UK can be “transformed”
into an efficient, clean, prosperous zero-carbon society.
http://www.zerocarbonbritain.com/index.php/zcbreportmenu/category/1?
download=1%3A2030

. Mona N. Högberg et. al, Quantification of effects of season and nitrogen supply
on tree below-ground carbon transfer to ectomycorrhizal fungi and other soil
organisms in a boreal pine forest (p 485-493). New Phytologist. Volume 187 Issue 2,
Pages 485 – 493. Published Online: 22 Apr 2010.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123369732/abstract

INVENTORY/MONITORING

. Dan Hammer, Robin Kraft, and David Wheeler. FORMA: Forest Monitoring for
Action--Rapid Identification of Pan-tropical Deforestation Using Moderate-
Resolution Remotely Sensed Data - Working Paper 192. Center for Global
Development.
http://www.cgdev.org/content/article/detail/1423248/

. Pretzsch, Hans. Forest Dynamics, Growth and Yield - From Measurement to

Model. 2010, XIX, 664 p. 301 illus., ISBN 978-3-642-14861-3, Softcover Due: October
2010.
http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/forestry/book/978-3-642-14861-3

. The future of forest monitoring? Plant-Talk.org Online Magazine.

http://www.plant-talk.org/news/future-of-forest-monitoring.htm

MISCELLANEOUS

. Mikkelsen, Cæcilie (Ed.) 2010. The Indigenous World 2010. International Work
Group for Indigenous Affairs.
http://www.iwgia.org/graphics/Synkron-
Library/Documents/publications/Downloadpublications/IndigenousWorld/IW_
%202010_WEB.pdf

. Proceedings - 9th International Christmas Tree Research and Extension

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Conference.
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/5640/4502/20209-ctre-proceedings-09.pdf/

REMOTE SENSING/GIS

. Melnikova, I., Kuznetsov, A., Seroukhova, O., Pozdnyakov, D., Vasilyev, A. Remote
Sensing of the Environment and Radiation Transfer - An Introductory survey. 130
p. 23 illus. With online files/update., ISBN 978-3-642-14898-9, Hardcover Due: February
2, 2011.
http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/geophysics/book/978-3-642-
14898-9

. Dawn J. Wright, Michael F. Goodchild, James D. Proctor. Demystifying the

Persistent Ambiguity of GIS as 'Tool' versus 'Science'. Annals of the Association of
American Geographers. Volume 87, Issue 2, Date: June 1997, Pages: 346-362
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119164269/abstract

. Nogueira C, Buckup PA, Menezes NA, Oyakawa OT, Kasecker TP, et al. (2010)
Restricted-Range Fishes and the Conservation of Brazilian Freshwaters. PLoS
ONE 5(6): e11390. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011390.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0011390

RESOURCE ANALYSIS/MODELING

. Gregory P. Asner, et. al. Condition and fate of logged forests in the Brazilian
Amazon. [An argument why selective logging would not be sustained.] PNAS 2006 103
(34) 12947-12950; published ahead of print August 10, 2006,
doi:10.1073/pnas.0604093103.
http://www.pnas.org/content/103/34/12947.abstract?sid=26103d3a-20d5-42a8-9f37-
f694c423a821

. René I. Alfaro, Leland M. Humble, Paola Gonzalez, Raul Villaverde and Gianni
Allegro. The threat of the ambrosia beetle Megaplatypus mutatus (Chapuis)
(=Platypus mutatus Chapuis) to world poplar resources. Forestry Advance Access
published on October 1, 2007, DOI 10.1093/forestry/cpm029. Forestry 80: 471-479.
http://forestry.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/80/4/471

. J. W. Hudgins, Trygve Krekling, Vincent R. Franceschi. Distribution of calcium

oxalate crystals in the secondary phloem of conifers: a constitutive defense
mechanism? New Phytologist. Volume 159, Issue 3, Date: September 2003, Pages:
677-690.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118833950/abstract

. K.R. Clarke. Non-parametric multivariate analyses of changes in community

structure. Austral Ecology. Volume 18 Issue 1, Pages 117 – 143. Published Online: 28

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Jul 2006.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119312640/abstract?
CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

. Anatoly Lebedev. Siberian and Russian Far East Timber for China. Legal and
Illegal Pathways, Players and Trends.
http://www.forest-trends.org/publication_details.php?publicationID=109

. Tom Jenkins. Multi-objective Forest Planning. Managing Forest Ecosystems, Vol.

