Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list:
This announcement may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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Dear Colleagues
I am writing to inform that I am co-editing a special issue (SI) of
Forest Ecology and Management, entitled "Active restoration of timber
production and other ecosystem services in secondary and degraded
forest". From your research focus, I feel that you may contribute to
this special issue.
Forest Ecology and Management is a peer reviewed journal that publishes
scientific articles linking forest ecology with forest management. 2019
IF: 3.170. 5-year IF: 3.581. Website:
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-ecology-and-management
The Open call of the SI is located at:
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-ecology-and-management/call-for-pa…
The submission portal will be opened from the 1st of September and until
the 1st of December 2020.
All submissions will go through the normal FEM review process. The
handling editor of this SI is Cindy Prescott (Cindy.Prescott(a)ubc.ca);
the guest editors are Plinio Sist, Bryan Finegan and my self.
We aim to have the SI ready by December 2021.
We look forward to reading your Manuscript. Please inform your
colleagues of this opportunity.
--
Marie Ange NGO BIENG
UR Forêts et Sociétés. CIRAD
Campus International de Baillarguet, TA C-105/D
34398 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
Programa Bosques, Biodiversidad y Cambio Climatico. CATIE
Edificio principal. Turrialba. Cartago.
30501. Costa Rica
marie-ange.ngo_bieng(a)cirad.fr <mailto:marie-ange.ngo_bieng@cirad.fr>
MarieAnge.Ngo(a)catie.ac.cr <mailto:MarieAnge.Ngo@catie.ac.cr>
Skype: Ngo Bieng Marie Ange
Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
I hope you are all staying well in these difficult times.
Below is the announcement for the World Forestry Congress 24-28 May 2021
in Seoul, Korea. This is different from the IUFRO World Congresses.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 5:50 AM
Subject: XV World Forestry Congress - Call for Abstracts and Side Events
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
XV World Forestry Congress - Call for Abstracts and Side Events
Dear IUFRO Officeholders,
The *XV World Forestry Congress will be hosted by the Government of the
Republic of Korea from 24 to 28 May 2021* and held at the COEX Convention
and Exhibition Center *in Seoul*.
The Congress will bring together global forest stakeholders to review and
analyze key challenges facing the sector and ways to address these. *IUFRO
has always played a very active role at the WFC contributing alongside
diverse participants from all regions and sectors*; including the public
and private sector, NGOs, CSOs, scientific or professional bodies, and
forestry societies. The theme of the XV World Forestry Congress is *Building
a Green, Healthy and Resilient Future with Forests*.
It is our pleasure to inform you that the XV World Forestry Congress
Secretariat is calling for *submissions of abstracts for papers and posters*
that illustrate ideas and examples of innovation, research findings, best
practices and pathways that are relevant to the overall theme and one more
sub-themes. The *call for papers, posters and side events is open until
August 31st, 2020*, so be quick to make your submission via the WFC website.
*For abstracts for voluntary papers, posters and videos*:
http://wfc2021korea.org/sub02/abstract.html
<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwfc2021kor…>
*For side events*: http://wfc2021korea.org/sub02/side_events.html
<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwfc2021kor…>
We welcome you to notify IUFRO HQ about any side events that your Unit
decides to submit.
Alexander Buck
*Executive Director*
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working party:
Below is IUFRO Spotlight #76. Other Spotlights can be found at:
http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
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Date: Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 6:49 AM
Subject: IUFRO Spotlight #76 - Transforming Forest Landscapes to Meet
Current and Future Needs and Challenges
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
[image: IUFRO Spotlight]
IUFRO Spotlight #76 - Transforming Forest Landscapes to Meet Current and
Future Needs and Challenges
*IUFRO Spotlight* is an initiative of the International Union of Forest
Research Organizations. Its aim is to introduce, in a timely fashion,
significant findings in forest research from IUFRO officeholders and member
organizations to a worldwide network of decision makers, policy makers and
researchers.
IUFRO will encapsulate, and distribute in plain language, brief, topical
and policy-relevant highlights of those findings, along with information on
where/how to access the full documents. The *IUFRO Spotlight* findings will
be distributed in a periodic series of emails as well as blog postings.
*________________________________*
Transforming Forest Landscapes to Meet Current and Future Needs and
Challenges
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/publications/spotlights/spotlight7…>
[image: Photo showing Treatment of regenerating natural tropical forests
aiming at enhancing productivity, biodiversity and resilience. Photo:
Michael Kleine, IUFRO.]
Treatment of regenerating natural tropical forests aiming at enhancing
productivity, biodiversity and resilience. Photo: Michael Kleine, IUFRO.
"Forest landscapes (FLs) are often the basis of local economies and social
identity," said Professor Andreas Bolte, Head of Institute at the Thünen
Institute of Forest Ecosystems in Eberswalde Germany.
