[IUFRO Div 8] ISTF session proposals for IUFRO 2024

*ISTF session** proposals for IUFRO 2024* With collaborators, the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) is developing session proposals for the XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 – Forests and Society towards 2050, to be held 23-29 June 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden. https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals/ . The deadline for session submissions is 13 Oct 2022. If you would like to make a presentation in any of the sessions below, (you do not need to be 100% sure of attending), please send the session of interest, and your name, affiliation, country, and draft title to tropicalforesters(a)gmail.com by 11 Oct 2022. The draft proposals (still under development) for all these sessions can be obtained at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18UT9WT3JAUXIMq5NOOH4mOqCfJqFO1ES?us… The updated proposals will be posted periodically until submission. Suggestions on the draft proposals are welcome, as well as new co-organizers. *Sessions to be proposed:* *Smart Agroforestry Practices for Sustainable Livelihood** (Division 1)* *Urban trees & green landscapes: Monitoring and management for providing multiple services** (Division 6) * *Legacy of the Tropical Timber Foundation and sustainable forestry** (Division 3)* *Tropical forest restoration success and how to achieve it** (Division 3)* *Tropical forestry education: Improving preparation for a challenging future** (Division 6)* *Legacy tropical forest data: current status, uses, and securing them** (Division 4)* *Research advances towards sustainability for the high-value Meliaceae** (Division 1) * *Ecology and management of old growth forests** (Division 8)*