6. Forestry, October 2005; 78: 457 - 458.
http://forestry.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/78/4/457-a?
maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=1&title=forest&andorexacttitle=and&andorex
acttitleabs=and&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=releva
nce&resourcetype=HWCIT

. Michael Richards, Steve Panfil. Manual for social impact assessment of land-
based carbon projects. Forest Trends, June 2010.
http://www.forest-trends.org/publication_details.php?publicationID=2436

CAPTURED ON VIDEO
Download videos from the web or from the sources provided.

. KEYNOTE PRESENTATION AT BIOFUELS, CARBON, AND TRADE: Leadership

Challenges for the Interdependent Americas, C/- University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, October 2007: “The National Strategy for Climate Change and Biofuels of
Costa Rica”. Dr. Roberto Dobles Mora: Minister of Environment & Energy of Costa Rica;
http://www.biofuels.umn.edu/videos/dobles.mov

. OPEN SOURCE GIS UK WEBCAST - The webcast of presentations of The Second

Open Source GIS UK Conference (OSGIS 2010) is now available at
http://cgs.nottingham.ac.uk/~osgis10/os_home.html

YOU'RE INVITED!
For a more complete listing of upcoming inventory and monitoring related meetings,
see:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/infomeets/
http://www.agnic.org/mtg/index.html
http://www.asprs.org/asprs/meetings/calendar.html
http://www.conferencealerts.com/
http://www.efi.int/events
http://www.efi.int/portal/news___events/events/event_calendar/
http://www.etfrn.org/etfrn/resource/frames/agenda.html

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 http://www.fao.org/forestry/for/forc/free/education/courses.asp
http://www.iufro.org/events/calendar-of-meetings/
http://www.safnet.org/meetings/index.cfm
www.conferencealerts.com

. Forest Day registration is now open - The Collaborative Partnership on Forests and
the Government of Mexico, through the National Forestry Commission, are pleased to
announce that registration for Forest Day 4 is now open.
www.forestday.org

. 28 July 2010 - The Dive GIS summer course will celebrate its 5th anniversary in
2010! The 5th edition of the course will be held from the 28th of July to the 7th of August
in Crotone at the Capo Rizzuto Marine Protected Area. Enrollment deadline is May 31st!
Go to:
www.mappamondogis.it/divegis.htm or write an email to info@mappamondogis.com

. 2-13 August 2010. Short courses for technical personnel: Collecting and processing
forest inventory data. Dili (Democratic Republic of East-Timor).
http://www.cifap.utad.pt/timor10-1st-announcement.pdf

. August 9-13, 2010. Northern Primeval Forests: Ecology, Conservation and

Management PRIFOR 2010 conference, Sundsvall, Sweden. Julia Rauchfuss, Dept of
Natural Sciences, Engineering & Mathematics, Mid Sweden University. 851 70
Sundsvall, Sweden. Email & web site:
julia.rauchfuss@miun.se
www.prifor2010.org

. 23-28 August 2010. XXIII IUFRO World Congress "Forests for the Future:
Sustaining Society and the Environment", Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Invitation: http://www.iufro.org/auth/events/congresses/world-congress-2010/
1st Announcement: http://www.iufro2010.com/text/upload/1st_Announcement.pdf

. Forestry Information Session - At the World Forestry Congress there will be a

session on “The evolving role of information specialists in today’s rapidly changing
world: are libraries still relevant?” Visit: http://www.cfm2009.org/
Contact: vanda.ferreira(at)fao.org

. 9-11 June, 2010. Conference on Forest Ecosystem Genomics and Adaptation. A

call for abstracts is NOW OPEN for the scientific conference on 'Forest ecosystem
genomics and adaptation', organized by the EVOLTREE Network of Excellence
(www.evoltree.org). San Lorenzo de El Escorial
(Madrid), Spain. Website:
www.ecosystemgenomics2010.fgua.es

