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May 2010
Welcome to this edition of Forest Information Update. We have made changes to our
web site, so you can check it out at www.forestinformationupdate.com. Mangroves are
sometimes like the forgotten forests. Not as spectacular as some and not overtly
commercially productive as others, mangroves are like that unassuming friend who is
always there for you. In this case, mangroves are critical in coastal protection during
cyclone/hurricane seasons and are home to diverse species. They have also been
found to help play a role as buffers against tsunami impacts following earthquakes. Yet
our friends the mangroves have been under attack, from development and the like. The
latest threat comes from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. See below for articles
highlighting the threat to mangroves. Please, feel free to contact me if you have any
queries about content or sponsorship. Kind regards, Mike Smith, Editor and Director
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INPUT - This month's input comes from: Gyde Lund, Krishna Devkota, Gary Krupnick,
Nelson Wong, Lance Olsen, Tina Etherington, Gandhiv Kafle, Artur Gil, Ross Mayhew,
Infosylva, Helen Shapiro, Rajesh Rai, Teresa Fonseca and Felipe Bravo, IUFRO, Mike
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Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Mohammad Jasin said investigators had found
“indications of violations” of industry rules by 470 companies, most of them miners
working in Kalimantan. Deforestation and rampant illegal logging are that main reasons
Indonesia has earned the unwanted label of the world’s third-biggest emitter of
greenhouse gas emissions, blamed for man-made global warming.
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/forestry-graft-said-to-cost-indonesia-100b/376194
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particularly in Africa, where national parks are a major tourist attraction and a significant
source of income. But according to the Global Invasive Species Programme, of which
IUCN and CABI are partners, many managers of protected areas in Africa are not
aware of the severity of the problem which is on their doorsteps nor how to address it.
http://www.linkedin.com/news?
actionBar=&aIdx=3&articleID=131057399&aogid=131054249&gid=2304033&gid=23040
33&srchType=nws&srchCat=WOTC&trk=news_brkout&goback=.nvr_2304033_1
. PREHISTORIC FROGS FACE EXTINCTION - The world’s most ancient frogs may
soon be mined to extinction, if the New Zealand government’s plans to open up a
conservation area for mining go ahead. The primitive Archey’s frog (Leiopelma archeyi)
and Hochstetter’s frog (Leiopelma hochstetteri) are two of the species that inhabit the
area of ‘high conservation value’ on New Zealand’s North Island where the mining is
planned to take place.
http://www.zsl.org/conservation/news/prehistoric-frogs-face-extinction,706,NS.html
HELP!
FEEDBACK
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE – “Pay it forward!” If you can help with any of the requests
below, please take the time to do so. Your kind assistance will be appreciated and
rewarded.
. FEEDBACK ON CARBON MAPPING - Mike McCall writes via Applied GIS and RS:
The K:TGAL Community Carbon Forestry research & field implementation project has
been developing a community-based and community-operated forest carbon mapping,
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measuring and monitoring methodology. This has involved partner universities, NGOs,
agencies and communities in the Himalayas, East and West Africa, the Netherlands,
PNG, and Mexico over the past 5 years. We have developed an effective methodology
for communities to utilise mobile GIS (using iPAQs, and experiments with
SmartPhones) and alternative GIS software including CyberTracker, for carbon forestry
(in community-managed standing natural forest) within a REDD framework. The basic
Training Manual and publications are downloadable from the K:TGAL website. There
are also 2 PhD theses which apply this methodology. See the following web site, and go
to: Resources and Publications / 2. Community measurement, monitoring and mapping
of forest carbon, at:
http://www.communitycarbonforestry.org/
. WOOD POLE SPECIALIST – IRELAND - The successful candidate will have the
following: A formal qualification (degree or equivalent) in Forestry or a related area At
least 3 years experience in a field/operational role in the area of Forestry/Wood Pole
specification, testing, management and procurement;. The role is technical and it is
essential that the candidate has a high level of technical competence and experience in
the field of wood poles/forestry as and is sufficiently competent and experienced to
safely commence hands-on works from the outset; Prepare technical specifications for
wood poles, including wood treatment, forest inspection, factory/saw inspection, safety,
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quality and environmental best practice. Please email Nicola Reid on
nicola.reid@hudson.com
. Forestry Notes. April 2010. Volume XIX, Issue 5. Includes: The Fight for Longleaf;
Pellet Heating Systems Earn Favorable Reviews; Temperate Forest Foundation Aims to
Educate; RSF Offers Nine-Point Strategy in Response to Recent Trends; Forestry
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Briefs.
