[Forest-list] 2011-10-09 NRMI: This Issue: Sustainable Forest Resource Management Planning and Some Other Good Things

[H. Gyde Lund]

*2011-10-09**NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST*

This Issue:*/Sustainable Forest Resource Management Planning/ *and Some 
Other Good Things

*BUT FIRST, WON'T YOU PLEASE HELP? Growth Models of Mountain Forests - 
*Shiva S Pandey writes/,*"*I am PhD student at USQ, Australia. For my 
PhD research I am requesting you some information about growth model of 
mountain forests (stand level) to predict forest stock and time span to 
reach at the equilibrium stage in natural growth. Please forward me 
information about mountain tropical, sub tropical, lower temperate mix 
vegetation types that should fit to Nepal and north Indian forests. 
Please kindly inform me if you have specific literature, equations 
etc."/ If you can assist, please contact Shiva at shivaspandey at yahoo.com 
<mailto:shivaspandey at yahoo.com>

*SUSTAINABLE FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANNING -*In September Matteo 
Mura wrote/, I am an Italian graduate in forestry and environmental 
science. I am searching scholarship to do a PhD in forestry focused on 
sustainable forest resources management planning and tools to implement 
it, mainly remote sensing, GIS, growth & yield modelling and so on. I 
find that much of the information I have access to is unclear, 
repetitive and outdated./ Here are some sites that may be of interest. 
If you know of more, please contact Matteo at mur.teo at gmail.com 
<mailto:mur.teo at gmail.com>.

Balaguru, B et al. 2008. *Alternate landuse planning for sustainable 
management of dry tropical forests using IRS IC satellite data and GIS*. 
Abstract. http://www.conferences.earsel.org/abstract/show/565

Charvat, Karel et al. 2002. *Mobile forest management. *8 p. 
http://www.lesprojekt.cz/stazeni/mobile_forestsat.pdf

Goodenough, D.G. et al. 1998. *An Improved Planner for Intelligent 
Monitoring of Sustainable Development of Forests*. 
http://www.pfc.forestry.ca/aft/igarss98/improved_planner_e.html

Indrabudi, Hermawan et al. n.d. *Forest resources monitoring and 
assessment in Indonesia.* 6 p. 
http://www.dephut.go.id/informasi/unff/COP%2013/FRM_Paper.pdf

Kairo, J.G. et al. 2002. *Application of remote sensing and GIS in the 
management of mangrove forests within and adjacent to Kiunga Marine 
Protected Area, Lamu, Kenya.* Environment, Development and 
Sustainability 4: 153--166. 
http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/35111.pdf

Khali,A.H. 2001. *Remote sensing, GIS and GPS as a tool to support 
precision forestry practices in Malaysia.* Paper presented at the 22^nd 
Asian Conference. 5 p. 
http://www.crisp.nus.edu.sg/~acrs2001/pdf/276HAMZA.PDF 
<http://www.crisp.nus.edu.sg/%7Eacrs2001/pdf/276HAMZA.PDF>

Khan, Subhan et al. n.d*. Remote Sensing and GIS for sustainable forest 
management plan - A case study of bichhua forest range, Chhindwara 
district (M.P.) 
*http://www.geospatialworld.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15342&catid=124%3Aenvironment-conservation-monitoring&Itemid=41 
<http://www.geospatialworld.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15342&catid=124%3Aenvironment-conservation-monitoring&Itemid=41> 


Köhl, Michael, et al. 2006. *Sampling Methods, Remote Sensing and GIS 
Multiresource Forest Inventory.* 373 p. Book listing. 
http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/forestry/book/978-3-540-32571-0?detailsPage=authorsAndEditors

McCall, Michael K; Minang, Peter A. 2005. *Assessing participatory GIS 
for community-based natural resource management: claiming community 
forests in Cameroon.* The Geographical Journal 171(4): 340-356. 
http://www.communitycarbonforestry.org/NewPublications/Assessing%20Participatory%20GIS%20-%20Minang.pdf 


Meissner, Bernd et al. 2006. *Application of remote sensing and GIS for 
sustainable forest management and capacity building in Mongolia*. 6 p. 
http://www.a-a-r-s.org/acrs/proceeding/ACRS2006/Papers/F-3_F12.pdf

Ramachandran, S. n.d. *Application of Remote Sensing and GIS*. 18 p. 
http://ocw.unu.edu/international-network-on-water-environment-and-health/unu-inweh-course-1-mangroves/Application-of-remote-sensing-and-GIS.pdf 


