Events Calendar
Events: 01 May 2012 - 31 May 2012
| Sixteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (-) Starts: 30 Apr 2012 - Ends: 04 May 2012 - Location: , null  (CBD) 17 Jan 2011 - 15:51 UTC |
| Sixteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (-) Starts: 30 Apr 2012 - Ends: 05 May 2012 - Location: Montreal, CANADA (CBD) 20 Jan 2012 - 20:15 UTC |
| Esri Forestry GIS Conference (Join the Esri Forestry Group at Esri’s headquarters in Redlands, California for the 2012 Esri Forestry GIS Conference. The theme is ‘Solutions and Resources for Today’s Forest Management Challenges.’ This conference is a unique opportunity to hear project success stories from forestry GIS users, talk to onsite Esri GIS specialists, participate in discussions and workshops, investigate cutting edge mobile GIS hardware and software in the field, and explore the advantages of GIS in a setting just...) Starts: 01 May 2012 - Ends: 03 May 2012 - Location: Redlands, California (Esri) 27 Jan 2012 - 19:57 UTC |
| Geography International Symposium - Climate Change for Sustainability ( With the growing concern over the impacts of cli.. [more] ) Starts: 04 May 2012 - Ends: 07 May 2012 - Location: Yogyakarta, INDONESIA (CIFOR) 30 Jan 2012 - 20:15 UTC |
| IRG43 - 43rd Annual Conference of the International Research Group on Wood Protection (IRG) (From 2012-05-06 to 2012-05-12, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 5.03.00 The main event of the Group is the Annual Conference, where the latest available research results in wood protection are presented and discussed. The conference is normally held in May-June. The Annual Conference is arranged by the IRG Secretariat in close co-operation with a local host such as a national wood preserving association or research institute. Guidelines indicating the responsibilities of the host...) Starts: 06 May 2012 - Ends: 12 May 2012 - Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (IUFRO) 15 Sep 2011 - 09:20 UTC |
| 9th International Pulp Week ( The ninth edition of International Pulp Week (IPW) returns to the beautiful city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. PPPC is pleased to announce that IPW will once again be part of the Global Forest Products Leadership Summit alongside professional services and consulting firm PwC and International Wood Markets Group Inc. To learn more about the Summit, visit www.forestproductssummit.com. International Pulp Week will begin with the traditional Opening Cocktail, allowing...) Starts: 06 May 2012 - Ends: 09 May 2012 - Location: Vancouver, Canada (Pulp and Paper Products Council) 09 Jan 2012 - 13:42 UTC |
| Meeting of the COP Bureau (-) Starts: 06 May 2012 - Ends: 07 May 2012 - Location: Montreal, CANADA (CBD) 19 Mar 2012 - 19:52 UTC |
| Fourth meeting of the ad hoc open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (-) Starts: 07 May 2012 - Ends: 11 May 2012 - Location: , null (CBD) 17 Jan 2011 - 15:51 UTC |
| Directors' Forum: Governance of Forest Research and Education – Innovations in Participatory Management (From 2012-05-07 to 2012-05-08, Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 9.02.00 There will be various lectures, presentations and panel discussions on governance and participatory management in plenary as well as parallel sessions including: Governance of cooperation and competition in forest science; Participation and governance in education and capacity building; Societal and organizational aspects of higher forest education; Analysis of legal and financial frame conditions; Ethics...) Starts: 07 May 2012 - Ends: 08 May 2012 - Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina (IUFRO) 06 Jul 2011 - 12:25 UTC |
| IUFRO Directors' Forum: Governance of Forest Research and Education - Innovations in Participatory Management, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (07.05.2012 - 08.05.2012) Starts: 07 May 2012 - Ends: 08 May 2012 - Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tapio) 08 Dec 2011 - 10:46 UTC |
| IUFRO "Directors' Forum" (The IUFRO ”Directors’ Forum“ is an initiative of IUFRO Research Group 9.02.00 “Management of Forest Research” that brings together heads of forest research institutes and deans of forest faculties and provides a platform for the exchange and development of views on the management of forest research. It is our great pleasure to cordially invite you to the forum that will focus on: Governance of Forest Research and Education – Innovations in Participatory Management) Starts: 07 May 2012 - Ends: 08 May 2012 - Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (NB Forest) 12 Nov 2011 - 14:43 UTC |
