19-21 August 2009 Nanjing China Building a Harmonious Future for Human Well-being http://www.gfeef.org 1. Welcome You are cordially invited to participate in GFEEF 2009 of IUFRO, which will take place in Nanjing, China. The First Global Forum of Ecological Economics in Forestry (GFEEF): “Harmonious Future for Human Well-being” will be held in Nanjing, China, during the period August 19-21, 2009. Being organized by The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), Nanjing Forestry University(NJFU), China, Seoul National University(SNU), South Korea, as well as sponsored by various international societies. Ecological economics is a transdisciplinary academic field that aims to address the relationships and interdependence between economies and ecosystems. The goal is to promote a state of harmonious development between ecology and economy. Ecological economics aims to balance ecological sustainability, social justice, and economic efficiency, and to learn how to operate an economy within the ecological constraints of the earth’s natural resources and systems. The forum will focus on the harmonious development between ecology and economy in forestry, and will cover all aspects of research on ecological economic theory, forest ecosystem management, sustainable forest industries, measurement and monitoring technologies, and forest ecosystem policies. The GFEEF will include keynote presentations by internationally distinguished researchers and significant contributed papers emphasizing all core areas of ecological economics in forestry. Presentations and discussions will emphasize theories and practices that are needed to achieve sustainable development, guide ecological economic analysis, and incorporate irreversibility of environmental change and uncertainty of long-term outcomes in forest management and policy. Ongoing studies in various fields of ecological economics in forestry will be presented in parallel sessions of the conference and in a poster session. Welcome to the First GFEEF in Nanjing, August, 2009! 2. Forum Committee Scientific Steering Committee Co-Presidents Dr. David N. Bengston USDA Forest Service, USA Prof. Yeo-Chang Youn Seoul National University, South Korea Prof. Zuomin Wen Nanjing Forestry University, China Members Prof. Jerry F. Franklin University of Washington, USA Dr. Hemant Kumar Gupta Forest Survey of India, India Dr. Lei Zhang China National Forestry Economics and Development Research Center, China Prof. Shirong Liu Chinese Academy of Forestry, China Prof. William Burch Yale University, USA Dr. Matti Palo Independent Scientist, Finland Prof. Shucheng Liu Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Dr. Miles A. Hemstrom USDA Forest Service, USA Prof. Shikui Peng Nanjing Forestry University, China Dr. Sen Wang Natural Resources Canada, Canada Dr. Xiaoping Zhou Portland Forestry Sciences Lab, USA Prof. Kozo Mayumi University of Tokushima, Japan Prof. Promode Kant Amity University, India Organizing Committee Chairman Prof. Zuomin Wen Nanjing Forestry University, China Forum Secretariat Ms. Yu Xie Nanjing Forestry University, China Ms. Ping Yao Nanjing Forestry University, China Ms. Xiaojing Zhu Nanjing Forestry University, China 3. Sponsors International Union of Forest Research Organizations Nanjing Forestry University Seoul National Univeresity USFS Northern Research Station National Natural Science Foundation of China Chinese Academy of Social Sciences China National Forestry Economics and Development Research Center Chinese Academy of Forestry 4. Forum Program Forum Program Outline Timing 18-Aug 19-Aug 20-Aug 21-Aug Opening 08: 30-10: 00 Parallel Sessions Parallel Sessions Ceremony 10: 00-10: 30 Tea Break Tea Break Tea Break 10: 30-12: 00 Plenary Session Parallel Sessions Parallel Sessions 12: 00-14: 00 Lunch Lunch Lunch 14: 00-15: 30 Parallel Sessions Parallel Sessions Parallel Sessions 15: 30-16: 00 Registration Tea Break Tea Break Tea Break Closing 16: 00-17: 30 Poster Viewing Parallel Sessions Ceremony Welcome 17: 30-19: 30 Dinner Dinner Farewell Dinner Reception Business 19: 30-21: 30 Meeting 5. Call for Papers GFEEF2009 invites you to submit abstracts for papers or posters in all areas of ecological economics in forestry, including: 1. Ecological Economics Theory and Practice Markets for Forest Ecosystem Services Valuation of Forest Ecosystem Services Forest Ecological Institutional Economics Ecological Econometrics 2. Climate Change Mitigation and Forestry Economics of Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms Mechanism for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation Carbon Emission Offset Forestry Agroforestry Projects Based on Voluntary Markets 3. Forest Ecosystem Management Forest Water Resource Management Forest Fire Management Forest Pest and Disease