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The article offers information related to the Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics (SSFE) as of December 2018. Topics discussed include the anniversary of the organization, the involvement of SSFE in forest economics research, and the SSFE conference that was held in Helsingør, Denmark in May 2018.

Information about the 11th United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF-11) held at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York from May 4â€15, 2015 on international arrangement on forests (IAF) is presented. Topics discussed include promotion of management, conservation and sustainable development of forests as the aim of UNFF; environmental policy and law which are required to be executed by the UNFF; and steps taken to improve countries' access to forest-related funds.

The article discusses various issues related to Nordic forestry as of May 2014. Topics discussed include the 10th Annual Meeting of the Network for Wood Science and Engineering in Edinburgh, Scotland from October 13-14, 2014, a study from Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the Future Forests research programme on positive effect of forest management to climate change mitigation, and the International Conference on Urban Tree Diversity in Alnarp, Sweden from June 16-18, 2014.

The article reports on the sustainable forest management, multifunctional forestry, European forest policy (SUMFOREST) event in Europe. It mentions its aim towards the reinforcement of scientific cooperation on forests in the continent along with the reduction of fragmentation and increase of research activities. It also notes the meeting in the Helge River Model Forest on governance as well as the FORDISMAN and PRIFOR networks on natural disturbances of forests.

This article analyses the dynamics and legacy of the divisive South African debate over the hydrological and ecological impact of exotic timber plantation that erupted before, during and after the Fourth Empire Forestry Conference, held throughout the country in 1935. It examines the geographies, environments and networks that caused forestry critics, spearheaded by the ecologist John EV. Phillips, to challenge South Africa's afforestation programme at the Conference. Phillips' spirited criticisms of forestry helped to establish an interdisciplinary research programme studying the impacts of exotic trees from forestry, ecological and hydrological perspectives in the Jonkershoek Valley, outside of Stellenbosch, that ran from 1935 to 1995. The findings of this pioneering and globally significant interdisciplinary research programme shaped South African environmental policies related to forest hydrology, biodiversity management, invasive species control and fire dynamics until the late 1980s and early 1990s. This research is still utilised, albeit in fragmented forms, in present-day national water, forestry and environmental legislation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In several national and international meetings of forest and general plant pathology, when discussing possible causes of current arrivals of new alien pathogens in Estonia, we demonstrated the climate characteristic 'monthly mean temperatures' as coloured grid-boxes, colours of which indicate the statistical relation of the definite months' characteristic to its' long time mean value. It was met with approval and evaluated as suitable and pictorial way for the visualization of shorter (until some few decades) drastically differing periods in climate warming for more trustworthy connecting of these two scientifically-experimentally only heavily connectable natural processes - climate warming and epidemics of alien forest pathogens. During the winters of the 20th century, apparently not only freezing, but also warming periods had caused serious aftermaths in forest pathology [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the highlights of the 68th Annual Conference of the Arkansas Historical Association (AHA) held at the Southern Arkansas University (SAU) in Magnolia, Arkansas from April 23 to 25, 2009. The centennial anniversary of four farmers' schools in the state was acknowledged during the event. Sessions concerning Arkansas forests and agricultural practices were presented. Tours around the downtown commercial district were also given to participants.

This short summary represents the introduction and overview of a special section of two papers that arose from the 2013 (9th) Southern Forestry and Natural Resources GIS Conference (SOFOR GIS). The conference held its ninth meeting in Athens, Georgia (USA) on December 9-10, 2013. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the "Biological reactions of Forests to Climate Change and Air Pollution," a conference hosted by International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) that was held in Kaunas, Lithuania from May 18-26, 2012. Topics discussed include the impact of climate change and pollution for forest ecosystem, the importance of responsiveness for environmental crisis, and participation of more than 200 scientists across the world for the event.

The article discusses a seminar on tree improvement and forest biotechnology held in Dehradun, India. Topics include future research of action and planning for productivity enhancement of Indian forests, efforts taken by Forest Research Institute (FRI) for development, and population genetic studies and technology for tree improvement.

Information about tropical forests discussed at the annual meeting held August 2011 in Austin, Texas sponsored by the Ecological Society of America is presented. Topics include the effects of global warming on tropical forests, the rising temperature on aboveground tropical forests, and the importance of measuring scale in temperature responses. The meeting featured several speakers including Molly Cavaleri, Michael Ryan, and Shaun Cunningham.