. June and July dates 2010. The Vespucci Initiative for the Advancement of Geographic
Information Science announces the 8th Annual Summer Institute on Geographic

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Information Science. To be held at the following locations:
14-18 Florence (Firenze), Italy
Interfacing social and environmental modeling

and
4-10 July 2010. Las Navas, Spain
20th Anniversary Meeting on Cognitive and Linguistic Aspects of Geographic
Space
http://vespucci.org/presentation

. 28 June – 1 July, 2010. International Workshop on Collective Action, Property

Rights, and Conflict in Natural Resources Management. Siem Reap, Cambodia.
http://www.mailprosx.com/mp/link.php?M=115574&N=1119&L=4335&F=H

. 28 June – 2 Jul 2010. 18th Commonwealth Forestry Conference. Edinburgh,

Scotland, UK. Organized by the British Forestry Commission. Contact: cfcc(at)in-
conference.org.uk
http://www.cfc2010.org

. July 20-23, 2010. Accuracy 2010. International Spatial Accuracy Research

Association (ISARA). Ninth International Symposium on Spatial Accuracy Assessment
in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences. Leicester, UK.
http://www.accuracy2010.org/

. 4 August 2010. The Government of Indonesia, in collaboration with the Asia Forest
Partnership (AFP) will host the Ninth Meeting of the AFP and AFP Dialogue 2010,
“Forest Governance Challenges Beyond Copenhagen: An Asia-Pacific
Perspective” Venue : Hotel Ayodya. Jl. Pantai Mengiat, Nusa Dua 80363, Bali,
Indonesia. Online registration confirmation by 18 July. No registration fee required. Go
to
http://www.asiaforests.org/index.php?option=com_oregist&task=register
or contact Gugi Ginanjar, Communications Assistant – AFP Secretariat,
G.Ginanjar@cgiar.org

. 2-13 August 2010. Short courses for technical personnel: Collecting and
processing forest inventory data. Dili (Democratic Republic of East-Timor).
http://www.cifap.utad.pt/timor10-1st-announcement.pdf

. 16-20 August 2010. 2nd International Conference: Climate, Sustainability and

Development in Semi-arid Regions. Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. For more information,
contact (at)icid18.org or go to the web site at:
http://www.icid18.org/

. 17-20 August 2010. IUFRO 5.10.00 & The UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on
Forest Products Markets and Marketing: Joint Pre-Conference to the IUFRO World
Congress. Hokkaido, Japan. IUFRO 5.10.00, go to web site

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http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-5/50000/51000/

. 23-28 August, 2010. – Forests for the Future: Sustaining Society and the
Environment. Seoul, Republic of Korea.
http://www.iufro2010.com/

. 31 August–3 September 2010. Workshop on forest governance, decentralisation

and REDD in Latin America. Oaxaca, Mexico.
http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/Events/CIFOR/decentralisation-redd.htm

. 3 - 6 SEPTEMBER, 2010. International Conference in Landscape Ecology.

Organized by CZ-IALE Brno – Prague, Czech Republic. "Landscape structures,
functions and management: response to global ecological change". Details are available
at:
http://www.iale.cz/en/downloads/ICLE10_1ozn.pdf

. 7-9 September 2010 – ForestSat 2010 - organized by the Laboratorio do Territorio

(LaboraTe), a research and teaching group at the University of Santiago de Compostela
(USC), which incorporates teachers and researchers from diverse areas of knowledge.
The event will take place at the USC university campus in city of Lugo (Galicia, Spain).
http://forestsat2010.usc.es/en/index.html

. 15-17 September 2010. ESRI European Forestry Group (EEFG) Conference.