"In past, many forests have been heavily degraded by unsustainable
practices, and today they are still under heavy pressure worldwide through
the loss and degradation of forests, conversion to other land uses and,
increasingly, climate change," he said.
Dr. Bolte is coordinator of the IUFRO Task Force (TF) entitled: *Transforming
Forest Landscapes for Future Climates and Human Well-being*.
<https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/transforming-forest-landscapes/>
This "new IUFRO TF is dedicated to providing and communicating the
scientific basis for transforming FLs to climate-resilient land use systems
that provide a full spectrum of ecosystem services for current and future
societies," he said.
"Our major goal," he said, "is to develop practical pathways for FL
transformation that lead to landscapes that better fulfill future needs of
local stakeholders and society at large throughout the world."
By facilitating the collaboration of researchers in many different science
fields – natural, social, and educational sciences – the TF will achieve
its goals, Dr. Bolte said.
As important as the multi-disciplinary areas of expertise of the TF
researchers, is the aspect of translating global Forest Landscape
Restoration (FLR) concepts into local contexts, he said. That is because
all forests – and the societies that dwell in or near them and depend on
them – are not the same.
Those sentiments were echoed by Dr. Mercy Afua Adutwumwaa Derkyi, a deputy
coordinator of the TF. "Our TF team," she said, "comes from different
continents, regions, ethnicities and genders and has expertise in natural
and in social sciences.
"It's a major step to bridge the different cultures and ethnicities – and
the different forests with their different stressors and management
issues," she said.
Dr. Derkyi is Dean of the School of Natural Resources and a senior lecturer
at the University of Energy and Natural Resources in Sunyani, in the Bono
Region of Ghana.
To illustrate her point about different management approaches, she said:
"In Ghana one cannot use the same standards and principles to restore
forest reserves under total state management that one would use with
"off-reserve forests" (forests interacting with other land uses –
agriculture, mining, etc.)
That is because "there are different management regimes, stakeholder
dynamics and interests, tenure issues, benefit sharing mechanisms, policies
and legislation, etc.," she said.
Dr. Bolte added: "In any forest the integration of biophysical conditions
(site, climate, etc.) with societal needs and perceptions, as well as
technical options for FL transformation are the focus.
"By neglecting any one of these factors you significantly reduce the
success possibilities of FL transformation processes.
"Implementing FLR on the ground requires translating the FLR concept into a
local context; through a proper process in which multiple stakeholders are
key. That's our most important challenge," he said.
Dr. Bolte said the TF will use a "best practice" approach to illustrate FL
transformation options that have worked well in certain regions and may be
transferred and adapted to work in others.
As one example of such a best practice, a "decision tree" model was cited.
[image: Decision tree for choosing the appropriate restoration method,
depending upon objectives and site conditions. Decision nodes are strategy,
amount of overstory present, and how much of the area will be treated. In:
Stanturf et al. 2017. Implementing Forest Landscape Restoration: A
Practitioner's Guide.
https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/netw/flr/flr/pract-guide/]
Decision tree for choosing the appropriate restoration method, depending
upon objectives and site conditions. Decision nodes are strategy, amount of
overstory present, and how much of the area will be treated. In: Stanturf
et al. 2017. Implementing Forest Landscape Restoration: A Practitioner's
Guide. https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/netw/flr/flr/pract-guide/
The decision tree shows the appropriate restoration method, depending on
management objectives (reconciled with local stakeholders and
beneficiaries) and prevailing site conditions (local climate, soils,
vegetation structure etc.).
It offers two paths forward – passive or active restoration – including
starting conditions, treated area and method for restocking the area with
trees (natural regeneration, planting, etc.)
Such a system allows restoration practitioners to select the most
appropriate option, and one that is acceptable to local stakeholders, for a
given site/forest.
"Targeted education and training activities are crucial," said Dr. Bolte.
"It's important to elaborate the right tools to bring FL transformation in
the desired direction. This can include guidelines, scientific papers,
online portals, etc. It is critical to address the decision makers and
local communities with educational measures and training.
"The preferred outcome of the TF will be if FLR professionals and landscape
managers in various regions are informed about, and welcome, the TF
knowledge and training products for application in their local contexts,"
he said.
And Dr. Derkyi said: "For me, success is translating our scientific outputs
into outcomes that will have impacts on the ground. Given the depth and
variety of our TF team, I believe we will achieve this."
*Find out more about the IUFRO Task Force on Transforming Forest Landscapes
for Future Climates and Human Well-Being here: *
*https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/transforming-forest-landscapes/*
<https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/transforming-forest-landscapes/>
*________________________________*
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Dear Meliaceae E-lst-
See message and video below from IUFRO about World Wood Day.