Management Conservation Management for Biodiversity 4. Sustainable Forest Industries Forest Ecotourism and Ecological Aesthetics Non-timber Forest Products Eco-efficiency and Clean Production of Forest Industries Cultural Services of Forest Ecosystems 5. Forest Measurement and Monitoring Technologies Forest Ecological Standards Forest Ecological Valuation GIS, GPS and RS for Forest Ecology Simulation and Decision Support Systems for Ecosystem Management 6. Forest Ecosystem Policies Compensation for Forest Ecosystem Services Forest Financial Policies Forest Protection Policies Antipoverty Policies in Forest Areas 6. Paper submission All the papers or abstracts submitted to GFEEF2009 will be reviewed online, so the submission as E-mail will not be recommended. Please submit your papers through the submission system. 1) Click on “Paper submission” in the left navigation bar from http://www.gfeef.org; 2) Log in to the submission system with your user name and password; if you are new user, please create an account; 3) Fill in all the required information and Upload your paper or abstract following the submission system; 4) If the paper or abstract can be opened successfully in the submission system, your paper or abstract has been uploaded successfully; otherwise, your paper or abstract is truncated during uploading, please delete the current paper and submit the paper again; 5) Please make sure the e-mail address you fill in is available because an e-mail will be sent to you automatically by the website after you sign up a user name, or upload a paper. If you do not receive such e-mails, maybe you have filled in the invalid e-mail addresses, or your mail server has blocked the auto-reply e-mails. Please check and fill in another e-mail address. 7. Important Dates December 1, 2008 Call for papers – the first announcement: request for papers or abstracts. January 16, 2009 Call for papers – the second announcement: request for papers or abstracts. May 10, 2009 Deadline for final papers or abstracts to forum secretariat. May 26, 2009 Notification of paper or abstracts acceptance. June 1, 2009 Deadline for early registration to forum secretariat. English is the official language of the forum. All papers and abstracts should be written in English. 8. Registration Registration Fee Early fee Standard fee Delegate type (Before June 1, 2009) (After June 1, 2009) Delegates 400 US$ 500 US$ Delegates from developing 240 US$ 300 US$ countries Students 200 US$ 250 US$ Accompanying persons 160 US$ 200 US$ The registration fee for delegates includes admittance to all sessions, proceedings, pre-conference reception, dinners, farewell banquet, lunches, and tea breaks. Developing countries are considered: member countries of G77 and all Eastern European countries. Students: please attach a copy of your student identification card when sending the registration form. Fee for accompanying persons includes: pre-conference reception, banquet, dinners, lunches, sightseeing in Nanjing. Registration Instructions Registration should be made by completing the Registration Form enclosed and by sending it to the Conference Registration Office by E-mail, fax or mail. All applications should be accompanied by full payment proof (bank draft copy) of the registration fee. All payments should be made before June 1, 2009 (early registration discount) or at the latest before July 31, 2009 by bank transfer (with bank draft) to: Account name: Training center, Nanjing Forestry University Account number: 3200 1597 3360 5000 0597 Bank name: China Construction Bank Cheng-dong Banking office of Jiangsu branch Bank address: 161 Longpan road Nanjing China, 210037 Swift code: TCBCCNBJJSX The name of the registrant (remitter) should be clearly indicated on the instrument. The receiver must be indicated as “Global Forum on Ecological Economics in Forestry” or “GFEEF2009”. Notes: 1. Payment must be made in US＄. 2. Bank charges for remittance must be borne by the applicant. 3. Personal checks are not accepted. Confirmation: After receiving your Registration Form and Fee, the Conference Secretariat will send you a Confirmation Receipt which you should present on arrival at the Conference Registration Desk. Cancellation Policy: In the event the registration must be cancelled, written notification should be sent to the Conference Secretary. The following cancellation fees will be deducted before refunding: For Registration: Cancellation received on or before 15 July 2009 ………………………………amount paid minus 60 US＄ and bank charge Cancellation received after 15 July 2009 …………………50% of the payment and bank charge For Excursions: Post-conference excursion fee will be kindly refunded to the registrant. 9. Venue Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), located in the east of Nanjing, at the foot