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United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 as the International
Year
of Forests (Forests 2011) to raise awareness on sustainable
management, conservation and development of all types of forests. In
October 2010, in preparation for the Year, the official website and the
International Forest Film Festival were launched, along with other
advancements in preparation for Forests 2011. For more information: <www.un.org/forests>. |
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January 2011. IASC 2011 - Sustaining Commons: Sustaining our Future.
Hyderabad, India. The 13th Biennial Conference of the
International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) will be
held in South Asia for the first time; and in a departure from the
past, will be hosted by a practitioner organization - Foundation for
Ecological Security (FES). The Conference provides a unique opportunity
to resurface the discussion and debate on Commons and bring experience
and evidence from across the world to show that Commons are not a relic
of the past, but play a strategic role in maintaining ecological
health, reducing poverty, and improving collective action. By placing
the Conference agenda in the ongoing discussions around conservation,
local governance, social exclusion and human rights, agrarian distress
and rural livelihoods, and by pitching it at the interface of policy,
research and practice, the aim is to bring practitioners, scholars and
decision makers to a common meeting ground so as to enrich the
collective understanding on common property resources and identify
areas and measures to inform policy and programmatic action as well as
guide future research. Web page: <http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/>.
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10-19 January 2011. Conservation Conflict
Resolution. Graduate and Professional Training Course. Front Royal,
Virginia, USA. Held at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology
Institute, Smithsonian-Mason Global Conservation Studies
Programs.Conservation Conflict Resolution, an intensive experiential
training, is a must for anyone addressing conservation conflicts,
whether these are conflicts between people and wildlife or between
people about wildlife or other natural resources. To reach conservation
goals more effectively, we need to better analyze conflict dynamics,
anticipate arising conflicts, and reconcile old conflicts that may
impede new progress. We also need to understand how struggles about
identity, status, and group recognition affect conservation conflicts.
Process is critical. By accurately analyzing conflicts to determine
their root causes and then facilitate appropriate resolution processes,
we can foster trust and respect among stakeholders and ensure
sustainable conservation solutions. Designed and led by the co-founders
of the Human-Wildlife Conflict Collaboration (HWCC), a leading
organization in conflict resolution capacity building
(humanwildlifeconflict.org), the course teaches proven skills,
strategies, and processes for effectively addressing
conservation-related conflict, including: using practical models and
tools for conducting analysis of deep-rooted conflict; designing
intervention processes for real-life conflict prevention and
reconciliation plans; understanding the roles of identity and
neutrality in conflict transformation; and conflict-transforming
communication techniques. See www.conservationtraining.si.edu<http://www.conservationtraining.si.edu>
or
contact zootraining[at]si.edu for more information.
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| 27-29
January 2011. Communities, Commodities and Carbon. Yale ISTF Chapter
Annual Conference.Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect Street, New Haven,
Connecticut, USA. More information at:
<http://www.yale.edu/istf/>. |
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February 2011. ISTF Annual Meeting. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 5400
Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 10 AM. Contact: Patricia
Holmgren <istf.bethesda@verizon.net>. |
| 8-10 February 2011. Australasian Forest Genetics
Conference: integrating quantitative and molecular tools. Christchurch,
New Zealand. Contact: Luis A. Apiolaza,
<luis.apiolaza@canterbury.ac.nz>. Website:
<www.forestgenetics.com.au>. |
| 8-10
February 2011. Short Rotation Forestry: Synergies for Wood Production
and Environmental Amelioration. Ludhiana, India.
IUFRO 1.03.03. Contact: Sanjeev Chauhan, <chauhanpau@rediffmail.com;
Website:
<www.iufro.org/download/file/5651/1325/india11-1st-announcement.doc>. |
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| 5-9 March 2011. Global Conference on Entomology.
Chiang Mai, Thailand. Contact: <http://entomology2011.com>. |
16-18
March 2011. III International Congress of Willows in Argentina (IIIº
Congreso Internacional de Salicáceas en Argentina). In Neuquén,
Argentina. Open to representatives from the public and private
sector, the scientific community, producers, industries, technicians,
students and all people interested in this species. Go to:
www.jornadasalicaceas.com |
| 2-8 April 2011. IX International Rangeland Congress
"Diverse Rangelands for a Sustainable Society"-- IRC2011. Rosario,
Argentina. See:
www.irc2011.com.ar |
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April
2011. Fourth Forest Engineering Conference--Innovation in Forest
Engineering-Adapting to Structural Change. White River, South Africa.
The Department of Forest and Wood Science at Stellenbosch University,
South Africa in conjunction with IUFRO, is proud to announce the
presentation of the 4th Forest Engineering Conference in at the Protea
Hotel, The Winkler, in White River, Mpumalanga, South Africa. For
further information please contact Hannél Ham <hamh[at]sun.ac.za>
or Pierre Ackerman <packer[at]sun.ac.za>. |
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April 2011. International Wood Products Association --IWPA Annual
Convention. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Join the more than 300
industry leaders from more than 30 countries that are expected to
attend the largest gathering solely dedicated to the North American
imported wood products industry.For information: <www.iwpawood.org> |
| 16-18 May 2011.
