The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is awarding one extraordinary individual USD20,000 for improving our forests and the lives of people who depend on them. The CPF launched the first Wangari Maathai Award in 2012 to honour and commemorate the impact of this extraordinary woman who championed forest issues around the world. In 2014, the CPF will award another individual for their outstanding achievements for forests. Nominations close Friday 18 July 2014 (new deadline). [more]

New Delhi: Assistant Director-General of FAO and Chair of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, Eduardo Rojas-Briales, talked of the importance of agroforestry to overcoming poverty, climate change and increasing food security at the World Congress on Agroforestry today. “Agroforestry is the single land use that can combine food production with environmental services provided by tree cover in dense populated countries. In a people-centred approach, agroforestry in its 1000 modalities is much more successful in combining diversified food production, fuel for cooking (and heating), building materials, environmental services and resilience both of income, fodder for cattle and disasters including climate change”, he said. [more]

With attendance of more than 1,000 on the first day and 1,200 on the second, representing 122 countries, the inaugural Global Landscapes Forum took place on 16-17 Nov in Warsaw, on the sidelines of the UNFCCC COP19. Read the special GLF wrap-up media release now [more]

Location: Bogor, West Java, Indonesia Employer: World Agroforestry Centre Application deadline: 1 week 3 hours 29 minutes read more [more]

The Forestry Officer for the Congo Basin will provide technical and policy expertise to support the planning, financing, development and implementation of the UN-REDD team’s activities in the Congo Basin in accordance with FAO Strategic Objectives. [more]

The International Council for Science (ICSU) is seeking an Executive Director, to lead implementation of the strategic goals and plans of the organization, manage its Secretariat and oversee day-to-day operations. Application deadline: 11 August 2014. [more]

The School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Technological University (http://forest.mtu.edu) invites applications for the position of Professor of Practice in Biomaterials. This is a nine-month, non-tenure-track position, with an additional 2-months summer pay for the expected administrative duties of the position, with an initial two-year appointment. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The successful applicant will lead Michigan Tech’s effort in the Michigan Biomaterials Initiative. This is a statewide initiative with the goal of increasing the economic vitality of the state and quality of life for its citizens by the responsible extraction, processing, and recycling of organic materials from its ecosystems. The Professor of Practice will work with other colleges, schools, and departments at Michigan Tech, as well as with external partners and stakeholders, to help the State of Michigan achieve this goal. Application deadline: 1 August 2014. [more]

The Department of Landscape Architecture Architecture, Planning and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences had now opened the post of full Professor in Urban Vegetation. The new professorship will strengthen and head a strong research and education group that focuses on e.g. urban forestry and urban greening, green roofs, urban woodland management, and the use of plants in landscape architecture. Application deadline: 25 August 2014. [more]