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HAPPY NEW YEAR- AGAIN!!! Well, the Y2K bug appeared to be non-fatal. This week's input comes from Sergio Cinnirella, Barry Elliott, Tom Hammett, David Hix, Eric Jones, Timo Karjalainen, Jackie Litizzette, Vikas Nath, Isabella Nobili, Sangeeta Pandey and Denice Shaw. Thank you all for sharing your information!
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NETWORKING PROGRAMME (India) - a project of the United Nations Development Programme and the Ministry of Environment and Forests (India), has upgraded its portal site on Sustainable Development at http://sdnp.delhi.nic.in (mirror site is http://members.tripod.com/sdnp_india ) The portal site provides over 15,000 links to databases, libraries, organisations, job opportunities and news clippings on over 25 development issues ranging from agriculture to biodiversity to health and human rights.
GLOBAL OBSERVATION OF FOREST COVER - Global Observation of Forest Cover is a relatively new initiative of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) to improve the quality and availability of satellite observations of forests and the information derived from these data. For more information, see http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/gofc .
EMPACT - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking (EMPACT) program has announced the FY00 competition for grants to local metropolitan governments. Approximately $3.5 million will be made available for this competition with a maximum award of $400K. Proposals are due April 10, 2000. Information and applications are available on the EMPACT home page, http://www.epa.gov/empact . The goal of the EMPACT program is to support communities to provide pubic access to clearly-communicated real-time environmental monitoring information. The grant competition is open to local governments (as defined by 40CFR Part 31.3) located in one the 86 EMPACT metropolitan areas in the U.S. Tribal governments located within an EMPACT metropolitan area are also eligible to apply. Although awards are made to local governments, EMPACT strongly encourages applicants to establish partnerships with industry, academia and other organizations.
IMAGEJ - Emilio Garcia writes, "Could somebody help me with the IMAGEJ program?, that is the same program like NIH IMAGE that is for Mac; IMAGEJ work with IBM. I need to know the steps and how to measure the leaf area. I know only a bit about that, I have the program, I know that it is a very good tool to take measurement of the leaf area, please I need this information, because I think a made wrong measurements because this program works in pixels (?) and take the area of the shadow (?). Thanks for your help." If you can help, please contact Emilio directly at: Runoff Agriculture Department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boker Campus 84990, Israel. Email: egarcia@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
CARBON OFFSET TRADE ASSISTANCE - Isabella Nobili writes, "I am currently working on a degree thesis on the technical and economical implications of forest certification schemes, with particular attention to the Kyoto protocol and the carbon offsets trade. One of my main interests is in evaluating the credibility of the carbon offsets trade related to the huge business which is going to invade the market, a risks evaluation on both the emissions and forestry sectors and a projection on the long term of such a market. This study will represent just a part of my thesis, and the weight of it on the final work depends also on the co-operations I will be able to set up on the next weeks." If you have any information to share or recommended contacts, please contact Isabella directly at inobili@penta.agrip.unipd.it .
288 POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Many researcher positions available at the Italian National Research Council. Candidates must have at least a two years Master's Degree or equivalent degree/diploma, having working experience in related field will be given preference for admission in course. Excellent Italian oral and written communication skills and facilitation skills are required. The researcher award is for a total of approx. Euro 23,000 (parity for US dollar) per annum. Last date for receiving the completed application form is 10 February 2000. Forestry, Geology, Agriculture, Biology etc. are the MD diploma requested. Check: http://www.urp.cnr.it/bandi.htm - BANDO N. 310.2.73/M - (in Italian) or contact urp@urp.cnr.it
DIVERSITAS SCIENTIFIC OFFICER - The Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (GCTE) Core Project of the International Geosphere–Biosphere Program (IGBP) and Diversitas, the international program of biodiversity science, are seeking to appoint a Scientific Officer for their joint program on Biodiversity, Global Change and Ecosystem Functioning. This research programme will combine GCTE Focus 4, Global Change and Ecological Complexity, and Diversitas Core Programme Element 1, The Effect of Biodiversity on Ecosystem Functioning, and will be based in Paris, France. The successful applicant will take administrative and scientific responsibility for a small office co-ordinating its activities internationally. Opportunities will exist to participate in multidisciplinary ecological research. Qualifications and experience: a broad interest in the scientific fields related to biodiversity, global change and ecosystem functioning; appropriate organisation and communication skills; Ph.D. in ecology or a related discipline (or equivalent research experience); a sound working knowledge of the English language; flexibility and willingness to travel internationally. The contract is for a period of 3 years, with a commencement as soon as possible. The successful applicant will have a Directeur de Recherche position with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France). Net salary will be in the range 15,000–22,000 FF per month depending on qualifications and experience. French citizens are not eligible for this position. For more information on the sponsor programs visit http://GCTE.org and http://www.lmcp.jussieu.fr/icsu/DIVERSITASA An application letter together with a curriculum vitae, and names and contact information for three referees, should be sent to: Prof. Michel Loreau, Laboratoire d'Ecologie, UMR 7625, Ecole Normale Superieure, 46, rue d'Ulm, F-75230 Paris Cedex 05, France. Tel: +33-1.44.32.37.09. Fax: +33-1.44.32.38.85. E-mail: Loreau@ens.fr
