IUFRO NEWS 12, 2018Dear Reader of IUFRO News: Adaptive Management for Forested Landscapes in TransformationThe IUFRO 2018 Posadas/Argentina conference on 1-5 October highlighted the accelerated environmental changes that are taking place in the Anthropocene. It addressed issues arising from the transformation of forests in response to the pressures of globalization, population growth, resource scarcity and ecological degradation. More…
Planted Forests – A Solution for Green DevelopmentThe 4th International Congress on Planted Forests (ICPF) in Beijing, China, was the first one of its kind to take place in Asia. It was set to explore the role of planted forests in the sustainability of biological resources, environment protection, green development and climate change. More…
Mainstreaming High Quality Timber Production from Planted Teak Forests and Efforts for Conservation of Teak Genetic ResourcesRead about an event held on the occasion of the 4th International Congress on Planted Forests, 23-27 October 2018, Beijing, China, by the International Teak Information Network (TEAKNET) and IUFRO Teakwood Working Party 5.06.02, with the support of FAO Regional Office for Asia Pacific (FAO RAP). More…
International Workshop for Heads of Forest Research Institutions – Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Chinese Academy of ForestryA two-day event to commemorate the establishment of the Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF) was held on 27-28 October 2018 in Beijing. IUFRO ED Alexander Buck had the pleasure to deliver a congratulatory address on behalf of IUFRO and the forest science community. More…
Shirong Liu New CAF President!IUFRO would like to congratulate Professor Shirong Liu most warmly on his appointment as President of the Chinese Academy of Forestry. More…
Diseases and Insects in Forest NurseriesThe meeting of IUFRO Working Party 7.03.04 Diseases and Insects in Forest Nurseries was held on 21-26 October 2018 in Kuşadası, Turkey. Special attention was given to invasive pests and diseases, which can be expected to increase in the future due to climate change and globalization. More…
Ecology and Silviculture of BeechRead this report by Tetsuya Matsui and Alfredo Di Filippo about the successful 11th International Beech Symposium of the IUFRO Working Party 1.01.07 "Ecology and Silviculture of Beech", held in Tuscia University in Viterbo, Italy, on September 18-21, 2018. More…
Position and Perspectives of Forestry and Wood Technology in the 21st CenturyOn 19 October 2018 an international scientific conference entitled Position and Perspectives of Forestry and Wood Technology in the 21st Century was held in Zagreb, Croatia to celebrate 120 years of academic forestry education and 70 years of higher education in wood technology at the Faculty of Forestry of the University of Zagreb. More…
IUFRO at the Global Landscapes Forum GLF2018 in BonnAt the GLF2018 IUFRO participated most successfully in a Learning Pavilion and co-hosted a Discussion Forum entitled "Don't Ignore Drylands: Restoring the Forests of Continental Asia". More…
Showcasing the Role of Forest-based Actions to Combat Climate ChangeReport from a high-level event entitled "Promoting synergies between the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2030, the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals" held on 4 December 2018 during the twenty-fourth session of the Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC in Katowice, Poland (UNFCCC COP24). More...
World Forum on Urban ForestsThe Forum – 'Changing the nature of cities: the role of urban forestry for a green, healthier and happier future' - was organized by FAO, the Municipality of Mantova, the Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) and the Politecnico di Milano. More…
Expert Group Meeting for Forest Landscape Restoration in the TropicsOn 14-16 November 2018, AFoCO (Asian Forest Cooperation Organization) jointly organized an 'Expert Group Meeting for Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in the Tropics' with the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Royal Forest Department (Thailand) in Bangkok, Thailand. IUFRO was represented at this meeting by Vice-President John Parrotta. More…
Forest Service Science and Technology Goes around the WorldRead this blog article about international knowledge sharing published in the October issue of the U.S. Forest Service R&D Newsletter. More…
Announcements: Forest Education in the Limelight on the 2019 International Day of ForestsParticipate in a Global Competition on Best Practices in Forest Education with deadline on 18 January 2019 and/or a video contest showing how teachers inform children about forests with deadline on 31 January 2019! More...
Joint EFI-IFSA-IUFRO Project: Global Student Networking and Green JobsA new project on "Global student networking and green jobs" run by the European Forest Institute (EFI) in close collaboration with the International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA) and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) was launched on 30 November. More…
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