• JUNIPER SYSTEMS, manufacturer of rugged field computers and GPS for forest management and forest product applications. Their Allegro Field PC has both Windows CE and DOS operating systems for application flexibility and is rugged and waterproof for use in outdoor environments. It is ideal for forest inventory applications. For more information, visit Juniper Systems at http://www.junipersys.com   or contact them via email at  js@junipersys.com

• ESRI, the world's leading supplier of geographic information system (GIS) technology to natural resource professionals.  For more information visit the ESRI site at http://www.esri.com/forestry or contact them at info@esri.com .

PROCEEDINGS STILL AVAILABLE. Copies of the Proceedings of Forest Biometricians, honoring Lew Grosenbaugh, autographed by Lew are still available.  Price: $25 each. For more information, contact Loukas G. Arvanitis, Ph.D., Professor of Biometrics, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, 349 Newins-Ziegler Hall, University of Florida, P.O. Box 110410, Gainesville, FL  32611-0410 USA. Phone +1-352-846-0887, Fax +1-352-846-1277 lga@aris.sfrc.ufl.edu  URL http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu

FREE IMAGE PROCESSING SOFTWARE - The SILVICS (Satellite Image Land Vegetation Integrated  Classification System) software provides state-of-the-art, robust image processing tools for the preprocessing, spatial analysis,  and classification of medium resolution, optical satellite imagery. SILVICS is a FREE Win95/NT software for satellite-based forest mapping, developed by Niall McCormick, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra,  Italy.  SILVICS was developed as part of the activities on forest ecosystems mapping at the EGEO (Environment and Geo-Information) Unit of the JRC's Space Applications Institute. Although SILVICS was developed primarily for mapping forests, it is also valid for satellite-based mapping of any land cover types. For more information or to download, go to: and click on Publications, then SIVICS.

STUDY TOUR TO CANADA - The annual Joint UN-ECE Timber Committee and FAO European Forestry Commission Study Tour will be to eastern and western Canada from 9-16 September 2000. The theme of the study tour will be on certification of sustainable forest management and certified forest products in Canada.  The tour will include 2 in-tour briefing/discussions on certification, plus numerous opportunities to see forest management and forest products production. The dates were selected to coordinate with the end of the International Forest Communicators Forum 2000 and the meeting of the FAO/ECE Team of Public Relations Specialists in the Forest and Forest Industries Sector meeting on 8 September.  You are welcome to participate in all three events! Full information on the tour, including registration materials, may be found on the homepage of the Timber Committee website http://www.unece.org/trade/timber  or by contacting Ed Pepke, Forestry Officer--Marketing, Timber Section, Trade Division, UN-ECE and FAO, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland. Tel: +41 22 917 2872, Fax: +41 22 917 0041. e-mail: Ed.Pepke@unece.org

INTERNATIONAL FOREST COMMUNICATORS FORUM 2000 -The Forum's goal is to improve the ability of forest communicators to convey to the public a positive image of the forest and the forest industries sector. The objectives are: 1. Identify elements of common communications activities, for example through identification of common interests and messages, at the national and international level;  2. Understand characteristics of successful public relations campaigns; 3. Share experiences on the use of various communications tools and approaches; 4. Capture synergies among communicators; 5. Provide participants with a network of contact persons; 6. Explore means for sharing communication tools; 7. Improve understanding of the complex issues related to all aspects of the forest sector (environmental, social, economic); 8. Building PR capacity in central and eastern European countries. At the following address you will now find general information, a provisional programme and an announcement (in English and French) of the International Forest Communicators Forum 2000 which will take place on 5-8 September 2000 in St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada.  The Forum is open to forest and forest industries sector communicators. Forum website http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/pr/forum1.htm. For more info contact:  Ms. Fatma Meged, Conference Coordinator, Service Canadien des forêts, Ressources naturelles Canada, OTTAWA, Ontario, Fax:  +1 613 947 9033, Tel: + 1 613 947   7373, E-mail: canada.forum2000@NRCan.gc.ca

WOOD PROPERTIES DATABASE - From the Forest List.  On 10 May 2000 the "Database Wood Properties" was published for free online access in the Internet. The database was developed at Dresden University of Technology, Chair of Wood- and Fibrous Materials Technology (HFT). There is still a german version only. English version will come soon. The database contains values of the most interesting technical and anatomical wood properties of more than 500 wood species now. You can check the database by following these links: http://www.tu-dresden.de/mw/ihp/hft/hft.html -> Datenbank Holzeigenschaften and http://www.tu-dresden.de/mw/ihp/ig_holz/ig_holz.html > Datenbank Holz. On the first URL you will find also a short paper about intention and contents of the database (check "Informationen / Informations").

