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SOUTHEM Online - Issue 286  7 August 2012  Hi and Hola  Welcome to this
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REMSOFT TO PRESENT AT FOREST TECH 2012  Melbourne, Australia & Rotorua, New
Zealand
November 28th, 2012
Remsoft will be attending this years's Forest Tech 2012 Conference:
Improving Wood Transport & Logistics taking place in both Melbourne,
Australia (November 28-29, 2012) and Rotorua, New Zealand (December 4-5,
2012).
Remsofts Anthony Kruning will be presenting 'International Trends and Best
Practices in Optimization Modeling for Sales and Operations Planning'. In
this success story approach, Remsoft will profile use cases from Brazil,
Europe, Australia, and Canada.
If you are interested in scheduling a meeting with Anthony while he's Down
Under, please contact
info at remsoft.com 

FORESTLAND INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
Hold the Date! The University of Georgia Center for Forest Business
announces its 2013 Forestland Investment Conference, February 27 through
March 1, 2013 at the Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island, Florida USA. 
Key North American and International forestland analysts and investors plan
to attend.
For details please contact:
Bob Izlar, + 1.706.542.6819, bizlar at warnell.uga.edu 

More information soon on our website:
http://www.ugacfb.com/ 

LASER TECHNOLOGY, INC. DARES ALL ARCPAD USERS  TAKE THE LaserGIS CHALLENGE
Laser Technology, Inc. (LTI), the designer and manufacturer of the most
popular line of mapping lasers and rangefinders, is daring all ArcPad® users
to take a GIS mobile mapping challenge. This new campaign was officially
announced at the opening day of Esris User Conference, July 25th 2012. The
challenge is to test out an LTI TruPulse® 360 mapping laser and the
LaserGIS® ArcPad® extension completely risk free without any upfront costs
or obligation. This campaign is designed to persuade GIS professionals to
simply "try" something that will prove to save time and money and offer an
immediate ROI. Find out more at:
http://www.lasertech.com/Laser-Technology-Dares-All-ArcPad-Users-to-Take-the
-LaserGIS-Challenge.aspx 

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WHAT HARVARD MANAGEMENT CEO JANE MENDILLO REALLY SAID
What did the Chief Executive Officer of Harvard Management Company really
say about forests when she took part in a televised discussion among
high-powered fund managers? Jane Mendillos appearance on the CNBC
Delivering Alpha Conference is being reported in this part of the world as a
triumph for investing in New Zealand forestry. New Zealand was not mentioned
but she did say how HMC, with US$32B in investment funds, did favour natural
resources. See what Jane Mendillo really said by going to the link below.
http://www.southem.com/2012/08/what-harvard-management-company-ceo-jane-mend
illo-really-said/ 

HOPES RAISED, AGAIN, FOR TASMANIAS FORESTRY PEACE DEAL
Hopes are being raised that the protracted negotiations around a forest
peace deal in the Australian island-state of Tasmania may be coming to a
conclusion. Hopes have been raised before, only to be dashed. However, the
ABC reports the arrival of the Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, in
Tasmania is seen as possibly foreshadowing an outcome to a process started
in 2010.
http://www.southem.com/2012/08/hopes-raised-again-for-tasmanias-forestry-pea
ce-deal/ 

ARGENTINE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY SLOWS
Argentine construction activity in Argentina during June dropped for the
third consecutive month compared to a year ago. The drop was 1.5% according
to official figures reported by MercoPress. The main construction companies
involved in public works and in the private sector said that in the third
quarter the decrease tendency in activity will persist.
http://www.southem.com/2012/08/argentine-construction-activity-slow/ 

ANNUAL LATAM FOOD INFLATION RATE TO YEARS HIGHEST LEVEL
The annual inflation rate in Latin America and the Caribbean food was 8.9%
in June, its highest level so far this year, the said regional office of the
UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. La Nacion reported the indicator was
0.8 percentage points higher than reported in May, due to an increase in the
value of the chicken, tomatoes, and onions mainly, said a statement from
the FAO, which has its regional office in Santiago, Chile.
http://www.southem.com/2012/08/annual-latin-american-food-inflation-rate-to-
years-highest-level-eng-sp/ 

ELDORADO BRASIL ADOPTS HIGH PRECISION SYSTEM FOR MEASURING WOOD LOADS
The Brazilian company Eldorado Brasil is installing a system to handle as
much as 6 million cubic metres of timber a year to supply resources to the
largest single pulp mill in the world, at Três Lagoas (MS). Painel Florestal
reports the company sought the most modern equipment in the world and
acquired, in November last year, Logmeter 4000 solution, which will load
measurement on the trucks stacked. Developed by Woodtech Measurement
Solutions, the solution has already been adopted by other companies in
Brazil as Berneck, Suzano, Fibria, Cenibra and Arauco and consists of a
high-precision laser system for measuring loads of wood.
http://www.southem.com/2012/08/eldorado-brasil-turns-to-high-tech-solution-t
o-meet-measuring-challenge/ 

