The coming IUFRO congress: Forestry and limited natural resources
Plenary sessions
FAO and UNEP plan forest fire programme
Chinese pulping reeds
Paper and progress go together
Forestry in a world of limited natural resources is the key subject to be discussed when the XVIth World Congress of the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO) meets at Oslo in mid-1976.
The Congress, scheduled from 21 June to 2 July, will offer an opportunity for forestry scientists from all over the world to examine their problems in all fields of research. A week's intensive debates on the campus of Oslo University will be followed by 18 excursions to various districts of Norway during which the participants are to continue discussing specialized aspects of their work.
IUFRO now has more than 9000 scientists in its 290 member organizations in 74 countries. It held its first congress at Vienna in 1893 and the last one at Gainesville, Maryland, in 1971.
Four world personalities are to deal with the key subject from various angles at four plenary sessions from 22 to 25 June. The participants will then discuss their specific fields of activity in smaller groups.
In addition, the Congress is to agree on IUFRO policy and organization and to lay down a general plan for its work during the period until the next congress. This is of particular importance because a major part of the Organization's activities, between congresses, is carried on at meetings, seminars and symposia in various parts of the world, and individual scientists and IUFRO member organizations cooperate on a continuous basis.
To enable researchers to exchange ideas with their colleagues from other research organizations and countries, the main part of the Congress will consist of a series of specialist meetings.
The theme for these meetings depends on the work being carried on in the various subject groups, project groups and working parties. IUFRO's six divisions are at present planning theme and content of the meetings.
Each division will have two half-day sessions with simultaneous translation. Some time will be used for organizational matters. The rest may be devoted to scientific work and discussions of common interest to all members of the division.
Congress groups are the smallest scientific groups which will work together during the Congress week. They are related subject and/or project groups organized by the divisions. The Divisional Coordinator has appointed a chairman for each congress group which will meet seven half-days during the week.
Discussions in the Congress groups may be based on an introductory paper. There will be one "invited paper" for each of the seven half-days for each of the 36 Congress groups. The Divisional Coordinator will appoint speakers for the invited papers according to the themes selected for the Congress groups.
The invited paper should be written in one of the three IUFRO languages (English, French or German) and should include a summary. The authors are also responsible for translations of the summary into the other IUFRO languages. Total length of an invited paper should not exceed 12 typewritten pages which include the paper itself, the summary, and the translation of the summary into the other two languages.
Authors of invited papers are asked to follow strictly the guidelines for IUFRO papers prepared by the IUFRO Executive Board. The paper will be photocopied and will appear in the proceedings of the Congress in the form in which it is submitted by the author. No editing will be possible.
The deadline for submitting invited papers is 1 February 1976. A paper reaching the President's office after this date will not be included in the proceedings.
Some of the six divisions may wish to include symposia or seminars taking more than one half-day. This will be left to them to organize. A division may also wish to invite more than one speaker per half-day, for example two speakers presenting six pages each.
The proceedings will be printed and bound before the Congress, six volumes, one per division. Participants in the Congress will receive the volume of the proceedings of the division in which they have registered. They may buy additional volumes.
IUFRO's six divisions deal with the following subjects:
1 - Site and silviculture.2 - Forest plans and forest protection.
3 - Forest operations and techniques.
4 - Planning, economics, growth and yield, management and policy.
5 - Forest products.
6 - General subjects (recreation, landscape, statistics, terminology, information, education, history).
Participants in the Congress are invited to bring discussion papers to the meetings. These papers should correspond to the subjects selected by the division, to be announced later.
A discussion paper should be prepared according to the guidelines for IUFRO papers. It should be written in one of the three IUFRO languages and include a short summary. The summary should be translated into the other two IUFRO languages. Total length of a discussion paper should not exceed six typewritten pages, which includes the paper itself, the summary and the two translations of the summary.
Authors should bring about 100 copies of their discussion papers. The Congress Report will list all discussion papers, together with the name and address of the author.
A special scientific meeting is to be held on 25 June in cooperation with FAO.
At the opening session of the Congress, IUFRO will announce the winners of its Scientific Achievement Awards.
Each division should discuss its general policy during the period up to the next Congress and the names of candidates for IUFRO officers should be submitted to the International Council for election. A division may also wish to propose to the Council recommendations to governments and to national or international organizations concerning the objectives of the Union.
The International Council is the supreme authority on Union affairs. It consists of one representative and a deputy representative from each country.
IUFRO member organizations in each country should appoint their national representative. An unrepresented country will be given membership on the Council 60 days after a valid nomination has been received by the President.
At the closing session of the Congress, the President will inform it of the Council's decisions regarding Union activities, resolutions and any other matter which has to be brought to the members' attention. Announcements will also be made on IUFRO officers newly elected and appointed by the Council and on IUFRO's future policy and work.