Sheila
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 2:44 PM
Subject: Message by the President and Executive Director of IUFRO
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<http://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
Message by the President and Executive Director of IUFRO
Dear members of the IUFRO Network, dear colleagues,
On 21 March the world should be celebrating the International Day of
Forests and World Wood Day to draw attention to the importance of forests,
trees and forest products for all life on earth.
Sadly, most public celebrations had to be cancelled, including the main
World Wood Day events, because of the unprecedented health crisis so many
countries all over the globe are currently facing.
The current pandemic dramatically demonstrates the need for effective
collaboration at a global scale and for unbiased scientific evidence.
People are now depending on scientists to provide clear explanations,
sensible guidance and effective solutions to overcome this crisis and to be
better prepared for similar situations in the future. This goes far beyond
medical and pharmaceutical research, as the crisis will have major social,
economic and environmental consequences. Intense global research
collaboration and knowledge-sharing in all fields, including forest
sciences, will be more important than ever.
Against this background, we would like to assure you that the IUFRO Network
is in place to support your collaborative efforts, especially by
disseminating relevant news and information through all IUFRO communication
channels.
IUFRO Headquarters is fully functioning and will be happy to receive and
publish reports and announcements for IUFRO News, the blog and our social
media (contact: wolfrum(a)iufro.org, burger(a)iufro.org).
We would like to wish you and your families all the best in these difficult
times, and invite you to watch IUFRO’s short video message recorded for
World Wood Day: http://www.worldwoodday.org/2020/home?p=395394559
Kind regards,
John Parrotta
*IUFRO President *
Alexander Buck
*IUFRO Executive Director*
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Dear Meliaceae Working party:
Below is the 2020 2/3 IUFRO newsletter. Past editions of the newsletter can
be found at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
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Date: Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 3:38 AM
Subject: IUFRO NEWS 2/3, 2020
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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Issue 2/3, 2020
IUFRO NEWS 2/3, 2020
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
Amid the global anxiety surrounding the present COVID-19 pandemic, we trust
that you, your families and colleagues are taking the necessary precautions
to remain well.
Although many upcoming IUFRO activities and events have had to be postponed
or cancelled, we are encouraged by the extraordinary level of
communications that continues among IUFRO units via email, social media and
online conferencing.
These activities, along with your continued communications with IUFRO
Headquarters, keep our global network thriving despite the uncertainties of
these times. For this, we are most grateful.
Best wishes,
John Parrotta, *IUFRO President*
and Alexander Buck, *IUFRO Executive Director*
*IUFRO News Double Issue 2&3 newsletter is also available for download as a
PDF or Word file at:*
https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
*To find out more about IUFRO, just visit* https://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>.
*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>*
International Day of Forests
Forests are home to about 80% of the world's terrestrial biodiversity.
Biodiversity is under serious threat from deforestation, forest degradation
and climate change. Managing forests sustainably, and restoring them when
needed, is crucial for people, biodiversity and climate.
Forest Landscape Restoration Implementation: Lessons learned from selected
landscapes in Africa, Asia and Latin America
IUFRO Occasional Paper 33: A publication prepared by contributors to the
FLR Snapshot Scientific Analysis Project led by the IUFRO Special Programme
for Development of Capacities (IUFRO-SPDC). *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29826>…*
IUFRO Starts Follow-up Study on Biodiversity, Forest Management, and REDD+
[image: Photo by Peter Tarasiewicz.]
The United Nations have declared 2020 the "super year" for biodiversity
and, accordingly, the theme of this year's International Day of Forests is
"forests and biodiversity". Against this background, IUFRO is announcing
the start of a comprehensive review and update process of its global
assessment. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29825>…*
IUFRO-led Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP) Met in Nairobi to Discuss
Forest and Poverty Interlinkages
Following a first meeting of the GFEP Expert Panel on Forests and Poverty
in late August 2019, the main authors of the upcoming GFEP assessment
report met 29-31 January 2020 at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in
Nairobi, Kenya. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29824>…*
Forest Research Innovation Potential in National and International
Scenarios
[image: IUFRO President John Parrotta signs the visiting scientist book of
CREA Research Centre for Forestry and Wood at the presence of the Director
Piermaria Corona. Photo provided by J Parrotta.]
The workshop on 29 January 2020 at CREA Research Centre for Forestry and
Wood, Arezzo, Italy, aimed to promote hands-on networking and exchanges
about innovation and developing priorities among the forest research
community. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29823>…*
News from IUFRO Headquarters
*Janice Burns Assumes New Position as IUFRO-SPDC Deputy Coordinator*
In support of the expanding scope of work and diversity of activities, we
are pleased to report that Ms Janice Burns from Canada, who has been
involved in IUFRO-SPDC activities since 2016, has agreed to assume the
position of IUFRO-SPDC Deputy Coordinator. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29821>…
[image: Photo by Gerda Wolfrum, IUFRO.]
