FOREST INFORMATION UPDATE VOL. 12 NO. 12 December 2011 Welcome to this edition of FIU.

How often have you said Murphys Law if something can go wrong, it will? Seems it is no longer the out for messing up it once was thanks to work by Canadian researchers who have shown how better checking and safety standards can take the Murph out of the equation. The Smithsonian might have another angle with its researchers having studied how humans separate sarcasm from sincerity. Has anybody studied the oft posed question: What can go wrong? Maybe the groups and officials meeting in Durban, South Africa, had this in mind when forming a cautious outcome to the recent COP17 Climate Change meeting. See links for these and other studies in our Articles section. All the best for the festive season and many thanks for our contributors and readers throughout the year. Thanks to our sponsors, who have helped keep FIU a free enewsletter. Kind regards Mike Smith, Editor and Director info@southem.com INTRODUCTION Forest Information Update (FIU) is a free monthly email newsletter sent to people interested in the inventory and monitoring of natural resources and reaches about 22,000 natural resource specialists and other recipients worldwide. FIU is produced by Trade and Media Services Ltd (www.southem.com) and is supported by organizations, agencies and individuals working in the natural resources field. LINK IN TO FIU Follow up this edition with discussions and news items at the new Forest Information Linked-in group at: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2304033&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr YAHOO GROUP - Download this and previous editions the Forest Information Yahoo group at: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/forest_information_update/?yguid=224336867 FACE-TO-FACE A new Facebook page has been established so you can personalize your contacts with other FIU users and contributors. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Forestry-info/143128941914?ref=ts FIU SPONSORS FIU is sponsored in part through the generous support of the follow sponsors please visit their web sites, learn about what they do and utilize their services.: ESRI - GIVING YOU THE POWER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS - As the leader in GIS technology, ESRI offers innovative solutions that will help you create, visualize, analyze, and present natural resources information better and more clearly. Working with location information, ESRI's GIS software and solutions give you the power to

solve problems you encounter every day. Forestry and other natural resource organizations around the world are using this ESRI software to make smart and timely decisions. ESRI provides powerful GIS solutions to more than 300,000 clients in more than 189 countries and offers mapping technology to meet today's global needs. Using ESRI technology, you too can unlock the spatial component of your valuable data and see your organization's information from a new perspective. For more information, contact them at 800-447-9778 in the US or 909-793-2853, ext. 11235. Or go to the web site at: http://tinyurl.com/fiu4esri ESRI INTERNATIONAL USER CONFERENCE - Take advantage of early registration to invest it in exploring the power of geography at the Esri International User Conference (Esri UC). July 23-27, 2012. July 23-27, 2012. San Diego. California, USA. Youll experience world-class keynotes, hear about best practices from users in your industry, and network with GIS innovators from around the world. From mobile technology to the cloud, game-changing advances make this a mustattend 2012 event. http://www.esri.com/events/user-conference/index.html? utm_source=AprimoEmail&utm_medium=2814190&utm_campaign=UC2012 DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS FIU is sent to each of the following international lists - all are free, low volume and secure: Forest list See http://joyx.joensuu.fi/pipermail/forest-list/ Global Association of Online Foresters (GAOF) - see http://www.foresters.org/portal/newmember.php International Forest List (IFL) - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ifl-tech2000/ Nepalese Foresters - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nepaleseforesters/ Wetlandfriends see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wetlandfriends and http://www.dgroups.org/groups/wetlandfriends/ Global e-Forum on Climate Change and Global Warming http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ClimateConcern/ Applied-GIS-RS homepage - http://www.matox.com/agisrs Silvinet, Portuguese-based - http://br.groups.yahoo.com/group/SilviNet/ You may receive FIU by joining one of the above. If you wish to receive FIU only send a blank email to forest_information_update-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. For questions, to submit material, or to sponsor FIU, please contact me, Mike, info@southem.com INPUT - This month's input comes from: Krishna Devkota, Gary Krupnick, Nelson Wong, Lance Olsen, Tina Etherington, Gandhiv Kafle, Artur Gil, Rosa Caada Torrecilla, Ross Mayhew, Ghan Shyam Pandey, Rajesh Rai, Colin D. MacLeod, Paulo A. V. Borges, Infosylva, IUFRO, and many more. Thank you all for sharing your information! HAVE YOU HEARD? NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD MAPPING AFRICA'S CONGO RIVER BASIN - A research project set out to collect data from the Republic of Congo's river basin. Faced with extreme weather changes,

