IUFRO News
Issue 9, 2018

 

IUFRO NEWS 9, 2018

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New Insights into Root and Stem Rots




Root and stem rots cause extensive damage and economic loss to trees globally. Eighty experts from 30 countries discussed this serious problem at the joint IUFRO Working Party 7.02.01 Root and Stem Rots & LIFE+ ELMIAS Ash and Elm Conference (IUFRO-LIFE) in Uppsala and Visby, Sweden. More

 

 

 


Job Opportunities for Junior Researchers




Jobs for 2 MSc graduates (forest-related) of all nationalities: Join EFI's Resilience Programme to do research on future green jobs in the forest sector in close collaboration with IFSA & IUFRO! Apply before 15 Oct 2018! More

 

 

 

 

 

 


Innovative Natural Resources Inventory Approaches




The 2018 joint symposium of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management (SFEM) and multipurpose inventory held in Sun Moon Lake, Nantou, China-Taipei, aimed to showcase multiple inventory techniques and management science methods to preserve the forest ecosystem for future generations. More

 

 

 


Cool Forests at Risk?




About 200 participants from 30 countries including Russia, China, the United States, Canada, Northern European countries, Japan and the host country Austria met in Laxenburg, south of Vienna, to discuss and raise awareness on the critical role that boreal and mountain ecosystems play for people, bioeconomy, and climate. More

 

 

 


IUFRO and FFPRI Strengthen Cooperation




The Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute Japan (FFPRI) and IUFRO entered into a Memorandum of Understanding in Vienna, Austria, on 30 August 2018. With this MoU the two partners reaffirm their commitment to continue and further strengthen their cooperation in the long term. More

 

 

 

 


New Opportunity for Early-Career Scientists




The IUFRO-EFI Young Scientists Initiative (YSI) is the latest collaboration between IUFRO and the European Forest Institute (EFI). It will offer a limited number of grants for short scientific visits in 2019 for young scientists from Africa, Asia and Latin America to conduct collaborative research in Europe. More

 

 

 

 


Publications




This booklet by Victor Teplyakov for the first time presents short biographical stories of the Honorary Members of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) from the beginning of the establishment of this highest IUFRO Award in 1953. More

 

 

 

 

 

 


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IUFRO News Issue 9
, 2018, published in early October 2018
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