Autore: Tiziana Gentilesca

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Canada

We are seeking a post-doctoral research scientist to develop growth mathematical models based on our long-term anatomical chronologies of intra-annual xylem formation collected across the whole latitudinal range of the closed boreal forest in Quebec, Canada.

Opportunità per startup nel campo forestale

Nell’ambito del progetto Erasmus+ KA ECOSTAR-Natural Talents coordinato dal Dipart. TESAF del’Università di Padova, viene organizzato, presso il Campus di Agripolis. un Nature-Accelerator, finanziato dalla Commissione Europea e dal fondo di impact investors Fledge di Seattle. Per partecipare al Nature-Accelerator (8 startup selezionate, ciascuna con 15k...

New European project places value on forest ecosystem services

Spurring INnovations for forest eCosystem SERvices in Europe (SINCERE) is a four-year project funded through the European Commission’s H2020 programme. Responding to society’s demands for services such as wood production, recreation, biodiversity provision and carbon storage, the project will look at innovative ways to value and...

Special Issue on Forests, Agriculture and Environmental Protection

Forests and agricultural systems are an integral part of the global environment and human well‐being, providing multiple goods and services essential for people worldwide and crucial for sustainable development. Forests are seen as carbon sinks, as stabilizers of climate, as protectors of watersheds, and as conservers of biological diversity. Agriculture uses natural resources to produce commodities, which maintain life.

First workshop “Added value of wood in the future”

27/02/2018 Sala Seminari SAGAS (Dipartimento di Storia, Archeologia, geografia, Arte e Spettacolo), Università di Firenze Addressed to PhD students and Early stage researchers, the workshop is organized within the GdL “Tecnologia del legno  e Utilizzazioni forestali” of the “Società Italiana di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale” (SISEF)....

11th International Beech Symposium

18-21 Sep 2018, Viterbo (Italy)   Dear Friends and Colleagues, I’m pleased to announce you the 11th International Beech Symposium, organized by the IUFRO Research Group 1.01.07 on Ecology and Silviculture of Beech, that will be held in Viterbo (Italy), 18-21 September 2018. REGISTRATION OPENING: 1...

COST Action FP1407 WG1 and WG4 meeting “Wood modification in Europe: processes, products, applications”

26/02/2018, Florence The meeting will present the state of the art of modification technologies around Europe, production capacity and practical applications developed in the different countries. The meeting is co-organized by COST Action FP1407, University of Florence GESAAF, CNR IVALSA, University of Basilicata SAFE, SISEF Wood...

EGU2018 (Vienna, Austria – 8-13 Apr 2018) – Call for abstracts

European Geosciences Union (EGU) General AssemblyAustria Center Vienna (ACV) Dear researcher,as convener and co-convener we’re pleased to invite you to submit an abstract to EGU2018 section “BG2.23: Mediterranean forests under pressure: current knowledge and future science directions”  (find a description below) The abstract submission deadline is...

Position for: FG IV – Project Officer in the field of forest modelling

As the science and knowledge service of the Commission, the mission of DG Joint Research Centre is to support EU policies with independent evidence throughout the whole policy cycle. The vacancy is within the Bio-Economy Unit, (located in Ispra, Italy), which provides scientific support to EU policies related to the bio-economy such as the sustainable production as well as the use of biological resources and the conversion to value added products, such as food, feed, bioenergy and bio-based products. We are looking for a researcher to contribute to the further development and implementation of the forest growth models as part of the wider forest sector modelling suite of the Unit, in the context of the wider bio-economy and environmental threats (e.g. climate change).

Corso di perfezionamento professionale: una nuova prevenzione per gli incendi che cambiano

Sassari 20-23 Febbraio 2018 ObiettiviGli incendi di “nuovo tipo” necessitano di un approccio nuovo, non prioritariamente orientato alla estinzione, ma incentrato su una concreta ed operativa “prevenzione”. Su queste basi, il corso si prefigge di affrontare il tema della pianificazione antincendio boschivo dotandosi di strumenti innovativi....

Stati generali dei boschi di pianura

Veneto Agricoltura organizza il 26 ottobre 2017 a Sandrigo (Vi) un evento in tema di politiche ed esperienze di sviluppo e gestione dei boschi di pianura. Grazie alle opportunità offerte dalla legge regionale del Veneto n. 13/2003 e da Progetti e Programmi Comunitari, in 30 anni,...