Commonwealth Forestry Conference 2010 Edinburgh www.cfc2010.org

The private sector shows the way in Uganda

The CFA-supported workshop “Developing a Commercial Forestry Industry in Eastern Africa: promoting regional cooperation through using case

studies from the region” was held in Uganda from 22nd-24th April, 2009 and highlighted the tremendous potential for private sector investment in the region.

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Reports on REDD and India published by CFA

Two new reports from the CFA highlight issues of current major international interest. In REDD and the Evolution of an International Forest Regime, the history of the development of REDD and options for the way forward are presented, while The Indian Forest Sector: Current Trends and Future Challenges, presents the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of forestry available for India.

	Free downloads of selected papers	>> REDD
		>> India

Click here to access Commonwealth Forests online

NEW ONLINE -

Commonwealth Forests, CFA's new publication comprising a review of the state of forestry in the 53 countries of the Commonwealth, is now available online. Click here for more information on Commonwealth Forests.

You are encouraged to contribute up-to-date addresses of the organisations listed by contacting cfa@cfa-international.org.

How leaving a legacy can help the CFA

As a charity, the CFA is dependent upon the support of its members. Leaving a gift in your Will can help us continue to promote the conservation and sustainable management of the World's forests and the contribution they make to people's livelihoods.

To find out how you can help please click here.

Donations

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New study warns that damage to forests from climate change could be catastrophic

The Expert Panel on Adaptation of Forests to Climate Change has released its report "Adaptation of Forests and People to Climate Change – A Global Assessment Report".

One of the key messages that emerged from this assessment is that the carbon-regulating services of forests are at risk of being lost entirely unless current carbon emissions are reduced substantially; this would result in the release of huge quantities of carbon to the atmosphere, exacerbating climate change.

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CFA Young Forester Awards 2009

The Commonwealth Forestry Association is pleased to announce the launch of the 2009 Young Forester Award competition, funded by the CFA, the Commonwealth Foundation, and supported by the Uganda Sawlog Production Grant Scheme.

The Young Forester Award is designed to support the professional development of foresters below 35 years of age through the provision of a short-term work placement in a country other than their own and consists of a designated placement combined with a bursary of between £1000 and £1500 to cover a stay of between three- and six-months (depending on the cost of travel to the location) with established and renowned forestry organisations in order to meet their professional interest.

In 2009 we are pleased to announce that the hosts for two awards will be the Uganda Sawlog Production Grant Scheme (www.sawlog.ug) who share with CFA the desire to support the development of the next generation of foresters.

Click here for more information on the Young Forester Award and how to apply for one of the awards to be presented in 2009.

Thinking Globally – Acting Locally: Community Forestry In The International Agenda

Community Forestry International Workshop, Pokhara, Nepal

15-18th September 2009

The Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation of the Government of Nepal, invites international participants from around the world to the first international community forestry workshop, to be held in Nepal. The workshop is an ideal opportunity to meet new colleagues and to learn from the experiences of others engaged at local, national and international levels in community forestry.

The main workshop themes are:

·	State and Community Partnerships in Community Forestry
·	Community Forestry, Climate Change and Environmental Services
·	Community Forestry, Social Inclusion and Democratic Governance
·	Community Forestry and Economic Development

The workshop will be of interest for scientists, researchers, people utilising natural resources, other civil society leaders and professionals working in the field of participatory forestry.

For more information:

www. communityforestryworkshop.com.np

The Prince's Rainforest Project

Set up in October 2007 by HRH The Prince of Wales, The Prince’s Rainforests Project recognises the global role played by the forests in both promoting and mitigating climate change, and the acute pressure put on the rainforests by the worldwide rises in commodity prices and soaring global demand for beef, soya and palm oil. There is a growing awareness of the need to urgently protect the world’s rainforests, their people, and their resources. It is into this space that HRH The Prince of Wales has stepped with The Prince’s Rainforests Project.

The Prince’s Rainforests Project seeks to work with governments, business, NGOs and individuals to seek solutions to the deforestation of the world’s tropical rainforests in such a way that the trees are worth more alive than dead. Click here for more information.

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New Publications

CFA Newsletter

March 2009

CONTENTS

• Catastrophic Bushfires in Victoria,

Australia

ASSOCIATION NEWS

• London livery company`s Devon forestry visit

• CFA launches the Young Scientist Research Award

FOREST SCENES

• Paying for Forests

• Close to Nature Forestry in Asia-Pacific

• Forest Research and Climate Change

• Strategic Framework for Forests and Climate Change

• Seeing people through the trees:scaling up efforts to advance rights and address poverty, conflict and climate change

AROUND THE WORLD

• African forests gobble up more CO2

• Australia: Fires release huge amount of CO2

• Bhutan: Sense of ownership up, forest fires down

• Brazil: Hackers ‘aid’ Amazon logging scam

• Cambodia: ‘Ecstasy oil’ factories destroyed in Cambodian rainforest

• Cameroon sets up Chicago-size national park to protect gorillas

• Canada: Better times ahead in forestry

• Finland: Activists slam Finnish paper maker for logging ‘virgin forest’