Plenary sessions will take place in two halls, one accommodating up to 1500 persons, the other 600, and both equipped for simultaneous translation. In addition, there are some 50 auditoriums seating from 50 to 200, where smaller meetings will be held.
A social event will take place on the afternoon following the closing session and before participants set out on the 18 specialized excursions.
The Congress service system will look after support facilities, such as travel agency, bank, post office, audio-visual equipment, typing and translation.
In addition to the hotels in the city of Oslo, up to 900 participants may stay at the university dormitories and another 300 at the dormitories of the Agricultural University at As. These are modern and well-equipped quarters.
Exact costs for participation cannot yet be given. Estimated costs per reservation are: the Oslo Congress US$300 to $400, excursions $200 to $350, for a total of $500 to $750.
A publication on the Congress, with registration forms, has been distributed to IUFRO member organizations and is available by writing to:
IUFRO,
Norwegian Forest Research Institute,
N1432 As - NLH, Norway.
THE XVIth IUFRO WORLD CONGRESS AT A GLANCE
Oslo, 21-26 June 1976
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Monday 21 |
Tuesday 22 |
Wednesday 23 |
Thursday 24 |
Friday 25 |
Saturday 26 |
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9.00 - 10.00 |
Forestry in a world of limited resources |
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Key Address I Congress Hall (a) |
Key Address II Congress Hall (a) |
Key Address III Congress Hall (a) |
Key Address IV Congress Hall (a) |
Key Address V Congress Hall (a) |
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10.00 - 13.00
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Opening Session Congress Hall (a)
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Division 2 Congress Hall (a) |
Division 1 Congress Hall (a) Division 4 Congress Hall (b) |
Division 5 Congress Hall (a) |
International Council Congress Hall (a) |
Closing session Congress Hall (a)
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Congress Groups Conference Rooms |
Congress Groups Conference Rooms |
Congress Groups Conference Rooms |
Congress Groups Conference Rooms |
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15.00 - 18.00
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Division 1 Congress Hall (a) |
Division 5 Congress Hall (a) |
Division 2 Congress Hall (a) Division 3 Congress Hall (b) |
International Congress Hall (a) |
Special Meeting Congress Hall (a) |
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Congress Groups Conference Rooms |
Congress Groups Conference Rooms |
Congress Groups Conference Rooms 17.00 Midsummer eve outing by ship to an island |
Congress Groups Conference Rooms |
FAO/IUFRO Meeting |
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International forestry meetings* 1976
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When |
Where |
What |
FAO Forestry Department contact |
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January |
Dakar |
CILSS/UNSO/FAO Seminar on the role of forestry in a rehabilitation programme for the Sahel |
A Polycarpou, Forest. Conservation and Wildlife Branch |
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2 - 7 Feb. |
Cuba |
Latin American Forestry Commission (12th session) |
J.E.M. Arnold, Plans Unit |
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February |
Cuba |
Latin American Forestry Commission Committee on National Parks and Wildlife (4th session) |
G.S. Child, Forest Conservation and Wildlife Branch |
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23 - 27 Feb. |
Ottawa |
North American Forestry Commission (8th session) |
J.E.M. Arnold, Plans Unit |
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5 - 13 April |
Rome |
Committee on Forest Development in the Tropics |
O. Fugalli, Forest Management Branch |
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24 - 28 May |
Rome |
Committee on Forestry (3rd session) |
L. Gimenez-Ouintana, Office of the ADG |
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Late spring/early summer |
Geneva |
Ad hoc Meeting of Experts to revise ECE standards on stress grading of coniferous sawn timber and to draft ECE standards on finger-jointed timber |
E. Kalkinnen** |
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11 - 13 May |
Rome |
FAO Advisory Committee of Experts on Pulp and Paper (17th session) |
L. Lintu, Pulp and Paper Branch |
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14 - 19 June |
Finland |
Joint FAO/ECE/ILO Committee (11th session) |
H. Chauvin, Forest Logging and Transport Branch |
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5 - 6 July |
Oslo |
FAO/IUFRO Consultation on Forestry Research Problems in Developing Countries |
J. Prats Llauradó, Forestry Institutions and Education Branch |
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8 - 27 Aug. |
Lima (Peru) |
FAO/SIDA Consultation on Employment in Forestry for Latin American Countries |
G. Segerström, Forest Logging and Transport Branch |
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6 - 15 Sept. |
Toulouse |
European Forestry Commission Working Party on Management of Mountain Watersheds |
S. Kunkle, Forest Conservation and Wildlife Branch |
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18 - 22 Oct. |
Geneva |
ECE Timber Committee (34th session) |
E. Kalkinnen** |
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Netherlands |
Executive Committee of the International Poplar Commission (28th session) |
O. Fugalli, Forest Management Branch |
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African Forestry Commission (4th session) |
J.E.M. Arnold, Plans Unit |
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African Forestry Commission Working Party on Wildlife Management (5th session) |
G.S. Child, Forest Conservation and Wildlife Branch |
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Joint FAO/IUFRO Symposium on Forest Fires |
Tran Van Nao, Forest Management Branch |
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World Conference on Arid Zone Forestry |
A. Polycarpou, Forest. Conservation and Wildlife Branch |
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FAO/SIDA Seminar on Forest Resource Appraisal in Forestry and Land Use Planning |
J.P. Lanly, Forest Management Branch |
WHAT THE ACRONYMS MEAN
CILSS = Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (Comité permanent inter-états de lutte contre la sécheresse au Sahel)UNSO = United Nations Sahel Office
ECE = Economic Commission for Europe
IUFRO = International Union of Forestry Research Organizations
SIDA = Swedish International Development Agency
IUCN = International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
* Unless otherwise designated, all meetings are of FAO bodies.
