Trees in a Kalahari landscape
The ELDIS Manuals and Toolkits site has alerted us to an online guide and software for the analysis of biodiversity. Tree diversity analysis: a manual and software for common statistical methods for ecological and biodiversity studies provides a practical foundation for training in statistical methods for ecological and biodiversity studies. Produced by the World...
Eero Mikkola recently shared news on progress at GFIS: The new gateway was launched in January 2007 and today the gateway has got around 80 information provider partners from around the world who have been creating and linking their RSS feeds and other metadata to the GFIS gateway. The feeds maintained by the partners are harvested by the GFIS gateway daily and the freshest news, events, publications and job announcements are displayed on the entry page in chronological order.The GFIS Coordination Unit and core partners develop the gateway constantly; a GFIS calendar is the latest function which has been added to the gateway. Users can find around 120 coming forest events provided by APAFRI, CBD, CIFOR, EFI, FAO, FFPRI, FRIM, IUFRO and Metla from the GFIS calendar for the moment and...
Forest scientists are a valuable source of information for stakeholders and the media. However, communication between scientists and the other two is often insufficient. Although scientists may learn to communicate better, there is also an increasing demand for 'knowledge brokers.'Forest communication experts from 14 countries met in Freiburg, Germany, 2006 to discuss the most suitable instruments for communicating forest science and give recommendations for specific communication activities of IUFRO. Success means that communication must become a daily task for forest science institutions.Read the meeting reportSee activities of the IUFRO Communicating Forest Science Task ForceTags: agricultural information forestry...
Although published in 2005, the IUFRO/FAO report on Communication Strategies for Multiple Partner Involvement in Forestry Extension explores some topical issues, particularly the shifts in orientation from "transfer of technology towards systems thinking and the facilitation of social and mutual learning among stakeholders.""Communication among participants in extension has become more important than ever."The papers in this report - from developed and developing regions - were presented at an IUFRO Extension Working Party Symposium held in late 2004, and present a wide range of cases on:learning processes and collective action in forestry extension;approaches, tools and methods of extension communication in forestry and agroforestry;information and organizational needs of small-scale...
Beyond classical approaches of knowledge transfer, new ways of communication between scientists and practitioners are emerging. Community building, new technologies, web-based knowledge exchange, peer-to-peer communication, new possibilities of integrating experts into knowledge management (KM), and a new perception of the notion of 'knowledge' and 'expertise' open up the evolving field of knowledge management in forestry.In October 2006, experts in knowledge management met at the international forestXchange conference in Freiburg, Germany, to discuss these issues.As a main result of the conference, an impressive variety of existing KM initiatives and approaches became visible. However, it also became obvious that in many organizations and institutions in forestry a true promotion of KM...
The March 2008 issue of the IUCN/WWF sustainable forestry publication, Arborvitae, focuses on tools that offer conservation professionals a methodology or practical technology. The methodology-based tools provide analytical frameworks for planning or monitoring conservation efforts and participatory processes for exploring local perceptions of forest use. Technology-based tools (such as computer...
In the third of five blogs, I consider perspectives in three key areas- biofuels, climate change adaptation and water....(read...
Riparian woodland, Okavango Delta: Aquarap 2000
Yesterday, HOORC hosted a seminar by Dr Peter Eliasson of the Department of Ecology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, about using simulated ecosystem responses to evaluate the impact of climate change on carbon and nitrogen cycles in Boreal forests. For this work, Dr Eliasson had developed three scenarios of increasing...
From the Botswana Government Gazette, Vol. XLV, no. 55 17 August 2007
Republic of Botswana Ministry of Local Government: tender: consultancy service for the provision of project management and construction supervision of Boteti northern cluster villages (Khumaga, Moreomaoto, Motopi, Makalamabedi, Phuduhudu and Chanoga/Xhana) rural villages water supply rehabilitation project
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From the Botswana Government Gazette, Vol. XLV, no. 51 27 July 2007
Republic of Botswana: tender: to engage a legal expert to lead the review and consolidation of the Forest Act with the Agricultural Conservation Act and the Herbage Preservation Act
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Kalahari Conservation Society, Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre: tender: supply of laboratory equipment, field equipment and office...
