Science and technology behind plantation Christmas tree production have developed rapidly in the last 20-30 years, particularly in Europe and North America. Find out more about current trends and research needs in this interview with Dr. Bert Cregg and Dr. Inger Sundheim Fløistad, members of IUFRO's Christmas Trees Working Party coordination team. More…

Forest bioeconomy development is gaining ground across different continents, with repercussions of changing markets, industry renewal processes. Read about the findings of this online conference of IUFRO Research Group 5.10.00 Forest Products Marketing and Business Management. More…

This online seminar series is hosted by IUFRO Working Party 3.01.02 Road Engineering and Management. The series provides regional perspectives on the design, construction, and management of forest road systems. The first seminar focused on "Forest Roads in Western North America". More…

Learn about the online course "Systematic Evidence Evaluation on Forest Landscape Restoration", a collaboration between IUFRO's Special Programme for Development of Capacities (IUFRO-SPDC) and the University of Oxford, UK. Participants were introduced to software and tools required for systematic reviews of forest-related science. More…

As part of the celebrations for the 20^th anniversary of the European Landscape Convention, IUFRO Research Group 9.03.00 Forest History and Traditional Knowledge organized a special session to address issues of forest landscape heritage with partners across Europe, and from elsewhere around the world. More…

This webinar, which was kindly hosted and supported by the World Resources Institute, Initiative 20x20, IUFRO Research Group 3.09.00 Sustainable Operations for Forest Landscape Restoration, and the International Society of Tropical Foresters, showcased innovative strategies to overcome four operational challenges for establishing, managing, and implementing restoration. More…

The first in a series of online meetings organized by the IUFRO Task Force Monitoring Global Tree MortalityPatterns and Trends was a great success. It was attended by 396 participants from 59 countries worldwide. Among the speakers was Professor Matt Hansonfrom the University of Maryland, USA, the organizer of the Global Forest Watch.  More…

This conference was kindly hosted by the University of Transilvania, Brasov, Romania, and supported by IUFRO Research Group 4.03.00 Uncertainty Analysis, Computational Ecology, and Decision Support and IUFRO Working Party 4.03.02 Machine Learning and Computational Ecology. It addressed almost all facets of forest research. More…

News from INRGREF, Tunisia, a Member Organization of IUFRO: On November 12, the partners of MEDLENTISK, a project that is aimed to foster the transmission of knowledge on the mastic tree, a forest resource that can be found all around the Mediterranean, met again in a video conference to discuss current and future activities.  More…

Dikshya Devkota joined the Global Forest Expert Panels Programme (GFEP) as a Project Manager on November 1, 2020 and has been working from her home office in the United States so far due to the Covid-19 restrictions. We are very much looking forward to meeting her in person in Vienna soon. More…

On October 29, Dr. Richard Guldin was presented this prestigious award of the Society of American Foresters (SAF) in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of forestry. More…

IUFRO officeholder Dr. Maliwan Haruthaithanasan, director of Kasetsart Agricultural and Agro-industrial Product Improvement Institute (KAPI) of Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, passed away on 29 November 2020. The international forestry community has lost a visionary mind, but perhaps more importantly, a great colleague, friend and mother. More…

For this study by Stephanie Mansourian WWF and IUFRO have come together to push the forest restoration agenda forward using their combined scientific, policy and field implementation expertise. More…

"The Roadmap is a commitment and a guide to make use of research to determine how COVID-19 socio-economic recovery efforts can be purposefully designed to stimulate equity, resilience, sustainability and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)." More…

This paper by Professor A. B. Temu, Professor S. A. O. Chamshama and Professor A. D. Yaye cross-examines Africa's state of forestry education. Major changes in African forestry education including expansion into several forestry-related degree programs are needed in order to address future needs. More…

This paper by James L. Chamberlain, Dietrich Darr and Kathrin Meinhold uses examples of various plants, such as baobab, to explore ways forests and trees provide for food security and nutrition and illustrate elements of a framework to encourage integration of forests and trees. More…