European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) Newsletter No. 12

European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) Newsletter No.12 December 1994 Code Number: NL95003 Size of File: Text: 87.6K No associated graphics files ETFRN-News is a quarterly publication of the European Tropical Forest Research Network; free copies can be obtained from: European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) c/o ATSAF e.V. Ellerstr. 50 D-53119 Bonn, Germany Tel.:+49-228-98 46-16 Fax:+49-228-98 46-99 Editor: Horst Freiberg Editorial Coordination and Design: Monika Reule Editorial Assistant: Isabel von Grapow Iwokrama International Rainforest Programme (IIRFP) - Guyana The Government of Guyana took an unique initiative at the 1989 meeting of the Heads of the Commonwealth Governments in Kuala Lumpur. It offered approximately 400,000 hectares of virgin/unexploited Amazonian forests in the central part of Guyana - a country which still retains forest cover over 80 percent of its land mass. The main objectives of the Programme are to preserve biodiversity, conduct research leading to sustainable and equitable use of tropical rain forest resources, and integrate environmental and development concerns in the operational plans which could be applied to similar situations on a national, regional and even global scale. International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications The International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) is a project of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) supported by the EC and UNESCO. The African Coffee Research Network (ACRN) In the face of an unfavourable environment with adverse effects on the economies of African coffee producing countries, the Inter-African Coffee Organisation (IACO), jointly with the the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the support of the EU, decided to reinforce African coffee rehabilitation programmes by setting up the African Coffee Research network - ACRN in March 1993. Objectives and Activities of the Third World Network of Scientific Organisations The Third World Network of Scientific Organizations (TWNSO) is a non-governmental organization, founded in 1988 by 15 Ministers of Science and Technology and Higher Education and 30 Heads of Science Academies and Research Councils from 36 Developing Countries, to promote (a) science-based economic development of the Third World, and (b) cooperation among the nations of the South in areas of Science and Technology critical to their sustainable development. CEBIOS/FUNBOSPRI are looking for project partners in Costa Rica The Foundation for Primary Forest Protection - FUNBOSPRI (see also Newsletter No. 9) and the Osa Centre for Biological Studies (CEBIOS SA) (see also Newsletter No. 8), are trying to implement a programme on Sustainable Development for Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. Collaborative Allelopathy Research in Tropical Agroforestry Allelopathic interactions between trees and crops in agroforestry systems (AFS) play a major role in their productivity. However, very little information is available. It has been reported that based on allelopathy, highly productive and sustainable AFS could be developed. The International Allelopathy Society intends to submit two transnational multidisciplinary collaborative projects for funding to the European Commission. NEWS 1st Technical Advisory Committee Meeting of ETFRN Tropical Forestry Research under the Fourth Framework Programme ETFRN Expert Groups ETFRN is establishing five expert groups related to tropical forest research aspects. The topics have been identified in accordance to their importance to the European Commission's 4th Research Framework Programme. Electronic Access to Water Quality and Agriculture Information The Water Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library (NAL), Beltsville, Maryland/USA, provides a variety of information electronically both through an electronic bulletin board system and through a gopher server on Internet. Publications Directory of Tropical Forest Research Organisations in Europe Capacity Building in Forestry Research in Africa S.L. Kwaje and F.B. Mwaura (eds.). 1994. Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Capacity Building in Forestry Research in Africa, Kampala, Uganda, 9-11 November 1992. African Academy of Sciences. Nairobi, Kenya. 115 p. ISBN: 9966-831-154-2. Modelling Deforestation Processes Eric F. Lambin. 1994. Modelling Deforestation Processes: A Review. TREES Tropical Ecosystem Environment Observations by Satellites, TREES series B: Research Report No. 1. pp. 128. No: CL-NA-15744-EN-C. European Commission, Directorate-General XIII, Information Technologies and Industries, and Telecommunications, L-2920 Luxembourg. Sustainable Management of the Tropical High Forest of Ghana E.A. Prah. 1994. Sustainable Management of the Tropical High Forest of Ghana. The Commonwealth Forestry Initiative, Vol. 3. Commonwealth Secretariat. London, United Kingdom. 73 p. No ISBN. Timber Trees: Commercial Timbers I. Soerianegara and R.H.M.J. Lemmens (eds.). 1993. PROSEA No. 5(1). Timber Trees: Major Commercial Timbers. PUDOC Scientfic Publishers. Wageningen, The Netherlands. 610 p. ISBN: 90-220-1033-3. The OLIVIA Programme The Olivia Programme: Operational Low-cost Integrated Vital Information Access. Mission Report. 1994. Da Vinci Consulting S.A. Belgium. 59 p. No ISBN. Vacancy Announcements ICRAF: Regional Coordinator for Latin America WCMC: Four posts in Forestry Sector Forest Programme Manager (Ref. No. 1) Trees Information Coordinator (Ref. No. 2) CIFOR Liaison Officer (Ref. No. 3) Research Officer (Ref. No. 4) ETFRN National Nodes ETFRN - International Agenda CONFERENCES Workshops Training Course