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• Invitation to urban forestry professionals to participate in a process of developing data standards for urban forest data collection and recording: please visit RG 6.07.00 – Activities
  
  
• New interactive database on indicators of sustainable forest management in Europe (UNECE, FAO), New interactive database on indicators of sustainable forest management in Europe at http://w3.unece.org/pxweb/Dialog/
  
  

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

GENERAL

• Special Issue of IEEE J-STARS on Multi-Scale Forestry Applications Supported by Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Systems
  Research papers are solicited in, but not limited to,  the following topics:
  * Forestry information systems & interoperability and implications for decision makers; * Remote sensing of forests (forest resources, forest condition, change detection, parameter estimation); * Forestry data harmonization and comparability; * Forest ecosystem services, carbon sequestration and forest dynamics using remote sensing.
  Call for Papers – Details regarding the format of IEEE GRSS Transactions . Manuscript submission deadline: 30th April 2012.

FAO

• UNECE/FAO outlook study: possible scenarios for the future of European forests. – Europeans have high expectations of their forests which must meet increasing and sometimes conflicting environmental, social and economic demands. Policy makers must balance the conservation of biodiversity, the need to sequester and store carbon, adaptation to a changing climate and the provision of opportunities for recreation and leisure, while also supplying wood for energy and raw material use. The European Forest Sector Outlook Study II (EFSOS II), which covers the EU 27, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, provides pictures of the consequences of today's policy choices for the forest of tomorrow. "Policy makers do have choices to make. We trust this study will help them to make the best informed decision for the future of European forests". The study is available at: http://live.unece.org/forests/outlook/welcome.html
  
  
• FAO launched its bimonthly Urban and Peri-urban Forestry newsletter in May 2011. The archives of Forest and Trees for Healthy Cities Newsletter are available at http://km.fao.org/urbanforestry/repository/newsletter/en/.

ICSU

• ICSU Members: Request for nominations to WDS Scientific Committee (WDS-SC)
  ICSU is requesting nominations for members of the Scientific Committee of the World Data System. Deadline: 16 May 2012
  Call for Nominations – Nomination Form – WDS Constitution
  
  
• ICSU's new Executive Director appointed: http://www.icsu.org/news-centre/news/top-news/icsu2019s-new-executive-director-appointed
  
  
• Press Releases from the 30th General Assembly:
  Nobel Prize winning scientist is new President of ICSU
  Responsibilities of scientists underlined by scientific community
  Research solutions for sustainability in a rapidly changing world
  New Global science initiative on Urban Health
  

CBD

• The CBD Secretariat has supported open access to an article in the journal 'Biological Conservation' entitled 'A framework for integrating biodiversity concerns into national REDD+ programmes'. The article is posted in English, French and Spanish as an information document for CBD SBSTTA 16 (document UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/22). It is available at http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=SBSTTA-16: http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/sbstta/sbstta-16/information/sbstta-16-inf-22-en.pdf
  
  
• United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (UNDB): The promotional video outlining the goals of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (UNDB) is now available in English on the UNDB website at: http://ww.cbd.int/2011-2020.
  
  
• The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) invites you to submit your views on what should be in the revised and updated Strategic Plan (SP) for the Convention for the period beyond 2010. To make the SP relevant to everyone dealing with the CBD and other Biodiversity-related Conventions, and to all other sectors that use or affect biodiversity, kindly access the electronic forum at http://www.cbd.int/sp/post2010forum/ (also available in French and Spanish) and share your views.  You can either contribute to the discussion as individual scientist or in your function as IUFRO Research Unit officeholder.
  
  
• The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has partnered with ECOLEX, the Gateway to Environmental Law, to provide readily accessible information on biodiversity-related laws and policies. ECOLEX is a web-based information service operated jointly by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). ECOLEX is the most comprehensive global source of national and international environmental and natural resources law and policy. Visit https://www.cbd.int/ecolex/ and learn more!
  