| Directors' Forum: Governance of Forest Research and Education – Innovations in Participatory Management (From 2012-05-07 to 2012-05-08, Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 9.02.00 There will be various lectures, presentations and panel discussions on governance and participatory management in plenary as well as parallel sessions including: Governance of cooperation and competition in forest science; Participation and governance in education and capacity building; Societal and organizational aspects of higher forest education; Analysis of legal and financial frame conditions; Ethics...) Starts: 07 May 2012 - Ends: 08 May 2012 - Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina (IUFRO) 06 Jul 2011 - 12:25 UTC |
| Directors' Forum: Governance of Forest Research and Education – Innovations in Participatory Management ( The IUFRO ”Directors’ Forum“ is an initiative of IUFRO Research Group 9.02.00 “Management of Forest Research” that brings together heads of forest research institutes and deans of forest faculties and provides a platform for the exchange and development of views on the management.. [more] ) Starts: 07 May 2012 - Ends: 08 May 2012 - Location: Sarajevo, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (CIFOR) 20 Dec 2011 - 22:49 UTC |
| Fourth Meeting of the Working Group on the Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-4) ( WGRI-4 will be held in Montreal, Canada, from 14-18 May 2012, to review the implementation of the new Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011-2020), including the Aichi Targets. Recommendations from WGRI-4 are to be submitted to COP-11 for its consideration and adoption. WGRI-4 inc.. [more] ) Starts: 07 May 2012 - Ends: 11 May 2012 - Location: Montreal, CANADA (CIFOR) 20 Dec 2011 - 22:49 UTC |
| Fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (-) Starts: 07 May 2012 - Ends: 11 May 2012 - Location: Montreal, CANADA (CBD) 25 Mar 2012 - 18:19 UTC |
| Energiapuuharvennus, Etelä-Savo (08.05.2012 - 08.05.2012) Starts: 08 May 2012 - Ends: 08 May 2012 - Location: EteläSavo (Tapio) 22 Nov 2011 - 12:29 UTC |
| 15th European Forum on Urban Forestry: Urban Forests - Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Management (From 2012-05-08 to 2012-05-12, Leipzig, Germany, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 6.07.00 The 15th EFUF Conference will highlight the crucial role played by urban forests in delivering essential ecosystem services for people in urban landscapes, especially in relation to the problem of how to maintain new large-scale urban forests and urban green spaces with declining public sector budgets. ) Starts: 08 May 2012 - Ends: 12 May 2012 - Location: Leipzig, Germany (IUFRO) 02 Feb 2012 - 13:53 UTC |
| 26th Session North American Forest Commission ( Tue, 08 May 2012 - Wed, 09 May 2012, Organizer: FOEL, FAO HQ, Canada, Quebec City. 26th Session North American Forest Commission) Starts: 08 May 2012 - Ends: 09 May 2012 - Location: Quebec City, Canada (FAO) 09 Mar 2012 - 12:18 UTC |
| All-Division 9 Conference (From 2012-05-09 to 2012-05-11, Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 9.00.00) Starts: 09 May 2012 - Ends: 11 May 2012 - Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina (IUFRO) 05 Jul 2011 - 12:40 UTC |
| International Seminar "Assessing Forest Governance in a Context of Change" (From 2012-05-09 to 2012-05-11, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 9.05.00 The objective of the conference is to meet scientists and other experts to discuss the experiences in assessing the governance of the forest sector in various places of the world. Different approaches and methodologies will be confronted, with as a perspective to progress in the understanding of the different concepts of “governance” as applied in the forest policy and management issues.) Starts: 09 May 2012 - Ends: 11 May 2012 - Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina (IUFRO) 21 Jul 2011 - 08:43 UTC |