National Workshop on Climate & Forests. Northern Arizona University..Flagstaff,
Arizona , USA.Planning
Tools and Perspectives on Adaptation and Mitigration Options. Join
fellow scientists, foresters, and educators to learn and discuss what
needs to be done today to manage tomorrow's forests. Participate in
regionally themed breakouts to discuss the implementation of adaptation
and mitigation options and share your accomplishments at the poster
session. See a complete agenda and register today
at: <www.safnet.org/natworkshop11/index.cfm>. |
| 26 June–1 July 2011. Tree biotechnology 2011—from
genomes to integration and delivery. Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil.
Contact: Dario Grattapaglia, <Dario(a)cenargen.embrapa.br>
Sponsored by IUFRO 8.03.00.Website: <http://www.treebiotech2011.com/>
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July 2011. Training Needs Assessment. Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2 days: 9.00am to 5.00pm). Training Needs Assessment (TNA) is an
essential activity for the training or any other development function.
TNA is an important step for the designing of any training programme.
To be efficient and effective, all training programs must start with a
needs assessment. The assessment begins with a need which can be
described as a gap between what is currently in place and what is
needed, now and in the future.
This two day training workshop on
Training Needs Assessment for Capacity-building is designed to increase
the participants’ knowledge and experience for understanding the
concept approaches and components of TNA. The training workshop is
designed for middle and senior level management, monitoring and
evaluation officials, project monitors, team leaders and volunteers,
who are directly or indirectly involved in capacity building projects,
or are expected to be engaged in such activities in future.
Registration deadline:Friday, June 17th, 2011. Download registration
form at:
<http://pakistanwetlands.org/reports/Registration%20Form.doc>.
More information <http://pakistanwetlands.org/TNA.php>. |
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6 de julio al 6 de agosto 2011. Curso de Áreas
Protegidas. Colorado State University, USA. Este curso,
dirigido a participantes de Latinoamérica, es un programa de 32 días
que tiene un fuerte componente de trabajo de campo. El curso se
auspicia en colaboración entre CSU y la Oficina de Programas
Internacionales del Servicio Forestal de los EEUU. Mas:
http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/cpam-course-sp/ Más:
http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/cpam-course-sp/.
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6 July to 6 August 2011. Protected Area Management Course.
Colorado State University, USA. This course is an intensive 32-day
long, field based course for participants from all over Latin America
that is co-hosted by CSU and the U.S. Forest Service International
Programs Office. Now in its 20th year, the course is taught in Spanish
and designed for those who are actively involved in the management of
protected areas. More: <http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/cpam-course/>
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| 12 y 13 de julio 2011. IV
Seminario. Producción en Vivero. Enfasis en Nutrición y Propagación
Clonal. Bogota, Colombia. Los invitamos al Seminario Internacional
de Viveros, julio 12 y 13 de 2011, se destaca la presencia del experto
Brasilero de alto nivel técnico / científico en el tema de viveros,
Nairam Felix de Barros Filho, con lo cual se pretende actualizar el
conocimiento y experiencias brasileras el la producción de material
vegetal, abordando temas de enorme necesidad en nuestros esquemas de
producción como es la nutrición en vivero y propagación clonal. Habrá
charlas magistrales con traducción simultánea y mesas redondas en estos
dos temas, para aprovechar al máximo la presencia de los
conferencistas.Al siguiente día del evento, se da inicio a la principal
feria agropecuaria del país AGROEXPO.Los estaremos esperando,
apreciaremos su difusión. |
18 July -
6 August 2011. International Seminar on
Protected Area Management. The
International Seminar on Protected Area Management is held in the
northern Rocky Mountains of the western United States. Designed for
senior level planners and managers of nationally significant protected
areas worldwide, this integrated state-of-the-art course examines
strategies toconserve the world’s most special places. The program,
sponsored by the USForest Service International Programs and the
Universities of Montana,Idaho and Colorado State, will evaluate
policies and institutionalarrangements that sustain both people and
natural resources. Tuition Cost:$6,000 (plus international travel) For
more information on these seminars,please visit
<www.fs.fed.us/global/is/> or contact the International Seminar
Coordinator Rima Eid at reid@fs.fed.us.
Application
Deadline: April 8, 2011 |
15-25 Aug 2011. 4th Conference on the Breeding and
Genetic Resources of Five-Needle Pines. Tomsk, Russia. IUFRO
2.02.15, Contact: John King, Email: John.King(at)gov.bc.ca.
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-2/20000/20200/20215/. |
10-14 October 2011. Bees - a gateway into
Nature. Schumacher College, UK. Teachers: Phil Chandler, Brigit Strawbridge, Juergen
Tautz, Graham White. For
more info and booking visit <www.schumachercollege.org.uk>
or call 01803 865934.
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and
20 October 2011. 3rd Workshop on Forestry Education in Latin America
(III Taller Sobre Educación Forestal en Latinoamérica).
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18-21 October
2011. 5th Latin American Forestry Congress (V Congreso Forestal
Latinoamericano). Lima, Peru. www.relafor.net;
www.cnf.org.pe/vconfl at/informaciongen.html. Contact: Osvaldo Encinas,
oencinas@ula.ve; relafor[at]gmail.com.