SOUTH AFRICAN LAND RESTITUTION PAID OFF, MOSTLY
Financial compensation for post-apartheid land restitution in South Africa
was mostly well spent, despite misgivings by the Commission on the
Restitution of Land Rights, a report has found. Engineering News reported
Princeton Professor Bernadette Atuahene compiled the report, "Paying for the
Past: Addressing Past Property". She found that in about 30 per cent of the
cases, the restitution award did produce "a substantial economic benefit". 
http://www.southem.com/2012/08/financial-awards-can-hasten-south-african-lan
d-restitution-process-princeton-profs-report/ 

WEYERHAEUSER URUGUAY BOOSTS SAFETY IN FORESTRY SECTOR
Weyerhaeuser Productos S.A., the Uruguay offshoot of the US group, is
endeavouring to raise awareness and continue the training of professional
drivers at service of the company. The theme focused on aspects related to
road safety in the country, the conditions of the company fleet, the risk
factors in the operation and the prospects for the future. Technical and
conductive analysed causes, consequences, and preventive mechanisms,
identifying conditions and risk behaviors, both own such as those arising
from external variables. (Source: Guia Forestal)
http://www.southem.com/2012/08/weyerhaeuser-uruguay-boosting-forestry-transp
ort-safety-eng-sp/ 

ARAUCO HERALDS ERA OF NEW LABOUR RELATIONS
The Chilean forestry company Arauco is aiming to institute a new era of
labour relations. Recently, the company included in 58 hours of study 25
trade union leaders of 11 companies that provide services to Bosques Arauco
S.A. Its reported those involved soaked new techniques for effective
negotiation, communication aimed at coordination in the enterprise, labour
law and social security, as well as relevant materials on risk prevention.
Arauco said in a statement that for its forestry and forest affiliates this
initiative was part of its new way of doing things, seeking to promote a
more harmonious relationship and dialogue between companies and their
workers through a new model of labour relations.

ARAUCOS ANGÉLICA PRATS GUEST SPEAKER ON SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Meanwhile, Arauco Educational Foundation manager Angélica Prats was a guest
speaker at the seminar How to improve our schools? organized by the Center
for Comparative Policies in Education (CPCE) of the Diego Portales
University in Santiago, Chile. The seminars objective was to present and
learn from successful school interventions conducted in Chile and New
Zealand.

GREEN STAR FOR AUS BUILDING PRODUCTS ENCOURAGED
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has released a Discussion
Paper Life Cycle Assessment in Green Star for stakeholder feedback by 15
August 2012. The GBCA is a national, not-for-profit organisation launched in
2002 committed to developing a sustainable property industry for Australia
by encouraging the adoption of green building practices. The Australian
Forest Products Association reported that it considered that integrating LCA
principles into Green Star would offer many benefits to GBCA current
approach. AFPA welcomes the investigation into a LCA approach and plans to
supply feedback on the discussion paper along with other interested industry
stakeholders.

SOUTHEM VIDEOS

CHILE'S BIOSPHERE RESERVE 'RESCUED'
Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports from Neltume in the Patagonian jungle..
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/americas/2012/07/2012717103217662543.html?gob
ack=.gde_2218173_member_140352220 

THE WONDERS OF THE WALL
A world first, Gibson Group talk about their global award winning
storytelling platform that takes museums to the streets, turning data into a
captivating social experience.
http://youtu.be/82wex_mQAkc 

SOUTHEM ARTICLES

A CASE STUDY FROM A RURAL COMMUNITY IN PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA
Molares, S., and Ladio, A. 2012. Mapuche perceptions and conservation of
Andean Nothofagus forests and their medicinal plants: a case study from a
rural community in Patagonia, Argentina. Biodiversity and Conservation.
April 2012, Volume 21, Issue 4, pp 1079-1093.
http://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-012-0241-2 

PREDICTING STAND-LEVEL TREE COUNT DENSITIES
Murphy, G. (2012). Evaluation of an occlusion adjustment model for
predicting hidden stems when using terrestrial laser scans in natural and
plantation forests in Australia and USA. New Zealand Journal of Forestry
Science, 42, 57-63.
Popular summary: Murphy (pp.57-63) developed an occlusion adjustment model
that can be used to predict stand-level tree count densities with minimal
errors based on terrestrial laser scanning data.
http://www.scionresearch.com/general/publications/nzjfs/nzjfs-volume-42-2012

INVASIVE RATS AND COLONIST BIRDS
Pattemore, D.E., and Wilcove, D.S. 2012. Invasive rats and recent colonist
birds partially compensate for the loss of endemic New Zealand pollinators.
Proc. Roy. Soc. B 279(1733):1597-1605.
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/279/1733/1597.abstract 

PROGRESS ON REFORMS IN FORESTRY TENURE IN LATIN AMERICA
Iliana Monterroso  RRI: Information on the progress in reforms in the
forestry tenure in Latin America, challenges for forest communities, and
pressures on forest land. Presented at the event: "the legal certainty of
the Earth: challenges for indigenous peoples," August 1, 2012.
http://www.rightsandresources.org/publication_details.php?publicationID=5293

