2011-11-27 NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST
This Issue: Carbon Mapping and Allometric Equations (Part 2 of 3) and Some Other Good Things
ICIMOD. 2010. Forest Carbon Stock Measurement - Guidelines for measuring carbon stocks in community-managed forests. 69 p. http://www.forestrynepal.org/images/publications/MeasuringCarbonStocksCF.pdf
ICIMOD. 2010. Report on forest carbon stocks in Ludikhola, Kayarkhola and Charnawati Watersheds of Nepal. Forest Carbon Stock in REDD+ Pilot Project Sites: Year One Measurement & Analysis. 41 p. http://communityredd.net/userfiles/Nepal%20REDD%20CStock%20Year%20One%20Report%202010.pdf
ICIMOD. N.d. Potential for Carbon Finance in the Land Use Sector of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region - A Preliminary Scoping Study. 54 p. http://southasia.oneworld.net/Files/ICIMOD.pdf
Kaewkrom, Puangpaka et al. 2011. Evaluation of carbon storage in soil and plant biomass of primary and secondary mixed deciduous forests in the lower northern part of Thailand. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 5(1): 8-14.
Kale, Manish et al. 2004. Biomass equations of dominant species of dry deciduous forest in Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. Current Science 87(5): 683-687. http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/sep102004/683.pdf
Kamelarczyk, Kewin Bach Friis 2009. Carbon Stock Assessment and Modelling in Zambia - A UN-REDD programme study. 89 p. http://www.unredd.net/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=962&Itemid=53
Karky, Bhaskar Singh. 2008. The economics of reducing emissions from community managed forests in Nepal Himalaya. Dissertation. 230 p. http://doc.utwente.nl/68916/1/thesis_B_karky.pdf
Kenzo, Tanaka et al. 2009.Development of allometric relationships for accurate estimation of above- and below-ground biomass in tropical secondary forests in Sarawak, Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Ecology 25: 371-386 http://foreignpolicybulletinmonitor.com/action/displayAbstract;jsessionid=760404086C055B0A4141352B3E2D4314.journals?fromPage=online&aid=5645084
Kiyono, Yoshiyuki et al. 2007. Tree Biomass of Planted Forests in the Tropical Dry Climatic Zone: Values in the Tropical Dry Climatic Zones of the Union of Myanmar and the Eastern Part of Sumba Island in the Republic of Indonesia. JARQ 41(4):315–323. http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/publication/jarq/41-4/41-04-08.pdf
Kiyono, Yoshiyuki et al.2010. Carbon Stock Estimation by Forest Measurement Contributing to Sustainable Forest Management in Cambodia. JARQ 44 (1): 81-92.
Köhler, Peter. 2000. Modelling anthropogenic impacts on the growth of tropical rain forests using an individual-oriented forest growth model for analyses of logging and fragmentation in three case studies. 216 p. http://epic.awi.de/4526/1/Koe2000a.pdf
Kumar, B. Mohan. In press. Species richness and aboveground carbon stocks in the home gardens of central Kerala, India. 11 p. http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/19427046/241225471/name/Kumar+2011+AGEE.pdf
Kumar, Shashi. 2009. Retrieval of forest parameters from Envisat ASAR data for biomass inventory in Dudhwa National Park, U.P., India. Thesis submitted to Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) and International Institute for Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC). 85 p. http://www.iirs.gov.in/student_thesis/msc_geoinformatics/2007-2008/shashi_kumar_20589.pdf
Lin, Kuo-chuan et al. 2002. Proceedings International Symposium on Forest on Forest Carbon Sequestration and Monitoring. November 11-15, 2002 Taipei, Taiwan. 198 p. http://www2.tfri.gov.tw/main/download.aspx?dlfn=%E6%9E%97%E8%91%89%E5%8F%A2%E5%88%8A153.pdf
Lusiana, Betha et al. n.d. Carbon stocks in Nunukan, East Kalimantan: a spatial monitoring and modelling approach. Report from the Carbon Monitoring Team of the Forest Resources Management for Carbon Sequestration. (FORMACS) Project. 91 p. http://www.worldagroforestry.org/downloads/publications/PDFs/B13575.pdf
Majumdar, Smita 2008. Above ground biomass and carbon assessment in forests using high and medium resolution satellite data in Panna Taluk, Madhya Pradesh. Thesis. 119 p. http://www.iirs.gov.in/smita_mtech_thesis_2008.pdf