not to mention rainy season, the project team embarked to take water samples to test and quantify nitrogen, phosphorous and dissolved organic carbon levels. The following looks at how GIS technology was used. http://www.waterworld.com/index/display/article-display/3610889307/articles/waterwastewater-international/vol-26/issue-5/editorial-focus/geographic-informationsystems/mapping-africas-congo-river-basin.html TEN HISTORIC FEMALE SCIENTISTS YOU SHOULD KNOW - Before Marie Curie, these women dedicated their lives to science and made significant advances. Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Ten-Historic-Female-Scientists-YouShould-Know.html#ixzz1hD3BtKh3 WHAT RISING TEMPERATURES MAY MEAN FOR WORLDS WINE INDUSTRY Warming temperatures associated with climate change are already affecting vineyards from France to Chile, often in beneficial ways. But as the world continues to warm, some traditional winemaking regions are scrambling to adapt, while other areas see themselves as new wine frontiers. http://e360.yale.edu/feature/what_global_warming_may_mean_for_worlds_wine_ind ustry/2478/ TREEDOM RECRUITMENTS STRENGTHEN BOARD - Treedom Investments Ltd, Advisor to the Renewable Resources Fund, is delighted to announce further recruitment strengthening the investment committee and Fund Board. http://www.treedom.biz/press-releases.html FOREST INDUSTRY GROUP HOLMEN SELECTS IFS APPLICATIONS AS CORPORATE SOLUTION - Holmen, a leading Swedish forest industry group, has selected IFS Applications (STO:IFSA)(STO:IFSB) to consolidate and streamline operations throughout its international organization. The agreement involves the implementation of IFS Applications across Holmens production units. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111219005484/en BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED... This section is devoted to resource inventory tips and miscellaneous blurbs for whatever uses you care to make. Please limit contributions to one paragraph or so. Thanks, Mike Smith. HELP! GETTING STARTED IN TREE INVENTORY - Joe Scharf started a discussion on the Esri forestry group: Any suggestions for how to get myself started in preparing to do Tree Inventory (NOT paying an arm and a leg costwise) for learning the basics? I have zero GIS / GPS background. http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view? id=36268395&authType=name&authToken=md84&trk=mp_view_prf_l FEEDBACK

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Pay it forward! If you can help with any of the requests below, please take the time to do so. Your kind assistance will be appreciated and rewarded. Jay R. Cordeiro has released the ninth installment of his Natural History Books list (Part IX: Geology and Paleontology) of new, used and antiquarian books, monographs and journals for sale. For more information: jay.cordeiro@umb.edu. OPPORTUNITIES - Several readers of FIU are seeking employment in the forestry field. If you have jobs available and are in need of good people, please consider posting your vacancies in FIU (there is no charge for this service) and the following outlets: http://lists.topica.com/lists/wood http://stateforesters.org/news.html http://www.canadian-forests.com/job.html http://www.cyber-sierra.com/nrjobs/forest.html http://www.devnetjobs.org http://www.foresters.org/portal http://www.forestryusa.com/jobs.htm http://www.HigherEdJobs.com http://www.postdocjobs.com/jobseekers/search_fellowships.shtml http://www.safnet.org/careercenter/classifieds.cfm http://www.careerjet.com http://www.mygreeneducation.com/ http://www.getforestryjobs.net/ Two phd positions - Forest management and Social forestry - UCD Forestry University College Dublin, Ireland has two PhD Opportunities. The research focus will be on addressing the challenges resulting from the competition of different demands for multiple (forest) ecosystem goods and services under changing environmental, economic and social conditions. This research is part of the EU-funded FP7 collaborative project "Future-oriented integrated management of European forest landscapes" (the INTEGRAL project). Please send your CV and a cover letter (in which you explain why you are interested in the position and why you should be selected for the position) to: Prof. Maarten Nieuwenhuis, E-Mail: maarten.nieuwenhuis@ucd.ie Post-Doc Position -Land use impact on arthropod functional biodiversity Azorean Biodiversity Group (University of Azores, Portugal) is opening a Postdoctoral position to study the dynamics of soil and canopy arthropod communities under land-use changes. The research should also enhance understanding how land use change have affected arthropod functional diversity and body-size frequency distribution and make projections about possible future trajectories. It is also expected to quantify the ecosystem services of arthropods in the different Land-Uses. Go to: http://ecologie.over-blog.org/article-land-use-impact-on-functional-biodiversity51415705.html

