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URBAN STREAM RESTORATION - A Video Tour of Ecological Restoration Techniques. Video Documentary - 61 minutes. An information-packed video tour of six urban stream restoration sites. Background information on how the projects were funded and organized with community involvement, and the history and principles of restoration. Full of beautiful examples of restored streams with detailed instructions and graphic illustrations. Includes examples of stream restoration in very urbanized areas, recreating stream shapes and meanders, creek daylighting, soil bioengineering, and ecological flood control projects. For additional information see: http://www.noltemedia.com/order/urban/stream.html
FELLOWSHIPS IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2000-2001- From the Climate List -The Harvard University Committee on the Environment offers both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships in Global Environmental Assessment. The fellowships are tenable at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs in the Kennedy School of Government for the academic year 2000- 2001. The GEA fellowships are offered to enable scholars to participate in the Global Environmental Assessment Project, a multiyear effort to shape an integrated understanding of the actual relationships among science, assessment, policy and management in social responses to global environmental change. The Project seeks applicants interested in collaborating on research in one of the areas listed below: - The design and management of effective assessments of global environmental issues; - Assessments as sites of environmental knowledge creation; - The credibility of information provided by international institutions; - Information systems linking global assessment to local decision making. Applications are due by January 15, 2000. To receive the full fellowship announcement, subscribe to the news-service: "GEAFELLOWSHIPS" by sending a message to listproc@environment.harvard.edu containing the line in the message field: "SUBSCRIBE GEAFELLOWSHIPS <Your full name>" (e.g., SUBSCRIBE GEAFELLOWSHIPS Jane Doe) The subject line should be left blank. More information can be obtained from the web site at: http://environment.harvard.edu/gea.
DIRECTOR SOUGHT - The European Forest headquarters in Joensuu, Finland has an opening for the Director. For information about EFI see its web page at http://www.efi.fi. Salary and benefits are commensurate with European standards for a senior position of this nature. The appointee is expected to take up the post in May 2000. A fixed term appointment for three to five years is envisaged. The appointment can be renewed once. Applications sent to the Director are requested by 15th January 2000. For information about the directorship, contact: European Forest Institute, Torikatu 34, FIN-80100 Joensuu Finland. Tel +358 13 252 020, Fax +358 13 124 393. Emails: Fergal.Mulloy@efi.fi, Ian.Hunter@efi.fi, or
Risto.Paivinen@efi.fi. (I can attest that EFI and Joensuu are a wonderful places to live and work - Gyde).
REVIEWS SOUGHT - From the CLIMATE List - The World Energy Assessment: Second Draft Report is now up and running at http://www.undp.org/seed/eap/activities. The site includes the second drafts of the report’s eleven chapters, for viewing ordownloading, in addition to information about the people and organizations involved. You are invited to review the whole document, or chapters most relevant to your area of expertise. The website provides instructions on how you can provide comments, electronically or by hard copy.
THIS SPACE FOR RENT - I need to recuperate some of the expenses of developing and sending out FIU. Therefore, I would welcome one or two lines of appropriate advertising to help cover the cost of each issue. If you are interested, please contact me. Thanks - Gyde - gklund@att.net.
Anon. 1999. Field tests of carbon monitoring methods in forestry projects. 63 p. Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development, 1611 North Kent Street, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22209 USA.
Beckingham, John D. et al. 1999. Multi-layered and Statistically Based Ecosystem Mapping: The de facto standard for land resource planning in the 21st century. Earth Observation Magazine 8(5): pages unknown. See http://www.eomonline.com/index3.htm
Brandtberg, Tomas. 1999. Automatic individual tree based analysis of high spatial resolution aerial images on naturally regenerated boreal forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 29(10):1464-1478. Abstract
Congalton, Russell G., et al. 1999. Use of Regional Forest Vegetation Mapping for Analyzing Endangered Species Habitat. Earth Observation Magazine 8(5): pages unknown. See http://www.eomonline.com/index3.htm
Curley, R.D. ; Paley, Stephen. 1999. A Grower's Guide to Remote Sensing - What you need, what's available, what's ahead. Modern Agriculture. See: http://www.eomonline.com/index4.htm
Guy, Erich D.; Levine, Norman S. 1999. Addressing climate change treaties by modeling land use policies. ESRI ArcNews 21(3):28.