| International Seminar "Assessing Forest Governance in a Context of Change" (From 2012-05-09 to 2012-05-11, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 9.05.00 The objective of the conference is to meet scientists and other experts to discuss the experiences in assessing the governance of the forest sector in various places of the world. Different approaches and methodologies will be confronted, with as a perspective to progress in the understanding of the different concepts of "governance" as applied in the forest policy and management issues.) Starts: 09 May 2012 - Ends: 11 May 2012 - Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina (IUFRO) 21 Jul 2011 - 08:43 UTC |
| IUFRO All-Division 9 Conference: Governance of Change, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (09.05.2012 - 11.05.2012) Starts: 09 May 2012 - Ends: 11 May 2012 - Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tapio) 08 Dec 2011 - 10:56 UTC |
| All-Division 9 Conference (From 2012-05-09 to 2012-05-11, Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 9.00.00) Starts: 09 May 2012 - Ends: 11 May 2012 - Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina (IUFRO) 05 Jul 2011 - 12:40 UTC |
| 2do Congreso Nacional de Sistemas Silvopastoriles (SSP) (From 2012-05-09 to 2012-05-11, Santiago Del Estero, Argentina, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 1.04.00 Con el apoyo de instituciones relacionadas a la temática, el INTA organiza el 2° Congreso Nacional de Sistemas Silvopastoriles, un espacio orientado a la construcción del conocimiento a partir de aportes científico-técnicos, con el objetivo de contribuir al diseño de sistemas de manejo integrado que contribuyan simultáneamente a la mejora de la productividad, el bienestar social y la conservación ambiental....) Starts: 09 May 2012 - Ends: 11 May 2012 - Location: Santiago Del Estero, Argentina (IUFRO) 22 Feb 2012 - 07:38 UTC |
| International Seminar "Assessing Forest Governance in a Context of Change" ( The objective of the conference is to meet scientists and other experts to discuss the experiences in assessing the governance of the forest sector in various places of the world. Different approaches and methodologies will be confronted, with as a perspective to progress in the .. [more] ) Starts: 09 May 2012 - Ends: 11 May 2012 - Location: null, null (CIFOR) 20 Dec 2011 - 22:49 UTC |
| Inter-Regional Workshop on Capacity-building Needs for the Implementation of the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress (-) Starts: 09 May 2012 - Ends: 11 May 2012 - Location: Riga, LATVIA (CBD) 22 Mar 2012 - 11:13 UTC |
| Bioenergy Promotion 2 Käynnistystyöpaja Pohjois-Karjalassa, Metsäkeskuksen tilat, Siltakatu 20 B, 80101 Joensuu (09.05.2012 - 09.05.2012) Starts: 09 May 2012 - Ends: 09 May 2012 - Location: Metsäkeskuksen tilat, Siltakatu 20 B, 80101 Joensuu (Tapio) 07 May 2012 - 06:13 UTC |
| 1st International Scientific Conference 2012 "Implementation of DSS Tools into the Forestry Practice" (From 2012-05-10 to 2012-05-13, Sliac, Slovakia, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 4.03.03 The Conference is a joint event organized by the Technical University in Zvolen and COST FP 804 FORSYS. It is a part of the solution of projects “Precision Forestry Principles and Methods Research (TUZVO)” and “Centre of Excellence for Decision Support in Forest and Landscape (TUZVO)". There is the FORSYS Spring 2012 MC/WG meeting organized simultaneously. The conference is held on 10–13 May 2012 in Sliac, the...) Starts: 10 May 2012 - Ends: 13 May 2012 - Location: Sliac, Slovakia (IUFRO) 10 Apr 2012 - 07:27 UTC |
| Workshop on Financing Mechanisms for Biodiversity: Examining Opportunities and Challenges (-) Starts: 12 May 2012 - Ends: 13 May 2012 - Location: Montreal, CANADA (CBD) 12 Apr 2012 - 13:26 UTC |
| World Congres on Water, Climate and Energy ( The Congress will explore the topics of resilient and sustainable cities with a focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation. The challenges of climate change adaptation and incorporating uncertainty into the city vision and infrastructure will be discussed together with the.. [more] ) Starts: 13 May 2012 - Ends: 18 May 2012 - Location: null, null (CIFOR) 20 Dec 2011 - 22:49 UTC |
| Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group Meeting on the Second Assessment and Review of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (-) Starts: 14 May 2012 - Ends: 16 May 2012 - Location: Vienna, AUSTRIA (CBD) 22 Mar 2012 - 16:31 UTC |
| UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies session ( The Convention established two permanent subsidiary bodies: the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI). These bodies give advice to the COP and each has a specific mandate. They are both open to participati.. [more] ) Starts: 14 May 2012 - Ends: 25 May 2012 - Location: null, null (CIFOR) 20 Dec 2011 - 22:49 UTC |