DISTRICT FOREST MANAGER South Cascade District Forester. http://www.getforestryjobs.net/district-forest-manager-south-cascade-district-foresterspringfield-oregon-23245879.htm HAVE YOU READ? Obtain from your local library or from the sources provided. ARTICLES OF INTEREST BIODIVERSITY Lus Balaguer, Rosa Arroyo-Garca et al. Forest Restoration in a Fog Oasis: Evidence Indicates Need for Cultural Awareness in Constructing the Reference. PLoS One. 2011; 6(8): e23004. Published online 2011 August 2. doi: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3149065/ By Dan Dagget. Restoring Life to Damaged Land - And Why Are the Tiptons Ignored?. PERC Reports: Volume 23, No.4, Winter 2005 http://www.perc.org/articles/article753.php Aslan, A., Kaska, Y., and Erdoan, A. 2011. The ornithological importance of Dalaman (Mula, Turkey) wetlands and threats to the bird population. Turk. J. Zool. 35(4):481-489. http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/issues/zoo-11-35-4/zoo-35-4-3-0812-2.pdf BIOFUEL/BIOMASS SM, Shaheed, JP, Rohit, R, Madhan, and K, Selvakumar. A comparative study on the production of ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass by chemical and biological method. Available from Nature Precedings. (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/10101/npre.2011.6579.1 Tara W. Hudiburg, Beverly E. Law, Christian Wirth & Sebastiaan Luyssaert. Regional carbon dioxide implications of forest bioenergy production. Nature Climate Change 1, 419-423 doi:10.1038/nclimate1264. http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v1/n8/full/nclimate1264.html CLASSIFICATION/MAPPING Tree Species Map of Europe. The European Forest Institute (EFI) in cooperation with Alterra/Wageningen University has released a set of 1x1 km tree species maps showing the distribution of 20 tree species over Europe. For full acknowledgements, and references see: http://www.efi.int/portal/virtual_library/information_services/mapping_services/tree_sp ecies_maps_for_european_forests/