*IFSA-IUFRO Workshop at the IUFRO HQ*
*I*In the week of the International Day of Forests, we would like to shine
a light on the future of our forests, namely, forestry students. IUFRO
hosted a workshop for IFSA officials on the 5th of February at the IUFRO
Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29820>…*
Publications
Photo by Willfried Wende, Pixabay.
*Climate Change and Sustainable Supply of Softwood. An Outlook for the
21st Century. The Case of Central Europe.*
In pursuit of IUFRO's strategic goal of providing analysis, insights and
options for practical use by stakeholders, IUFRO started to intensify
cooperation with the forest industry. * More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29818>…*
[image: IUFRO Vice-President Shirong Liu at 2019 IUFRO World Congress in
Curitiba, Brazil. Photo courtesy of Congress Organizing Committee.]
*IUFRO Task Forces: A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Addressing Forest
Challenges around the Globe*
This is the first in a series of IUFRO Spotlight articles that will
highlight the work of IUFRO Task Forces. Current forest-related challenges
are best addressed from a multi-disciplinary perspective. That's one of the
primary reasons underlying the IUFRO Task Forces (TFs). *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29817>…*
*Forest Education in Japan*
Historical Review; Current Forestry Practices, Forest Management, and Wood
Processing Education; and Future Expectations - Tama Forest Science Garden.
*More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29816>…
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News from IUFRO Members and Partner Organizations
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IUFRO Website Features
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______________________________________________
*IUFRO News Double Issue 2/3*
*, 2020, published in March 2020 by IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030
Vienna, Austria. Available for download
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Dear Meliaceae Working Party elist:
I hope you are all well, and keeping yourselves and your loved ones safe in
this threat from the coronavirus COVID-19. Best wishes and prayers for all.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working party:
Below is IUFRO Spotlight #75. Other Spotlights can be found at:
http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
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Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 1:15 PM
Subject: [IUFRO Div 1] IUFRO Spotlight #75 - IUFRO Task Forces: A
multi-disciplinary approach to addressing forest challenges around the globe
To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News <div1(a)lists.iufro.org>
[image: IUFRO Spotlight]
IUFRO Spotlight #75 - IUFRO Task Forces: A multi-disciplinary approach to
addressing forest challenges around the globe
*IUFRO Spotlight* is an initiative of the International Union of Forest
Research Organizations. Its aim is to introduce, in a timely fashion,
significant findings in forest research from IUFRO officeholders and member
organizations to a worldwide network of decision makers, policy makers and
researchers.
IUFRO will encapsulate, and distribute in plain language, brief, topical
and policy-relevant highlights of those findings, along with information on
where/how to access the full documents. The *IUFRO Spotlight* findings will
be distributed in a periodic series of emails as well as blog postings.
*________________________________*
IUFRO Task Forces: A multi-disciplinary approach to addressing forest
challenges around the globe
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/publications/spotlights/spotlight7…>
[image: Photo showing IUFRO Vice-President Shirong Liu at 2019 IUFRO World
Congress in Curitiba, Brazil. Photo courtesy of Congress Organizing
Committee.]
IUFRO Vice-President Shirong Liu at 2019 IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba,
Brazil. Photo courtesy of Congress Organizing Committee.
Current forest-related challenges are best addressed from a
multi-disciplinary perspective.
Integrating knowledge from biophysical and socioeconomic sciences can
provide more complete analyses of forest issues. These, in turn, are of
more direct value to forest decision makers and practitioners.
That's one of the primary reasons underlying the IUFRO Task Forces (TFs).
"The TFs serve as the platforms for scientists from different disciplines
to work together and contribute their wisdom to the most pressing forest
issues and international challenges," said Dr. Shirong Liu, IUFRO
Vice-President for Task Forces.
Professor Liu, Chief Research Scientist in Forest Ecology and Hydrology at
the Chinese Academy of Forestry, where he also serves as President of the
Academy, noted that the TFs – there are currently nine – have been
established to run during the present five-year period (2019-2024), and
focus on new or emerging topics that are centered on priority areas of
IUFRO Strategy.
"This encourages activities across the full spectrum of IUFRO's
disciplinary expertise and enables IUFRO to establish new TFs periodically
as new challenges or opportunities arise," he said.