** Joint ECE/FAO Timber Division Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland.
*** Undetermined.
Meetings which did or will take place in 1975
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When |
Where |
What |
FAO Forestry Department contact |
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4 - 6 Feb. |
Paris |
UNEP Workshop on the pulp and paper industry and the environment |
L. Markila, Pulp and Paper Branch |
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6 - 16 Feb. |
New Delhi |
World Consultation on Wood-based Panels |
J. Swiderski, Mechanical Wood Products Branch |
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17 Feb. |
New Delhi |
Committee on Wood-based Panel Products (4th session) |
J. Swiderski, Mechanical Wood Products Branch |
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7 - 12 April |
New Delhi |
Second FAO World Technical Consultation on Forest Diseases and Insects (in collaboration with IUFRO) |
Tran Van Nao, Forest Management Branch |
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21 - 25 April |
Geneva |
Joint FAO/ECE Working Party on Forest and Forest Products Statistics (10th session) |
E. Kalkinnen** |
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14 - 16 May |
Rome |
Advisory Committee of Experts on Pulp and Paper (16th session) |
Lintu, Pulp and Paper Branch |
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7 - 20 Sept. |
Kinshasa |
IUCN 12th General Assembly and 13th Technical Meeting |
G.S. Child, Forest Conservation and Wildlife Branch |
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22-26 Sept. |
Ibadan |
Garoua International Symposium on Wildlife Management |
G.S. Child, Forest Conservation and Wildlife Branch |
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20 - 24 Oct. |
Geneva |
European Forestry Commission (17th session) |
J.E.M. Arnold, Plans Unit |
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20 - 24 Oct. |
Geneva |
ECE Timber Committee (33rd session) |
E. Kalkinnen** |
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October |
Geneva |
First Session of the Working Group on the Applications of Meteorology to Forestry |
A. Polycarpou, Forest Conservation and Wildlife Branch |
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1 - 6 Dec. |
Rome |
International Poplar Commission (15th session) |
O. Fugalli, Forest Management Branch |
** Joint ECE/FAO Timber Division, Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland.
The deterioration of the human environment due to forest fires has prompted FAO and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to launch plans for a programme to come to grips with the problem. The initial planning work is being financed by UNEP and carried out by FAO. Aims would include:
- Identifying areas where forests are more susceptible to fire. Elaborating a methodology for the assessment of fire dangers, using meteorological observations in combination with the characteristics of the vegetation and topographic conditions.- Encouraging countries to develop and improve fire-detection systems and to strengthen fire-fighting organizations and techniques.
- Promoting regional cooperation on forest fire control by improving the exchange of information on techniques and equipment, encouraging research and mutual aid.
The programme of work for this project was reviewed by a team of forest fire experts and foresters in Rome in May.
The FAO/UNEP Expert Consultation on Detection and Control of Forest Fires for the Protection of Human Environment reviewed a programme prepared by Mr. Carl Wilson, a U.S. forest fire expert. The programme selected three regions - Mediterranean, African savanna, and pine forest in Central America - where problems are considered urgent and where regional cooperation can be achieved because of similarity of conditions.
In 1973, according to a report presented to the meeting, eight countries bordering the Mediterranean had between 20000 and 25000 fires which burned possibly as much as 250000 hectares. It was generally agreed at the meeting that fires in these countries are rarely the result of lightning and almost always spring from human negligence, such as discarded cigarettes and careless outdoor cooking fires.
In many developing countries slash-and-burn agriculture is a major cause of extensive forest fire damage.
In Hunan province, reed cultivation in the Dungting lake area provides 100000 metric tons of reed pulp for paper manufacture. The reed plantations are located on an area which includes 50000 hectares of reclaimed marshland.
China Today, Peking
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