Gong Huili; Jiao Cuicui; Zhou Demin; Li Na. Scale issues of wetland classification and mapping using remote sensing images: A case of Honghe National Nature Reserve in Sanjiang Plain, Northeast China. Chinese geographical science ISSN 1993-064X. 2011, vol. 21, no2, pp. 230-240 [11 page(s) (article)]. http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=23899614 CLIMATE CHANGE/CARBON Getting REDD + Right for Women An analysis of the barriers and opportunities for womens participation in the REDD+ sector in Asia. Authored by: Dr. Jeannette Gurung, (team lead), Dr. Kalpana Giri and Abidah Billah Setyowati, of Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN), and Dr. Elizabeth Lebow of the United States Forest Service. Produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN) and the United States Forest Service. http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/crosscutting_programs/wid/pubs/Gender_REDD+_Asia_Regional_Analysis.pdf Eric Postel. Women Combating Climate Change. USAID Impact Blog. http://blog.usaid.gov/2011/12/women-combating-climate-change/ New Bamboo Charcoal Technologies Promise to Jump-start Africa's Bioenergy Sector, Slow Deforestation and Fight Climate Change. INBAR Report. http://www.inbar.int/publication/TXT/Carbon%20Publication_final_151110.pdf Jason A. Lowe & Jonathan M. Gregory. A sea of uncertainty. Nature Reports Climate Change. Published online: 6 April 2010 | doi:10.1038/climate.2010.30. http://www.nature.com/climate/2010/1004/full/climate.2010.30.html Selley, R.C. 2008. The Winelands of Britain: Past present & prospective. 2nd Edn. Colour map & time chart. 47 mono. figures. 9 tables. 119 A4 pages. Published by Petravin, P.O. Box 425, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 4WA. ISBN ISBN 978-0-95474192-1 Paperback. xi + 113 pages. Colour frontispiece. 1 colour & 49 b & w figures. 11 tables. RRP 15.00 http://www.winelandsofbritain.co.uk/book.htm Environment: Climate change aid up to USD 22.9 billion in 2010, says OECDs Gurra. New data show that the member countries of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) allocated up to USD 22.9 billion, or 15% of total official development assistance (ODA), to climate change mitigation and adaptation in developing countries in 2010. http://www.oecd.org/document/4/0,3746,en_21571361_44315115_49170628_1_1_1 _1,00.html?rssChId=37425 INVENTORY/MONITORING Hall, R.J.; Case, B.S.; Arsenault, E. et al. Modeling and mapping forest biomass using forest inventory and Landsat TM data: results from the Foothills Model Forest, Alberta. Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02.

2002 IEEE International. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/freesrchabstract.jsp? tp=&arnumber=1026102&openedRefinements%3D*%26filter%3DAND%28NOT %284283010803%29%29%26searchField%3DSearch+All%26queryText %3Dforest+inventory Rennolls, K. A partial ontology for forest inventory and mensuration. Database and Expert Systems Applications, 2005. Proceedings. Sixteenth International Workshop on Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/DEXA.2005.24. Publication Year: 2005 , Page(s): 679 683. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/srchabstract.jsp? tp=&arnumber=1508351&openedRefinements%3D*%26filter%3DAND%28NOT %284283010803%29%29%26searchField%3DSearch+All%26queryText %3Dforest+inventory MISCELLANEOUS Contingent Valuation. This major reference work the first of its kind provides a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the large and growing literature on contingent valuation. It includes entries on over 7,500 contingent valuation papers and studies from over 130 countries covering both the published and grey literatures. Author: Edward Elgar 2011. ISBN: 9781840647556. Hardback 464 Pages. Price: USD $210.00. http://www.fao.org/forestry/fra/remotesensingsurvey/en/ and http://www.earthprint.com/productfocus.php?id=EE110&eptc=ep8715 Franz Knoll. Of reality, quality and Murphys law: strategies for eliminating human error and mitigating its effects. Author: Montreal (Quebec) H3B 4G7, Canada. International Journal of Reliability and Safety 2012 - Vol. 6, No.1/2/3 pp. 3 14. http://www.inderscience.com/search/index.php?action=record&rec_id=44332 The Science of Sarcasm? Yeah, Right. Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Science-of-Sarcasm-YeahRight.html#ixzz1hEY0RhL6 REMOTE SENSING/GIS Global forest land-use change from 1990 to 2005. Initial results from a global remote sensing survey. A global remote sensing survey carried out to complement the country reporting process as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessments led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Available at: www.fao.org/forestry/fra/remotesensingsurvey/en/ West JB, Sobek A, Ehleringer JR (2008) A Simplified GIS Approach to Modeling Global Leaf Water Isoscapes. PLoS ONE 3(6): e2447. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0002447