http://www.nacdnet.org/news/publications/forestrynotes/april10.phtml
. Wildland Fire Management Handbook for Trainers. Fighting wildfires requires the
participation of local communities, since most fires stem from human activities, says a
new version of FAO's "Wildland Fire Management Handbook for Trainers," co-published
by the UN agency and the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
http://www.fao.org/forestry/firemanagement/46096/en/
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
BIODIVERSITY
. Paul R. Ehrlich, David S. Dobkin, Darryl Wheye. The birder's handbook: a field
guide to the natural history of North American birds: including all species that
regularly breed north of Mexico. Illustrated. Simon & Schuster, 1988. ISBN:
0671659898, 9780671659899. Length: 785 pages.
http://books.google.com/books?id=pgU1ARdcFAUC&dq=The+Birder
%27s+Handbook+by+Paul+Ehrich,
+David+Dobkin+and+Darryl+Wheye&source=bl&ots=gXnF0-
rl5j&sig=VDxpaPL0p5y1YPsa6s-zoSKzlfg&hl=en&ei=auj1S-
rwN8yHkAXSvezqCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBQQ6AEwA
A
. Eating like a Bird Helps Forests Grow. Biological Conservation Newsletter. No.
305. May 2010. Articles based on study published in Proceedings of the National
Academy of Science.
http://botany.si.edu/pubs/bcn/issue/latest.htm#Eating
. Vaclav Vojtech. OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Working Paper: 24 - Policy
Measures Addressing Agri-environmental Issues.
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http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/57/44/44970440.pdf
BIOFUEL
. Miranda, Rogerio, Sepp, Steve, Ceccon, Eliane and Stefan Mann. 2010. Sustainable
produced commercial fuelwood: Lessons and guidance from two strategies.
World Bank Group. www.esmap.org/filez/pubs/412010112901_Woodfuels.pdf
. Lian Pin Koh, Patrice Levang and Jaboury Ghazou. Designer landscapes for
sustainable biofuels. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. Volume 24, Issue 8, August
2009, Pages 431-438.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VJ1-4WF8YJW-
3&_user=10&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F2009&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sor
t=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1344171709&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_
acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=03e6c5cf36ea35f78f
6bbe32300ff975
. U.S. Government regulations Regard ArborGen and Biofuel Forests - Decision and
Finding of No Significant Impact: Permit applications 08-011-106rm and 08-014-
101rm received from ArborGen LLC – Field testing of genetically engineered
Eucalyptus grandis X Eucalyptus urophylla.
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?
R=0900006480aec084
CLASSIFICATION/MAPPING
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VJ1-3WJG204-
6N&_user=10&_origUdi=B6VBS-4XVPFRT-
1&_fmt=high&_coverDate=12%2F31%2F1996&_rdoc=1&_orig=article&_acct=C000050
221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=b13e4148796adf43743e0a2439602
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. The Atlas of Global Conservation. To mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, The
Nature Conservancy is publishing The Atlas of Global Conservation, which presents a
comprehensive picture of the planet’s animals, plants, and habitats and the threats they
face.
http://e360.yale.edu/content/digest.msp?id=2356
. C. Perkins, Mapping, Philosophy, In: Rob Kitchin and Nigel Thrift, Editor(s)-in-Chief,
International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, Elsevier, Oxford, 2009, Pages 385-
397, ISBN 978-0-08-044910-4, DOI: 10.1016/B978-008044910-4.00058-4.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B9BWK-4WNFN11-
KK/2/b436263a47c09f8086e3f257a9f16b30)
. Map of the Investigation of the Asiatic Part of the USSR for Hydrogeological
Purposes in 1932. Date Created: 1932. (Original title: Karta Issledovannosti Aziatskoi
Chasti SSSR v Gidrogeologicheskom Otnoshenii 1932 g.) Publication Information.
Central Scientific-Research Geological-Prospecting Institute.
http://www.wdl.org/en/item/124/?ql=eng&tc=5&view_type=gallery
. Goetz, S. J., M. Sun, A. Baccini, and P.S.A. Beck. 2010. Synergistic use of space-
borne LiDAR and optical imagery for assessing forest disturbance: An Alaska
case study. Journal of Geophysical Research 115:G00E07.
doi:10.1029/2008JG000898.
http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2010/2008JG000898.shtml
CLIMATE CHANGE/CARBON
. Case Study: Opportunities for Carbon Forestry Activities in France. CDC Climat
Recherche in Paris has published a report identifying the opportunities for carbon
forestry activities accessing the voluntary carbon market.
http://www.2degreesnetwork.com/activities/event/case-study-opportunities-for-carbon-
forestry-activities-in-france-2010-6-3
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. Forests and Society – Responding to Global Drivers of Change – This new book
will be launched at the XXIII IUFRO World Congress 2010 and b) the production and
distribution of regional policy briefs. The IUFRO World Forests, Society and
Environment network has recently published policy briefs on Europe, Latin America and
Sub-Saharan Africa. Contents:
http://www.iufro.org/download/file/5525/133/wfse-forests-and-society-contents.doc/
. Lead author: Mirjam Macchi, Contributing authors: Gonzalo Oviedo, Sarah Gotheil,
Katharine Cross,Agni Boedhihartono, Caterina Wolfangel, Matthew Howell. Indigenous
and Traditional Peoples and Climate Change – Issues Paper. Published by IUCN.
