Events
7-11 September, 2020
Air Pollution threats to Plant Ecosystems Conference
THE EVENT WAS DELETED DUE TO COVID-19
Paphos, Cyprus
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The conference supported by MOTTLES and organized by ARCHES-Conseils will take place in Paphos (Cyprus). This event is co-organized by the Committee on Air Pollution Effects Research on Mediterranean Ecosystems (CAPERmed), the Research Group "Air Pollution and Climate Change Impacts on Forest Ecosystems" of the International Union of Forest Research Organization (IUFRO 7.01.00), and the International Cooperative Programme on Effects of Air Pollution on Natural Vegetation and Crops (ICP Vegetation).
The International Conference will include a special session about MOTTLES project on 6th of May entitled "Forest protection against ozone: new approaches towards an effective policy decision-making".
More info at link
12-15 November, 2019
XII Congresso Nazionale SISEF
Palermo, Italy
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The National Congress of the Italian Society of Silviculture and forest Ecology (SISEF) will be held in Palermo, at the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Forestry Sciences of the University from 12 to 15 November 2019.
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September 29-October 5, 2019
IUFRO 2019 XXV World Congress, Curitiba, Brazil
Curitiba, Paranà, Brazil
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In 2019, for the first time Latin America will host a World Congress of the IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations). This event will take place in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (at Expo Unimed), from September 29 to October 5, and will be organized and coordinated by the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB) and EMBRAPA. Approximately three thousand participants are expected at the event, which will discuss various aspects related to forest research. The deadline for abstract submission is 31 December 2018.
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More info at http://iufro2019.com/
13-17 May, 2019
IUFRO Nanning 2019, Harmonized Growth, Cleaner Environment and Sustainable Forests
Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, China
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The next IUFRO Research Group 7.01 “Impacts of air pollution and climate change on forest ecosystems” biennial conference will be held on 13-17 May 2019 in Nanning, Guangxi, southern China. The deadline for abstract submission was 15 December 2018 but an extension is in progress.
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More info at http://iufronanning2019.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1
18-21 February, 2019
32nd ICP-Vegetation Task Force Meeting
Targoviste, Romania
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The deadline for registration was Friday 7th December 2018, you may want to contact Harry Harmens (hh@ceh.ac.uk) for registration. The deadline for one-page abstracts to be submitted is Friday 18th January 2019 (send to Harry Harmens, hh@ceh.ac.uk). A book of abstracts will be produced and circulated in advance of the meeting.
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More info at https://icpvegetation.ceh.ac.uk/32nd-task-force-meeting
5-11 November, 2018
“IV Congresso Nazionale di Selvicoltura”
Torino, Italy
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The IV National Congress of Silviculture (Turin, 5-9 November 2018) is organized by the Italian Academy of Forest Sciences with the collaboration of the Piemonte Region and the University of Turin and the support of the most important academic and scientific institutions and forestry and environmental organizations.
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Visit the website for more information: https://congressoselvicoltura.com/
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MOTTLES supports the event and will be present in the exhibition spaces.
18-21 September, 2018
“Forest Science for a Sustainable Forestry and Human Wellbeing in a Changing World”
INCDS “Marin Drăcea” 85 Years of Activity, Centenary of The Great Union in 1918
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Bucharest, Romania
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The International Scientific Conference “Forest Science for a Sustainable Forestry and Human Wellbeing in a Changing World – INCDS “Marin Drăcea” 85 Years of Activity, Centenary of The Great Union in 1918″ is an open scientific event dedicated to the anniversary of 85 years of activity in forestry research of the National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry “Marin Drăcea”.
In 2018 this great anniversary event coincides with the celebration of 100 years since the Great Union of the Romanian historical provinces.
The conference is focused on forest research, with a large range of topics, including: the impacts of air pollution, climate change, biotic and abiotic stressors on forest resources status, adaptive management, modelling and mapping of forest ecosystems and their services, genetics, protected areas, ecological connectivity, new Earth-Observation technologies applied in forestry.
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The International Conference will include a special session about MOTTLES project.
You can find more information about registration and sessions here.
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Download the invitation here.
21-25 May, 2018
Ozone and Plant Ecosystems Conference
Sant’Apollonia, Firenze, Italy
Organized by MOTTLES in collaboration with ICP-vegetation and IUFRO (RG7.01.00)
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Following the success of the conference Ozone and Plants held in Beijing in May 2014,
we are pleased to announce this follow-up conference.
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Ozone pollution continues to be a serious issue for terrestrial ecosystems and plant health. Progress has been achieved by controlling the emission of precursors in some areas of the world, but much remains to be done. This conference will allow all experts in the interactions between ozone and plant ecosystems to meet and discuss the state of the art and the strategies for continuous improvements.
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For Programme and Registration details visit the website
22-26 October, 2017
IUFRO Tokyo 2017 - Actions for Sustainable Forest Ecosystems under Air Pollution and Climate Change
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
Link to the website
10-13 October, 2017
XI Congresso Nazionale Sisef - LA FORESTA CHE CAMBIA: Ricerca, qualità della vita e opportunità in un paese in transizione
CNR Centro Congressi, P.le Aldo Moro, Rome (Italy)
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18-22 September, 2017
IUFRO: 125th Anniversary, Congress 2017
CNR Centro Congressi, P.le Aldo Moro, Rome (Italy)
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31 March, 2017
Conference: Il Progetto AFORCLIMATE: Pianificare la gestione forestale in base alla variabilità climatica
Sala Aldo Pavari CREA, Arezzo (Italy)
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16 – 17 March, 2017
“Inquinamento atmosferico e sostenibilità: dagli impatti a possibili soluzioni – Un approccio integrato”
ENEA, via Giulio Romano, 41, Rome (Italy)
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24 November, 2016
“OZONO E VEGETAZIONE: IL CONTRIBUTO DELLA RICERCA ITALIANA (dieci anni dopo …)”
Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Agro-ambientali, Pisa (Italy)
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7 October, 2016
LIFE15 Kick-off meeting ENV Resource Efficiency /Waste 2
EASME, Brussels (Belgium)
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28 – 30 September, 2016
4th Forum Carpaticum. Future of the Carpathians: Smart, Sustainable, Inclusive
Bucharest (Romania)
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13-15 September, 2016
ICP Forests Intercalibration course on ozone visible foliar injury
Brasov (Romania)
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