Fwd: [IUFRO Div 7] IUFRO NEWS 11, 2017
by Sheila Ward
Dear Meliaceae Working party:
Below is the IUFRO Issue 11 2017 newsletter. Past editions of the
newsletter can be found at:
https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Sheila Ward
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Subject: [IUFRO Div 7] IUFRO NEWS 11, 2017
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Issue 11/2017
IUFRO NEWS 11, 2017
Dear Reader of IUFRO News:
We are happy to present to you Issue 11 of IUFRO News 2017, volume 46. The
newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at:
https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/.
You are welcome to pass on this newsletter to your colleagues!
To find out more about IUFRO, just visit <https://www.iufro.org/>
www.iufro.org and follow our blog http://blog.iufro.org/, Twitter: @iufro
<http://twitter.com/IUFRO> and IUFRO Facebook entries
<https://www.facebook.com/iufro>.
Enjoy the read!
Alexander Buck
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Members, officeholders and other interested groups. If you would like to
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*Teak in Productive Landscapes: An Introduction to Global Efforts Put into
the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Teak Resources*
At the 27th Session of the Asia Pacific Forestry Commission meeting at
Colombo during 23-27 October, TEAKNET organized a partner event with the
financial support of FAO of the United Nations on the occasion of a *Global
Teak Study* report published by IUFRO in its World Series Publications
Volume 36 in June 2017. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6585#c27019>…
*The Future of Forests and Forestry in Asia and the Pacific*
Convened by the FAO Regional Office in Bangkok, a number of international
organizations including IUFRO were invited to a panel discussion to share
their views on likely developments and probable pathways of change taking
place in and around forests in the Asia-Pacific region. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6585#c27018>…
*IUFRO Tokyo 2017: Actions for Sustainable Forest Ecosystems under Air
Pollution and Climate Change*
At the 28th IUFRO conference for Specialists in Air Pollution and Climate
Change Impacts on Forest Ecosystems in Japan, emphasis was placed on air
pollution in East Asia, particularly on the impacts of tropospheric ozone
and nitrogen depositions and of climate change impacts on growth and carbon
sequestration of forests. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6585#c27017>…
*Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources*
The 2017 conference in Belarus was the first international meeting in this
cycle that was held outside the Russian Federation. The meeting was hosted
by the Institute of Forest of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
and attracted a total of 256 participants from 18 countries. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6585#c27016>…
*9th Pacific Regional Wood Anatomy Conference (PRWAC) and Annual Meeting
IAWS 2017*
About 190 participants from 18 countries attended the meeting and actively
discussed various aspects of wood science. The event was co-sponsored by
IUFRO Research Groups 5.01.00 - Wood and fibre quality, and 5.06.00 -
Properties and utilization of plantation wood. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6585#c27015>…
*20th International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium*
The International NDTE of Wood Symposium is a forum for those involved in
nondestructive testing and evaluation of wood, wood-based materials and
products. Co-sponsored by Forest Products Society (FPS) and IUFRO Research
Group 5.01.00, the event attracted scientists and practitioners in the
field from 18 countries. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6585#c27012>…
*Forest Operations Researchers and Geospatial Scientists Meet in Joint
Symposium*
The 17th Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources (SSAFR) was
unique in that it brought together two traditionally disconnected
disciplines both working on forest decision support systems: the remote
sensing/geospatial informatics community and operations researchers. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6585#c27011>…
*Sustainable Forest Management in the Context of Global Change*
The International Symposium on Sustainable Forest Management in the Context
of Global Change (ISSFM-CGC) in Harbin, China, focused on topics such as
restoration and rehabilitation of forest ecosystems, sustainable management
of forest ecosystems, and forest ecosystem services and functions. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6585#c27010>…
*New Interim Director General of CIFOR*
>From 1 November 2017, Dr. Robert Nasi is taking on the role of interim
Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR),
following Peter Holmgren. In a recent interview he spoke about his decades
of experience with CIFOR and in tropical forestry research, and laid out
plans for the future. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6585#c27013>…
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*IUFRO Website Features*
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*IUFRO News 11*
*, 2017, published November 2017by IUFRO Headquarters, Vienna,
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Fwd: IUFRO NEWS 12, 2017
by Sheila Ward
Dear Meliaceae Working party:
Below is the IUFRO issue 12 2017 newsletter. Past editions of the
newsletter can be found at:
https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Sheila Ward
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 8:07 AM
Subject: IUFRO NEWS 12, 2017
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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Issue 12/2017
IUFRO NEWS 12, 2017
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you Issue 12 of IUFRO News 2017, volume 46. The
newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at:
https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/.