Sharifi, M. A.; Hussin, Y.2004. *Remote sensing and GIS application to 
support effective monitoring and certification process of production 
forest in Indonesia* 1012 25th ACRS 2004 Chiang Mai, Thailand. Abstract. 
http://osu.academia.edu/bsulistioadi/Papers/751802/REMOTE_SENSING_AND_GIS_APPLICATION_TO_SUPPORT_EFFECTIVE_MONITORING_AND_CERTIFICATION_PROCESS_OF_PRODUCTION_FOREST_IN_ 


Skidmore, Andrew K et al. 1997. *Use of remote sensing and GIS for 
sustainable land management*. ITC Journal 1997-3/4. 15 p 
http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy/HC270799/LM/SUSLUP/KeySpeakers/ASkidmore.pdf 


Takao, Gen et al. eds. 2010.*The operational role of remote sensing in 
forest and landscape management. *Focus group discussion proceedings. 97 
p. http://www.cifor.org/publications/pdf_files/Books/BTakao0101.pdf

Tejaswi, Giri. 2007.*Manual on deforestation, degradation, and 
fragmentation using remote sensing and GIS*. MAR-SFM Working Paper 5. 49 
p. http://www.fao.org/forestry/18222-045c26b711a976bb9d0d17386ee8f0e37.pdf

Tumaneng-Diete, T. ; Dawson, S.J. n.d. *Enhancing Sustainable Forest 
Land Use Decisions through Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and 
Social Assessment.* 14 p. 
http://www.ruralfutures.une.edu.au/LF2/papers/dawson.pdf

World Bank. N.d. *Monitoring and Information Systems for Forest 
Management.* Chapter 7. 
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTFORSOUBOOK/Resources/07-FSB-Ch07.pdf**

*SOME OTHER PUBLICATIONS/URLS OF INTEREST*

Corona P. 2010. *Integration of forest mapping and inventory to support 
forest management*. iForest 3: 59-64. [online 2010-05-17] URL: 
http://www.sisef.it/iforest/contents/?ifor0531-003

Garcia, Oscar et al. 2011. *A biologically-consistent stand growth model 
for loblolly pine in the Piedmont physiographic region, USA.* Forest 
Ecology and Management 262(11): 2035-2041. Abstract. 
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112711005494. From 
Oscar Garcia, UBC.

Lankau, R.A. 2011. *Conflicts in maintaining biodiversity at multiple 
scales*. Mol. Ecol. 20(10):2035-2037. 
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05077.x/pdf

Larrea-Alcázar, D.M., et al. 2011. *Spatial patterns of biological 
diversity in a neotropical lowland savanna of northeastern Bolivia*. 
Biodivers. Conserv. 20(6):1167-1182. Abstract. 
http://www.springerlink.com/content/r35116187r233082/

Lomborg, Bjørn. 2001.*The skeptical environmentalist: measuring the real 
state of the world*. Cambridge University Press, 515 p. 
Abstract.http://books.google.com/books?id=JuLko8USApwC&dq=FAO+forest+cover+data&source=gbs_navlinks_s 
<http://books.google.com/books?id=JuLko8USApwC&dq=FAO+forest+cover+data&source=gbs_navlinks_s> 


Lund, H.G., et al.1994. *GLOVECOMPartners -GLObal VEgetative COver 
Mapping Partnerships*. In: ISPRS Commission VII Symposium Proceedings 
Resource and Environmental Monitoring 30(7b):407-411. 
http://home.comcast.net/~gyde/1994glovecompartners.pdf 
<http://home.comcast.net/%7Egyde/1994glovecompartners.pdf> .

Maxwell, S.M., et al. 2011. *Using satellite tracking to optimize 
protection of long-lived marine species: olive ridley sea turtle 
conservation in central Africa.* PLoS ONE 6(5):e19905. 
http://myweb.dal.ca/gbreed/gbreed_files/publications/Maxwell_et_al_2011_PLoS_One.pdf 


McDonald-Madden, E., et al. 2011. *Allocating conservation resources 
between areas where persistence of a species is uncertain.* Ecol. Appl. 
21(3):844-858. Abstract. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21639049

McMahon, S.M., et al. 2011. *Improving assessment and modelling of 
climate change impacts on global terrestrial biodiversity*. Trends Ecol. 
Evol. 26(5):249-259. Abstract. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21474198

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*BCN *- Biological Conservation Newsletter October 2011 - Issue No. 322 
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*WORKING SMARTER - WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS, EVENTS, ETC*. -- See also: 
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http://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/ 
<http://www.iufro.org/info/discover/noticeboard/>.

