The latest edition of Non-wood News has just been published by FAO. It is well worth having if you are interested in the inventory and use of forests resources and products other than timber. Subscriptions are free of charge by contacting Tina Etherington, Non-Wood News - FOPW, FAO, Vialle delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy. Email: non-wood-news@fao.org. URL: http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/forestry/nwfp/nonwood.htm.
HELP! - - I have been asked to share the following announcements with you:
ODI - The Forest Policy and Environment Group of the Overseas Development Institute, London, wishes to appoint a further Research Fellow. S/he will be an established researcher/practitioner, preferably with both policy and field-level experience on tropical forest issues. While experienced candidates with any relevant background may apply, preference is likely to be given to natural scientists with a background in ecology or the environmental sciences. Candidates should be qualified to at least MSc level, should have a strong interest in policy-related research, and an interest in working at the interface between forest and the environmental sciences. While the areas of geographical specialisation are left open, applications are particularly encouraged from candidates with experience in Asia. The closing date for applications is June 19th, 1999. Further details can be obtained from the ODI website at http://www.oneworld.org/odi/ The contact person for more information on the forestry post and application forms is Chemaine Hettiaratchy (c.hettiaratchy@odi.org.uk)
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ICRAF - Five positions including:
1. Regional Coordinator-Latin America - Based in Pucallpa (Peru),
with the possibility of residing in Lima to account for schooling needs,
the regional coordinator is responsible for shaping the content and
assuring the relevance, integration, planning, implementation and
effective delivery of ICRAF’s research and development activities in
the region. This includes raising funds, managing all staff in the region
and liaising with partners, donors, ICRAF staff in other regions and ICRAF
management. The coordinator is directly responsible to the director of
research, is a member of the middle management team of ICRAF and receives
technical support in financial and administrative matters from the
Management Service Division of ICRAF.
2. Programme 3 Leader; Systems Ecologist - ICRAF wishes to recruit a leader for this programme, to be based at ICRAF HQ in Nairobi. Reporting to the director of research, the incumbent will provide scientific leadership to the programme, and oversee a budget of approximately US $2.3 million and a team of 15 professionals. He/she will guide the evolution of the programme over the next few years towards an ecological approach to agroforestry research. Providing leadership will entail setting strategic research directions that are congruent with ICRAF’s priorities; aligning and motivating staff in the implementation of these directions; being a member of the ICRAF middle management team; and fund raising. The leader also ensures that scientists in the programme work successfully in collaboration with scientists in other ICRAF programmes and outside institutions. Finally, the leader is responsible for the coherence and relevance of all the activities undertaken in the programme across regions.
3. Ecologist-Programme 1 - The position of ecologist has been created to strengthen ICRAF’s research on the effects of trees and tree management systems on the environment. Watershed management will be an important focus of this work, with particular attention to the effects of tree management on watershed protection and water quality in the Lake Victoria Basin and the East African Highlands. The successful candidate will be expected to initiate and implement research on other ecosystem services of trees, particularly carbon sequestration and agroecosystem resilience. The ecologist will identify and evaluate promising options for improving farm productivity while restoring degraded agricultural landscapes or mitigating environmental problems in intensifying land use systems. He/she will design and lead field studies to assess how current and novel options shape the interactions between trees, crops, livestock, water and soils at the catchment and watershed scales. The ecologist will also design research to assess how alternative land uses and agroforestry practices can contribute to carbon sequestration and agroecosystem resilience.
4. Tree Scientist -Malawi - The scientist will lead the ICRAF programme in Malawi, ensuring that it dovetails with national agriculture and forestry priorities, and liaising with all agroforestry related projects in Malawi. As the Tree Scientist for ICRAF’s Southern Africa team, he/she will provide leadership in all aspects of tree research, attract and supervise postgraduate students to build capacity in the region, contribute to proposals and reports, and visit donors. He/she will also lead the Domestication of Indigenous Fruits Project including carrying out research in tree propagation, management of fruit trees on farm, and product development and marketing. The scientist's main research responsibilities will be evaluation and selection of provenances and clones of priority miombo fruit trees; screening new tree species and germplasm for uses including improved fallows, fodder, fuelwood, timber and medicines; determining germplasm demand and supply issues and investigating germplasm delivery pathways; and establishing and maintaining germplam multiplication stands (seed orchards and mother blocks) of priority tree species. Other responsibilities will include overseeing the design and implementation of a range of agroforestry interventions for development, in collaboration with partners.
5. Head of Information and Creative Services - The incumbent will stimulate, energise and direct the Centre's activities in the key dissemination areas of print and electronic publishing, library and documentation, and public awareness and provide support for ICRAF's resource mobilisation efforts.
For additional information on the ICRAF positions, contact the Head of Human Resources, International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, PO Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya; tel: +254 2 521450 or 1 650 833 6645; fax: +254 2 521001 or 1 650 833 6646; email: r.lecuyer@cgiar.org.
Araújo, Thaís Maia et al. 1999. Comparison of formulae for biomass content determination in atropical rain forest site in the state of Pará, Brazil, Forest Ecology And Management 117 (1-3): 43-52
Arner, Stanford L. 1998. Comparison of a fully mapped plot design to three alternative designs for volume and area estimates using Maine inventory data. GTR-NE-243. USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, 5 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 200, Radnor, PA 19087-4585 USA. Tel +1-610-975-4017. Fax +1-610-975-4095
Bork, Edward W. et al. 1999. Rangeland cover component quantification using broad (TM) and narrow-band (1.4NM) spectrometry. Journal of Range Management 52(3):249-258.