Kranzberg, Germany.
http://www.esri.de/eefg/conference.html

. 16-18 September 2010. SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS. International aerial

archaeology conference. AARG 2010 Bucharest. Address for conference
correspondence: Dave Cowley, RCAHMS, 16 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh, EH8 9NX,
Scotland. Email dave.cowley@rcahms.gov.uk
Conference website - http://aarg2010.cimec.ro/

. 20-22 September 2010. Who Will Own the Forest? 6 Summit. Portland, Oregon.
World Forestry Center. In cooperation with University of Georgia's Center for Forest
Business.
Agenda: http://wwotf.worldforestry.org/wwotf6/

. 20-14 September 2010 - Structures and Processes of the Initial Ecosystem

Development. Cottbus, Germany. IUFRO 1.06.00.
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-1/10000/10600/

http://lsb-server.umwelt.tu-cottbus.de/MYRES_2010/myres4/index.html

. 27 September-1 October 2010. Recent Advances in Quantitative Remote Sensing,

to be held in Valencia, Spain, from. For further information please visit the website at
http://ipl.uv.es/raqrs

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. 30 September-2 October 2010. Workshop: Value of Geoinformation 2010,
Hamburg, Germany. First announcement. Call for extended abstracts. Further
information, contact Alenka Poplin.
alenka.poplin@hcu-hamburg.de

. 3-6 October, 2010. An International Workshop on "Electromagnetic Signals

Associated with Earthquakes and Volcanoes" will be held on the campus of
Chapman University, Orange, California. Please visit:
http://sites.google.com/site/emsev2010/

. 18-20 October 2010. Opportunities and Risks for Douglas-Fir in a Changing

Climate. Freiburg, Germany. IUFRO 1.01.00. Contact: Kaisu Makkonen-Spiecker,
kaisu.makkonen-spiecker(at)forst.bwl.de.
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-1/10000/10100/activities/

. 19-21 October 2010. IX Seminar on Remote Sensing and GIS applied to Forestry.
Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil. IUFRO 4.02.05
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40200/40205/
Contact: Tomasz Zawila-Niedzwiecki, tzawila(at)ibles.waw.pl
http://www.9seminarioflorestal.com.br/home/

. 23-25 November 2010. International Conference on Forestry Education and

Research for the Asia-Pacific Region. Manila, Philippines.
http://worldagroforestry.org/sea/ph/node/110

. 29 November to 03 December 2010. The Fifth Session of the International

Conference Geotunis 2010. The use of GIS and remote sensing for sustainable
development. Tunisia.
http://www.geotunis.org/

. 8-10 December 2010. Call for Abstracts - IVth World Aqua Congress (Exhibition
and Congress). 4th World Aqua Congress, Exhibition & Conference from December
8th to 10th, 2010, at India Habitat Center, New Delhi on Emerging New Technologies in
Water Sector- Present Status and Need for the Future". The abstract submission is
open till 31 August 2010.
The details of the and conference are available at www.worldaquacongress.org

. 14-17 February, 2011. 16th Biennial Southern Silviculture Research Conference.

Charleston, SC www.ncsu.edu/feop/BSSRC

. 15-19 March 2011. 3rd International Meeting of Fire Effects on Soil Properties
(FESP 2011), to be held in Guimarães, Portugal. Contact
fespiii@gmail.com

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. 10-15 April 2011. ISRSE 2011 - Abstract Submission Now Open. 34th International
Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment. Sydney convention and Exhibition
Centre. The GEOSS Era: Towards Operational Environmental Monitoring. Email:
isrse34@arinex.com.au

. 5 May 2011 - Call for Papers - Brazilian Symposium of Remote Sensing (INPE)
2011. Deadline for Papers Submission: November 10th 2010.
http://www.dsr.inpe.br/sbsr2011/

. May 2011. 5th International Wildland Fire Conference Wildfire 2011. Sun City,
Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa.
www.wildfire2011.org/

WHILE SURFING THE WEB…INTERESTING LINKS

For a complete listing of links go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/forest_information_update/

. The Critical Site Network (CSN) Tool. The Critical Site Network (CSN) Tool is a new
online resource for the conservation of 294 species of waterbirds and the important
sites upon which they depend in Africa and Western Eurasia. Leading global
conservation organisations working for the protection of waterbirds and their habitats
have joined forces to develop this tool, strengthening the implementation of the African-
Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) and the Ramsar Convention on
Wetlands.
http://wow.wetlands.org/INFORMATIONFLYWAY/CRITICALSITENETWORKTOOL/tabi
d/1349/language/en-US/Default.aspx

. The Chitwan National Park (CNP) is a world heritage property, and it also
contains a Ramsar Site – For more detail visit
www.chitwannationalpark.gov.np

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