IUFRO NEWS 8, 2017
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We are happy to present to you issue 8 of IUFRO News 2017, volume 46. The newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at: http://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/.
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Alexander Buck IUFRO Executive Director
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The Science in Dialogue Plenary Sessions at the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress: A Unique Platform for Interaction between Scientists and Stakeholders
The four sessions where "Science meets Policy", "Science meets Business", "Science meets Stakeholders" and "Science meets Science" on 19 and 20 September 2017 will be major highlights of this Congress. Make sure to be there or follow on live stream. More…
Sub-plenary sessions at the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress
Eight sub-plenary Congress sessions from 20-22 September 2017 at 13:30-15:00 will focus on topical issues such as communication, future forests and forest governance and showcase the work of IUFRO Divisions 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9. More…
The IUFRO-EFI Young Scientists' Initiative Launch
The Young Scientists' Initiative is the latest of many collaborations between IUFRO and the European Forest Institute (EFI). This initiative has been established to equip young forest-related researchers with the skills and experience necessary to address the unique problems they will encounter in this fast changing environment. It will be launched in Freiburg on Thursday, 21 September 2017, at 12:00 - 12:45 in the Konzerthaus (room K 2-4). More…
Forest Products for the Future
The forest sector is among the leaders in sustainability, diversification, and innovation, and the theme of the 2017 IUFRO All-Division 5 Conference was: "Forest Sector Innovations for a Greener Future". This Innovation/Sustainability theme was the basis for the week-long conference and guided the agenda through a series of plenary sessions that catalysed discussion on what the future forest products sector might look like. More…
Promoting Sustainable Resources from Plantations for Economic Growth and Community Benefits
The conference was jointly organized by the IUFRO Working Party 2.08.07 on Genetics and Silviculture of Acacia and Indonesia Forestry Researchers of FORDA (Research Development and Innovation Agency of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia). It discussed progress and development of various research related to plantation issues. More…
Productivity and Safety of Final Cutting on Mountain Forests
This Joint Regional Meeting was supported by IUFRO Division 3 and the Japan Forest Engineering Society, and was co-sponsored by Ehime and Kochi Universities, Ehime and Kochi Prefectures, Forestry Agency, Shikoku Branch of Forest and Forest Products Research Institute. More…
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IUFRO Task Force on Forests, Soil and Water Contributed to Special Issue of "Ecosistemas" A brief special issue supported by the Task Force has been released in the journal Ecosistemas (in Spanish), with papers from Spain, Colombia and Mexico.
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