Bork, Edward W.; Werner, Scott J. 1999. Viewpoint: Implications of spatial variability for estimating forage use. Journal of Range Management 52(2):151-156.
Khorram, Siamak (ed.) 1999 Accuracy Assessment of Remote Sensing-Derived Change Detection. 64 p. $25 USD. American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 210, Bethesda, MD 20814-2160 USA. Tel: +1-301.617.7812. Fax: +1-301.206.9789 Email: asprspub@pmds.com
McNab, W. Henry; Browning, Sara A.; Simon, Steven A.; Fouts, Penelope E. 1999. An unconventional approach to ecosystem unit classification in western North Carolina, USA. Forest Ecology and Management. 114: 405-420.
Nelson, Bruce W. et al. 1999. Allometric regressions for improved estimate of secondary forest biomass in the central Amazon, Forest Ecology and Management 117(1-3):149-167.
Scarnecchia, David L. 1999. Viewpoint: The range utilization concept, allocation arrays, and range management science. Journal of Range Management 52(2):157-160.
Schreuder, H.T. et al. 1999. Combining mapped and statistical data in forest ecological inventory and monitoring – supplementing an existing system Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 56(3):269-291.
Schreuder, H. T. et al. 1999. Estimating the Number of Tree Species in a Forest Community using Survey Data. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 56(3):293-303.
Spetich, Martin A.; Parker, George R. 1998. Plot size recommendations for biomass estimation in a midwestern old-growth forest. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 15(4): 165-168.
White, David L.; Lloyd, F. Thomas. 1998. An old-growth definition for dry and dry-mesic oak-pine forests. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-23. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 42 p.
Aldrich, Robert C. Remote Sensing of Wildland Resources: A State-of-the-Art Review. General Technical Report RM-71. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Although originally published in 1979, Dr. Aldrich's review of aerial photography remains very valid today. This important document has been out of print and unavailable for ten years, but it is now available in pdf at http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/ftcol/rwu4804/RM71abs.htm
Lund, H. Gyde; Preto, Giovanni. eds. 1990. Global Natural Resource Monitoring and Assessments: Preparing for the 21st Century. This 3-volume set contains more than 150 papers presented at the IUFRO Conference held in Venice, Italy, September 1989. 1500 p. A bargain at $10 USD for the 3 volume set. Contact: American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 210, Bethesda, MD 20814-2160 USA. Tel: +1-301.617.7812. Fax: +1-301.206.9789 Email: asprspub@pmds.com
Max, Timothy A. et al. 1996. The Pacific Northwest Region Vegetation and Monitoring System USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-493 (227 k in pdf format) http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs.htm
Ralph, C. John et al. 1996. Manual de métodos de campo para el monitoreo de aves terrestres. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. General Technical Report PSW-GTR-159-Web. http://www2.psw.fs.fed.us/publications/Documents/gtr-159/gtr-159.html
Uzoh, Fabian C.C.; Ritchie Martin W. 1996. Crown Area Equations for 13 Species of Trees and Shrubs in Northern California and Southwestern Oregon. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. Research Paper PSW-RP-227-Web http://www.pswfs.gov/Tech_Pub/Documents/RP-227/Uzoh_RP227.html
Zielinski, William J.; Kucera, Thomas E. 1995. American
Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection.
USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. General Technical
Report 157(Web)
http://www.pswfs.gov/Tech_Pub/Documents/GTR-157/GTR157_TbleCont.html
8 June 1999. Bigleaf mahogany in the southeastern Amazon Basin:
reconciling systems for natural forest management with patterns of life
history. Seminar by James Grogan. Washington, DC. Time: 11:30AM.
Place: Franklin Court Conference Room - 6th Floor, USDA Forest
Service, 1099 14th Street Washington, D.C.. Please Bring Photo I.D. for
Security Purposes. Jennifer Solomon, USDA Forest Service,
International Programs. Tel: 1-202-273-4693.
3rd - 8th October 1999. Institute of Foresters of Australia - Biennial Conference. Hobart, Australia. The theme is "Practising Forestry Today". Topics covered include Codes of Forest Practice, Silviculture of native forests, Silviculture of plantations, Silviculture of farm forests, Managing for non wood products and values, Impacts of regional and national forest agreements. A pre-conference tour will be held in the week prior. Sponsorship and trade exhibition packages are available. Contact: conventions@mures.com.au. Also, for more details on the conference, check out the Internet Site http://www.ifa.unimelb.edu.au/events/hobart.htm
15-18th March 2000. AusTimber 2000 Exhibition. Albury, NSW, Australia. Contact:- phone - (02) 6248 5653 or fax - (02) 6248 5677. For more information about the Exhibition http://www.austforest.com.au/
SilvaVoc - The acronym is a composition of silva = forest, and voc =
vocabulary. It emphasizes the importance of the correct usage of technical
terms in forestry, and is the name of IUFRO's clearinghouse for
multilingual forest terminology. See:
http://iufro.boku.ac.at/iufro/silvavocweb/index.htm
As always, please share as appropriate. If you have any inventory-related information you wish to pass along, please contact me. Have a great weekend. Gyde
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