The nine Task Forces he will oversee are:
- Forest Education
<https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/forest-education/>
- Monitoring Global Tree Mortality Patterns and Trends
<https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/>
- Fire$: Economic Drivers of Global Wildland Fire Activity
<https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/global-wildland-fire-activity/>
- Forests and Water Interactions in a Changing Environment
<https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/forests-water-interaction-changin…>
- Gender Equality in Forestry
<https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/gender-equality-in-forestry/>
- Resilient Planted Forests Serving Society & Bioeconomy
<https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/resilient-planted-forests/>
- Strengthening Mediterranean Nursery Systems for Forest Reproductive
Material Procurement to Adapt to the Effects of Climate Change
<https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/mediterranean-nursery-systems/>
- Unlocking the Bioeconomy and Non-Timber Forest Products
<https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/bioeconomy-and-non-timber-forest-…>
- Transforming Forest Landscapes for Futures Climates and Human
Well-Being
<https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/transforming-forest-landscapes/>
Each TF links back to, and will address challenges relating to, IUFRO's
overarching themes of Forests for People; Forests and Climate Change;
Forests and Forest-based Products for a Greener Future; Forest, Soil and
Water Interactions; and Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Biological
Invasions.
The TFs are led by a Coordinator and usually involve a small group (up to
four) of Deputy Coordinators. That group works with a much larger network
of individuals from within and outside of IUFRO who are engaged to varying
extents in particular sub-projects, involved in workshops and other
meetings organized by the TF, and contribute to the publications and other
major products of the TF.
[image: Photo showing IUFRO President John Parrotta. Photo by Michael
Kleine, IUFRO.]
IUFRO President John Parrotta. Photo by Michael Kleine, IUFRO.
IUFRO President John Parrotta said: "What all recent TFs have had in common
is a very high level of activity and productivity, thanks to the excellent
leadership of their coordinators (or coordination teams) and the sustained
energy that these often very large multi-disciplinary groups seem to
generate."
Dr. Parrotta, National Research Program Leader for International Science
Issues with the U.S. Forest Service, is also a former IUFRO Vice-President
in charge of TFs.
Dr. Liu has high expectations for the TFs. "I expect every TF can
accomplish their objectives and goals, as set," he said. "And their
outcomes and achievements can improve our knowledge, produce solutions, and
assist in better informed decision making and science based policy and
governance in forest management.
"Secondly, I hope the inter-divisional and cross-disciplinary cooperative
and synergistic actions derived from the TFs can contribute to IUFRO's
strategic goals through both their work outcomes and their experience in
mobilizing cooperation.
"And finally, because the TFs involve various stakeholders from different
circles, both inside and outside IUFRO, I hope they will deepen
understanding about the expectations of different stakeholders toward IUFRO
and better serve the science-policy interface," Dr. Liu said.
Not all forests are alike. Nor are cultures and perspectives. So Dr. Liu is
enthusiastic about the diversity in the makeup of the TFs.
Of the eight TFs that have complete membership, there are 282 members from
more than 52 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania and
North America representing universities, research institutes, international
organizations, government departments, intergovernmental organizations,
foundations, charities, forest societies and enterprises.
>From a gender perspective, for the nine TFs there are six women among the
19 deputy coordinators. And the joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force on Forest
Education is co-coordinated by a woman and a man.
Dr. Parrotta noted that during his 2014-2019 term as Vice-President in
charge of TFs "we saw a much higher and consistent level of activity among
our TFs.
"I think this is due to two factors. First, TFs are initiated by
officeholders from within Divisions who are highly incentivized to expand
the work of their units (Research Groups or Working Parties) to include a
broader range of disciplinary expertise on their selected TF topics. We
also instituted a more thorough and demanding process for TF proposals that
involved two rounds of review by Board members; this ensured compliance
with a number of criteria related to broad inclusion (in TF teams), clarity
and feasibility of workplans, and availability of resources for
accomplishment of TF objectives.
"Most of the Task Forces established during the 2014-2019 term greatly
exceeded expectations in terms of their productivity, impact, contributions
to major international scientific meetings, and establishment of durable
working relations with new partners within and outside of the scientific
community," Dr. Parrotta said.
Dr. Liu complimented Dr. Parrotta for laying "a solid evolving basis for
managing the task forces" and said in his own TF overseer role he will "try
my best to make full use of the valuable assets accomplished by my
predecessors to motivate, coordinate and encourage the alignment of work
from all IUFRO Task Forces."
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Dear Meliaceae Working party:
Below is the IUFRO Issue 1 2020 newsletter. Past editions of the newsletter
can be found at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Regards,
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Issue 1, 2020
IUFRO NEWS 1, 2020
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you issue 1 of IUFRO News 2020, volume 49. The
newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at:
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Seed Orchards and Climate Change
The IUFRO Seed Orchard Conference 2019 in Nanjing, China, covered a broad
variety of topics, from seed orchard design and management, fertility
variation and genetic diversity of seed crops, seed processing and
treatment to gene conservation, and adaptation of forest trees to changing
climate. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6931#c29697>…*
Korean Pine Biology and Silviculture
The II International Symposium on Korean Pine Biology and Silviculture in
Vladivostok, Russia, brought together scientists and practitioners from
different countries with an interest in various aspects of *Pinus
koraiensis* research to review the progress in this particular research
field and present new ideas. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6931#c29696>…*
Silviculture of Maritime Pine
[image: Photo showing Plantation of maritime pine (Portugal) during
confernce in Coimbra, November 2019. Photo: Centro PINUS.]