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

• FIGHT A BUG WITH A BUG - Pankaj Oudhia writes, "Namaskar to everybody. Is anybody working on Medicinal uses of forest insects especially Hoploceambyx spinicornis and Alaus sordidus? I am Agronomist and conducting research on weeds. I have much interest on medicinal insects and mites. I have surveyed the whole India, and collected the information on medicinal uses of more than 500 common insects and mites. Many of these insects are still in use in many part of country. I am using many of them to treat my health problems. I have published many papers on medicinal insects and mites. Please visit at www.celestine-india.com/pankajoudhia." If you have any information to share, please contact Pankaj at pankaj.oudhia@usa.net.

• SNOW JOB -  Andrzej Dunajski writes. "I am working on monitoring system for nature protection on ski runs with artificial snow cover in Karkonosze Mts. (Sudetes).  Please give me any information about some well documented investigation of skiing influence on the soils, vegetation and fauna (with special focus on artificial snow cover)." If you can help, please send your information to Andrzej Dunajski, Institute of Botany, Wroclaw University, ul. Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 WROCLAW, POLAND. Email: Dunajski@biol.uni.wroc.pl. URL:  www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/instbot/dunajski/index.html

• VOLUNTEER MODERATOR FOR FOREST LIST SOUGHT - Jarmo Saarikko writes, "I've been trying to find a new person for moderating the Forest List.  ("Forest" is the research discussion list that Jarmo has so successfully run for the last 12 or so years.) The maintenance of subscriptions has become extremely easy now that there is a web-based form with which subscribers may be removed or their settings changed. The moderator should be impartial and not very active in participation so that s/he could act as a referee which is sometimes needed when discussions heat up. The person should have a permanent position and probably work in a research institution or university to provide long term support for the list and have general knowledge in the topics being discussed." If you would like to help or have questions, please contact Jarmo Saarikko, Information Manager, Finnish Forest Research Institute Metla, Information Systems Services, Unioninkatu 40 A, FIN-00170 HELSINKI, Finland. E-mail: Jarmo.Saarikko@metla.fi Tel: +358-9-85705234; Fax: +358-9-625308. WWW: http://www.metla.fi/pp/JSaa/

• RAPID RURAL APPRAISALS - Shivanand Balram writes,  "I am interested in finding out more about the state of use of qualitative research techniques in forestry studies. My specific interest is in the use of rapid rural appraisals, structured questionnaire surveys and the Delphi Technique. I would greatly appreciate more information from members about their experiences and/or research in this area, any relevant academic contacts, publications, websites, or resources of a general nature in qualitative research." Contact Shivanand at shiv.balram@physics.org.

• NEW YORK CITY FORESTRY JOB SOUGHT - Imre István (Hungary) is seeking a temporary forestry job in the New York city vicinity beginning of August, 2000 until July, 2001. His wife just won a exchange Fulbright scholarship to New York, and Imre wants to accompany her. Imre is a professional forester providing supervision and control of management activities in public and private forests. This job implies a certain level of inventory-related knowledge as well. He would like to find a temporary job as close to his field of competence as possible He speaks English and is an avid fisherman. If you know of any positions available or need more details, please contact Istvan at Email: iiiq@swi.hu , tel: +36 72 210 237, fax: +36 72 214 802.

• CONSERVATION DIRECTOR SOUGHT - The International Snow Leopard Trust is seeking qualified candidates for a full-time Seattle, Washington, USA based position. The Conservation Director (CD), who reports to the Executive Director, will be responsible for the overall operation, coordination, and development of the ISLT's conservation, research, and education programs. Work will focus on field-based activities in the 12 countries supporting wild snow leopard populations as well as any US activities such as education and captive breeding programs. The CD will manage the activities of Snow Leopard Conservationists (SLCs) and help coordinate resources from other organizations, communities, and individuals. The CD will, in collaboration with field staff, design, implement, and report on innovative in-country programs that enhance the local capacity to conserve and protect wild snow leopard populations. The CD will provide grant and proposal writing support when appropriate in addition to regularly reporting on field activities. Travel to the field will be necessary. QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND - Education:   Advanced graduate degree in conservation biology, wildlife biology, or other related field of study. Experience: A minimum of 3 - 5 years of experience in managing field based conservation projects, preferably in Asia; broad working knowledge and experience with relevant conservation and land management issues in some of the 12 snow leopard range countries; demonstrated skills and experience working with local NGOs, communities, and individuals to support or initiate community based development programs. Other:  Experience living and working overseas; comfortable with frequent travel; competency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint preferred. Send cover letter and CV to: International Snow Leopard Trust, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. North, Suite 325, Seattle, WA  98340 USA or email: islt@serv.net.  For more information visit www.snowleopard.org

