Forestry Congress Research Articles

Current trends in forestry research of Latin-America: an editorial overview of the Special Issue

Mendoza city (Argentina) hosted the VIII Latin American Forestry Congress (CONFLAT) and the V Forestry Congress of Argentina (CFA) in 2023, where relevant issues were addressed, such as climate change, degradation, reforestation, management and forest industry, monitoring, environmental services, social issues, and governance, among others. The objective of this Special Issue was to present the main advances in Forestry Science for Latin-America in the context of changing governance and forest livelihoods for people. The fifteen articles emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of the forest management and conservation, and that multiple variables must be considered to achieve sustainability. The articles come from studies across Southern South-America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay), and the collaboration of researchers of other countries (México, Canada, and Spain). Articles include research in tropical, Mediterranean and temperate Sub-Antarctic forests. Together, these articles provide a snapshot of new forestry research carried out locally and internationally to bring about beneficial ecological and environmental outcomes in a world facing the challenges of sustainable management and conservation amongst the threats and uncertainty of climate change and environmental degradation responsible for extensive loss of biodiversity and environmental services. We believe that this Special Issue will encourage more inter-disciplinary research focusing on management and conservation of forests.

The earliest research of tending felling established according to IUFRO system in north-west of Russia

Research facilities on thinning operations for forests in North-West of Russia were established during 1929-1930 according to technique accepted by the II World Forestry Congress in 1928 in Rome. The purpose of this work originally consist on clarification of effectiveness of this forestry measures, degree of its influence on an increase for growing stock, height, and on quality of timber. This necessity was caused by the fact that it was the first such experience at that time. The main objective consisted in specification of intensity and techniques of thinning. There are structural changes in elevated and underground plants biomass in a stand. On all research facilities the appearance of spruce-tree advance growth is noted. The thinning can affect on the course of natural reforestation and does not cause fundamental change in the ratio between a grass and moss layers. They shift this ratio in favor of the first one and it allows claiming about the possibility of bio-circulation intensity increase by means of regular tending felling of the forest. Now it is the most valuable research facility allowing coming to scientifically substantiated conclusion about techniques of thinning which correspond to exact combination the silvicultural and economic requirements for forest management.

Mykola Yakovych Dakhnov (1862–1930): the Symbolic Personality of Steppic Forestry

The purpose of the article is search and generalization of information about M. Ya. Dakhnovʼs life and activity and creation of the most complete biography of the outstanding forester of Ukraine for today.Methods of research: analytical-synthetic, historical-chronological, comparative-historical, logical, historical-biographical.The scientific novelty: for the first time in the historical-chronological context the life and creative way of the outstanding forester M. Ya. Dakhnov is being considered. The hypothesis about the M. Ya. Dakhnov's pedigree is expressed and substantiated.Practical significance: materials can be used in drawing up handbooks on the history of forestry in Ukraine.The originality of the research is based on a wide range of sources used and their analytical and synthetic elaboration.Type of article: descriptive, research. scientific and biographical.The main results. Based on the analysis of historiographical sources on the history of the development of the national steppe forestry, the subject of research was determined: the life and career of a well-known forester and gardener Mykola Yakovych Dakhnov. The little-known facts of his life activity were introduced into scientific circulation. A hypothesis was expressed about who were the parents (father) M. Ya. Dakhnov. The materials are given that in his youth M. Ya. Dakhnov was involved in protest actions against the government of the Russian Empire. The process of the formation of M. Ya. Dakhnov as a well-known specialist in the field of steppe forestry and gardening is considered. Based on the study of materials of the forestry congress in Great Anadol (1908), the role of M. Ya. Dakhnov in the creation and practical implementation of various types of afforestation and methods of "remediation" of forest stands was substantiated. His organizational and scientific activities during the 1908 congress in Great Anadol are shown and his proposals on strengthening the gardening direction in lower forest schools are considered. Given the little-known facts from the life and work of M. Ya. Dakhnov after 1919, when he retired, It was suggested that the resignation and relocation to Alushta could be associated with family circumstances caused by the civil war. Attention is drawn to the presence of "white spots" in biographical essays on M. Ya. Dakhnov. It is noted in this regard, the need for further research of his life and work.

Functional identification of an EXPA gene (NcEXPA8) isolated from the tree Neolamarckia cadamba

ABSTRACTAs a class of important cell growth regulators, expansins have been studied for over 20 years. Since Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser was praised as a ‘miraculous tree’ at the World Forestry Congress in 1972 due to its rapid growth. A lot of research has been carried out to uncover the underlying mechanisms of this rapid growth. Based on previous findings and our research, we hypothesized that expansins may play an important role in such growth. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis revealed that the N. cadamba expansin family member NcEXPA8 is highly expressed in all four young tissues, particularly in the cambium region, suggesting that NcEXPA8 acts as a key regulator of secondary growth in this gene family. Overexpression of NcEXPA8 in Arabidopsis thaliana increased the diameter and height of the main stem. It also promoted interfascicular fiber cell elongation and cell-wall thickness but did not alter the cellulose content in the cell wall. These results suggested that expansins act as activators during secondary fiber cell elongation during tip growth to promote plant growth.