In Portugal the consumption of maritime pine (*Pinus pinaster *Ait.) wood
has been increasing, and, in parallel, the area occupied by the species has
been decreasing, mainly due to forest fires. In this meeting in Coimbra,
Portugal, case studies of pine forest management were presented,
emphasizing, among other things, the technical difficulty in managing some
naturally regenerated stands after fire. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6931#c29695>…*
Linking Higher Education to the Bioeconomy in Vietnam
[image: Photo showing conference participants in session. Photo by VNFU,
also see: https://bit.ly/35XQ8N9]
In Vietnam forests provide the bio-economy sector with its most important,
versatile and affordable renewable raw material: wood. The international
conference held at the Vietnam National University of Forestry (VNUF) aimed
at the improvement and dissemination of knowledge and understanding on
methods, policies and technologies for increasing the sustainable forest
resources management and bio-economy development. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6931#c29694>*…*
The International Conference "Wood Science and Engineering in the 3rd
Millennium" (ICWSE)
[image: Photo showing The participants at the 12th edition of ICWSE, in
front of the assembly hall of Transilvania University of Brasov. Photo: Pro
Ligno Brasov.]
The 12th edition of ICSWE at Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania,
brought together over 100 participants from 24 countries and four
continents on 7-9 November 2020. Ten sessions covered a variety of topics
including Wood Structure and Properties, Mechanical Wood Processing,
Wood-Based Materials, Renewable Energy from Wooden Biomass, Furniture
Design and Wood Construction. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6931#c29693>…*
2022 All-Division 5 Conference - Call for Bids
The next All Division 5 Conference is planned to take place in 2022. If you
wish to prepare a bid for the conference, please send in your proposal by
March 15, 2020. The IUFRO Division 5 Conference is held every 5 years. This
is an apolitical, international forum for the exchange of information on
forest products related subjects. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6931#c29692>…*
Blog Series on Forest Landscape Restoration Experiences
The 10-part weekly blog series featuring "FLR Snapshot Analysis" landscapes
one by one aims to share knowledge on FLR implementation and increase
visibility of the FLR Snapshot Analysis results of the related IUFRO World
Congress side-event. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6931#c29700>
*…*
Best Practice Call - Sustainable Forest Management and Wood-based Solutions
Austrian World Summit – The Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative and brainbows
call for best practice projects in the field of sustainable forest
management, biobased solutions and responsible use of forest products in
developing and emerging countries. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6931#c29701>…*
Congratulations to Organizers of IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba 2019
We are happy to inform you that the team of Congress organizers received
the "Curitiba Ambassadors Award", 2019 edition, in December. Also, Curitiba
Mayor Rafael Greca enjoyed the Congress so much that he invited the
Congress Exhibition woodworking artisans to occupy an area to show their
art in a building that belongs to the Curitiba City Hall. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6931#c29702>…*
IUFRO Distinguished Service Awards
[image: Photo showing From left to right: Alexander Buck, Elizaveta
Kiriakidi, Viktor K. Teplyakov, John Parrotta. Photo by IUFRO.]
Congratulations to Victor Teplyakov and Valentin S. Shalaev, both Russian
Federation, for receiving the IUFRO Distinguished Service Award in
recognition of their important contributions to IUFRO, especially also for
co-authoring a book entitled "A History of IUFRO Congresses, Forest
Research and Russia's Participation"! *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6931#c29691>…*
Wishing Margareta Khorchidi All the Best on Her Retirement!
After thirty-five years with IUFRO's Special Programme for Development of
Capacities (SPDC), Margareta Khorchidi has retired at the end of November
2019. She had been involved in the establishment of this very first special
programme of IUFRO in 1983/84 that provides support to forest scientists in
economically disadvantaged countries. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6931#c29703>…*
IFSA Student Experiences at IUFRO HQ - Amaitum Joshua Elukut, Uganda
[image: Photo showing Joshua Amaitum. Photo provided by Joshua Amaitum.]