Le Projet Forinfo de la Coopération française de l'Ambassade de France au Gabon, à récemment mise en ligne un du moteur de recherche de fonds documentaires numériques entièrement dédié aux informations de la forêt et l’environnement en Afrique Centrale.
Ce portail - Portail Forêt Environnement Afrique Centrale - est le fruit d’une collaboration très étroite avec les centres de recherches de...
HOORC BIOKAVANGO project leader Dr Nkobi Moleele, with colleagues Anne Lillian Nakafeero and Mark S. Reed, has published results of a study of five species of tree currently promoted for agroforestry in Botswana. The trees, Acacia erubescens, Acacia tortilis, Combretum imberbe, Sclerocarya birrea and Terminalia sericea, were shown to produce chemical substances that could inhibit the growth of...
From the Botswana Government Gazette, Vol. XLV, no. 18 2 March 2007
Tender: Republic of Botswana Consultancy services for the review of the district planning handbook
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Tender: Republic of Botswana: Firebreak maintenance for the Department of Forestry and Range Resources
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Tender: Republic of Botswana: Water tariff study
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Tender: North West District Council: privatization of waste...
HOORC's Library had a visit today from Professor Hank Shugart from the University of Virginia. Professor Shugart and graduate students Thoralf Meyer and Virginia Seamster are visiting to discuss collaborative research projects in the area of riparian forests and vegetation dynamics of the Okavango Delta. In HOORC's Library, you can find Professor Shugart's Terrestrial ecosystems in changing...
From the Botswana Government Gazette, Vol. XLV, no. 15 16 February 2007
Tender: Republic of Botswana Dept. of Water Affairs: Consultancy service (second publication)
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From the Botswana Government Gazette, Vol. XLV, no. 16 23 February 2007
Tender: Republic of Botswana firebreak maintenance for the Dept. of Forestry and Range Resources
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Tender: Republic of Botswana Dept. of Water...
Two new IUCN titles in HOORC's library offer guidance in the sustainable use and management of forest resources. Forests in landscapes : ecosystem approaches to sustainability uses the Convention on Biodiversity's principles of the ecosystem approach to compare local forest management projects, pointing out that these local solutions are often well ahead of international rhetoric in relation to...
From the Botswana Government Gazette, Vol. XLV, no. 8 26 January 2007
Supplement A – Botswana Government Extraordinary Gazette: Livestock and Meat Industries Act, 2006
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From the Botswana Government Gazette, Vol. XLV, no. 11 5 February 2007
Supplement C – Botswana Government Extraordinary Gazette: Statutory Instrument No. 3 of 2007: Finance and Audit Act (Cap. 54:01): Tropical Forest...
The issue of avoided deforestation hit the headlines at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) 11 in Montreal in November 2005. This was the result of a proposal by Papua New Guinea for developed countries to pay tropical developing countries to limit deforestation as a way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and tackling climate change. A two year process was initiated, and the issue was to be addressed by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technical Advice (SBSTA). This advises the Convention and Protocol on technical matters and meets twice a year. It is expected to report back at COP13 to be held in December 2007. This article takes stock of the progress that has been made on this issue during the recent...
The Spring 2006 issue of Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship contains a selection of papers from two forest information conferences in 2005: FIFI in December 2005; and the IUFRO working group 6.03 meeting in Brisbane in Aug 2005. Articles cover:
Special Issue on Forest-Related Information: Introduction
- by Carol Green and Roger Mills
Enhancing Access to Forestry Information in Africa to Ensure Sustainable Forest Management
- by Margaret Sraku-Lartey, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
Information Resources for Forest Researchers and Managers: Strengths, Weaknesses, Threats and Opportunities
- byAlan G. Brown, CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products and John W. Turnbull
Accessing and Sharing Research Information in the ASEAN Region: Malaysia's Perspective
- by...