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3rd International Conference on Problems of Wood Processing - Wood Machining, Energetic and Logistic Aspects 2009.06.18 University of West Hungary Faculty of Wood Sciences Mechatronika labor („G” building), Sopron
In preparation for the Copenhagen meeting (COP15) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change at the end of 2009, Japan is currently engaged in debate about the country's medium-term greenhouse gas emission reduction targets (for the period 2013 to 2020).
Inauguration and first Consultative Workshop of the Regional NEESPI Research Center for Non-boreal Southeast Europe (first text version)date and venue: April 24, 2009, University of West Hungary, Faculty of Forestry, Institute of Environmental and Earth Sciences NEESPI Regional Centre, University Campus, “P” Building, Sopron, Cházár tér 1. Hungary
Dear colleagues, the European Forest Week, held from 20 to 24 October 2008, will provide an umbrella for forest related events organized by different public and private organizations throughout Europe. In order to make these activites visible and accessible for all interested, a web site was established where it is now possible to publicize European Forest Week in-Country events by uploading relevant information directly onto the site. Maria Casa from FAO asked me to provide you with the following useful information in this regard.
25. of September 2008, 14:00 House of Austrian Agriculture and Forestry, Schauflergasse 6, 1014 Wien, meeting room, ground floor Proposed Agenda: 1. Welcome – short presentation of EFN 2. Country-reports 3. Austrian Forestry and the Forest-Dialogue
Ö S T E R R E I C H I S C H E R F O R S T V E R E I N 25. – 26. of september 2008, Vienna Program run: Thursday, Sept. 25th, EFN-Meeting Accommodation in Hotel Ibis, Schönbrunnerstraße 92, 1050 Wien, reservation under EFN and your name
Dear Colleagues, The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is pleased to announce that we are recruiting for the post of Senior Researcher in Forestry and Land Use. We are looking for an inspiring forestry leader to develop and manage a programme of research and partnership building to improve the sustainability and local livelihood benefits of forestry. If you believe that forestry involves multiple goods, services and stakeholders and that locally-owned decision-making and international support are vital to improve forest investment and stakeholders empowerment, by joining the team you will be able to directly influence the setting up of a global forest partnership initiative.
7-9, 2008 Join a thousand international participants in Amsterdam for the best global sustainability networking opportunity of the year.
Strategic Review and Plan 2007-2008 Integrated Programme of Work on Timber and Forestry of the UNECE Timber Committee and the FAO European Forestry Commission The Timber Committee Special Session on the Strategic Review and Plan of the UNECE/FAO Integrated Programme of Work on Timber and Forestry Geneva 28 – 30 April 2008
Dear Professors: This is an invitation for you & your colleagues to submit abstracts and attend the 1st International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE09), during 5-7 January 2009, Hong Kong - conference website: http://www.hku.hk/icae09 Here are the important dates: 30 April 2008 Deadline for Submission of Abstract 1 June 2008 Notice of Abstract Acceptance 31 August 2008 Full Paper SubmissionWe are looking forward to hear positive reply from you & your colleagues. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any suggestion for this special event. Best regards Professor Dennis Y.C. Leung Conference Chair, ICAE09 ycleung@hku.hk
As announced earlier, the UNECE/FAO Timber Section in conjunction with the University of Hamburg, is organizing a workshop on National Wood Resource Balances - Empirical data gathering on sources and uses of woodIt will be held in the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland on 31 March – 1 April 2008.
Dear colleague, Welcome to the March 2008 illegal logging email from Chatham House. We send these emails regularly to keep you informed of updates to the illegal logging website and our current work. Procurement workshop, 7-8 April, Copenhagen
Dear WG Coordinator, A COST Strategic Workshop on "Forest ecosystems in a changing environment: identifying future monitoring and research needs" will be held from 11 – 13 March 2008 in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Ecosystem Services unit of Winrock International is seeking 4 short term consultants (one expert for: West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and Central Africa) with expertise in and knowledge of existing forestry, reforestation, conservation, agroforestry, and carbon efforts in the respective region. A candidate with familiarity in the region’s terrestrial carbon projects is especially desired. Consultant must be available now as all work must be finished by mid January 2008.
Visit us at Agritechnica – the World’s no. 1 – at the booth of company Geosat hall 16, no. D02 PROGIS will present: the most state of the art mobile logistic software “mobGIS” as it is in practical use for sugar beet harvesting by the German machine cooperatives commissioned by company Südzucker, for biomass logistics and as it could be used for forest-logistics and community/utility management AGROffice- DokuPlant, a modular software technology for modern farm management.
Capacity Building NRM Specialist m/v Wageningen, 6701 AN, (the Netherlands), 36 hours per week Wageningen University and Research centre Job description Capacity Building Natural Resources Management Specialist The Integrated Land Water and Biodiversity theme consists of a growing portfolio of institutional change projects addressing issues such as improved natural resources governance, competing claims on common pool resources and learning programmes on adaptive management approaches. Institutional change requires highly interactive forms of knowledge generation and learning where policy makers, practitioners and researchers can engage in dialogue and forge collective action. The CD&IC Programme designs, facilitates and develops capacities for such multi-stakeholder processes.
Dear all, European Forest Institute - EFI - is seeking a FOREST GOVERNANCE AND TIMBER TRADE EXPERT for the EFI Action "Support EU FLEGT"
liaison.unit@lu-warsaw.pl Dear Colleagues, The Liaison Unit Warsaw would like to kindly ask you to support ongoing promotion activities on the occasion of the 5th Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, to be convened on 5-7 November 2007 in Warsaw, Poland. We would like to kindly ask you to convey the attached information (Media Announcement) to media, especially those reporting on forests and forestry in your country.