Joshua is a Ugandan student pursuing a Bachelor of Conservation Forestry
and Products Technology at Makerere University Kampala. Between December
2019 and January 2020, he served as an intern at IUFRO HQ in Vienna,
Austria. This was made possible through a collaboration between IUFRO and
IFSA. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6931#c29704>…*
Dare to Explore! Traineeship Experience – Rodrigo Mendes, Brazil
[image: Photo showing IUFRO Trainee Rodrigo. Photo by Lisa Prior, Joint
EFI-IFSA-IUFRO Capacity Development Project]
Rodrigo, a Brazilian student doing the master's program in European
Forestry at the University of Eastern Finland (Finland) and Transilvania
University of Brasov (Romania), I completed his *Dare to Explore!*
Traineeship (DTE) at IUFRO HQ in Vienna, Austria. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6931#c29705>…*
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Dear Meliaceae Working Party:
The announcement below may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 7:34 AM
Subject: New Strategic Partnership between IUFRO and BMZ to Better Link
Forest Science with International Development Policies
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<http://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
New Strategic Partnership between IUFRO and BMZ to Better Link Forest
Science with International Development Policies
New Strategic Partnership between IUFRO and BMZ to Better Link Forest
Science with International Development Policies
[image: Photo showing From right to left: Heiko Warnken, BMZ, and IUFRO
Executive Director Alexander Buck signing the multi-year cooperation
agreement on 14 November 2019. Photo: IUFRO.]
>From right to left: Heiko Warnken, BMZ, and IUFRO Executive Director
Alexander Buck signing the multi-year cooperation agreement on 14 November
2019. Photo: IUFRO.
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/media/gfep-program-release-191205-…>
(Vienna, 5 December 2019) Forests and trees play an important role in
achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 goals, the
SDGs, which were agreed upon by the 193 Member States of the United Nations
in 2015. In order to better understand and recognize the contributions of
forests and trees to the overall Agenda goals of poverty eradication and
sustainable development, government representatives need unbiased
policy-relevant scientific information that supports well-informed
decisions concerning forests, trees and land use worldwide.
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) have
therefore entered into a strategic partnership that aims to enhance the
interaction between the science community and policy makers.
"The new partnership will strengthen international research cooperation and
innovation in support of Germany's development policy objectives and
priorities," said Heiko Warnken, Head of the Division for Rural
Development, Land Rights, Forests and Animal Husbandry at BMZ. "A
structured collaboration and advisory services will increase the impact and
range of German development cooperation regarding forests, their
protection, sustainable management and restoration," he explained.
The core activity of this new partnership will be carried out in the
framework of IUFRO's Science-Policy Programme and its main instrument, the
IUFRO-led Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP) initiative of the
Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF).
"GFEP produces objective and independent scientific assessments on key
issues related to forests and forest policy," explained GFEP Coordinator
Christoph Wildburger. "Since 2007, GFEP has produced six global assessments
on topics such as forests and climate change, forests and water, forests
and food security or forests and biodiversity. Currently, a new assessment
on the relationship between forests and poverty is underway," he added.
Furthermore, in cooperation with IUFRO's Special Programme for Development
of Capacities (SPDC), activities will be initiated to support regional
dissemination of reliable scientific information as well as capacity
building of scientists and institutions in economically disadvantaged
countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
The partnership also aims to strengthen communication at the science-policy
interface. Through this partnership, IUFRO's Science-Policy Programme will
be further developed into a full-fledged advisory mechanism for policy and
implementation agencies in the development arena.
"The new strategic partnership will enable both partners to considerably
enhance the contribution of forest and tree related science to
international development policy and therewith support the mutual objective
of providing solutions that benefit forests and people worldwide" concluded
Alexander Buck, the Executive Director of IUFRO.
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Dear Meliaceae Working party:
Below is the IUFRO issue 11 2019 newsletter. Past editions of the
newsletter can be found at:
https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator, 1.02.04
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Date: Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 11:31 AM
Subject: IUFRO NEWS 11/12, 2019
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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Double Issue 11/12, 2019
IUFRO NEWS 11/12, 2019
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you double issue 11&12 of IUFRO News 2019,
volume 48. 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 and follow
our blog http://blog.iufro.org/, Twitter: @iufro <http://twitter.com/IUFRO>
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Phytophthora in Forests and Natural Ecosystems
The 9th Meeting of the IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09 Phytophthora in Forests
and Natural Ecosystems was held on 17-25 October 2019 in La Maddalena,
Sardinia, Italy. The conference was focused on forests and natural
ecosystems and aimed to advance the discussion of concepts and ideas from
pathology and biology to biosecurity. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29556>…*
Green Economy and Environmental Sustainability of Casuarina Plantations
The Sixth International *Casuarina* Workshop took place on 21-25 October
2019 in Krabi, Thailand. In line with the theme of the Workshop, *"Casuarinas
for green economy and environmental sustainability", *the discussions were
focused on assessing the impact of *Casuarina* planting in meeting the
industrial biomass raw material demand and improving edaphic and climatic
conditions. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29555>…*
Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources
The 6th International Conference *"Conservation of Forest Genetic
Resources"* took place from 16-20 September 2019 in Shchuchinsk,
Kazakhstan. Participants concluded, among other things, that forest
exploitation, seed zoning, and reforestation regulations should be based on
genetic data and that more studies of population genetic structure are
needed for the major forest tree species. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29554>… *
Recent Changes in Forest Insects and Pathogens Significance
Forests are continually changing under the influence of a wide range of
disturbance factors. Insects and diseases, especially invasive species, are
often on top of the list. A meeting on "Recent Changes in Forest Insects
and Pathogens Significance" on 16-20 September 2019, in Suceava, Romania
addressed phytosanitary aspects and risk assessment, among other things. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29553>…*
21st International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (NDTE) of Wood
Symposium 2019
The symposium was held on September 24–27, 2019, in Freiburg, Germany, and
brought together the international research community, users of various
nondestructive testing technologies, equipment development and
manufacturing professionals, and other groups to share research findings
and new nondestructive testing products and technologies. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29552>*…*
Next Generations' Perspectives on the Future of Forest Work
Students' views on the future of jobs and education in a changing forest
sector were presented during a side event held together with the UNECE/FAO
Team of Specialists on Green Jobs in the Forest Sector in the course of the
5th European Forest Week from 4-7 November 2019, in Geneva, Switzerland. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29551>…*
Expert Workshop on Forest Sector Employment, Green Jobs and Forest
Education
On 18 and 19 November 2019 the project team hosted an expert workshop at
the EFI office in Bonn.