FOREST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION - The Ohio State University seeks to fill a full-time, 12-month, tenure-track position at the assistant professor level. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent research program focusing on the ecological processes and integrity of forest ecosystems, including managing and restoring the natural structure and function of ecosystems within forests and other landscapes. He/she will also contribute to the undergraduate and graduate research, teaching, outreach, and advising programs in forest ecosystem science and management. Qualifications for the position include a Ph.D. in an area appropriate to the study of forest ecosystems such as community ecology, forest soils, biogeochemistry, forestry, or forest ecosystem productivity. Applicants must send: (1) a letter of interest summarizing your areas of expertise, career goals, and experience relevant to the position; (2) a complete curriculum vitae or resume; (3) transcripts from all universities attended; and (4) a list of five references, including complete addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses to the Chair, Forest Ecosystem Search Committee, School of Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1085. The deadline for applications is April 15, 2000. More information will be available in mid-January 2000 at URL http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~natres
NATIONAL DEFINITIONS WANTED - Help! I am still searching for national definitions of forest, forest land, tree, afforestation, reforestation and deforestation as they are used in national laws, inventories or assessments for the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo Republic of, Congo Dem. Rep. of, Cook Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Dem. People's Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Georgia, Greenland, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Korea, Rep. of, Kuwait, Lao P.D.R., Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Is., Mauritania, Moldova Rep of, Monaco, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Northern Marianas, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Srpska , Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Is, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, and Zambia. You may view what I have accumulated for other countries at http://home.att.net/~gklund/DEFpaper.html . If you can provide any of the definitions or provide a good contact for any of the above countries, please contact me directly. If not, can you pass this request on to those whom may be able to help? Thanks, Gyde ( gklund@worldnet.att.net) .
- Obtain from your local library or from the sources provided. For listing of publications from previous FIUs see http://home.att.net/gklund/~invpub.html .
Arvanitis, Loukas G. (ed.) 1999. Proceedings of the Symposium of Forest Biometricians. 12-13 May 1997. Gainesville, FL: University of Florida. 146 p. ISBN 0916287-30-0. Price $25 US. Autographed by Lew R. Grosenbaugh. Contact: Loukas Arvanitis, Professor, Forest Biometrics, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, 349 Newins-Ziegler Hall, University of Florida, P.O. Box 110410, Gainesville, FL 32611-0410 USA. Tel: +1-352-846-0887. Fax: +1-352-846-1277. Email: lga@aris.sfrc.ufl.edu . URL: http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu .
Bitter, Peter. 1999. Application of GIS to Mountain Land-use Planning. (Issues in Mountain Development 99/3) http://www.icimod.org.sg/publications/IMD/imd99-3.htm
Gurung, H., 1999. Mountains of Asia: A Regional Inventory. Kathmandu; International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development. 86p. Price: US$ 20.00 (Developed Countries); US$ 15.00 (Developing Countries); US$ 10.00 (ICIMOD Member Countries) Contact: Nira Gurung-Burathoki, Distribution Officer, ICIMOD, P.O. Box 3226, Kathmandu, NEPAL. Tel: 977-1-525313,536747. Fax: 977-1-524509. E-mail: distri@icimod.org.np . URL: http://www.icimod.org.sg
Myint, Moe. 1999. Integration of GIS, Remote Sensing and Ecological Methods for Biodiversity Inventory and Assessment. (Issues in Mountain Development 99/6). http://www.icimod.org.sg/publications/IMD/imd99-4.htm
Pradhan, Pramod S.; Shrestha, Basanta. 1997. Geographic Information Systems and Remote- sensing Technologies for Mountain Development. (Issues in Mountain Development 97/4) http://www.icimod.org.sg/publications/IMD/issue974.htm
Pradhan, Sushil. 1999.Integration of GIS and Remote Sensing for Crop Acreage Estimation: An Information System Development Approach (Issues in Mountain Development 99/4) http://www.icimod.org.sg/publications/IMD/imd99-6.htm
Rastogi, A., 1999. Methods in applied ethnobotany: Lessons from the field. (MNR [Mountain Natural Resources] discussion paper, 99/1). Kathmandu: ICIMOD. 72p. ISSN 1024-7556 Price: US$ 15.00
(Developed Countries); US$ 10.00 (Developing Countries); US$ 7.50 (ICIMOD Member Countries). Contact: Nira Gurung-Burathoki, Distribution Officer, ICIMOD, P.O. Box 3226, Kathmandu, NEPAL. Tel: 977-1-525313,536747. Fax: 977-1-524509. E-mail: distri@icimod.org.np . URL: http://www.icimod.org.sg
- For earlier listings of upcoming inventory and monitoring related meetings, see http://home.att.net/~gklund/invmeet.html .
