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IUFRO NEWS 7, 2017

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International Conference on Forest Landscape Restoration under Global Change




The "International Conference on Forest Landscape Restoration under Global Change: Synthesizing and Sharing Globally Available Forest-Related Scientific Knowledge" was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in June 2017 to review and discuss how to implement large-scale forest landscape restoration (FLR) on the ground. More

 

 

 

 


7th Forest Science Symposium: "Research Underpinning the Sustainability of a Diverse Forestry Sector"




The 7th Forest Science Symposium "Research Underpinning the Sustainability of a Diverse Forestry Sector" was held in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on 18-20 July. It was organized by the Institute of Commercial Forestry Research (ICFR) in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the Government of South Africa and IUFRO. More

 

 

 


Molecular Biology of Forest Trees




The 2017 IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference was held in Concepción Chile from June 4-9, 2017. The meeting showcased current and emerging applications in forest biotechnology. It illustrated, among other things, applications of CRISPR/CAS9 in forest trees. More

 

 

 

 


Global Scientific Assessment on Forests and Water off to a Good Start




Following the successful scoping meeting in March 2017 in Rome, Italy, the GFEP coordination team invited internationally recognized scientific experts to join the Global Forest Expert Panel on Forests and Water. Thus, the first panel meeting was held in Cambridge, United Kingdom, from 26-29 June 2017. More

 

 

 

 

 


AForGeN 2017 - Genetic Resources of High Mountain Forests




This year's AForGeN meeting was organized in the Italian Dolomites, in Val Canali, Trentino, on 15-17 June. Fifteen scientific reports were presented in the sessions on the topics of transcriptome sequencing, exome capture, epigenetics and genomics of local adaptation in alpine forest trees. More

 

 

 

 

 


Invasive Forest Pathogens and Implications for Biology and Policy




International trade of plant material is increasing the risks to forest health worldwide. The current situation of both well-understood and emerging pathogens causing disease on foliage, shoot and stems, which threaten forest stands and nurseries, was therefore a prominent issue at the meeting in Niagara Falls, Canada, on 7-11 May 2017. More

 

 

 

 

 


Forest Management Models, Methods and Decision Support Systems - the SuFoRun Perspective




This international seminar took place in Pennsylvania, USA, on 19-20 January 2017 and focused on the presentation of models, methods and decision support systems available at SuFoRun institutions that may be used by public administrators, forest owners and industry for forest management planning in a context of global change. More

 

 

 

 


Promoting Green Jobs in the Forest Sector




On 27-28 June 2017, FOREST EUROPE, UNECE and FAO jointly organized a workshop on "Promoting Green Jobs in the Forest Sector" in Bratislava, Slovakia. There were nearly 70 participants from 18 European countries. IUFRO Executive Director Alexander Buck was invited as a moderator. More

 

 

 

 


Announcements



Mondi and IUFRO Collaborate on Sustainable Business Strategies
Mondi, the international packaging and paper group, and IUFRO will co-host an open "Science meets Business" dialogue at the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress this September in Freiburg, Germany. More

Two New Working Parties in IUFRO Division 7 Forest Health
New Working Parties on Ground-level Ozone and Nitrogen and Sulfur Deposition, respectively, have been newly established in IUFRO Division 7. More

More Announcements


Publications



Implementing Forest Landscape Restoration: A Practitioner's Guide
IUFRO launched a Practitioner's Guide to assist facilitators and coordinators of FLR initiatives at national, subnational (landscape) and local levels in implementing FLR on the ground during a major international FLR knowledge-sharing conference in Puerto Rico in early June 2017. More

Understanding the Roles of Forests and Trees for Food Security and Nutrition
On 27 June 2017 the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) - the science-policy interface of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) - launched a report on "Sustainable Forestry for Food Security and Nutrition". The report includes findings of the IUFRO Global Forest Expert Panel on Forest and Food Security. More

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