http://www.futureforest.se/engelskwebbplats/home/newsarchive.4.6b38234911d6cedb125800032237.html 10 latest news with RSS sv The programme SiteVision 2.6.2 An international group of twelve researchers including those from SLU, and Umeå, Oregon state, Adelaide, Yale, and Helsinki universities met in a pre-conference workshop on Norrbyskär south of Umeå. The group shared preliminary ideas for conference papers for the upcoming Ecosummit symposium 2012 in Ohio and discussed opportunities for broader collaboration. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:11:03 +0200 http://www.futureforest.se/engelskwebbplats/home/newsarchive/news/planningforecosummit2012.5.197e6499137d898c6a514ce.html On 20-22 June the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio +20, takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. SLU and Future Forests will participate on behalf of the Swedish Ministry for Rural Affairs with an exhibition and seminars at the conference. Thu, 24 May 2012 13:31:45 +0200 http://www.futureforest.se/engelskwebbplats/home/newsarchive/news/sustainableforestmanagementatrio20.5.3e9bddec1373daf16faebc.html International experts on mineral weathering and nutrient cycling in forest environments have said that a combination of methods should be used to determine what corresponds to sustainable levels of forest harvesting. Moreover, the 20-strong workshop of scientific experts said, while single estimates of mineral weathering rates would be an important tool for assessing the resilience of some forested sites, they could not be applied across the board. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:57:27 +0100 http://www.futureforest.se/engelskwebbplats/home/newsarchive/news/workshoptacklesmineralweatheringforestharvesting.5.1ede21135cb11a227e4.html Next month, an international group of soils and water experts will meet at Uppsala, Sweden to lay bare what is known and—critically, what is not—about mineral weathering or the naturally occurring release of essential plant nutrients by breakdown of minerals from forest soils and rocks. They hope to come away with an encompassing view of the best available science, which will be summarised in a scientific article and used to guide a large stakeholder workshop in November designed to inform Swedish decision-makers, forestry sector and interest organisations. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:13:53 +0100 http://www.futureforest.se/engelskwebbplats/home/newsarchive/news/workshoptolaydownfactsaboutmineralweathering.5.7b7173c2134634aef76800015765.html By David Ellison, Mattias Lundblad and Hans PeterssonSince 2008, the AWG-KP (the Ad hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (KP)) has conducted discussions on how to revise carbon accounting rules for LULUCF (Land use, land use change and forestry). Several options to replace the current rules were proposed. For the most part, these concerned carbon accounting under Forest management (FM) (Art. 3.4 of the KP)—in particular strategies for replacing the gross-net accounting approach and the “cap" with an alternative rule—and whether FM should be mandatory. Up to Durban, the fallback position has been to keep the rules as they are. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:59:48 +0100 http://www.futureforest.se/engelskwebbplats/home/newsarchive/news/onthedurbancop17outcomeforlulucfpartii.5.7b7173c2134634aef7680009052.html The forests of the world supply a significant amount of moisture that creates rain. A new study published in Global Change Biology reveals how this important contribution of forests to the hydrologic cycle is often overlooked in water resource policy, such as that of the EU. The study shows that reducing forest area reduces regional and continental rainfall. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:18:21 +0100 http://www.futureforest.se/engelskwebbplats/home/newsarchive/news/globalforestsareoverlookedaswatersuppliersstudyshows.5.7b7173c2134634aef7680008258.html By David Ellison, Mattias Lundblad and Hans PeterssonSince 2008, the AWG-KP (the Ad hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol) has conducted discussions on how to revise carbon accounting rules for LULUCF (Land use, land use change and forestry). Several options to replace the current rules were proposed. For the most part, these concerned carbon accounting under Forest management (FM) (Art. 3.4 of the Kyoto Protocol)—in particular strategies for replacing the “cap" with an alternative rule—and whether FM should be mandatory. Up to Durban, the fallback position has been to keep the rules as they are. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:20:27 +0100 http://www.futureforest.se/engelskwebbplats/home/newsarchive/news/onthedurbancop17outcomeforlulucf.5.1e6281dd1341fd2212c80002010.html On 26-27th October a series of lectures will be held as part of the Future Forests workshop ‘Invasive pests and pathogens — a future threat to our forests?´ The lectures are open to all interested and will be held at SLU, Uppsala. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:47:44 +0200 http://www.futureforest.se/engelskwebbplats/home/newsarchive/news/invasivepestsandpathogensafuturethreattoourforests.5.17f61104130b69a66e680006919.html Camilla Sandström, project leader at Future Forest, is one of three researchers awarded a grant by the Swedish Research Council Formas. The award is to "Research leaders of the future in the area Rural Development". Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:07:22 +0200 http://www.futureforest.se/engelskwebbplats/home/newsarchive/news/sek15millionforresearchintojointnatureresourcemanagement.5.1af8fee012f95b1467880002659.html It may sound paradoxical but, as we move towards a warmer climate, there is an increasing risk that forest plantations will freeze. At any rate, this applies to spruce in southern Sweden during the spring. This can be important when the forestry sector is selecting plants for the future. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:58:43 +0200 http://www.futureforest.se/engelskwebbplats/home/newsarchive/news/sprucefreezesastemperaturerises.5.1af8fee012f95b1467880002618.html