See also http://www.agnic.org/whatsnew/ and http://www.agnic.org/mtg/99k.html
http://www.forestworld.com/views/events/events_directory/event_mainframe.html and
calendar of remote sensing/GIS events - http://www.asprs.org/asprs/meetings/calendar.html
13 January 2000. Seminar - How to Set the Amazon on Fire. Washington, DC. Dr. Dan Nepstad, Presenter. 11:30am - 1:30pm. USDA Forest Service, Office of International Programs, Suite 5500W, 1099 14th Street, NW, Washington D.C. Contact person: Ron Ingram. Tel: +1-202-273-4737
18 February 2000 . Scaling and marketing private timber. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA. Contact: Chris Schnepf. Tel: +1-208-667-6426. Fax: +1-208-664-4470. Email: cschnepf@uidaho.edu . URL: http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/extforest.
13-14 March 2000. GPS/GIS Level 1 Seminar. College Station, Texas, USA. Contact: Joshua Maas. Tel: +1-541-752-5456. Fax: +1-541-752-4117. Email: support@cmtinc.com . URL: http://www.gps-training.com
13-16 March 2000. GIS 2000. Metro Toronto Convention Centre Toronto, Ontario. URL: http://www.gis2000.com
27-28 March 2000. GPS/GIS Level 1 Seminar. Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Contact: Joshua Maas. Tel: +1-541-752-5456. Fax: +1-541-752-4117. Email: support@cmtinc.com . URL: http://www.gps-training.com
2-7 April 2000. Remote sensing and hydrology 2000. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Contact: Laura O'Hare, USDA Hydrology Lab., Beltsville, MD USA. Fax: +1-301-504-8931. Email: lohare@hydrolab.arsusda.gov .
17-19 April 2000. EOGEO 2000: Earth Observation (EO) & Geospatial (GEO) Web and Internet Workshop. London, UK. Contact: Jerome Morley, Dept. of Geomatic Engineering, University College, London, UK. Tel: +44-171-504-2083. Fax: +44-171-380-0453. Email: jmorley@ge.ucl.ac.uk . URL: http://www.ge.ucl.ac.uk/EOGEO2000.html
22 May - 9 June 2000. Issues in World Forestry and Forest Products: Tropical Study Program in Central America. Held in Nicaragua and Panama. Knowledge of global forest resources and products, and issues related to their use and management, is a major requirement for those working in the increasingly global economy. This program is designed to expose participants to a broad array of interdependent influences on the management of the world's forests, and the extraction and use of forest products. This course will also enhance understanding of the role forest-based enterprises play in world society, and on the environment and economy. Applications will be considered on a first come, first served basis. Participants who successfully complete this course will be eligible to receive college level credit from Virginia Tech. Cost: The course fee is $1,700, plus the cost of airfare (the advanced student price through January 25th is $1,500). This fee covers all course-related expenses in Nicaragua and Panama including lodging, board, and field trips. To reserve your place, submit a registration form and a $150 deposit to the address below. Full payment for the course is due April 1, 2000. If you wish to receive Virginia Tech credit, there is a special reduced tuition rate. For further information and application details, please contact: Dr. A. L. Hammett, Coordinator of International Programs, College of Natural Resources, 210 Cheatham Hall (mail code 0323), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 USA or contact by phone: +1-540-231-2716; FAX: +1-540-231-8176; or E-mail: himal@vt.edu For registration form and more information visit the course web site: http://www.cyber.vt.edu/wd3784nic
21-25 August 2000. 10th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference. Adelaide, Australia. Tel: +026257 3299. Email: 10arspc@ausconvservices.com.au
16-20 October 2000. ERS-ENISA Symposium "Looking at our Earth in the New Millennium." Gothenburg, Sweden. Contact: Prof. J. Askne. Email: aske@rss.chalmers.se . URL: http://www.esa.int/sympo2000 .
- For listings of previous links see http://home.att.net/~gklund/invlinks.html .
NTFP - Non Timber Forest Product Bibliography Online http://www.ifcae.org/cgibin/ntfp/db/dbsql/db.cgi?db=bib&uid=default
Botanical Record-Breakers - http://daphne.palomar.edu/wayne/ww0601.htm
SOME USEFUL GLOSSARIES.
Forest Fire Terms - http://www.cinar.gr/delfi/
Forest Glossary - http://www.cofi.org/factbook98/seven/7-4.htm
Forestry Terms (Maryland DNR Forest Service) - http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/gloss.html
Forestry Terms (North Carolina) - http://www.ncforestry.org/temp/Glossary
National Planning Procedures Handbook (NPPH) Glossary http://www.ftc.nrcs.usda.gov/doc/npph/glossary/56.html
Vermont Forest Resource Plan Glossary http://www.state.vt.us/anr/fpr/forestry/ucf/glossary.htm
As always, please share as appropriate. If you have any new resource inventory/monitoring-related publications, meetings, or news that you would like listed in FIU, please contact me … and don't forget I always welcome sponsors. This newsletter is dependent upon your continued input and support. Cheers. Gyde