Maraseni,Tek Narayan et al. n.d. Valuing Ecosystem Services from Forests: A Multidisplinary Field-Based Approach. 17 p. http://eprints.usq.edu.au/3378/2/Maraseni_Cockfield_Apan_Valuing.pdf
Murdiyarso, Daniel et al. 2009. Carbon storage in mangrove and peatland ecosystems - A preliminary account from plots in Indonesia. Working Paper 48. 35 p. http://www.cifor.org/publications/pdf_files/WPapers/WP48Murdiyarso.pdf
Nepal, Prakash. 2005. Understanding Change in Forest Cover and Above Ground Carbon Storage in Community and Government Managed Forest Regimes. (A Case Study from Chitwan District, Nepal). Thesis proposal. 20 p. http://www.geocities.ws/neprakash/Prakash_Thesis_proposal_June20.doc
Norgrove, L.; Hauser, S. 2002. Measured growth and tree biomass estimates of Terminalia ivorensis in the 3 years after thinning to different stand densities in an agrisilvicultural system in southern Cameroon. Forest Ecology and Management 166(1-3): 261-270. Abstract. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112701006144
Anon. 2011. Forest Carbon, Cash and Crime - The Risk of Criminal Engagement in REDD+. Global Witness. September. 19 p. http://www.globalwitness.org/sites/default/files/library/Forest%20Carbon,%20Cash%20and%20Crime.pdf
CPF. 2011. Energy grows on trees: Global forest institutions highlight vital role of forests to cope with future demands for bioenergy, but call for balanced approaches. http://www.iufro.org/typo3conf/ext/tcdirectmail/web/click.php?l=1&t=html&c=3eff5a85&s=79519
Estreguil, Christine; Mouton, Coralie. 2009. Measuring and reporting on forest landscape pattern, fragmentation and connectivity in Europe: methods and indicators. EUR 23841 EN – 2009. 69 p. http://forest.jrc.ec.europa.eu/docs/publications/2009/EUR23841EN_Estreguil_and_Mouton_2009.pdf
Everaert, G., et al. 2011. Using classification trees to analyze the impact of exotic species on the ecological assessment of polder lakes in Flanders, Belgium. Ecol. Model. 222(14):2202-2212. Abstract. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380010004084
Goyal, A K.1999. Course contents for forest range officers. 32 p. http://ifs.nic.in/rt/rules/range_off/trg_contents.pdf
Köble, Renate; Seufert, Günther. 2001.Novel Maps for Forest Tree Species in Europe. http://ies.jrc.ec.europa.eu/Units/cc/events/torino2001/torinocd/Documents/Terrestrial/TP35.htm
Kushwaha, SPS; Roy, PS. 2002. Geospatial technology for wildlife habitat evaluation. Tropical Ecology 43(1): 137-150. http://www.tropecol.com/pdf/open/PDF_43_1/43111.pdf
Pontes, Nadia. 2011. Brazil exports satellite rainforest monitoring http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15516250,00.html
Connections Newsletter on Model Forests and Climate Change – New newsletter. See: http://www.imfn.net/climate. From Steven Hunter.
INFOSYLVA – The latest issue of FAO’s bi-weekly news clipping may found at http://www.fao.org/forestry/infosylva/71866/en/
International Model Forest Network (IMFN) - http://www.imfn.net/. From Steven Hunter.
NWFP-Digest-L - FAO’s NWFP-Digest-L, a free e-mail journal that covers all aspects of non-wood forest products, No. 16/11 may be found on FAO's NWFP home page: www.fao.org/forestry/site/12980/en. You can take part in contributing to the continued success of this newsletter by sharing with the NWFP community any news that you may have regarding research, events, publications and projects. Kindly send such information to NWFP-Digest-L@mailserv.fao.org: We also appreciate any comments or feedback
MOVING AHEAD – OPPORTUNITIES – See also: Scholarships-Positions - http://scholarship-positions.com/, Forestry, Arboriculture, Agriculture, Agronomy & Natural Resource Management Jobs at http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/forest.htm, Riley Guide to Agriculture, Forestry, & Farming Jobs http://www.rileyguide.com/agric.html, Finding Your Dream Job in Natural Resources http://www.cyber-sierra.com/nrjobs/, Naturesjobs.com http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/index.html, The Job Seekers Guide for International and Environmental Careers http://ejobs.home.att.net/ and Scholarship Listing http://www.scholarshiplisting.com/.
