Mark your calendars for the international conference on Managing eucalypt plantations under global changes; Montpellier, France; 17-21 September 2018 Eucalypt plantations cover approximately 20 million hectares worldwide and are expanding rapidly to provide the raw material for wood, paper, and biofuel products as well as large amounts of firewood and charcoal for domestic uses. Breeding programs and silvicultural practices must be revisited to face the ongoing global changes. As in previous IUFRO meetings (Bordeaux 1990, Hobart 1995, Salvador 1997, Valdivia 2001, Aveiro 2004, Durban 2007, Porto Seguro 2011, Nanning 2015), this conference will be a great opportunity for scientists and managers of forest plantations to present the recent advances in silviculture and genetics and to improve our understanding of the response of eucalypts to biotic and abiotic stresses. The ecosystem services influenced by eucalypt monocultures and mixed-species plantations with eucalypt trees will be addressed. Details at: https://eucalyptus2018.cirad.fr/ We are looking forward to welcoming you in Montpellier next year! Jean-Paul Laclau, jean-paul.laclau(a)cirad.fr Cirad, UMR Eco&Sols ---------------------------------------------------------------- posted by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO Headquarters