This is the introduction to, and overview of, the Special Section of papers from the 2009 Southern Forestry and Natural Resources GIS Conference (SOFOR GIS). The conference was held for the seventh time in Athens, Georgia, on December 7-9, 2009. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses the contributions to forest science of Dr. Gene Namkoong. Details of a symposium entitled Unifying Perspectives of Evolution, Conservation and Breeding held in his honour at the University of British Columbia from July 22 to 24, 1999, which highlighted the diversity and quality of Gene?s research; Publication of papers in his honour in this issue; Highlights of his research in theoretical and empirical population and quantitative genetics, breeding, gene conservation, and ethics; Impact of his published works; Contents of this issue.

The article discusses the 17th International Boreal Forest Research Association (IBFRA) conference held in Rovaniemi, Finland from May 24-29, 2015. Topics discussed include highlights of the conference such as sustainable forest management and changes in the ecology and hydrology of forests, keynote speakers were Werner Kurz, Andrey Sirin, and Mike Wulder, and mentions the formation of the IBFRA in 1991.

The article offers information on the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Spruce 2015 conference held at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta on August 11-13.

Information about the inaugural interdisciplinary symposium Biogeography of the Carpathians held in Cracow, Poland on September 26 to 28, 2013 is presented. Topics include the genetic variation of Carparthian forest trees, the faunal history of southeastern central Europe, and lichens. The symposium also featured a banquet and a trip to the Tatra Mountains.

The article offers information on the topics discussed at the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO) Tree Biotechnology Conference held in Bahia, Brazil from June 26-July 2, 2011. The conference focused on tree biotechnology and advances of genomics in regards to forest conservation, tree physiology, and molecular breeeding. It was attended by several scientists and foresters.

Provides an overview of the symposium 'Forest Pathology for the Last Century: A Retrospective and Directions for the Future' held at the 2000 annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society in New Orleans, Louisiana. Speakers featured at the symposium; Advances made by the United States in the area of forest pathology during the 20th century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Highlights topics discussed at the Third International Conference on Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry held in Denver, Colorado, and the 9th Annual Congress of the AOCS Latin America Section in San Jose, Costa Rica, in November 2002. Advances in geospatial data acquisition and processing; Local to regional crop yield assessment; Environmental controls in the oilseeds and fats industry.

Discusses the proceedings of an international conference entitled The Role of Boreal Forests and Forestry in the Global Carbon Budget was held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 8 to 12 May, 2000 to examine the present state of understanding of this subject, hosted by the Canadian Forest Service, the conference attracted nearly 300 scientists, forest managers, and policy advisors from around. Themes of the conference, including spectrum of research, broken into four themes, including boreal forest carbon budgets, monitoring and measuring boreal forest carbon fluxes and stocks, forestry practices for carbon management and social and economic issues, including implications of the Kyoto Protocol. Publications which capture the current scientific understanding of the contribution of boreal forests and forestry to the global carbon cycle, as presented at this conference, was captured in a series of publications.

Introduces a series of articles presented in the workshop held in Pingree Park, Colorado about forest gap modeling.

Reports on the highlights of the American Forest Congress in February 1996 in Washington D.C. Discussion coverage; Objectives; Brainstorming sessions; Comments from the participants; Topics emphasized.

The article offers information on the conference organized by the Department of Botany of Makerere University in Uganda and the Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation (NORAD). The conference is titled "Plant Sciences in Development," and was held on February 21-25, 2005 at Makerere University. Topics discussed were matters related to plant resource surveys, utilization including trade, gender issues in plant resource management, geographical distribution, rarity and level of threat and abundance. The presentations centered on plant dynamics, biotechnology, plant taxonomy, economic botany and sustainable livelihoods.

Meetings of the World Parks Congress and the World Forestry Congress in September 2003 have all trappings of any modern international conference on the environment. Experts will converge in Durban, South Africa, and Quebec City, Quebec, respectively, to discuss the state of the world's parks and forests, in search of comprehensive strategies that will enable forests, and the diversity of life they support, to flourish for future generations. Goals of the World Parks Congress are certainly laudable. Large parks protect species that are sensitive to human activities and provide a relative baseline with which to compare less intact ecosystems. And they provide a host of other natural services, from carbon sequestration to water filtration and soil protection. Canada's boreal forest is a prime example of a region with tremendous potential for conservation. It is one of just three regions on the earth where large, unfragmented, relatively pristine forests still exist. Scientists have been charged with the responsibility to find ways for a growing human population to live within the limits of ecosystems.

Reports that the major focus of the Seventh American Forest Congress is based on long-range management of the United States' forests. What the Congress will aim to include participation from; What have been done in preparation for the Congress.