From 4 to 8 June 2023, the IUFRO all-Division 5 conference took place in Cairns, Australia. The conference focused on improving sustainable trade in timber and forestry, adapting forests to climate change, and cooperation between regional forestry and indigenous communities.  More…

A Side Event convened jointly by the IUFRO Teakwood Working Party, the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the International Teak Information Network (TEAKNET) during the IUFRO all-Division 5 Conference in Cairns, Australia explored means of boosting the value of teakwood products. More…

The conference in Krakow, Poland on 4-6 June 2023, offered a platform for exchanging knowledge on current scientific and practical achievements in the field of harvesting of timber and other forest raw materials, based on modern technologies and engineering management of stands. More…

The crucial role of forests in the fight against climate change was at the center of the International Forest Factor Conference held in Rome, Italy, from 6-7 June 2023, on the occasion of World Environment Day, and in memory of the first World Forestry Congress held in Italy in 1926. More…

The online conference on 26-27 July 2023 hosted by the University of Évora, Portugal, analyzed and discussed the concepts, products and their ranking, the species and the stand structure, the management options, the modelling, and the practice of agroforestry systems. More…

The Congress on 23-25 May in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil was hosted and supported by IPEF, ABTCP, IBÁ, and IUFRO 1.02.01. Participants concluded that the forest plantation sector has a great potential to grow and improve with the advancement of new technologies based on artificial intelligence, modeling, and innovative processes. More…

The first-ever Science Day convened on the margins of the July session of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). Participants discussed potential strategies to ensure the acceleration of SDG implementation in an as evidence-based, strategic, and effective a manner as possible. More…

IUFRO's Scientist Assistance Programme (SAP) aims to provide forest scientists from economically disadvantaged countries with financial assistance to participate in the XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024, taking place in Stockholm, Sweden from 23 to 29 June 2024. More…

The IUFRO-IFSA Joint Task Force on Forest Education, with the collaboration of Reforestamos and WRI, is organizing the second Global Competition on Best Practices in Forest Education. Submission deadline is 30 November 2023! More…

Moving towards a sustainable low-carbon bioeconomy has emerged as a global goal. The forest sector is in a unique position to contribute significantly to the achievement of this goal. WOOD for GLOBE is a new project that aims to strengthen wood policy networks and platforms globally. More…

Second UN Forest Podcast episode hosted by Michelle Yeoh, 2023 Oscar-winning actress and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) talks with Professor Almut Arneth, Coordinating Lead Author of the IPCC Special Report on land and climate change. More…

Ahead of the Bioeconomy Innovation Day on 4 October 2023 in Bilbao, Spain, the Bioregions Facility invites innovative companies, start-ups and researchers to pitch close-to-market or in-the-market to solutions at the event. More…

For Zohra Bennadji working in IUFRO played an important role in her professional career. She was active between 2001 and 2010 as Deputy Coordinator of Division 2 and alternate representative of Uruguay to the International Council. On behalf of the IUFRO community we express our sincere condolences to her family and friends. More…

Alan Brown actively contributed to the work of various IUFRO Units and served as a member of the Executive Board (1987–1990). In 1992 he received the IUFRO Distinguished Service Award for his research activities and for promoting IUFRO in Australia and Oceania. On behalf of IUFRO, we express our deepest sympathies to his family and friends. More…

TEAMING UP 4 FORESTS:  Summary of the 3rd Think Tank Meeting

The third Think Tank Meeting, hosted by IUFRO and Mondi, was held in Vienna on 15-16 June 2023 and brought together over 40 representatives from science and business, and forestry stakeholders to discuss challenges of pan-European forests and the forest-based sector in the face of climate change. More…