RESOURCE ANALYSIS/MODELING Eder Zanetti, Arquitetura Florestal. 140 pgs. Publicado em: 16/12/2011 Editora: Juru Editora. ISBN: 978853623588-2. de: R$ 39,90 - por: R$ 35,91* http://www.jurua.com.br/shop_item.asp?id=22454 John A. Sokolowski, Catherine M. Banks. Investigating social dynamics and global connectivity: An agent-based modeling approach. Conference: Winter Simulation Conference - WSC , pp. 733-740, 2010. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=5679116 Gerardo Lopez Romeo R. Favreau Colin Smith1 and Theodore M. DeJong. LPEACH: A Computer-based Model to Understand How Peach Trees Grow. HortTechnology December 2010 vol. 20 no. 6 983-990. http://horttech.ashspublications.org/content/20/6/983.abstract Frank Stercka, Lars Markesteijna, Feike Schievingc, and Lourens Poorter. Functional traits determine trade-offs and niches in a tropical forest community. PNAS, 22 November 2011. http://www.pnas.org/content/108/51/20627.abstract?etoc John H. Lawton. Ecological Experiments with Model Systems. Science 21 July 1995: 328-331. [DOI:10.1126/science.269.5222.328]. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/269/5222/328.abstract?sid=b5521efd-94dc-4046aa5f-763e6b60cdc0 SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT Wil de Jong y Gerardo Mery (editores). 2011. CIAS Discussion Paper 20, IUFRO Occasional Paper 25. 55 p. ISBN 978-3-902762-11-5. New paper on Community Forestry in Amazon Forests. "Desafos de los bosques amaznicos y oportunidades para el manejo forestal comunitario" http://www.iufro.org/publications/view/article/2011/12/01/new-paper-on-communityforestry-in-amazon-forests/ New publication by IUFRO researchers highlights role of indigenous and local communities to design mitigation measures. IUFRO recently presented key findings of the book Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge: Sustaining Communities, Ecosystems and Biocultural Diversity, published by Springer, which examines the contribution traditional knowledge has made and continues to make to sustainable resource management. 76 authors from all corners of the globe contributed to the book. It constitutes the final report of IUFRO's Task Force on Traditional Forest Knowledge, led by the book's co-editor John Parrotta. More about this book: http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/ecology/book/978-94007-2143-2 CAPTURED ON VIDEO INITIAL RESULTS FROM FAOS GLOBAL REMOTE SENSING SURVEY -

Interview with FAO Forestry Officer Adam Gerrand about the results of the remote sensing survey. http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/newsroom/photos/small_test-badge-videonewsroom-4.jpg YOU'RE INVITED! For a more complete listing of upcoming inventory and monitoring related meetings, see: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/infomeets/ http://www.agnic.org/mtg/index.html http://www.asprs.org/asprs/meetings/calendar.html http://www.conferencealerts.com/ http://www.efi.int/events http://www.efi.int/portal/news___events/events/event_calendar/ http://www.etfrn.org/etfrn/resource/frames/agenda.html http://www.fao.org/forestry/for/forc/free/education/courses.asp http://www.iufro.org/events/calendar-of-meetings/ http://www.safnet.org/meetings/index.cfm www.conferencealerts.com Abstract deadline extended IUFRO MELIACEAE MEETING - The deadline for abstracts has been extended to December 31, 2011 for the first meeting of the IUFRO working party 1.02.04 Sustainable management and genetic resources in Meliaceae. This meeting will be held on Monday and Tuesday, June 25 and 26, 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya. The purpose of the meeting is to share the latest in research and applications for a global perspective on solutions for the tropical timber species of the Meliaceae (subfamily Swietenoideae). This meeting will be held in conjunction with the IUFRO-FORNESSA Regional Congress in Africa (IUFRO = International Union of Forest Research Organizations; FORNESSA = Forestry Research Network of SubSaharan Africa). For more information, see Upcoming IUFRO Meetings at: http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division1/10000/10200/10204/activities/unit/1.02.04/ SHORT INTENSIVE INTERNATIONAL COURSES ON FIELD IDENTIFICATION OF TROPICAL PLANTS (TROPICAL DENDROLOGY) GIVEN IN COSTA RICA EVERY YEAR, SINCE 1993. (two weeks): March-April (en Espaol); June-July (in English). Learn while you travel over Costa Rica. Courses given in 4 different environments (Life Zones). Highly efficient teaching methodology. Students are prepared to pre-identify, down to family and important genera level, about 80% of the trees and shrubs in the Tropics. Visit our Website for you to learn about the course and read testimonies from previous students. Costs: US$ 1600.00 which covers every basis needs while you are in Costa Rica. Airfare is not included. Visit www.hjimenez.org. Direct contact: Dr. Humberto Jimnez-Saa. Apdo. 86-1200/ San Jos, Costa Rica. FAX: (506) 22534963. Phones: (506) 2291-0862; 2231-1236 hjimenez@racsa.co.cr 16-19 April, 2012. International Biomass Conference & Expo. Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado, USA. http://biomassconference.com/ema/DisplayPage.aspx?pageId=Home