  

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UNIVERSITY COURSES, SUMMER SCHOOLS AND WEBINARS

• New at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid: EIFORNAT-UPM : School of Forest Engineering and Natural Environment (Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal y del Medio Natural) at (Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal y del Medio Natural). New Courses at EIFORNAT-UPM

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FELLOWSHIPS/SCHOLARSHIPS/RESEARCH FUNDING

• Future Forests Fellowship: As one of the world’s top forestry schools, UBC Forestry – through the generous support of a private foundation – is honoured to offer the Future Forests Fellowship, the most prestigious forestry graduate award available at any Canadian University and the largest single grant for a forestry student globally.  The Fellowship will pay $60,000 per annum for 3 years, with an additional 4th year if required.
  The Future Forests Fellowship will enable an outstanding graduate student to undertake doctoral research focused on British Columbia in one of the following areas of excellence for the Faculty: – Forest products biotechnology / bioenergy; – Business operations and management; – Forest genetics / forest genomics; – Belowground ecology; – River and landscape ecology; – Climate change and advanced landscape planning; – Forest management. For more information, please visit: http://future.forestry.ubc.ca/. Application deadline: 1 November 2012.
  
  
• The NSERC-CREATE funded initiative TerreWEB (Terrestrial Research on Ecosystem & World-wide Education & Broadcast), at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, has funding opportunities for Masters, PhD and post-doctoral fellows available.
  National and international Students and post-docs from diverse academic backgrounds with interest in research and communication of global change / climate change issues are encouraged to apply. Deadlines are bi-annual (May 1, and December 1st).  For further information visit http://www.terreweb.ubc.ca
  
  
• MSc European Forestry: the call is now open. Generous Erasmus Mundus scholarships of 20,000 – 48,000 € are available on a competitive basis.  The MSc European Forestry is a top-class taught master’s programme delivered by seven prestigious European universities in partnership with a Chinese and Brazilian university. MSc European Forestry welcomes people from around the world to apply. For further information, please visit:  http://www.europeanforestry.net

Fellowship Programs

• USGS Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program -- Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science: 49 post doc opportunities for FY 2012 (starting Oct 1, 2011) have just been announced via the Mendenhall Research Fellowship program, see http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/. All positions are 2-year opportunities paid at the GS-12 level with benefits. Most positions are available in the field of geology but there are others, including a GeoWeb opportunity with CEGIS: http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/2012/opps/opp35.html
  
  
• WFI International Fellowship Program – Term: 6-12 months throughout 2012- Applications accepted year-round. 
  The WFI Fellowship brings professionals in natural resources to conduct a practical research project at the World Forestry Center.  In addition to projects, Fellows participate in weekly field trips, interviews and site visits to Northwest forestry organizations, research labs, universities, public and private timberlands, trade associations, mills, and corporations.  The Fellowship is a unique opportunity to learn about sustainable forestry from the Pacific Northwest forestry sector, and to work with colleagues from around the world.  Fellowships are open to any country, including U.S. citizens. The Fellowship program offers partial scholarships through the Harry A. Merlo Foundation, but all applicants must be able to cover at least 50% of the program fee. Over 85 Fellows from 27 countries have participated to date.  Applications are accepted year-round. 
  For more information:  http://wfi.worldforestry.org/index/international-fellowship.html
  
  
• The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program: Leaders for a Global Society: The HHH Fellowship Program provides a year of professional enrichment in the United States for experienced professionals from designated countries throughout the world. Fellows are selected based on their potential for leadership and their commitment to public service in either the public or private sector. This year’s competition is in the fields of: (...) Agricultural Development/Agricultural Economics and Natural Resources, Environmental Policy and Climate Change. For details, visit: http://www.humphreyfellowship.org/page/97339/
  
  

AWARDS

IUFRO Awards:

Scientific Achievement Award (SAA) – More info
Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (ODRA) – More info
IUFRO Student Award for Excellence in Forest Sciences (ISA) – More info

Furthermore, the Congress will also offer:
Best Poster Award (BPA) – More info
IUFRO World Congress Host Scientific Award – More info

!NEW! Call for Nominations for Awards, IUFRO World Congress 2014, Salt Lake City, USA !NEW! 

Non-IUFRO Awards:

• European Young Urban Forester of the Year Award 2012: At the upcoming European Forum on Urban Forestry in Leipzig (http://www.ufz.de/efuf2012/ ), a new award will be handed to recognise young experts within the field of urban forestry. Nominations can be made through the application form and be returned to Cecil Konijnendijk, cck(at)life.ku.dk. Deadline for nominations to be received: 1 May 2012.
  