CORAL REEF EMERGENCY: 2,600 SCIENTISTS CALL FOR WORLDWIDE RESCUE
Coral reefs worldwide are being destroyed by changes in ocean temperature
and chemistry faster than at any time since the last reef crisis 55 million
years ago, thousands of marine scientists warned in a joint statement on
July 9 from Cairns, Australia, reported Environment News Service.
http://www.icrs2012.com/Consensus_Statement.htm 

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SOUTHEM OPPORTUNITIES

MANAGING DIRECTOR  BORDER TIMBERS LIMITED
Top Executive with relevant Forestry and Timber Management experience at
leadership level required
Valcol Executive Appointments, a division of the Valcol Group has been
exclusively retained by Border Timbers Limited, a diversified Agro forestry
and timber business, based in the Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe, to assist in
the search and selection of applicants to be considered for the role of
Managing Director.

The company operates three divisions in Forestry, Sawmilling and
Manufacturing. The forestry division manages a total of five estates. Logs
harvested by the divisions are processed at three sawmills. Today, it is one
of the largest and most modern sawmills in Southern Africa. Most of the
timber produced from the sawmills is further processed into valued added
products and exported into both regional and international markets. The
company employs over 3000 personnel.

The Managing Director leads the organization in the development and
implementation of strategic plans, which support the groups corporate
strategy and annual business plans. He/she is responsible for managing the
businesses and departments, together with commercial activities of
sawmilling and finished goods manufactured, for profitability on behalf of
the Shareholders.

We require a dynamic and seasoned leader and therefore consideration will be
given to any semi-retired Executive together with other senior managers
seeking new opportunities. You must hold a degree in Forestry Sciences,
Finance, and/or Business Management with Timber and Forestry leadership
experience. You must be a seasoned, motivational, and visionary leader with
15 - 20 years of broad-based forestry experience, 10 years of which have
been general management and commercial experience. A post graduate
qualification is desired.

Our client offers an exciting and rewarding career and in return will offer
an attractive remuneration package, together with exceptional living and
working conditions and benefits required. Interested  please send your full
CV  together with 3 reference contacts to Colin Roberts, Managing Director
(confidentiality assured):
colin at valcol.co.zw

SOUTHEM KORERO

LEGAL ASPECTS OF EUROPEAN FOREST SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
19-21 September, 2012 IUFRO Division 9: Forest Policy and Economics.
Research Group 9.06.00 (former 6.13.00): Forest Law and Environmental
Legislation. International Symposium, Republic of Belarus 2012. 14th
International Symposium on Legal Aspects of European Forest Sustainable
Development. Minsk, Republic of Belarus. First Announcement and Call for
Papers. 
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-9/90000/90600/

Contact Peter HERBST, e-mail: HP at net4you.at
or
Vitalie GULCA, email: vitalie.gulca at gmail.com or vitaliegulca at yahoo.com 

NZ FORESTRY AWARDS
20 September 2012  New Zealand Forest Industry Training Awards (FITEC).
Rotorua Energy Events Centre. 6 pm.
http://www.fitec.org.nz/Awards/

IMPROVING LIVES WITH POPLARS AND WILLOWS - PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT
 24th Session of the International Poplar Commission and 46th Executive
Committee Meeting. Improving Lives with Poplars and Willows @ Dehradun,
India, 8-12 October 2012.
http://www.fao.org/forestry/ipc2012/en/

II CONGRESO BOLIVIANO DE BOTÁNICA/BOLIVIAN BOTANY CONGRESS
11-13 October 2012. The Second Bolivian Botany Congress. La Paz, Bolivia.
This important Congress is organised by the Herbario Nacional de Bolivia,
Instituto de Ecología and Carrera de Biología de la Universidad Mayor de San
Andrés in collaboration with the Universidad Mayor de San Simón in
Cochabamba, Universidad San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca in Sucre,
Universidad Amazónica de Pando in Cobija y la Universidad Autónoma Gabriel
René Moreno in Santa Cruz.
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/iicongresobotanicabolivia2012/

LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
5-12 November 2012. Biannual IUFRO Forest Landscape Ecology Conference:
Sustaining Humans and Forests in Changing Landscapes: Forests, Society and
Global Change. Concepción, Chile. IUFRO 8.01.02,
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-8/80000/80100/80102/.
Contact: Cristian Echeverria, cristian.echeverria(at)udec.cl; Sandra Luque,
sandra.luque(at)cemagref.fr.
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-8/80000/80100/80102/activiti
es/

THIRD IUFRO LATIN AMERICAN CONGRESS
IUFRO and CATIE are organizing IUFROLAT 2013: the Third IUFRO Latin American
Congress; San José, Costa Rica; 12-15 June 2013. Details tba.

BRAZIL TO HOST 2015 WORLD STATS CONGRESS
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics will host in the second
half of 2015, the 60th World Congress of Statistics, organised by the
International Statistical Institute. Go to:
http://www.isi-web.org/

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