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December 2006 / January 2007 issue Dear Colleagues, The latest issue of the Informal Newsletter by the UN Forum on Forests Secretariat is now available on-line at http://www.un.org/esa/forests/n-dec06-jan07.html .
USDA Forest Service News Release WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2006 - The Federal grazing fee for Western public lands managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management will be $1.35 per animal unit month (AUM) in 2007, down from $1.56 in 2006. The newly adjusted fee, determined by a congressional formula and effective on March 1, applies to more than 8,000 permits administered by the Forest Service and nearly 18,000 grazing permits and leases administered by the BLM.
Invitation to the GOFOR and FAO meeting Dear Colleague, The EU funded GOFOR (New Modes of Governance for Sustainable Forestry in Europe) research project aims at the analysis of new governance tools and patterns like in forest policy the national forest programme concept or in rural development policy the rural development programmes in the EU member countries, respectively intent to provide a contribution to their implementation through empirical assessment of country case studies. For colleagues linked to forest policy planning and implementation the most useful results will most probably be the overview of country case studies and the summarising European assessment, providing an update on this matters in 9 EU countries + Norway. However, it must be stated, that not content but process elements will be assessed and analysed, such as e.g. participation, iterative planning or inter-sectoral coordination. Case studies tackle national forest programmes or equal processes, rural development programmes or forestry legislation development. Friday, 02 March 2007 in the FAO Sub-regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe (1068, Benczur u. 34, BUDAPEST, Hungary) a 1 day workshop will b
CLIMATE CHANGE; Science, Impacts and Responses 26-30 March 2007 at Imperial College London A 5-day modular programme to help professionals to understand the business impact of climate change from underlying science to business responses. It will provide an in-depth understanding of various aspects of climate change in a concentrated period and gives those attending an opportunity to discuss the issues relevant to them.
25th International Agriculture and Agricultural Machinery Exhibiton 31 January - 3 February 2007 HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair Centre Agricultural season kicks-off with great show AGRO+MASHEXPO, the great meeting of agribusiness companies in Hungary, will be organized by HUNGEXPO Company Limited for Fairs and Publicity for the 24th time between 8 and 11 February 2006.
Press room 29 January to 4 February 2007 EUSEW: First EU Sustainable Energy Week - Take a week to change tomorrow! Brussels, Belgium and Live on the Internet
The Forestry Commission is advising members of the public not to visit Cannock Chase Forest today (Thursday 18th January) because of the high winds.
The Forestry Commission UK is advising members of the public not to visit Delamere Forest in Cheshire over the next few days following Thursday’s high winds.
Rome 07 December, 2006 Dear Forestry experts, I am writing to you in order to inform and invite forestry experts from the forest-L mailing list to participate in an specific research we are carrying out at the Department of Forest Science and Environment - DISAFRI, from the Tuscia University, (Viterbo - Italy), in which world-wide experts will be involved.
The Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development (Seed) Initiative calls for proposals from locally driven, partnerships that promote economic growth, social development, and environmental stewardship for the second round of its biennial award. Applications for the award are due to the Seed Secretariat no later than October 15, 2006.
Wil de Jong, Lye Tuck-Po and Ken-ichi Abe (eds). The 13 chapters in this book from Southeast Asia, the Amazon basin, and Sub-Saharan Africa analyze what happens to the people who migrate to tropical forests, inside the forest or out of the forest, as well as to the people who live in tropical forests and who have to put up with new migrants. Three chapters in the book provide regional overviews for Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America. Case study chapters focus on historical links to contemporary issues, such as the impact of the slave trade, or cocoa exploitation in Ghana, on Sub-Saharan African forests and communities. Two Asia chapters assess pre-colonial and colonial territorial politics and the role of migrants and resources exploitation therein. Three chapters tell in detail the fate of modern forest migrants and residents in Vietnam's Central Highlands, Indonesia's Eastern Kalimantan and Bugees settlers who relocated in large numbers to the harsh peat-land environments of Sumatra since the 1970s. The chapters on Latin America show the many variations of migration related to modern and historical rubber and Brazil nut exploitation, and in response to Andean land scarcity
Please be informed that the CDM Executive Board agreed to launch a call for experts for its Afforestation/Reforestation Working Group (A/R WG). Detailed information on these calls is available through the main page of the UNFCCC CDM website <http://cdm.unfccc.int/>.
Confédération Européenne des Propriétaires Forestiers Confederation of European Forest Owners Zentralverband der Europäischen Waldbesitzer Brussels, August 24th 2006 Invitation to the rural development working conference on September 21st /22nd 2006 in Budapest
Dear Forests-L Readers, Carbon Fix e. V is a small and innovative German NGO which maintains informed to its members on carbon sink forestry projects. We are currently analyzing the legal aspects on carbon neutral products. Therefore we want to find out for our members if they could call their products CO2 neutral by planting trees which absorb the carbon within the life-cycle.
Dear colleagues, The Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning, KVL (http://www.sl.kvl.dk/?lang=en&), in collaboration with the European Urban Forestry Research and Information Centre (EUFORIC, www.sl.kvl.dk/euforic) will organise an international course on ‘Communication in Urbanised Forestry and Green-space Management’. This course will take place in Noedebo north of Copenhagen, during November 27 – December 1, 2006.
Press room FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Professional Vacancy Announcement No: 1541-FOP Deadline For Application: 7 September 2006 Position Title Forestry Officer (Economic Analysis)
Press room FAO photo contest The Forestry Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is launching a photo contest to recognize the beauty of forests and the people who use them.
Dear all, The Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED) Secretariat is pleased to announce that it has launched a programme entitled "APFED Innovation Showcase for Sustainable Development (the Showcase Programme)" with the aim of promoting sustainable development within the Asia-Pacific region.