Kangas, Annika S. 1999. Methods for assessing uncertainty of growth and yield predictions
Canadian Journal of Forest Research 29(9):1357-1364. Abstract
MacDicken, K.G. 1997. A guide to monitoring carbon storage in forestry and agroforestry. 87 p. Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development, 1611 North Kent Street, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22209 USA.
Machado, José-Luis; Reich, Peter B. 1999. Evaluation of several measures of canopy openness as predictors of photosynthetic photon flux density in deeply shaded conifer-dominated forest understory Canadian Journal of Forest Research 29(9):1438-1444. Abstract
Pajari, Brita (ed.) 1999. The Development of Forestry Statistics in the Baltic and Nordic States. EFI Proceedings 24. Now available on the Internet in pdf-format at http://www.efi.fi/publications/Proceedings/24.html
UNEP's Our Planet Magazine - See http://www.ourplanet.com/imgversn/102/contents.html
UNASYLVA - http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/forestry/FODA/UNASYLVA/197/E/197-e.stm
16 November 1999. Sensitivity of the Tropics to a Global Climate Warming: Evidence and Implications U.S. Global Change Research Program Seminar Series. Washington, DC. 3:15-4:45 PM, Rayburn House Office Bldg., Room B-369. Contact: Anthony D. Socci, Ph.D., U.S. Global Change Research Program Office, 400 Virginia Ave. SW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20024; Telephone:+1 (202) 314-2235; Fax:+1 (202) 488-8681 E-Mail: TSOCCI@USGCRP.GOV. Additional information on the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and this Seminar Series is available on the USGCRP Home Page at: http://www.usgcrp.gov. A complete archive of seminar summaries can also be found at this site.
18 November 1999. Indicators of SFM and Certification Systems. Milan, Italy. The first Italian congress on Forest Certification organised by ENI Foundation Enrico Mattei, WWF-Italy and CSQA. Contact: Dr.ssa S. Busatta - CSQA, e-mail: s.busatta@csqa.it or fax +39/445.382672
29 November - 2 December 1999. International Workshop on Promoting Cooperation for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Rural Development in Mountain Ecosystems: The Case of Andes and the Himalayas Kathmandu. Contact: Alejandro Camino D.C., HimalAndes Initiative, Independencia 461, Miraflores, Lima 18 Peru. Tel.: (511) 867-7771, 442-9992, 441-9610, Telefax: (511) 442-7894. e-mails: acamino@mail.cosapidata.com.pe, acamino@apu.cbc.org.pe. Web page
6 December 1999. International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) Annual Business Meeting, Washington, DC. 10 am - 1 pm. at USDA Forest Service International Programs, Franklin Court, 1199 14th Street, NW, Suite 5500W, Washington, DC. Contact: W.T. Doolittle, ISTF, 5400 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814 USA. Tel: +1-301-897-8720 ext. 127. Fax: +1-301-897-3690. Email: istf@igc.apc.org.
6-9 December, 1999. International Symposium on Sustainable Development in Semi-Arid Regions - WORLD SEMI-ARID '99. João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil. Contact: Prof. Dorival C. Bruni, President of BIOSFERA, Brazilian Society for the Environment (BIOSFERA), P.O.Box 2432, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP: 20001-970, Brazil. Tel/Fax: (+55 21) 221-0155/ 2217626. Tel: (+55 21) 252-1631. E-mail: biosfera@biosfera.com.br. Web site:
6-10 December 1999. Pecora 14: Land Satellite Information III: Demonstrating the Value of Satellite Imagery. Contact: Kass Green, Pacific Meridian Resources, 5915 Hollis Street, Building B, Emeryville, CA 94606 USA. Tel: +1-510-654-6980. Fax: +1-510-654-5774. Email: kgreen@pacificmeridian.com. Web site
21-25 February 2000. Designing Multipurpose Resource Inventories - An International Short Course. CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica. This course will provide grass roots and hands on experience in designing multipurpose resource inventories. The intent is to provide instructions so that the participants design MRIs in their own countries and also provide training in their respective regions. Participation will be limited to approx. 20 students. Space is limited so early registration is encouraged. Fees are US $ 600, which includes registration, printed and other materials, instructors, certification, health insurance, field day transportation, and coffee breaks. For additional information, contact: Dr. Miguel Caballero Deloya, Head. Area of Environmental Economics and Sociology Research Program, CATIE 7170. Turrialba, Costa Rica. TELFAX: 556 8514. Tel: 556 6431 Ext. 2522. Electronic mail: caballer@catie.ac.cr.