Authors Sought - The Journal of Biodiversity and Ecological Sciences (JBES) is a specialized one whose first issue was sent out in winter, 2011. It publishes its articles using an open access publication strategy; that is to say, all interested readers are able to freely access the journal online without the need for a subscription available on: http://www.JBES.ir. We would like to invite you to submit your article to our journal which provides a forum for the publication of original research articles, review articles, case reports, research notes, technical reports and other studies related to aspects of Biodiversity and Ecology including Plant Biodiversity, Carbon Pool and Carbon Cycle , Soil Ecology and Pedodiversity , Soil Seed Bank , Carbon Sequestration , Forest Ecology , Succession , Conservation Ecology , Ecological Modeling , Soil Biology , Plant Ecology , Landscape Ecology , Geostatistics , Ecological Capability Evaluation , and Silviculture. The published paper in this journal is free of charge without any page fee. The journal has a distinguished international editorial board with extensive academic qualifications, ensuring that the journal maintains high scientific standards and has a broad international coverage. A current list of the journal's editors can be found at: http://www.jbes.ir .Manuscripts should be submitted to the journal by email: info@jebs.ir (In word format). Once a manuscript has been accepted for publication, it will undergo language editing, typesetting, and reference validation by the journal editorial office in order to provide the highest publication quality possible. From Kelvan Saeb,
Consultant Sought -To assist with FAO's growing portfolio of forestry projects, the Forestry Department is looking for a consultant with strong English language drafting skills and knowledge of spreadsheets to assist with writing project concept notes, project documents, development of budgets and project monitoring. Experience of developing GEF projects would be particularly desirable, as this is likely to be a major focus of the work. The post will be based in Rome, for 11 months (with possibility of extension) with a salary based on qualifications and experience (but likely to be around EUR 5,000/month).Full Terms of Reference can be found at: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0EcrORqmytAZGIxMjcxMzUtNTM4Yi00MTBlLTllZDQtNTdmYzI3NDgzNjg4 . Interested applicants should complete an FAO Personal History Form (available at: http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Employment/ADM11E.DOT) and submit it to Adrian Whiteman (adrian.whiteman@fao.org). Closing date for applications is 30 December 2011 and we would expect this person to start sometime in January next year. From Adrian Whiteman, FAO>
Two PhD Opportunities in UCD Forestry: i) forest management & ii) social forestry, The University College Dublin, Ireland (UCD) Forestry research group focuses on developing solutions to problems associated with changes in the economic, environmental and social context in which forestry operates. UCD Forestry comprises five core and one affiliated academic staff, one research manager, two postdoctoral researchers, two research assistants, 21 PhDs and one MSc student. UCD Forestry is recruiting two PhD candidates to conduct research in the area of optimized (forest) land-use in Ireland. The research focus will be on addressing the challenges resulting from the competition of different demands for multiple (forest) ecosystem goods and services under changing environmental, economic and social conditions. This research is part of the EU-funded FP7 collaborative project "Future-oriented integrated management of European forest landscapes" (the INTEGRAL project). The two PhD students will work (together) on two landscape-level case studies in Ireland. One student (job ref INTEGRAL PhD.01) will focus on forest management decision support systems for multi-criteria decision making and the other (job ref INTEGRAL PhD.02) on social forestry, especially participatory decision making and planning methods and processes. Both students will be expected to attend INTEGRAL project meetings in Europe and present their work to European audiences. Preferred Selection Criteria: INTEGRAL PhD.01: BSc and MSc which together cover the following disciplines: forest science or a related field, computer programming and the development of GIS-based decision support tools; INTEGRAL PhD.02: BSc and MSc which together cover the following disciplines: forestry or related field, social forestry, environmental governance, land-use policy and planning, and social or political sciences. Both positions: capable of independent research and team work. Be prepared to work together during parts of the research. Very good oral and written communication skills in English are mandatory. A clean driving licence is desirable. Both PhD positions are available for 3.5 years. Start of the work contract is as soon as possible but no later than 16 January 2012. The (tax-free) scholarship will be €16,000 per year and EU-level tuition fees (€5,800 in 2011/12) are paid by the project. Each student will be registered for the PhD degree with University College Dublin. The research should result in the successful defence of a PhD thesis in 3.5 years. Application process: Indicate in your application the position for which you are applying (INTEGRAL PhD.01 or INTEGRAL PhD.02). The application deadline is 9 December 2011. Applications from non-EU citizens should include evidence of access to funding to pay the higher tuition fees (€11,600 in 2011/12). We will acknowledge all applications, but we will contact only short-listed candidates. Please send your CV and a cover letter (in which you explain why you are interested in the position and why you should be selected for the position) to: Prof. Maarten Nieuwenhuis, E-Mail: maarten.nieuwenhuis@ucd.ie for INTEGRAL PhD.01 and to Dr Aine Ni Dhubhain INTEGRAL PhD.02. Additional information about the INTERGRAL project and/or the PhD position can be obtained from the above contacts. For more information about UCD Forestry go to http://www.ucd.ie/agfood/ucdforestry. More information about the INTEGRAL project may be found at http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html, From Charles Harper via Foresters List.
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