2012 -*The Smithsonian-Mason Global Conservation Studies Program Course. 
*Front Royale, Virginia, USA. See listing of all the 2012 courses at 
http://botany.si.edu/pubs/bcn/issue/latest.htm#Courses

25-26 June 2012*. IUFRO Meliaceae Meeting*. Nairobi, Kenya. The deadline 
for abstracts is November 15, 2011 for the first meeting of the IUFRO 
working party 1.02.04 -- Sustainable management and genetic resources in 
Meliaceae. The purpose of the meeting is to share the latest in research 
and applications for a global perspective on solutions for the tropical 
timber species of the Meliaceae (subfamily Swietenoideae). This meeting 
will be held in conjunction with the IUFRO-FORNESSA Regional Congress in 
Africa (IUFRO = International Union of Forest Research Organizations; 
FORNESSA = Forestry Research Network of Sub-Saharan Africa). For more 
information, see "Upcoming IUFRO Meetings" at: 
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-1/10000/10200/10204/activities/unit/1.02.04/ 
 From Sheila Ward, University of Puerto Rico.

*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/.

*Working with 15 YEARS OF SPOT-VEGETATION -- A PhD Thesis topic*- The 
SPOT/VEGETATION programme is the result of a space collaboration between 
various European partners: Belgium, France, Italy, Sweden and the 
European Commission. The programme consists of two optical multispectral 
instruments in orbit, VEGETATION 1 and VEGETATION 2, respectively 
launched in 1998 and 2002, as well as the necessary ground 
infrastructures. In 2013 the Flemish Institute for Technological 
Research (VITO), will have been hosting the user segment of both 
SPOT-VEGETATION instruments uninterruptedly for 15 years. This activity 
includes the continuous processing, correction, archiving and 
distribution of the VEGETATION data and added-value products to 
scientific and commercial customers. We will, amongst other activities, 
organize a contest to employ a PhD student at our Institute to work on 
the extensive VEGETATION (VGT)-archive for a 4-year period. Since VITO, 
as part of an industrial consortium, is developing the user segment of 
the ESA PROBA VEGETATION (PROBA-V) mission, methods or improved products 
based on PROBA-V can also be part of the PhD research. The PROBA-V 
context is however not a prerequisite. The PhD candidate selected in 
this contest will be fully funded by VITO. The research will be 
conducted in close cooperation with a University, which will also act as 
promotor of the PhD thesis, whereas the Scientific Coordinator of the 
Remote Sensing Unit (TAP) at VITO will act as co-promotor. Please find 
more information, as well as a link to the application form, at: 
www.spot-vegetation.com <http://www.spot-vegetation.com>. A tentative 
timeline for the contest described is as follows: · December 2011: 
Deadline for proposal submission; March 2012: Contractual issues and 
start of the PhD activities at VITO; by mutual arrangement: start of the 
PhD. Taking part in this contest is exclusively possible via the VGT 
website. The process is self-explanatory, but if in doubt, please 
contact the VGT helpdesk at helpdesk at vgt.vito.be 
<mailto:helpdesk at vgt.vito.be>. From Artur Gil, Applied GIS RS List.

*GIS Internship at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute - *The 
Conservation GIS Lab 
(http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/ConservationGIS) at 
the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) is seeking 
interns, to start immediately. We focus on conservation applications of 
GIS and satellite remote sensing for research on and management of 
endangered species. Projects and tasks that interns assist with include: 
compilation of existing spatial databases on the distribution of 
endangered species and their habitats; development of new spatial data 
on these species and their habitat derived from satellite imagery, 
remotely sensed data, and satellite-tracking data; integration and 
analysis of data in GIS; statistical analysis of species and habitat 
data and the development of automated data processing and analysis 
tools; training of wildlife and conservation professionals in 
application of GPS, GIS and remote sensing.Most of our projects focus on 
charismatic endangered species that are managed at our facilities and 
for which we have field ecological and conservation programs in the 
wild. Examples are Asian elephants, Przewalski's horse, Asian wild dog, 
and giant panda. In addition to working on various projects, interns 
also assist with everyday lab management, enter data, and help with 
training courses. We seek interns with a good knowledge of computers, 
Windows operating systems, and standard office software. Basic knowledge 
of GIS (preferably ArcGIS or ARC/INFO), remote sensing, and statistical 
software are a plus but not necessary. The internship includes a modest 
stipend and free dormitory-style housing. Internship applications will 
be accepted on a rolling basis and positions are available immediately. 
Please send letter of interest and resume ASAP to Melissa Songer at 
songerm at si.edu <mailto:songerm at si.edu>. Resume should include contact 
information for 3 references. Include potential start date and the time 
period you are available for the internship in your letter.The 
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute is located at the north 
entrance of the Shenandoah National Park about 60 miles west of 
Washington, D.C., in Front Royal, VA. From Melissa Songer, Applied GIS 
RS List.

*Pay It Forward/-- Cheers, Gyde/*

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H. Gyde Lund
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