One of the aims of the workshop was to gain insights into forest sector
employment, including green jobs and identify employment trends. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29550>…*
Society Will Have Strong Roots, if It Educates Its Youth
The IUFRO-IFSA (International Forestry Students' Association) Joint Task
Force on Forest Education (JTF), which closely collaborates with IFSA's
Capacity Development Commission through the Forest Education and Training
sub-commission, actively engaged in events at the 25th IUFRO World Congress
recently held in Brazil. Find out *more
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29549>…*
IUFRO World Congress Landing Page
For comprehensive information about the 25th IUFRO World Congress in
Curitiba, Brazil, please visit:
https://www.iufro.org/events/congresses/2019/. The acceptance speech by the
new IUFRO President John Parrotta has also been published in *iForest -
Biogeosciences and Forestry*, Volume 12. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29548>…*
Teak Session at the IUFRO World Congress 2019, Curitiba, Brazil
The teak session convened during the IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba
deliberated on the current international situation with respect to the
supply of quality plantation teakwood from sustainable sources that can be
geared up to meet the rising demand of hardwoods. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29547>…*
Economic Drivers of Global Wildland Fire Activity
The newly established IUFRO "Fire$: Economic Drivers of Global Wildland
Fire Activity" Task Force kicked-off collaboration after being formally
established at the XXV IUFRO World Congress with participation in the 7th
International Wildland Fire Conference (IWFC) hosted October 28 to November
1, 2019, in Campo Grande, Brazil. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29546>…*
News from IUFRO's Thematic Networking
*Forest Landscape Restoration Implementation: Progress on the Ground*
This "Scientific Snapshot Analysis Project" of IUFRO-SPDC aims at an
independent scientific exploration of efforts contributing to forest
landscape restoration (FLR) in selected landscapes in nine Bonn Challenge
countries. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29545>…*
News from the Global Forest Expert Panels Initiative
*New Strategic Partnership between IUFRO and BMZ to Better Link Forest
Science with International Development Policies: *The core activity of this
new partnership will be carried out in the framework of IUFRO's
Science-Policy Programme and its main instrument, the IUFRO-led Global
Forest Expert Panels (GFEP) initiative. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29544>…*
Welcoming New GFEP Team Member: Magdalena Lackner
IUFRO Headquarters is growing! Magdalena Lackner joined the team in Vienna,
Austria, beginning of November. As a Project Manager for the Global Forest
Expert Panels Programme (GFEP) she will facilitate the work on global
assessment reports and related regional activities as well as the
communication efforts of GFEP. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29543>…*
Rainforest XPRIZE
XPRIZE Announces $10 Million Competition to Preserve Rainforests Across the
Globe. The $10 million Rainforest XPRIZE is a global four-year competition
to enhance our understanding of the rainforest ecosystem. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29542>…*
Publications
*Honours and Awards in IUFRO*
"The Scientific Achievements Award of the International Union of Forest
Research Organizations: 1971 – 2019" (new), and "Honorary Members of IUFRO:
1953 – 2019" (updated) by Victor Teplyakov. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29541>…*
NEW: Sustainable Development Goals: Their Impacts on Forests and People
This IUFRO-WFSE book discusses the conditions that influence how SDGs are
implemented and prioritized, and provides a systematic, multidisciplinary
global assessment of interlinkages among the SDGs and their targets,
increasing understanding of potential synergies and unavoidable trade-offs
between goals from the point of view of forests and people. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29559>…*
*International Year of Plant Health 2020 - Protecting plants, protecting
life*
In December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2020 as the
International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). There is an IYPH brochure that
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*On City Trees under Stress and Better Care for Urban Trees*
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