You are welcome to pass on this newsletter to your colleagues!
To find out more about IUFRO, just visit <https://www.iufro.org/>
www.iufro.org and follow our blog http://blog.iufro.org/, Twitter: @iufro
<http://twitter.com/IUFRO> and IUFRO Facebook entries
<https://www.facebook.com/iufro>.
With Season's Greetings!
Alexander Buck
*IUFRO Executive Director IUFRO News is widely distributed among IUFRO
Members, officeholders and other interested groups. If you would like to
publish in IUFRO News, contribute to the IUFRO website content or promote a
publication via IUFRO Spotlight, do not hesitate to contact us at IUFRO
Headquarters: office(a)iufro.org <office(a)iufro.org> *
*Genetics and Genomics of Fagaceae and Nothofagaceae*
The Workshop on Fagaceae and Nothofagaceae genetics and genomics held in
Shanghai, China, on 1-3 November 2017, focused on most recent findings and
advances in the phylogenetics, genomics and conservation of the Fagaceae
and Nothofagaceae families. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6592#c27095>…
*IUFRO Videos to Watch and Share!*
Did you know that IUFRO presented a short video in September during the
125th Anniversary Congress offering the ideal introduction to IUFRO? You
might also want to have a look at a new video showcasing IUFRO's 125th
Anniversary Congress. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6592#c27103>…
*Traditional Forest Knowledge and Culture in Asia*
The "10th International Conference on Traditional Forest Knowledge and
Culture in Asia: Traditional Use of Non-wood Forest Products and its
Sustainability in Asia" in Seoul, Republic of Korea, explored values of TFK
and highlighted the sustainable use of non-wood forest products related
with TFK in Asia. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6592#c27102>…
*53rd Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC53)*
At ITTC53 in Lima, Peru. Michael Kleine, Deputy Executive Director of
IUFRO, informed about the services that IUFRO as a global science network
can provide to tropical timber producing and consuming countries. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6592#c27101>…
*Global Scientific Assessment on Interactions between Forests and Water
Well Underway*
The Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP) on Forests and Water is preparing a
comprehensive, peer-reviewed full assessment report and a summary for
policy makers to be launched at the session of the UN High Level Political
Forum on Sustainable Development in July 2018. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6592#c27094>…
*IUFRO at the Global Landscapes Forum 2017*
At this year's Global Landscapes Forum in Bonn, Germany, IUFRO will co-host
two discussion forums and share a booth with partner organizations at the
Restoration Pavilion throughout the event. One discussion forum will focus
on "rainfall recycling", the other on "capacity building for forest and
landscape restoration". *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6592#c27093>…
*Other Information*
Publications <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6592#c27085>
Positions <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6592#c27084>
Fellowships <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6592#c27083>
Summer Schools <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6592#c27086>
IUFRO Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6592#c27082>
Other Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6592#c27081>
*IUFRO Website Features*
IUFRO Blog <http://blog.iufro.org/>
Noticeboard <https://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/>
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RSS Feeds <https://www.iufro.org/?id=3745>
Newsletter Archive <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=147>
*IUFRO News 12*
*, 2017, published in December 2017by IUFRO Headquarters, Vienna,
Austria.Available for download
at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
<https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/>Contact the
editor at office(at)iufro.org <http://iufro.org> or visit
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