First circular and call for papers
WORKSHOP ON
FORESTS AT THE LIMIT: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ON FOREST FUNCTION
Sunday 11 - Saturday 17 May 1997
Skukuza
Kruger National Park
Mpumalanga Province
South Africa
IUFRO Subject Groups S2.01-12 (Canopy Processes) and S2.01-15 (Whole Plant
Physiology)
BACKGROUND
You are cordially invited to participate in the next in a series of
international workshops affiliated to the Canopy Processes (S2.01-12) and
Whole Plant Physiology (S2.01-15) Working Groups of IUFRO. This workshop
will, for the first time, be held in South Africa, and will be organized by
the Division for Water, Environment and Forestry Technology of the CSIR.
This division supports active forestry research programmes in the fields of
tree improvement, forestmanagement, applied silviculture, environmental
management, land-use andhydrology, timber utilization, and forestry for
rural development.
Forestry in South Africa is based on savanna woodlands (47 million ha),
native closed-canopy forest (328 000 ha) and 1.4 million ha of commercial
plantations (1.4 million ha). The latter presently yields approximately 16
million m3 of wood per year, provides employment to an estimated 275 000
people, and contributessignificantly to the national economy. Forestry is
currently playing a critical role in the accelerated development of rural
South Africa, by providing affordable energy and building material to rural
households, by contributing to sustainable agriculture and environmental
rehabilitation, and by providing raw materials to a wide range of small
businesses.
Forest researchers in South Africa face huge, new challenges. Improved
understanding of a wide range of tree physiological processes and canopy
processes is required to maximize sustainable productivity, and to minimize
environmental impacts of plantations. It is hoped that the setting of this
workshopwill stimulate useful discussions on a wide range of forestry
issues relevant to thedevelopment of forestry in South Africa.
DATES
The workshop will be held from Sunday late afternoon 11 May 1997 to Friday
evening 16 May, with departure on Saturday morning 17 May 1997.
VENUE
The venue for the workshop will be Skukuza, the principal rest camp in the
KrugerNational Park. The Park, which is approximately 1.2 million ha in
area, is located in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa ("Mpumalanga" -
where the sun rises).
There is an airport at Skukuza as well as in the nearest large town,
Nelspruit. Daily early-morning and late-afternoon game-viewing will be
arranged.
Mpumalanga includes the largest tracts of South African commercial
forestry, aswell as indigenous forests and savanna woodlands. The Kruger
Park is within easy driving distance of the escarpment, where most of the
plantations and forests occur.
THEME AND FORMAT OF WORKSHOP
The workshop will provide a multi-disciplinary forum for forest scientists
working inecology, physiology, biophysics and genetics to interact and to
share with each other the latest research results in their fields.
The theme of the workshop will be "Forests at the limit: environmental
constraints on forest function". Four sub-themes have been chosen, one for
each day of workshop presentations:
Forest water use
Carbon, nutrient and water interactions
Tropical forests, woodlands and savannas
Responses to stress.
The workshop format has been structured to allow maximum participation by,
andinteraction between, delegates. As such, the largest number of
presentations will be in poster format, in well-organised poster sessions.
This will stimulate more discussion than orally presented papers, and will
allow useful and active interaction between the presenters and their
audience. Parallel poster sessions are possible.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Poster presentations: 10-minute presentations of assembled poster material
during poster sessions
Oral presentations: 20-minute presentations during plenary sessions
Papers should clearly focus on one of the four workshop sub-themes. The
Organising Committee will select papers on the basis of relevance to the
workshop sub-themes. Preference will be given to poster presentations.
Abstracts of up to 500 words should be submitted to the Workshop
Secretariat by 22 April 1996. Abstracts should clearly specify the
workshop sub-theme for whichthe paper is intended, and whether the paper is
for poster or oral presentation.
Authors of accepted papers should be prepared to submit an extended
abstract of their papers (up to 2 000 words) in camera-ready format in
advance of theworkshop.
Full papers will be submitted for publication in a suitable journal.
EXCURSIONS
A one-day mid-workshop excursion to nearby escarpment plantations and
indigenous forests will be included in the registration fee.
Optional three-day pre-workshop topical excursions in Mpumalanga and
KwaZulu-Natal Provinces to focus on the workshop sub-themes will be
arranged atadditional cost. Groups will be small (12 people maximum) and
will beaccompanied by local experts.
Comprehensive tourist information will be supplied to all workshop
participants well in advance of the workshop for those who wish to travel
elsewhere in South Africa and the sub-continent.
ACCOMPANYING PERSONS' PROGRAMME
Given enough interest, a programme for accompanying persons' will be
arranged. Interesting cultural, environmental, social and development
projects and sites in the vicinity of the Kruger National Park will be
visited.
REGISTRATION AND REPLIES
The registration fee for the workshop will include workshop materials,
accommodation and meals, transport from local airports, transport within
the Park and a one-day field excursion. The fee will be announced in the
second announcement, but will be in line with the fee for similar workshops
held elsewhere in the world.
Please complete the enclosed reply form and return it to the Workshop
Secretariat by no later than 22 April 1996.
ENQUIRIES
Technical enquiries
Dr Peter Dye
Forestek, CSIR
Private Bag X11227
NELSPRUIT
1200
Tel: +27 1311 43864
Fax: +27 1311 43869
Email: pdye at .csir.co.za
General enquiries
Ms Tisha Greyling/Ms Vanessa Daniel
IUFRO Workshop Secretariat
P O Box 95823
WATERKLOOF
0145
Tel: +27 12 346 1517
Fax: +27 12 46 7909
Email: liaison at cis.co.za REPLY FORM: IUFRO WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSTRAINTS ON FOREST FUNCTION
Please tear off, complete and return in an envelope by no later than 22
April 1996 to:
The Secretariat
IUFRO WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ON FOREST FUNCTION
P O Box 95823
WATERKLOOF
0145
Fax: +27 12 46 7909
I WISH TO RECEIVE FURTHER INFORMATION PERSONAL DETAILS:
Title (Prof/Dr/Mrs/Miss/Ms), initials and surname . . . . . . . .
Affiliation (name of organisation/department) . . . . . . . . . .
Postal/mailing address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Postal code . . . . .
Telephone number (. . .) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Facsimile number (. . .) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electronic mail network address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I INTEND TO SUBMIT A *PAPER/*POSTER PRESENTATION WITH THE FOLLOWING
PROVISIONAL TITLE:
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AND ENCLOSE AN ABSTRACT OF ABOUT 300 WORDS (NOT MORE THAN ONE PAGE)
*Delete whichever is not applicable.
PREFERRED FIELD TRIPS TO FORESTRY AREAS:
Please circle your preference
1. Mpumalanga 2. KwaZulu-Natal