2-4 May 2012 . USA. Forest Energy Forum. Seminars and technical meetings. Doral Resort - Miami- USA. Contact Stephen Reid. info@theforestenergyforum.com www.forestenergyforum.com 7-8 May 2012 - Directors' Forum: Governance of Forest Research and Education Innovations in Participatory Management. Sarajevo, BosniaHerzegovina. IUFRO 9.02.00 . Contact: Konstantin von Teuffel, konstantin.teuffel(at)forst.bwl.de. http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-9/90000/90200/activities/ 22-24 May 2012. Forests for People - International Experiences and the Vital Role for the Future. Alpbach/Tyrol, Austria. IUFRO Task Force on Forests for People, http://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/forests-people/ IUFRO MELIACEAE MEETING, June 25-26, 2012, Nairobi, Kenya. The deadline for abstracts is November 15, 2011 for the first meeting of the IUFRO working party 1.02.04 Sustainable management and genetic resources in Meliaceae to be held on Monday and Tuesday, June 25 and 26, 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya. The purpose of the meeting: is to share the latest in research and applications for a global perspective on solutions for the tropical timber species of the Meliaceae (subfamily Swietenoideae). This meeting will be held in conjunction with the IUFROFORNESSA Regional Congress in Africa (IUFRO = International Union of Forest Research Organizations; FORNESSA = Forestry Research Network of Sub-Saharan Africa). For more information, see Upcoming IUFRO Meetings at: http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division1/10000/10200/10204/activities/unit/1.02.04/ 8-13 July, 2012 IUFRO CONFERENCE V DIVISION. Lisboa Portugal. This International conference will focus on the topic of Forests and Forest Products of future and current importance. For more information, go to: http://www.iufro2012.org/nm_quemsomos.php?id=37 8th Southern Forestry and Natural Resources GIS Conference Peter Bettinger writes: We are scheduling the 8th conference in this series for Dec. 11-13, 2011 in Athens, GA. Please send any ideas regarding practical "software updates" or "how to" presentations to me (pbettinger@warnell.uga.edu) 5-12 August 2012. Ecological Society of America - The 97th Annual Meeting will be held, in Portland, OR. This meetings theme is "Life on Earth: Preserving, Utilizing, and Sustaining our Ecosystems. http://esa.org/portland/ WHILE SURFING THE WEBINTERESTING LINKS For a complete listing of links go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/forest_information_update/ New carbon calculator from Wood Works. http://www.woodworks.org/resources/span-tables-Online-Calculators.aspx

MERMAID has closed - The UK Marine Environmental Resources Mapping and Information Database (MERMAID) website has closed: the data previously found here have been significantly updated and are now available from other online sources with additional functionality. The MNCR survey data previously contained in MERMAID gave a static picture of marine survey data held by JNCC in 2000, and therefore did not present a complete picture of our data holdings. The information provided by MERMAID is now available in three places: the NBN Gateway for species data; the MESH webGIS for habitat data and other MNCR survey details; and the JNCC website for the latest version of the Marine Habitat Classification. http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/mermaid/ COPYRIGHT NOTICE Items headlined in Forest Information Update are drawn from a number of sources. The source of the item is quoted, either by publication or organisations in line with the practice of fair reporting. Where necessary, Items are translated by TMS Ltd. Every effort is made to ensure use of paid wire service material is avoided at all times. Should users wish to utilise Forest Information Update on their own web sites, we request that this is done to accurately reflect the current layout to ensure attribution is appropriate.