March 2008.
http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/iucn_indigenous_peoples_and_climate_change_sum
mary_2008.pdf
INVENTORY/MONITORING
. Jacek Borowski (et al.). Investigation results of the photographic method of tree
increment evaluation using computer program DENDRO. (In Polish: Wyniki badań
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nad fotograficzną metodą pomiaru przyrostów drzew z zastosowaniem komputerowego
programu DENDRO.) Rocznik Dendrologiczny. Vol. 53, 2005.
http://ptb.ib-pan.krakow.pl/Roczn_Dendrol/artykuly/vol53/borowski.pdf
MISCELLANEOUS
REMOTE SENSING/GIS
. Anderson, M.G., Ferree, C.E., Olivero, A.P., and Zhao, F. 2010. Assessing
floodplain forests: using flow modeling and remote sensing to determine the best
places for conservation. Natural Areas Journal. 30(1):39-52.
http://gisandscience.com/2010/05/18/assessing-floodplain-forests-using-flow-modeling-
and-remote-sensing-to-determine-the-best-places-for-conservation/
. Dr. Graciela Metternicht and Dr. Alfred Zinck. Remote Sensing of Soil Salinization:
Impact on Land Management. Cat. #: 65025. ISBN: 9781420065022. Publication
Date: December 12, 2008.
http://www.crcpress.com/utility_search/search_results.jsf?conversationId=181887
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RESOURCE ANALYSIS/MODELING
. Cerezo, A., Perelman, S., and Robbins, C.S. 2010. Landscape-level impact of
tropical forest loss and fragmentation on bird occurrence in eastern Guatemala.
Ecological Modeling. 221:512-526.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VBS-4XVPFRT-
1&_user=10&_coverDate=02%2F10%2F2010&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sor
t=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1343359331&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C0
00050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=742e0d0a2cd260d1a76a75bf
8e088b91
. George Ch. Miliaresis and Andreas Tsatsaris. Thermal terrain modeling of spatial
objects, a tool for environmental and climatic change assessment. Springer
Netherlands. ISSN: 0167-6369 (Print) 1573-2959 (Online). Volume 164, Numbers 1-4 /
May, 2010.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/cw87p06207t25467/
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
. Robert L Deal (Author), Rachel White (Author), Gary Benson (Author) - Sustainable
Forestry Management and Wood Production in a Global Economy. (Hardcover).
307 pages. Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (July 5, 2007). Language: English. ISBN-
10: 1560221658. ISBN-13: 978-1560221654.
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http://www.amazon.com/Sustainable-Forestry-Management-Production-
Economy/dp/1560221658%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIQO4I7RVGMV2E5CA%26tag
%3Dmyblo030-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative
%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1560221658
. Robert T. Perry. The moist tropical forest: its conversion and protection. The
Environmentalist. Volume 2, Issue 2, Summer 1982, Pages 117-132.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B7P6N-4F20033-
D4&_user=10&_origUdi=B6VJ1-3WJG204-
6N&_fmt=high&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F1982&_rdoc=1&_orig=article&_acct=C00005
0221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=2ab6fd3fb9e17f22c1be493c36c12
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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
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
. 26 May 2010. World Resource Institute Briefing on New Initiative to Curb Illegal
Wood Trade. World Resources Institute. 10 G Street NE Suite 800, Washington, DC
20002. Live Webcast: http://www.wri.org/news/webcasts. Email questions to Camilo
Ramirez at cramirez@wri.org
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to:
http://www.cfc2010.org/index.html
. 21-22 June 2010. Second Open source GIS UK Conference. CGS, University of
Nottingham, UK.
http://cgs.nottingham.ac.uk/%7Eosgis10/gvsig.pdf
. 6-9 July, 2010. The Geoinformatics Forum Salzburg (GI_Forum) at the University of
Salzburg, Austria.
http://www.gi-forum.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
. 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
. June and July dates 2010. The Vespucci Initiative for the Advancement of Geographic
Information Science announces the 8th Annual Summer Institute on Geographic
Information Science. To be held at the following locations:
14-18 Florence (Firenze), Italy
Interfacing social and environmental modeling
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and
4-10 July 2010. Las Navas, Spain
20th Anniversary Meeting on Cognitive and Linguistic Aspects of Geographic
Space
http://vespucci.org/presentation
. 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
. 23-28 August, 2010. – Forests for the Future: Sustaining Society and the
Environment. Seoul, Republic of Korea.
http://www.iufro2010.com/
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. 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
. 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/
. 10-15 April 2011. ISRSE 2011 - Abstract Submission Now Open. 34th International
Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment. Sydney convention and Exhibition
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Centre. The GEOSS Era: Towards Operational Environmental Monitoring. Email:
isrse34@arinex.com.au
. 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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