23-25 February 2000. Workshop: Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing for Sustainable Forest Management: Challenge and Innovation in the 21st Century. Alberta, Canada. See: http://www.ualberta.ca/~gis1/wshop/index.htm
21-25 March, 2000. Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management at the Forest Management Unit Level. Nancy, France. Contact: Olivier Laroussinie, GIP ECOFOR, 19, avenue du Maine, 75732 Paris Cedex 15, France. Tel.: (+33)1 45 49 88 36; Fax: (+33) 1 45 49 88 39; E-mail: laroussinie@engref.frWeb site
6-8 April 2000. Information management in forest enterprises. Munich, Germany. IUFRO 4.04.02. Contact: Martin Moog, Ludwig-Maximilian Univerisyt, Munich, Am Hochanger 13, D-85354 Freising, Germany. Tel: +49-8161-7146-30. Fax: +49-8161-7146-31.
8-12 May, 2000. The Role of Forests and Forestry in the Global Carbon Budget International Conference Edmonton, Canada. Contact: carbon@nofc.forestry.ca or by fax to +1 780 435 73 56. Web site
7-12 August 2000. XXI IUFRO World Congress 2000. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Contact: IUFRO Congress Organizing Committee, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong 52109, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Fax: +60-363-67753. Email: iufroxxi@frim.gov.my.
25-27 September, 2000. Woody Biomass as an Energy Source - Challenges in Europe International Conference. Joensuu, Finland. Contact: Ms. Brita Pajari, Seminar Coordinator, European Forest Institute, Torikatu 34, FIN-80100 Joensuu, Finland. Tel. +358 (0)13 252 0223. Mobile +358 (0)50 359 0362. Fax. +358 (0)13 124 393. Email: brita.pajari@efi.fi. Web site
25-28 October 2000. Enviro Latin America 2000. Segunda Exposição Internacional De Tecnologias Ambientais. São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Contact: Sociedade Brasileira para a Valorização do Meio Ambiente - BIOSFERA, Av. Presidente Vargas, 435 - Gr. 1104/1105 - Centro, 20077-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Caixa Postal 2432, 20001-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Tel/fax: (021)221-0155, 221-7626, Fax: (021)262-5946. E-Mail: biosfera@biosfera.com.br. Web site
AERIAL ARCHAEOLOGY in Austria - Web site
AIR PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE FOR JORDAN http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/classics/archeology/apamea/
BIOLOGICAL METADATA STANDARD - The NBII biological metadata standard is used to describe or catalog biological data sets or information products (such as maps or technical reports) by documenting such things as subject matter; how, when, where, and by whom the data were collected; accuracy of the data; and availability and distribution information.
CARTOGRAPHIC LINKS FOR BOTANISTS - http://www.helsinki.fi/kmus/cartogr.html
CEDARE (Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe) GIS Database description
CLIMATE CHANGE - from the CLIMATE List - The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has published a comprehensive summary of the Fifth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. This report is available in HTML format and in PDF format
ESRI VIRTUAL CAMPUS - locate GIS publications through the virtual campus library at http://campus.esri.com
TREE DICTIONARY - from the Forest Net list - http://www.wdt.qc.ca/
UNEP INFORMATION RESOURCES - Environmental Information and Assessment - http://www.centre.unep.net/unepweb/merc_web/infosrc.htm
Please share as appropriate. Cheers. Gyde