IUFRO Landscape Ecology Working Party
The Landscape Ecology Working Party (8.01.02) is part of IUFRO Division 8 (Forest Environment) and Unit 8.01 (Forest Ecosystem Functions).
The WP was created in 1991 to bridge the gap between the theory of landscape ecology and its application into the management of forest resources.
The WP was created in 1991 to bridge the gap between the theory of landscape ecology and its application into the management of forest resources.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The XXV IUFRO WORLD CONGRESS will be in Curitiba, Brazil, from 29 September to 5 October 2019. This will be a chance for the IUFRO Landscape Ecology WP to meet. There will be a particular Technical Session members of the group are organizing: D8a - Forest Biodiversity in the framework of global change and the role of Landscape sustainability science there to discuss formal. There are other sessions of interest for the landscape ecology community. See the description of all sessions approved so far HERE.
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The IUFRO Landscape Ecology Working Party organizes biannual International Conferences since 1993. This is a fundamental part of the activity of the group given the contribution of these events to the mission and objectives of the WP. The WP and their Regional Representatives also promote and support other conferences. In addition, the WP participate actively in initiatives of other scientific organizations. IUFRO Landscape Ecology and IALE have a long-time relationship promoting landscape ecology across the globe. Several members of IUFRO LE WP are involved in the 10th IALE World Congress to take place in Milan, Italy, from 1 to 5 of July.
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The Working Party publishes books and special issues as outcomes of conferences and other initiatives. A series of books on forest landscape ecology and related topics has been regularly published since 2004. Francisco Castro Rego, a keynote speaker at the IUFRO Landscape Ecology International conference in Bragança in 2010, with colleagues from the US and Portugal Stephen C. Bunting, Eva Kristina Strand and Paulo Godinho-Ferreira have just published Applied Landscape Ecology. More information about the book HERE.
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