REDD+ and Agriculture Web Resource

for those of you interested in REDD+ and its link with agriculture (hot topic!), here's a pretty good web resource you might want to keep bookmarked. cheers.

LINK: redd-and-agriculture-web-resource

Baobab Careers: FORGRAD2013

The 1^st International Forestry Graduate’s Conference 2013 (FORGRAD2013) is conducted to gather all graduates, young scientist and activist in the field of forestry, agriculture and environmental science to share their research or cognizance which would aid in increasing people’s awareness on the importance and significance of using knowledge and research finding to create an environment which in line with human capital developments.

In addressing this issue, Faculty of Forestry Graduate’s Student Society (FORGRAD) in collaboration with the Management of Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia will be organizing The 1^st International Forestry Graduate’s Student Conference 2013 (FORGRAD 2013) from 2^nd -7^th July 2013.

http://www.forr.upm.edu.my/index.php/forgrad-2013

Forests for People: UN International Short Film Contest

If anyone has any video footage from woods at home or jungle expeditions, why not make it into a nature film for the UN International Short Film Festival? Communicate teh importance of forests to the world!

The forest management auditor of tomorrow

How to integrate FSC® forest management and carbon auditing

19-23 November 2012, Padua, Italy

Outline
Forest management auditing is evolving very quickly and auditors are required to be endowed with multiple capacities capacities and expertise. An intensive course to prepare forest management auditors and a unique access to new skills, professional knowledge and job opportunities. Competent and experienced auditors and lecturers will drive you through a deeper understanding of standards, methodologies and auditing techniques. By means of exercises and simulations you will be directly involved as a protagonist.

Contents

Module 1 › FSC Standards, Policies, Principles & Criteria › FSC Controlled Wood › FSC Trademark › Forest Management Assesment & Report › CAR formulation › High Value Conservation Forests › Interview and Stakeholder Consultation

Module 2 › Project and Baseline Scenario › Calculation of carbon stock › Carbon Methodologies › Carbon Rights and Land Tenure › Additionality, Permanence and Leakage › Co-benefits › Carbon standards › Project cycle › Carbon market › Integrating FSC and Carbon

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International Winter School
CSR tools and public policies for responsible forestry
Legnaro (Padova - Italy); 17-21th December 2012

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MODULE 1
CSR Tools (Corporate Social Responsibility) for the forestry sector
MODULE 2
Responsible Forest Management Certification
MODULE 3
Legality in the forestry sector
MODULE 4
Sustainable public procurement of timber products

Target Audience
The target audience includes students with a forest background involved in international MSc and PhD programs such as SUTROFOR, SUFONAMA, MEDFOR, European Forestry, FOPER and FONASO. Young researchers, experts, public and private consultants are also welcome. 

Fees
The course is offered free of charge.

Scholarships
Financial support is available to a limited number of qualified students. The granted students will receive travel and accommodation refund up to 300 Euros after submission of the expenses (train/flight tickets, accommodation receipt/invoice).

Who is eligible for the financial support?
Only students enrolled to any University, either in Master or PhD courses, can apply for financial support. Priority will be given to the participants enrolled to Erasmus Mundus Master courses. Students applying for financial support will be notified about whether or not they have got financial support by 10th November 2012.

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