  
• 2012 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards: The BBVA Foundation, in collaboration with the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), has announced the fifth edition of awards to recognize research work of excellence. Awards are presented in several categories including Ecology and Conservation Biology or Climate Change. For further details, please see: http://www.fbbva.es/TLFU/tlfu/ing/microsites/premios/fronteras/index.jsp
  
  
• Nordic Council Environment Prize: Once again the opportunity to nominate candidates for the Nordic Council Environment Prize is open. The theme for 2012 is biodiversity and anyone can nominate suitable individuals or organisations for the prize. The deadline for the nomination of candidates is 12 December 2011.  Read more at http://www.norden.org/en/news-and-events/news/from-sustainable-tourism-to-biodiversity-the-nordic-council-environment-prize-spans-wide.  Please note: Candidates should come from one of the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, or the three autonomus areas Greenland, Faroe Islands and Aaland Islands.
  
  
• Marcus Wallenberg Prize: Research on airborne laser scanning for forest inventory is awarded the 28th Marcus Wallenberg Prize. More information at http://www.mwp.org/index.cfm?PageAction=ReadMore&id=37. IUFRO is entitled to nominate candidates! Nominations are accepted by e-mail or airmail at any time of the year!
  
  
• International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA): Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 IAIA awards. The winners will be recognized at IAIA’s 32nd annual conference in Porto, Portugal, 27 May – 1 June 2012.  A brief description of each award is below. Additional award information and an online submission form can be found at http://iaia.org/iaia-awards.aspx.  More detailed criteria are available when you click “Submit a nomination.”  Nominations are due 15 October 2011.  You need not be an IAIA member in order to make a nomination.
  
  
• UNFF Forest Heroes Programme and Awards: As part of the International Year on Forest 2011 activities, the UNFF is calling for nominations of people whose achievements have had meaningful impacts with environmental, social, educational and community benefits, have been innovative and inspirational, and have garnered respect from their communities and colleagues. The programme and awards aim to inspire people to get involved and take action, provide the Forest Heroes with visibility to expand the impact of their work, and promote networking and partnerships between Forest Heroes around the world. Forest Heroes Programme Overview – Forest Heroes Programme Concept Note – Nomination Guidelines and Form – Forest Heroes Programme Overview French – Forest Heroes Programme Nomination Guidelines and Form French – Forest Heroes Programme Overview Spanish – Forest Heroes Programme Nomination Guidelines and Form Spanish
  
  
• UNECE/FAO PhD Thesis Award on Sustainable Forest Management: In order to promote scientific research on sustainable forest management, the ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber section has launched a PhD Thesis Award. The prize of 10,000 USD dollars will be awarded to the best PhD thesis providing new data and insights into forest management, and how to balance forest conservation, forest productivity and social well being. To learn more about the award and how to participate, please see the following press release: http://www.unece.org/press/pr2011/11tim_p03e.htm
  
  
• The Forest Products Society presents four awards at the International Convention each year. The prestigious Fred W. Gottschalk Memorial Award honors exceptional service to the Society by an individual member. The L.J. Markwardt Wood Engineering Award encourages research and promotes knowledge of wood in the engineering field. The Wood Engineering Achievement Award recognizes excellence in the discipline of wood engineering. The Forest Products Society's Wood Award recognizes outstanding research in the field of wood and wood products conducted by graduate students. For details see http://www.forestprod.org/ic65/awards.html
  
  
• Schweighofer Prize: Endowed with € 300,000, it addresses visionary people with spirit of research who want to present their innovative ideas for a sustainable and competitive Forest Based Sector in Europe. The scope of topics covers the whole Forest-Wood-Chain, including cooperation, services and training. Pulp and paper issues are excluded. Specific emphasis is put on the European dimension of the candidate’s achievements and focuses on applied research and development projects. An interdisciplinary co-operation between science and industry is also advantageous.
  Application forms are available at http://www.schweighofer-prize.org/index.en.html 
  
  
• Mahathir Science Award: The Academy of Sciences Malaysia in its 53rd Council Meeting decided to establish the ASM Award for Scientific Excellence in Honour of Tun Dr Mahathir Award in conjunction to the Academy's 10th Anniversary Celebration. This award is to be Malaysia's most prestigious Science Award for tropical sciences and it will be bestowed on any scientists, institution or organization worldwide in recognition of contributions and innovations towards solving problems in the tropics through science and technology and to be awarded to the most deserving based on merit.
  
  
• The Japan International Biodiversity Award (JIBA): newly established to mark the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of the AEON Environmental Foundation and to celebrate the 2010 International Year on Biodiversity
  
  
• Prince of Asturias Awards
  
  
• CFA Young Forester Award: the Award provides a grant and placement in order to give work experience to young foresters.
  
  
• The Young Scientist Publication Award  – Commonwealth Forestry Association