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19-22 October 2011: International
Conference on the Art and Joy of Wood, Bangalore, India.
FAO and a number of collaborators are organising an international
conference on trends and developments in the markets and uses of wood
products. The conference will focus, in particular, on aesthetic,
cultural and socio-economic dimensions of wood use and aims to be
innovative and forward-looking in it's approach to the subject.
Already, over 100 participants have registered and an interesting
selection of leading thinkers from forestry, architecture, furniture
and design sectors have agreed to speak at the conference. The
conference includes a comprehensive social programme, photo
competition, side events, field trip and commercial exhibition of wood
products. Details about the conference and registration process can be
found at www.artjoywood.org
and there is still time propose voluntary papers or posters and
register for the conference. Travel grants to attend are no longer
available, but anyone interested and seeking sponsorship could try to
win a free trip to the event by entering the photo competition.
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| 26-28 October 2011. Introduction to Wetland
Remote Sensing &
Mapping. Abdalla Hall - Lafayette, Louisiana USA This workshop
is
designed as an intensive introductory 3 day session of lectures,
discussions, and
hands-on exercises that emphasize the use of manual, cognitive
interpretation, and analysis skills of aerial photography/imagery as
applied to assessing and mapping wetland vegetation from species level
to broad vegetative level classifications. This workshop will also
provide necessary imagery analytical skills for assessing
classification performance of computer generated classification
routines and products. Included is a full day field trip to develop
imagery recognition signatures and verify wetland interpretations made
in the classroom. Course content has been designed for natural resource
mapping specialist, field biologists, researchers, and others who deal
with wetland wildlife habitat, environmental quality and impact
assessment. Since interest in this workshop is likely to be high, an
early application is suggested. Cost: $385. Workshop web link: http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/training/trainingschedule.htm.
Email:
ahartley@usgs.gov <mailto:ahartley(at)usgs.gov>. |
26-28 October 2011. VII Congreso
Latinoamericano de Derecho Forestal-Ambiental. “Bosques, Gobernanza y
Derecho Forestal”. San Jose, Costa Rica. IUFRO 9.06.01.
www.catie.ac.cr/congreso_forestal/derecho_home.htm. Contact: Lucia
Ruiz, lruiz[at]cima.org.pe; Vivian Wyllins, congresoforestalcr[at]abogados.or.cr
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October – 5 November 2011. Planted Teak Forests – a Globally Emerging
Forest Resource. San José, Costa Rica.
International Forestry Conference: San José, Costa Rica, 31 October – 2
November 2011.
Field trip to Guanacaste, Costa Rica 3-5 November 2011.
CATIE
in cooperation with FAO and TEAKNET is organizing an international
forestry conference in October-November 2011 that will focus on planted
teak forests as a globally emerging forest resource. The conference
will be based in San José for the initial three days and
a field trip is planned to the Guanacaste province, Costa Rica.
For more information: <www.catie.ac.cr/conferenciateca>. |
2-6
November
2011. 92nd Annual Conference of the Society of American
Foresters. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
International Year of Forests. More information at:
<http://www.safnet.org/natcon11/index.cfm>. Deadline for
proposals is 6 March 2011 -- information at:
<http://www.safnet.org/natcon11/presenters/index.cfm>. Contact:
Christopher Whited, whitedc[at]safnet.org.
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7-11 November
2011. 2nd Asia Pacific Forestry Week. Beijing, China. Taking place between 7-11
November at the China National Convention
Centre, Beijing China, the week centers upon daily plenary sessions and
partner events led by a range of high profile keynote speakers and
sector leaders. It is anticipated that APFW will bring
together over 1500 delegates representing the full spectrum of
organizations contributing to forests and forestry in the region making
it the most important Forestry related event in 2011.
download APFW in a nutshell: <Meetings-Courses/APFW_in_a_nutshell.pdf>.
More extensive information is
available at the APFW website: http://www.fao.org/forestry/ap-forestry-week/en/.
Online
registration for the event is now open through this page: http://apfw-registration.apfnet.cn/.
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| 10-12
November 2011.Continental summit and training workshop on climate
change education and adaptation in africa. Africa Climate Eco-tech
2011. Abuja, Nigeria. Advancing climate change adaptation in
africa through policy development,technical systems deployment, public
enlightenment and market incentives.Venue: 3J’s Hotel, 30 Mafemi
Crescent, Utako, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria. More information:
<www.africaclimateecotech.net >. |
| 14-18 November 2011. Joining silvicultural and
genetic strategies to minimize eucalyptus environmental stress: from
research to practice. Porto Seguro, Bahia State, Brazil. UFRO
2.08.03. Contact: Jose Gonçalves, <euciufro@esalq.usp.br>. |
15-18 November 2011. Research priorities in
tropical silviculture: towards new paradigms? Montpellier, France. IUFRO
1.02.00
and 8.02.00. www.IUFRO2011-tropical-silviculture.org/ Contact:
Plinio Sist, plinio.sist[at]CIRAD.fr
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