• For additional job listings see: http://foresters.org/jobs/, http://forestry.about.com/education/forestry/msub14.htm, http://www.safnet.org/market/careercenter.htm

• Anon. 1999.  A pilot study to identify appropriate ways of conducting a national farm forest inventory in Australia. Available at: http://www.brs.gov.au/nfi/nffi/ausfor.html
• Anon. 1999. Geo-information Technology Applications for Environmental and Resources Management in Africa. Ordering information available from: Professor Peter O. Adeniyi, Tel.: 234-1-4930396, 823938,  Fax: 234-1-4930394.  Email: adeniyi@infoweb.abs.net or at  http://www.itc.nl/~aarse/publications/aarse_book.pdf
• Anon. 2000. What's new in airborne digital sensors? GEOEurope 9(5):34, 36-38.  http://www.ge.geoplace.com
• Borgesa, José G.; Hoganson, Howard M. 2000. Structuring a landscape by forestland classification and harvest scheduling spatial constraints. Forest Ecology and Management 130(1-3):269-275. Abstract at: http://www.elsevier.com/inca/publications/store/5/0/3/3/1/0/
• Ciesla, W.M., et al.  2000.  Strip sampling with airborne video for assessment of blowdown caused by straight line winds.  USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry, Northeastern Area,  Newtown Square, PA.  18 pp.
• DuPlessis, Steve. 2000. Geoinformation: a singular advantage in a cellular age. GEOEurope 9(5):28-30. http://www.ge.geoplace.com
• Gathaara, G. N.  1999. Aerial survey of the destruction of Mt. Kenya, Imenti and Ngare Ndare Forest Reserves [Kenya].  Kenya Wildlife Service, Nairobi. v + 26 pp., 16 maps.
• Gove, Jeffrey H. 2000.  Some observations on fitting assumed diameter distributions to horizontal point sampling data. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 30(4):521 -533
• Gross, K.L. et al. 2000. Patterns of species density and productivity at different spatial scales in herbaceous plant communities. Oikos 89(3):417-427.
• Kohli, R.K. et al. eds. 2000. Man and Forests. ISBN-81-85838-00-3. 551 p. Dayanand National Academy of Environmental Sciences, Secretariat, Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 014 India. Price Rs. 1000.00 in India, US $50 - other countries.
• Lande, R. et al. 2000. When species accumulation curves intersect: implications for ranking diversity using small samples. Oikos 89(3):601- 605.
• Matiru, V. (ed.) 2000. Forest cover and forest reserves in Kenya: Policy and practice. IUCN, Nairobi. vi + 58 pp.
• Montès, N. et al. 2000.  A non-destructive method for estimating above-ground forest biomass in threatened woodlands. Forest Ecology and Management 130(1-3):37-46.
• Matiru, V. (ed.) 2000. Forest cover and forest reserves in Kenya: Policy and practice. IUCN, Nairobi. vi + 58 pp.
• Morishita, Hideharu et al. eds.  1999. Proceedings International Conference on Development of Geographic Information Technology and its Applications: Year 2000 and Beyond. Pakistan. 7-9 March 1999. Available at: http://www.soc.titech.ac.jp/sakano-lab/atiq/Conference99.html
• Njuguna, P., et al. 1999. Reconnaissance survey of forest blocks in the west and east of the Rift Valley [Kenya].  Permanent Presidential Commission on Soil Conservation and Afforestation (PPCSCA), Nairobi. 43 pp.
• Pykäläinen, J. 2000.  Defining forest owner’s forest-management goals by means of a thematic interview in interactive forest planning.  Silva Fennica 34(1): 47–59. Abstract at: http://www.metla.fi/silvafennica/abs/sa34/sa341047.htm
• Ruiz, M. et al. 2000. Going home: A manual on the repatriation of information from ex-situ conservation and research institutions to countries of origin.  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 28 pp
• Saarikko, J., et al.  2000. Information server prototype for Global Forest Information Service (GFIS). In: Joint FAO/ECE/ILO Committee on Forest Technology, Management and Training Workshop: Forestry Information Systems 2000, 16-20 May 2000, Hyytiälä, Finland. 7pp. [PDF 61 kb] http://iufro.boku.ac.at/iufro/taskforce/tfgfis/FIS2000-hyytiala-paper.pdf
• Smart, Simon M. 2000. Ecological assessment of vegetation from a nature reserve using regional reference data and indicator scores. Biodiversity and Conservation 9(6):811-832
• Smidt, Mathew; Blinn, Charles R.1995. Logging for the 21st Century: Forest Ecology and Regeneration. FO-6517-GO.  http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/naturalresources/DD6517.html#Glossary

