Branching out - Season 3, Episode 1, February 2026
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<p>In our new <i>Season 3 of Branching out: the forest podcast</i>, we explore how scientists collaborate across disciplines to tackle emerging topics. This work happens through IUFRO Task Forces. We kick off the Season with the topic of <strong>bioeconomy</strong> and the <i>Task Force on Building an Integrated Vision of the Forest-Based Sector within a Bioeconomy</i>.<br /><br />Host <strong>Gerda Wolfrum</strong> and co-host <strong>Fernanda Gonzalez</strong> from IUFRO HQ spoke with <strong>Ivana Živojinović</strong>, a senior scientist at BOKU University in Vienna (Institute of Forest, Environmental and Natural Resource Policy and the Center for Bioeconomy), and <strong>Ricardo Vargas Carpintero</strong>, who recently completed his PhD at the University of Hohenheim, Germany and is now based in Colombia. They shared their insights on how the forest-based sector can contribute to a bioeconomy.<br /><br />The concept of bioeconomy is not new, but it has broadened into a more holistic framing that connects the ways how we produce, how we use and value biological resources within larger sustainability goals. The aim is to provide sustainable solutions across different economic sectors, by shifting from fossil-based inputs and linear economical models towards circular and regenerative systems. <br /><br />Ivana explained, "<i>This includes aspects of reuse, recycling, using resource efficiency, and ensuring that value creation does not come at the expense of biodiversity, of water or even people's rights and livelihoods</i>." Bioeconomy is not a single model; countries and regions emphasize different pathways.<br /><br />In this context, Ricardo talked about the situation in Latin America where biodiversity plays a key role. He said, <i>"Incorporating biodiversity in the bioeconomy to create economic value and contribute to the environment, for example, by restoring degraded lands or providing ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, is one of these visions that is quite important in the Latin American context."</i> <br /><br />The forest-based sector is integral to a bioeconomy, but its scope is still quite narrow and mainly focused on timber, fiber and carbon. To make the scope of the forest sector within a bioeconomy broader and multifunctional, further innovation - not only technical or technological innovation, also institutional, organizational and social innovation – is required. In addition, cooperation between policymakers, public sector, primary producers, industry, and society must be enhanced. As Ivana pointed out, "<i>Bioeconomy transition as such will be successful only if it's coherent and inclusive and really grounded in diversity. This silo thinking will not help much."</i><br /><br />Tune in to <a href="http://url8074.news.iufro.org/ls/click?upn=u001.C6oMVBOd8j-2B22go-2BVoSNM5U…><span style="color:hsl(240,100%,50%);"><strong><u>Branching Out: the forest podcast</u></strong></span></a>! Listen wherever you enjoy your podcasts, on <a href="http://url8074.news.iufro.org/ls/click?upn=u001.C6oMVBOd8j-2B22go-2BVoSNM8j…><span style="color:hsl(240,100%,50%);"><u>Spotify</u></span></a> and <a href="http://url8074.news.iufro.org/ls/click?upn=u001.GABaIVtqWQ-2F2hdnWUJ-2FFtM3…><span style="color:hsl(240,100%,50%);"><u>Apple Podcasts</u></span></a>, and don't forget to follow us!</p>
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Invitation – Yale Tropical Forest Leadership Summit 2026 (Hybrid, Feb 5–7)
by International Society of Tropical Foresters
Hello,
You’re invited to join the Tropical Forest Leadership Summit (TFLS) 2026, a global conference on tropical forests and climate solutions hosted by Yale University (Feb 5–7, 2026). The summit is hybrid, and online participation is welcome.
What to expect: Three days of high-impact discussions on tropical forest conservation, biodiversity and climate justice, environmental governance, and innovative finance. The program includes keynotes, interactive panels, workshops and more.
Featured keynote speakers include:
🎬 Kartiki Gonsalves, Academy Award–winning storyteller
🏛️ Carlos Correa, former Minister of Environment
🌿 Mark Plotkin, founder of Amazon Conservation Team
🌎 Carlos Nobre, renowned Earth System scientist
…and many more!
Why it’s relevant: TFLS brings together people working across conservation, climate, policy, finance, science, and storytelling to share practical lessons and build partnerships that translate commitments into action. Whether you work in research, advocacy, government, business, or community leadership, you’ll leave with new perspectives, concrete examples you can apply, and connections to collaborators tackling similar challenges in tropical forest regions worldwide.
Register here: https://bit.ly/TFLS2026
Thank you, and feel free to share this invitation with your networks.
Best,
2026 TFLS Conference Team
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IBFRA 2026 Call for Abstracts - Deadline Extended!
by Brigitte Burger
Von: International Boreal Forest Research Association
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 29. Jänner 2026 22:17
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February 15, 2026
You now have an additional two weeks to submit your abstract for the IBFRA 2026 Conference being help in Quebec City, Canada from August 24 - 28, 2026! New deadline is February 15, 2026, 11:59pm PST.
Submissions are open for oral and poster presentations as well as workshops!
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