IUFRO NEWS 10/11, 2018Dear Reader of IUFRO News: Forest Landscapes in Times of Changing Climate and Water ResourcesThere is still a critical lack of information and expertise for the successful implementation of Adaptive Measures, scientists conclude at the joint workshop of the IUFRO Task Forces "Forest Adaptation and Restoration under Global Change" and "Forests, Soil and Water Interactions" Corvallis, U.S.A. More…
New Frontiers in Forecasting ForestsThe ability to accurately predict future forest growth and structure, and the yields and quality of diverse products from these forests, is an essential part of forest management. A meeting on "New Frontiers in Forecasting Forests (NFFF)" in Stellenbosch, South Africa, in September discussed advances in models predicting future attributes of forests. More…
Community Involvement: The Key to Successful Adoption of New Education ToolsThe 2018 meeting of IUFRO's Working Party on "Extension and Knowledge Exchange" held in Christchurch, New Zealand, 9-13 September, placed the focus on technology and how to increase adoption of such by stakeholders and communities. More…
A New Concept of Community ForestryThe first International Conference on Technology for Sustainable Development (ICTSD) 2018 in Yogyakarta-Indonesia in October included a cluster on Forestry and Environment. There participants discussed the current paradigm shift in community forestry from subsistence need to commercial business. More…
Vegetative Propagation of Trees for Complementing Seed-based StrategiesThe 5th International Conference of IUFRO's Working Party on "Somatic embryogenesis and other vegetative propagation technologies" placed the focus on "Clonal Trees in the Bioeconomy Age: Opportunities and Challenges". The conference took place from 10-15 September 2018 in Coimbra, Portugal. More…
Managing Eucalyptus Plantations under Global ChangesEucalypt plantations cover approximately 25 million hectares worldwide and are expanding rapidly. However, there is a need for the management of these plantations to adapt to imminent changes. Against this background, a conference on "Managing Eucalyptus Plantations under Global Changes" was held in Montpellier, France. More…
African Forest Policies and PoliticsThe first IUFRO conference on "African Forest Policies and Politics" (AFORPOLIS conference 2018) was coordinated by the new IUFRO Working Party on "African forest politics and governance" and the AFORPOLIS initiative. It sought to advance cutting-edge knowledge on the emergence and evolution of forestland governance. More…
Forest Science for a Sustainable Forestry and Human Wellbeing in a Changing WorldIn September the Marin Drăcea National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry (INCDS), Romania, organized an International Scientific Conference in Bucharest. Discussions focused mainly on increasing the visibility of forest science in the global change research policy. More…
On Safeguarding Functional Beech Forest EcosystemsThe 11th International Beech Symposium of IUFRO's Working Party on "Ecology and silviculture of beech" was held at Tuscia University in Viterbo, Italy, in September, under the theme of "Natural and Managed Beech Forests as Reference Ecosystems for the Sustainable Management of Forest Resources and the Conservation of Biodiversity". More…
5th Edition of PTF BPI ConferenceThe 5th International Conference on Processing Technologies for the Forest and Biobased Industries in Freising/Munich, Germany, addressed themes such as cascading use of wood integrated in circular economy, implementation of industry 4.0, data acquisition and lean management, nanotechnology and 3D printing. More…
Women as Agents of ChangeGun Lidestav, Coordinator of IUFRO's Research Group on "Gender and forestry", represented IUFRO at a High-Level Side Event of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly on "Adapting to Climate Change – Empowering women through sustainable management of natural resources". More…
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