Deadline: 22 May 2023 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pleased to announce a call for applications for young professionals (under 35 years old) living in Africa for an online course on forest and landscape restoration (FLR) in collaboration with the Yale School of the Environment through its Environmental Leadership and Training Initiative (ELTI). The online course will be provided in English and is designed to develop the ability of young people to rais
Dates: 30 July - 4 Aug 2023 The Summer School is open to MSc, & Ph.D. students, and Post-Docs in forest research and related disciplines. EVOLTREE will provide financial support to a limited number of candidates. I. Background Forest trees have evolved at species and population levels to adapt to the local environment in which they grow. Such local adaptations lead to genetically differentiated populations, with traits that enable them to adapt to biotic and abiotic stress factors.
Deadline: 02 June 2023 Are you a 12-17 year old with a passion to create a better future? Then the Next Generation Foresight Prationers (NGFP) Young Voices award is the perfect opportunity for you! NGFP in partnership with Teach the Future are looking for young people with innovative ideas and projects to make the world a better place. They recognize the immense potential young people have to shape the world and they are eager to listen, learn and support you as you embark on your fo
Deadline: 31 August 2023 The utilization of bio-based materials in modern building construction is a viable solution to global housing shortages, while at the same time contributing to the mitigation of global warming and achieving carbon neutrality. The special issue of the Engineering Journal “Sustainable and Innovative Structures with Bio-Based Materials” aims to attract global researchers, manufacturers and practitioners to showcase the state-of-the-art, latest innovative stru
Deadline: 28 February 2023 The III Course on Maritime Security, organised by the Atlantic Centre and the National Defence Institute (IDN) of Portugal, in partnership with the Canadian Coast Guard, the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Institute, in Accra, the Policy Center for the New South, in Rabat, the Institute for Security Studies, in Pretoria, and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, will take place from 8-12 May 2023, in the Portuguese Military Air Base Nº 4, Lajes, Terce
Deadline: 22 February 2023 Do you want to: Make a big impact on Internet governance in your community? Receive training and connect with a network of key influencers in the Internet governance sphere? Attend a key Internet event? Gain access to a platform where you can raise your voice on Internet issues that matter to you? Each year, the Internet Society chooses fifteen young, passionate people to participate in our Youth Ambassador Program, equipping the next generati
Deadline: 2 June 2023 The Congress Scientific Committee (CSC) is pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts for the XXVI IUFRO Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, 23 – 29 June 2024, is open and welcomes submissions of abstracts for presentations in sub-plenary, technical and poster sessions. I. Submission To submit your abstract, please take the following steps: 1) Consult the list of sessions HERE 2) Submit your abstract HERE You will be required to insert a titl
Start of course: 15 February 2021 The Essential LEADER is a short course for actors who are influencing the protected area context at a larger scale, without necessarily working directly inside a protected area: senior staff in a government agency, legislator, national environmental manager etc. This person needs an overall understanding of how protected areas work, what their characteristics are and what they need, as well as knowing the stakes protected areas are facing. He does not require
Deadline: 17 February 2023 The submission of voluntary presentations and posters for the 2nd World Forum on Urban Forests is now open! The 2nd edition of WFUF will take place in Washington DC, from 16 to 20 October 2023. The overall theme will be: Greener, Healthier and Happier Cities for All. This theme was chosen to highlight the importance of building inclusive and accessible cities where the goods and services of urban forests and trees ar
Deadline: 06 March 2023 Botany journal is now accepting papers for a new special issue on Parasitic Plants research including conservation, anatomy, physiology, ecology, management of unbalanced host-parasite relationships, and more. Parasitic flowering plants are diverse in their morphology, with versatile physiological strategies and convoluted evolutionary histories. They can cause extensive negative and positive impacts to many ecological processes, as well as affect ecosystem pro
