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International Union of Forest =C2=A0
Research Organizations (IUFRO)
IUFRO News Vol. 55, Issue 4/5 / ISSN 2501-2432

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Events - Announcements

Forest-Based Value Chain= s in Transition - Innovation, Employment, Diversity, and Inclusion for Sustai= nable Futures

Sustainability transitions and bioeconomy are fun= damentally reconfiguring the forest sector, driving shifts from timber-centri= c models toward=E2=80=A6

Green the City - Grow the Future

How can we make our cities greener, more liveable= and truly sustainable? This is the question that the 'Green the City - Grow = the Future'=E2=80=A6

The 5th International Forum on Forest Policy and Economics - Su= stainable Forestry: Strategies for Climate Resilience and Carbon Neutrality

Join a three-day international forum focused on i= nnovative forestry economic policies and sustainable forestry=E2=80=A6

Silviculture = of spruce - experiences from Canada and Sweden

Join us on Zoom on May 28th, 8AM MDT / 10AM EDT /= 4PM CEST (60 min) to learn more about forest management of spruce species!= =C2=A0How do=E2=80=A6

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Courses and Webinars

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Master of Science in Tropical Forestry // 31 May or 15 July 2026=

You are invited to apply = for studying

Tropic= al Forest Landscapes: Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use Online Ce= rtificate Program

Applications are open for= Yale University=E2=80=99s

New: Website Login Area for IUFRO Officeholders and Member= s

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A long-awaited fe= ature is now available on the IUFRO website: the login area for offic= eholders and members. Make sure your user account is activated so yo= u can fully benefit from this feature!

Here are some of the things= you can do in the IUFRO login area once you are logged in:

Submit information about events, publications or other news related to you= r Division, Research Group, Working Party or Task Force
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See any information items that you saved on the IUFRO web= site, because you found them particularly interesting=

We hope that you will be a regular visitor in the login area!

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Events - Reports

IUFRO DIV8 2026 Conference "Forests as hubs of bio= diversity and ecosystem services in the Anthropocene"

The IUFRO Division 8 Forest Environment Conferenc= e 2026 was held on 24-27 March 2026 in Coyhaique, Chilean Patagonia, bringing= together 352=E2=80=A6

International Confe= rence on Population and Conservation Genetics

Climate change versus vulnerability of forest eco= systems is a rising concern to=E2=80=A6

Workshop: Forest Hydrology: Past, Present, and Future=

An international workshop, titled "Forest Hydrolo= gy: Past, Present, and Future," was held on March 20, 2026, at the Faculty of= Forest=E2=80=A6

2nd Anniversary of the ForGEDI MOOC - Knowledge Co= -Creation in Practice: Reflections and Future Directions

On 08 April 2026, the ForGEDI IUFRO Task Force ce= lebrated the second anniversary of the ForGEDI MOOC with an online=E2=80=A6

Webinar: Nexus of Cer= tain Estimators in Remote Sensing Forest Inventory

On 24 March 2026, Dr. Zhengyang Hou of Beijing Fo= restry University, China, delivered a webinar presentation=E2=80=A6

Forest-steppe recovery after= landscape fires in Eastern Ukraine driven by land use history, climate chang= e and war

The first webinar of the IUFRO Task Force on Post= -Conflict Forest Landscape Restoration on 12 March 2026 marked the launch of = a series of=E2=80=A6

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Branching out - Season 3, Episode 3, May 2026

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Not a mor= al add-on=C2=A0

In Season 3=C2=A0of=C2=A0Branching out: the forest podcast= , we explore how scientists in IUFRO collaborate across disciplines to ta= ckle emerging topics through Task Forces. We continue the Season with the=C2= =A0Task Force on Gender Equity, Dive= rsity and Inclusion in Forest-Related Sectors=C2=A0- ForGEDI.<= br />
Host=C2=A0Gerda Wolfrum=C2=A0from IUFRO Headquarters and co= -host=C2=A0Bashir Isiya,=C2=A0Nigeria, from the International Forestry= Students' Association (IFSA), spoke with Task Force co-leads=C2=A0Todora = Rogelja=C2=A0from the University of Padova, Italy, and=C2=A0Rattiya Li= ppe=C2=A0from the Thuenen Institute of Forestry, Germany.=C2=A0

The conversation highlighted=C2=A0entrenched power and governance s= tructures=C2=A0that determine who is excluded from participation and= denied rights, including access to forest resources. Globally, there are man= y examples of women, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, youth, and other = groups that have managed forests well yet remain underrepresented in decision= -making.=C2=A0

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Publications 1

IUFRO Annual Report 2025

The year 2025 started wit= h the launch of the new IUFRO website. This comprehensive update marks a sign= ificant step forward in supporting=E2=80=A6

Policy Brief - Advancing Forest-Based Bioecono= my Approaches: An Expanded Policy Brief

When grounded in principl= es of sustainability, equity, and resilience, forest-based bioeconomy strateg= ies can play a central role in=E2=80=A6

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Publications 2

= Non-IUFRO Publications by Officeholders: Bioeconomy: Advancing the Transition= to a Sustainable, Biobased Economy

This open access textbook= is the carefully revised, second edition on the evolving field of the "Bioec= onomy". It defines the sustainable and=E2=80=A6

Non-IUFRO Publications by Officeholders: Thinking With,= Not Just About, Nature: Reimagining the Business=E2=80=93Nature Relationship=

Business scholarship has = long engaged with the natural environment, yet it rarely pauses to examine wh= at is meant=E2=80=A6

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News from IUFRO

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From Minefields to Multifunctionality: Forest Re= covery in Post-war Ukraine

When discussing Ukraine's= recovery, forests are rarely the starting point. Yet a recent study led by M= ariana Melnykovych and colleagues=E2=80=A6

John Parrotta Receives 2026 ABC= James A. Duke Award

John Parrotta, Immediate = Past President of IUFRO, was honored with the 2026 James A. Duke Excellence i= n Botanical Literature Award by the=E2=80=A6

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Non-IUFRO Awards

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2026 Marcus Wallenberg Prize Awarded to Professor Holger M= ilitz

The 2026 Marcus Wallenber= g Prize is awarded to Prof. Holger Militz for his groundbreaking contribution= s to research on, and=E2=80=A6

MWP Young Researchers=E2=80= =99 Challenge 2026 now open

The Marcus Wallenberg Fou= ndation invites applications for the Young Researchers=E2=80=99 Challenge.Tak= e the chance to present your research to=E2=80=A6

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