| Uudistusalojen energiapuukorjuu, Etelä-Savo (15.05.2012 - 15.05.2012) Starts: 15 May 2012 - Ends: 15 May 2012 - Location: EteläSavo (Tapio) 22 Nov 2011 - 12:37 UTC |
| Metsätalouden vesiensuojeluretkeily, Kitee / Kohteet matkalla Luumäen, Ruokolahden ja Savonlinnan-Mikkelin seudulla (15.05.2012 - 16.05.2012) Starts: 15 May 2012 - Ends: 16 May 2012 - Location: Kitee / Kohteet matkalla Luumäen, Ruokolahden ja SavonlinnanMikkelin seudulla (Tapio) 13 Apr 2012 - 12:13 UTC |
| Lapin erämessut, Lappia reena, Rovaniemi (17.05.2012 - 20.05.2012) Starts: 17 May 2012 - Ends: 20 May 2012 - Location: Lappia reena, Rovaniemi (Tapio) 28 Nov 2011 - 08:10 UTC |
| Biological Reaction of Forests to Climate and Air Pollution (From 2012-05-18 to 2012-05-27, Kaunas, Lithuania, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 7.01.00 This conference will gather scientists and professionals who participate in activities of IUFRO 7.01, COST Action 0903, North American Air Pollution Workshop, and Life ENV Europe.) Starts: 18 May 2012 - Ends: 27 May 2012 - Location: Kaunas, Lithuania (IUFRO) 26 Apr 2011 - 07:17 UTC |
| Conference: Biological Reaction of Forests to Climate and Air Pollution (This conference will gather scientists and professionals who participate in activities of IUFRO 7.01, COST Action 0903, North American Air Pollution Workshop, and Life ENV Europe. The organizing committee of the international scientific Conference “Biological Reactions of Forests to Climate Change and Air Pollution” believes that the conference will greatly help in integrating science on the impacts of air pollution and climate change on forests.) Starts: 18 May 2012 - Ends: 27 May 2012 - Location: Kaunas, Lithuania (NB Forest) 12 Nov 2011 - 14:51 UTC |
| 13th Congress of the International Society of Ethnobiology ( For two decades, the International Society of Ethnobiology (ISE) has actively promoted and supported the inextricable linkages between biological and cultural diversity and the vital role of Indigenous and local peoples in stewardship of biological diversity and cultural heritage.. [more] ) Starts: 20 May 2012 - Ends: 25 May 2012 - Location: null, null (CIFOR) 20 Dec 2011 - 22:49 UTC |
| Tackling climate change: The contribution of forest scientific knowledge (From 2012-05-21 to 2012-05-24, Tours, France, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 4.01.04 This international conference will focus on the current state of knowledge on climate change impacts on forest ecosystems, services and activities. It will highlight methods and challenges to mitigate or tackle climate change impacts, both before they arise and once they have occured. It will show how climate change and forest sciences address the issues facing forest managers.) Starts: 21 May 2012 - Ends: 24 May 2012 - Location: Tours, France (IUFRO) 07 Jun 2011 - 09:02 UTC |
| International Conference about Seed Orchards and Breeding Theory (From 2012-05-21 to 2012-05-25, Egirdir, Turkey, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 2.02.13, 2.04.02, 2.09.01 This international conference is organized to share and discuss the recent developments and data on seed orchards, improved seed materials and its using in forestry, and also breeding theory. We hope the conference will give valuable contribution to seed orchards and breeding theory in Forestry.) Starts: 21 May 2012 - Ends: 25 May 2012 - Location: Egirdir, Turkey (IUFRO) 05 Jul 2011 - 11:13 UTC |
| RegioResources 21 (From 2012-05-21 to 2012-05-23, Dresden, Germany, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 8.01.02 The current world population is estimated to be 6.96 billion people (United States Census Bureau; July 1, 2011). Despite population growth is assumed to decline, the expected world population will amount to 7.5 - 10.5 billion people in 2050. The sustainable management of resources at different scales and the sustainable provision of ecosystem services to society are therefore the most urgent contemporary questions....) Starts: 21 May 2012 - Ends: 23 May 2012 - Location: Dresden, Germany (IUFRO) 14 Nov 2011 - 11:01 UTC |