• India: NGO demands lifting of ban on plastic bags in Delhi

• Indonesia: Deforestation behind Sumatran tiger attacks

• PNG: 24% of Papua New Guinea‘s rainforest destroyed or degraded by logging in 30 years

• UK: Plant diseases threaten woodland

• USA: American taste for soft toilet roll ‘worse than driving Hummers’

• USA: Clinton, Obama botch opportunity on climate, forest conservation

• World: Guitar industry greens up footprint

International Forestry Review

Issue 1 2009

PAPERS

Assessment of logging efficiency and

development of allometric models for

predicting stumpage volume of some commercial tree species in Ghana

M. AMOAH and G. BECKER

Indigenous community-based forestry in the Bolivian lowlands: some basic challenges for certification

K. DE POURCQ, E. THOMAS and P. VAN DAMME

The evolution of the World Bank’s policy towards forestry: push or pull?

R. HAJJAR and J.L. INNES

Spatial analysis of regional industrial clusters in the German forest sector

U. KIES, T. MROSEK and A. SCHULTE

Forest inventory in China: status and challenges

X.D. Lei , M.P. Tang , Y.C. Lu, L.X. Hong and D.L. Tian

Achieving sustainable charcoal supply from woodlands to urban consumers in Kampala, Uganda

J. NAMAALWA, O. HOFSTAD and P.L. SANKHAYAN

Transition to timber plantation based forestry in Indonesia: towards a feasible new policy

K. OBIDZINSKI and M. CHAUDHURY

Partnerships for involving small-scale growers in commercial forestry: lessons from Australia and Indonesia

D. RACE, A.R. BISJOE, R. HAKIM, N. HAYATI, JULMANSYAH, A. KADIR, KURNIAWAN, P. KUSUMEDI, A.A. NAWIR, NURHAEDAH, D.U. PERBATASARI, R. PURWANTI, D.

ROHADI, H. STEWART, B. SUMIRAT and A. SUWARNO

Positive and negative aspects of forestry conflict: lessons from a decentralized forest management in Indonesia

Y. YASMI, J. GUERNIER, and C.J.P. COLFER

COMMENTS

Reorienting forestry development strategies in the 1970s towards ‘Forests for People’

J.E.M. ARNOLD and R. PERSSON

Uganda’s Sawlog Production Grant Scheme: a success story from Africa

P.A. JACOVELLI

Towards a New Global Forest Science

A. GRAINGER

Social network analysis: A useful tool for visualizing and evaluating forestry research

N.L. KLENK, G.M. HICKEY, J. I. MACLELLAN, R. GONZALES and J. CARDILLE

BOOK REVIEWS

Forest Strategy: strategic management and sustainable development for the forest sector

M. GANE

Forest community connections: implications for research, management and governance

E.M. DONOGHUE and V.E. STURTEVANT, (Eds.)

Patterns and processes in forest landscapes. Multiple use and sustainable management

R. LAFORTEZZA, J. CHEN, G. SANESI and TH.R. CROW, (Eds.)

The economics of forest disturbances – wildfires, storms and invasive species

T.P. HOLMES, J.P. PRESTEMON and K.L. ABT, (Eds.)

The Zealous Conservator. A life of Charles Lane Poole

J. DARGAVEL

Timber theft prevention: introduction to security for forest managers

W.B. MAGRATH, R.L. GRANDALSKI, G. L. STUCKEY, G.B. VIKANES and G.R. WILKINSON

Towards a European Forest Information System

A. SCHUCK, T. GREEN, G. ANDRIENKO, N. ANDRIENKO,

A. FEDOREC, A. REQUARDT, T. RICHARDS, R. MILLS, E. MIKKOLA, R. PAIVENEN, M. KOHL and J. SANMIGUEL-

AYANZ

Trees, truffles and beasts. How forests function

C. MASER, A.W. CLARIDGE and J. TRAPPE

OBITUARY

Alf Leslie

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Donations

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Updates

Reduced membership rate offered to national forestry associations

The CFA is pleased to announce a new membership category - National Forestry Associations. For the cost of a single membership all members will be entitled to benefits of CFA membership and have access to the International Forestry Review and CFA Newsletter. [More...]

Meetings

Climate Change Conference

The Commonwealth Foundation and the Government of Seychelles held a joint international conference Preparing for Change: Adaptive Strategies for Climate Change and Disaster Management in the Commonwealth in October 2006. [More...]

Commonwealth Forestry Conference 2005

Sri Lanka

INFOMEETS provides a full listing of national and international forestry meetings. Click here for more information.

Awards

Queen's Award for Forestry

Regional Award

Young Forester Award

Young Scientist Publication Award

CFA Young Scientist Research Award

CFA Book Prize

How green is the CFA?

The CFA is supported by the Commonwealth Foundation