14th World Forestry Congress and Forest/Forestry-related Activities in Japan (Introducing International Congress)

14th World Forestry Congress and Forest/Forestry-related Activities in Japan (Introducing International Congress)

Espécie e Floresta: A araucária nos discursos ambientais e na produção de sentidos para as florestas no Paraná

O artigo busca analisar como determinadas construções simbólicas, discursivas e imagéticas que engendram efeitos e processos de produção de sentido para a araucária e, na sua esteira, para a floresta com araucária foram pensadas e divulgadas ao longo do século XX no Paraná. Nosso argumento é que a devastação florestal ocorrida no estado tem sido obscurecida por discursividades centradas na espécie e na sua importância para o desenvolvimento econômico do Paraná em paralelo de um certo “esquecimento” da floresta a que ela pertence. Para tanto, centramos a atenção na forma como ambas, espécie e floresta, foram versadas pelo Movimento Paranista, pelos pesquisadores Romário Martins e Francisco Carlos Hoehne e em quatro comunicações apresentadas no 1º Congresso Florestal Brasileiro, realizado em Curitiba no ano de 1953. Palavras chave: Escrita Alfabética; Alfabetismo; Colonização Portuguesa; Mata Atlântica; Período Colonial.

The model forest networks of Canada and Argentina team up at XIIIth World Forestry Congress to showcase local level indicators work

The model forest networks of Canada and Argentina team up at XIII^th World Forestry Congress to showcase local level indicators work

XIIIe congrès forestier mondial 2009 Buenos Aires, Argentine Développement forestier : un équilibre vital Résultats et actions stratégiques

The 13th World Forestry Congress met in Buenos Aires with more than 7000 participants. It remains a crossroads of ideas, a focal point for confronting the visions from all over the world of forests, their future and the products and services they can be expected to supply. A message was addressed to the heads of states who planned to attend the Copenhagen COP 15 of the UNFCCC stating that forests are more than carbon. They harbor two thirds of all land-based biodiversity, and generate critical ecosystem goods and services. They sustain the cultural and spiritual identity of billions of men and women. The three main conclusions reached in Buenos Aires promote a more open approach towards society: the forest industry sector is encouraged to gain greater recognition and so be able to impact the various policies that may affect their sector of activity. Furthermore, forests cannot be maintained if they are seen as being a hindrance to development. Their sustainability hinges on the activities they can generate including, but not only, wood production. Comprehensive utilisation of forest resources deserves through investigation, study, and implementation, often through a territorial approach. Financial transfers in favour of proper forest management are essential to win the contest against land clearing for agricultural use. Demand for forest products is expected to build up in the future and foresters speculate about the role of forests in the world economy and in society.

Compte rendu succinct du XIIIe congrès forestier mondial (Buenos Aires, du 18 au 23 octobre 2009)

Les congrès forestiers mondiaux qui ont lieu tous les six ans sont un lieu d’échange sur les thématiques de la forêt et de la filière-bois. Le présent article présente les principales tendances de cette édition 2009, marquée par le contexte de la préparation de la réunion sur le changement climatique de Copenhague, avec les espoirs placés sur une contribution mondiale à la lutte contre la déforestation. Le recul qu’a Christian Barthod pour avoir participé aux trois dernières réunions de Paris en 1991, d’Antalya en 1997 et de Québec en 2003, lui permet de déceler les évolutions et constantes de ces congrès.

One strategy at work for more than 260 reasons

Canadians are taking action to advance sustainable forest management with the National Forest Strategy (NFS) 2003–2008, A Sustainable Forest: The Canadian Commitment. This national policy framework reaffirms Canadians' long-term vision and defines strategic targets to be achieved by the forest community at large. Seen as an international model, the NFS serves to establish partnerships and to promote policies as encouraged by the Final Statement issued at the XII World Forestry Congress. Canada and the United States of America have national forest programmes that are advancing a sustainable North American forest and are contributing to the well-being of the global forest. Stronger mechanisms and liaisons between developed countries with such programmes will help Canada and other likeminded countries to push sustainable forest management concepts even further as they evolve. Key words: global forest convention, international network, national forest programme, National Forest Strategy Coalition, sector roundtable

XII. World Forestry Congress and its conclusions

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XII. World Forestry Congress

XII. World Forestry Congress have been held in Quebec, Canada from September 21 to 28, 2003. Forestry issues were discussed on three basic areas: Forests for People, Forests for the Planet, People and Forests in Harmony. The Czech Republic was represented by 9 contributions.

World Forestry Congress Issues Mexican Manifest

World Forestry Congress Issues Mexican Manifest

The contribution of agroforestry to world forestry development

Agroforestry with its outstanding variety of systems and technologies has been practiced in all parts of the world since times immemorial. Its worldwide recognition, scientific promotion and application in rural development strategies in the tropics, however, ‘exploded’ with two events: the foundation of the International Council for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), 1977 and the Eighth World Forestry Conference in Jakarta, 1978. This is important to be recalled at the occasion of the Ninth World Forestry Congress to be held in Mexico this year.

Eighth World Forestry Congress

Abstract This Congress, the first to be held in the tropics (Jakarta, Indonesia), focused on the importance of forests to people of the developing nations, especially to the large numbers of rural poor. While improvements in technology were recognized as desirable, stress was rather on the need to work for change within the cultural and economic conditions of individual countries.

Eighth World Forestry Congress, held in Jakarta, Indonesia, 16–28 October 1978

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The world forestry congress, Jakarta, October 1978

The world forestry congress, Jakarta, October 1978

The Sixth World Forestry Congress

The Sixth World Forestry Congress

The Sixth World Forestry Congress

The Sixth World Forestry Congress

Sixth World Forestry Congress

Sixth World Forestry Congress