| International Conference “Tackling climate change: The contribution of forest scientific knowledge” ( This international conference will focus on the current state of knowledge on climate change impacts on forest ecosystems, services and activities. It will highlight methods and challenges to mitigate or tackle climate change impacts, both before they arise and once they have occ.. [more] ) Starts: 21 May 2012 - Ends: 24 May 2012 - Location: null, null (CIFOR) 20 Dec 2011 - 22:49 UTC |
| Forests for People – International experiences and the vital role for the future (From 2012-05-22 to 2012-05-24, Alpbach/tyrol, Austria, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: T21 The conference is one important part of the new strategy of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). The aim of this conference is to build a systematic body of knowledge about “forest for people” and its various facets, including possible future trends and challenges. This conference and the follow-up process want to integrate not only the knowledge across all IUFRO Divisions, but include...) Starts: 22 May 2012 - Ends: 24 May 2012 - Location: Alpbach/tyrol, Austria (IUFRO) 12 Sep 2011 - 05:53 UTC |
| Interdivisional IUFRO Conference "Forests for People" ( The conference is one important part of the new IUFRO strategy based on six thematic areas. The aim of this conference is to build a systematic body of knowledge about “forest for people” and its various facets, including possible future trends and challenges. This conference and the following up process want to integrate not only the knowledge across all divisions but include the knowledge outside IUFRO.The main themes of the conference are:) Starts: 22 May 2012 - Ends: 24 May 2012 - Location: Alpback, Tyrol/Austria (NB Forest) 17 Jan 2012 - 20:08 UTC |
| Forests for People – International experiences and the vital role for the future ( The conference is one important part of the new IUFRO strategy based on six thematic areas. The aim of this conference is to build a systematic body of knowledge about “forest for people” and its various facets, including possible future trends and challenges. This conference and.. [more] ) Starts: 22 May 2012 - Ends: 24 May 2012 - Location: null, null (CIFOR) 20 Dec 2011 - 22:26 UTC |
| International Day for Biological Diversity (-) Starts: 22 May 2012 - Ends: 23 May 2012 - Location: Multiple Venues, null (CBD) 10 Apr 2012 - 20:00 UTC |
| Energiapuuharvennus, Pirkanmaa (23.05.2012 - 23.05.2012) Starts: 23 May 2012 - Ends: 23 May 2012 - Location: Pirkanmaa (Tapio) 22 Nov 2011 - 12:30 UTC |
| 53rd Session Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood Products (ACPWP) (Wed, 23 May 2012 - Fri, 25 May 2012, Organizer: FAO, ICFPA, India, New Delhi. 53rd Session Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood Products (ACPWP)) Starts: 23 May 2012 - Ends: 25 May 2012 - Location: New Delhi, India (FAO) 09 Mar 2012 - 12:04 UTC |
| Metsä- ja viherpäivät 2012, Helsinki, Scandic Continental (24.05.2012 - 25.05.2012) Starts: 24 May 2012 - Ends: 25 May 2012 - Location: Helsinki, Scandic Continental (Tapio) 11 Jan 2012 - 10:58 UTC |
| Building forest landscapes resilient to global changes in drylands ( Mon, 28 May 2012 - Thu, 31 May 2012, Organizer: Ministry of Forest and Water Affairs (Turkey), TIKA, FAO, Turkey, Konya. Building forest landscapes resilient to global changes in drylands ) Starts: 28 May 2012 - Ends: 31 May 2012 - Location: Konya, Turkey (FAO) 29 Mar 2012 - 10:00 UTC |
| International Symposium on Mountain Resource Management in a Changing Environment (-) Starts: 29 May 2012 - Ends: 31 May 2012 - Location: Nepal (ForestryNepal) 22 Aug 2011 - 16:14 UTC |
| Uudistusalojen energiapuukorjuu, Pirkanmaa (29.05.2012 - 29.05.2012) Starts: 29 May 2012 - Ends: 29 May 2012 - Location: Pirkanmaa (Tapio) 22 Nov 2011 - 12:34 UTC |
| Sub-regional workshop on valuation and incentive measures for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (-) Starts: 29 May 2012 - Ends: 31 May 2012 - Location: Tbilisi, GEORGIA (CBD) 15 Dec 2011 - 19:45 UTC |
| Climate Adaptation Futures: Second International Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2012 ( Co-hosted and convened by the University of Arizona in the southwestern United States and by UNEP’s Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA), the conference focuses on adaptation to climate variability and change. The conference will .. [more] ) Starts: 29 May 2012 - Ends: 31 May 2012 - Location: null, null (CIFOR) 20 Dec 2011 - 22:49 UTC |
| Ninth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (-) Starts: 30 May 2012 - Ends: 01 Jun 2012 - Location: Montreal, CANADA (CBD) 31 Jan 2012 - 21:49 UTC |