6 June 2000. Central Siberia Sustainability Project. USDA Forest Service Seminar. Washington, DC.  12:00-1:30pm. 1099 14th Street, NW, Washington DC 20005, 5th Floor Conference Room. Contact:  Liza Paqueo (+1-202-273-4736) l.paqueo@if.arctic.com

7 June 2000. An Update On The Prototype Carbon Fund - Catalyzing Markets for Climate Protection and Sustainable Development. Seminar. 10:00 am - 12:00 noon. Hotel Koenigshof, Adenauerallee 9, 53111 Bonn, Germany. Tel: 0228/26010 http://www.prototypecarbonfund.org/

8 June 2000. International long-term ecological research (ILTER) in forests of Central and Eastern Europe. Seminar presented by Dr. Andrzej Bytnerowicz. Washington, DC. 12:00 - 13:30? USDA Forest Service, 1099 14th Street, NW Washington DC 20005, 6th Floor Conference Room. Contact person:  Emily Twiss  +1-202-219-3990. For more information, please visit http://www.fs.fed.us/global/wsnew2.htm

15 June 2000. Carbon Sequestration and Irish Forests. Location:  Industry Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Rep. of Ireland. URL: http://www.coford.ie/carbon1.htm

19-20 June 2000, International Workshop A Decade Of JFM, Retrospection and Introspection. Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, India. Details at http://www.icfre.up.nic.in/bro-jfm.htm

19-23 June 2000. Forest Vegetation Simulator Workshop. Ronan, Montana, USA. Contact: Don Vandendriesche, USFS, Tel: +1-970-295-5772.

28-30 June 2000. Shaping the Future - 6th European Commission GI and GIS Workshop. Lyon, France. URL: http://www.ec-gis.org

23-26 October 2000.  Forest 2000 - 6th International Congress and Exhibition on Forests. Porto Seguro Convention Centre, Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil.  Forests 2000 has the following principal objectives: 1. Promote international discussion about sustainable forest development in Brazil and around the world focusing on the technical, political and economical implications.  2. Analyse political and legislative forest directives at regional, national and international levels.  3. Promote technical/scientific discussion with the participation of professors, researchers and specialists from all over the world on the understanding of forest ecosystems and their natural resources.  4. Present technological advances, and analyze from a business point of view the national and international trends, mechanisms related to industrialization and commercialization of forest products, especially wood, paper, cellulose and energy  5. Present through an international exhibition the environmental and forest developments reached in different ecosystems both in Brazil & around the world. A call for papers is open until 31 August 2000. Contact: BIOSFERA,  Brazilian Institute for the Environment, Av. Presidente Vargas, 435 - Suite 1103 - Centro, 20077-900 - Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil, Tel/ Fax: (55-21) 221-0155, 221-7626; Tel (55-21) 252-1631,  509-1155. Web Site: http://www.biosfera.com.br . E-mail: biosfera@biosfera.com.br  or bruni@domain.com.br

26-27 October 2000. Middle East and Africa Remote Sensing International Symposium (MARISY 2000). Rabat, Morocco. URL: http://www.crts.gov.ma.

4-8 December 2000. Introduction to the use of Geographic Information Systems & Remote Sensing in Conservation and Wildlife Management.  The Smithsonian Institution's Conservation & Research Center, Front Royal, Virginia, USA. For more details please see http://www.si.edu/crc/tp/tp_gis/tp_gis.htm or contact: Melissa Songer, Smithsonian Conservation & Research Center, 1500 Remount Road, Front Royal, VA  22630 USA. Tel: +1-540-635-6578. Email: songerm@crc.si.edu

• Glossary of Biotechnology Terms  - http://www.tropbio.com.my/Glossary.html
• Glossary of Environmental Paper and Forest Management Terms - http://www.kinkos.com/about/glossary.html
• Glossary of Forestry Terminology - http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/tfshome/manage/bmpfol/glossary.htm

• Forest Trees (1991) - online publication -  http://books.nap.edu/books/0309040345/html/index.html