The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. The theme for each International Day of Forests is chosen by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), of which IUFRO is a member. The theme for 2024 is forests and innovation. More…

Innovation is a cross-cutting topic at the Congress, encompassing all types of innovation, not only the development of new forest products or the use of novel technological and digital tools, but also innovative forest education, new business models, policy innovations, institutional and social innovations. More…

On the occasion of the International Day of Forests themed "Forests and Innovation", IUFRO proudly presents a new evidence-based synthesis report titled "Europe's wood supply in disruptive times". The report was published on 14 March as IUFRO World Series Vol. 42 by TEAMING UP 4 FORESTS, a science-business platform initiated by IUFRO and Mondi Group. More…

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated on 11 February every year. To recognize the contribution that women make to forest health research, Division 7 organized a webinar event on 12 and 13 February. More…

AI has been a hot topic since the launching of ChatGPT last winter. Especially among teachers, students in schools and at universities an active discussion has emerged. The IUFRO webinar on 23 January 2024 offered a briefing what AI services such as ChatGTP are all about. More…

Professionals who work with stakeholders on education and knowledge exchange have a plethora of new and emerging educational technology tools at their disposal today. The Forest Knowledge Exchange conference on October 8-14, 2023, in Padua, Italy, focused specifically on advancing innovation with tradition. More…

Pine wilt disease has become a serious threat to the health of pine forests in Europe and Asia. The 2023 IUFRO International Symposium on Pine Wilt Disease on October 25-28, 2023, in Nanjing, China mainly addressed the prevention, theory, technology and management of pine wilt disease. More…

The webinar titled "Assessment of Deforestation and Forest Degradation in CREMAs in the Northern Savanna Zone of Ghana" was part of the webinar series "Forest Mensuration and Modelling Chats" hosted by Research Group 4.01.00. The guest speaker was Dr. Stella Britwum Acquah, Senior Research Scientist, CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana. More…

Air pollution and climate change are tightly linked, and remain a threat to natural ecosystems, urging for international cooperation and unified research efforts. For the first time, the biennial conference of Research Group 8.04.00 was held in Southeast Asia. It took place in Bangkok, Thailand. More…

FOREST EUROPE organized a webinar on 14 March 2024 in the run-up to the International Day of Forests 2024, with the theme 'Forests and Innovation'. Veronika Juch, coordinator for the Secretariat of the European Wood Policy Platform (woodPoP) hosted by IUFRO, was one of the speakers at the event. More…

On 14 March, Nelson Grima, Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO's Science-Policy Programme, spoke at an event in San Sebastián, Spain, organized by Unión de Selvicultores del Sur de Europa (USSE). He delivered a talk titled "Forests in a global policy context". More…

IUFRO's Special Project on World Forests, Society and Environment (IUFRO-WFSE) is organizing a session at the IUFRO 2024 World Congress based on the forthcoming WFSE book "Restoring Forests and Trees for Sustainable Development: Policies, Practices, Impacts, and the Ways Forward". Also read an interview with Coordinator Pia Katila. More…

The fifth episode of Branching out: the forest podcast is out! This episode takes you on a captivating 30-minute exploration into the role of forests in shaping sustainable societies. This edition, featuring extended content, offers a deeper dive into the connections between nature, people, and sustainable development. More…