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The following announcement may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
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Date: Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 1:37 PM
Subject: Enhancing knowledge sharing by involving your communication
specialists
To: Dear IUFRO Associate Member <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
Enhancing knowledge sharing by involving your communication specialists
*Dear colleague,*
I hope that you and your families are all doing well during these very
challenging times.
When I started my term as IUFRO President at the closing of our 25th IUFRO
World Congress in Curitiba, Brazil just over eight months ago, I had no
idea of the challenges that lay ahead for us all as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic. The immediate impacts on our daily lives and the work of
our organizations have been dramatic, challenging many of our assumptions
and requiring resilience and creativity in dealing with new realities.
Keeping in touch during these past months with so many members of our
global forest science community has been truly inspiring. I have been
deeply impressed by the phenomenal commitment, solidarity, energy and
enthusiasm
for important work that members of our IUFRO "family" have maintained
despite the tremendous obstacles that this global health crisis has
presented.
This current crisis has been a powerful reminder of the importance of sound
scientific knowledge and international scientific collaboration for solving
global challenges. This is as true for the many forest-related issues we
are all working to find solutions for as it is for pandemics.
The research and educational work that each of you do is vitally important.
The knowledge and skills that you foster contribute directly to the
conservation and sustainable use of forest resources and landscapes, and
the wellbeing of people.
IUFRO continues to offer a unique platform for us to share our scientific
knowledge and experience so that all of us – wherever we live and work –
can more quickly adapt and apply the best available scientific knowledge to
the forest-related challenges we face.
Successful knowledge sharing requires open and effective two-way
communications. Continual improvement of IUFRO’s communications – both
internal and external – is therefore one of my top priorities as IUFRO
President.
Therefore, I cordially invite you to make use of IUFRO’s communication
tools and channels (newsletter, social media, web pages and other) in order
to share your news with the IUFRO community and wider audiences. At the
same time, it would be great if you also disseminated news that you receive
from IUFRO to your audiences.
I also invite you to share with me any issues, concerns and – especially -
great ideas for improving the quality and impact of IUFRO’s work and how we
share our collective accomplishments within our network and beyond. Please
feel free to contact me at any time: *john.parrotta(a)usda.gov*
<john.parrotta(a)usda.gov>*.*
With warm regards and best wishes,
Dr. John Parrotta
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list:
Below is IUFRO Spotlight #79. Other Spotlights can be found at:
http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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Date: Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 5:52 PM
Subject: [IUFRO Div 4] IUFRO Spotlight #79 - A Focus on Gender Equality in
Forestry
To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News <div4(a)lists.iufro.org>
[image: IUFRO Spotlight]
IUFRO Spotlight #79 - A Focus on Gender Equality in Forestry
*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.*
*Occasionally, IUFRO Spotlight also presents special activities such as
sessions at major IUFRO congresses or the work of the IUFRO Task Forces.
These focus on emerging key issues that contribute to international
processes and activities and are of great interest to policy makers and to
groups inside and outside the forest sector. With those criteria in mind,
the Spotlights for the next several months will highlight the undertakings
and goals of the IUFRO Task Forces. The IUFRO Spotlights will be
distributed in a periodic series of emails as well as blog postings.*
A Focus on Gender Equality in Forestry
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/publications/spotlights/spotlight7…>
[image: Photo showing hands on a tree. Photo by Shane Rounce on Unsplash]
Photo by Shane Rounce on Unsplash
When one thinks of forests, forestry and forest research, gender equality
is probably not the first thing that springs to mind.
But it actually makes a lot of sense, explains Dr. Gun Lidestav, of the
Department of Forest Resource Management at the Swedish University of
Agricultural Science. Dr. Lidestav is also Coordinator of the IUFRO Gender
Equality in Forestry Task Force (TF).
"Forestry has always been about people as much as it is about trees and the
biophysical conditions of this particular land use. However, forest
research worldwide leans heavily toward the latter aspects," she said.
"But now, forestry-related processes will be guided by the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDG) and the Agenda 2030 adopted by the United Nations.
"The 5th SDG deals with gender equality, and that has become, for forestry,
a cross-cutting issue related to governance, policies and strategies at
different societal and organizational levels," she said.
There are different cultures and different forest issues in different parts
of the world, so addressing the gender equality issue does not lend itself
to a one-size-fits-all solution.
"We understand gender as a social and cultural construct. Gender and
gendering processes play out differently in different contexts," Dr.
Lidestav said. "As researchers, and research organizations, we must be able
to understand the interaction/relation between gender and context, e.g. how
gender impacts forest(ry) and how forest(ry) impacts gender.
Therefore, for this TF, it has been crucial to have broad geographic and
topic representation." She notes that one of the strengths of her TF is
that "within the team we have a broad range of different competencies in
science, in research and in practitioners.
"We understand that policies, conventions and directives are tasks to be
developed, agreed on and implemented by policy makers. But it is the duty
of the scientific community to provide data, theories and methods to help
policy makers understand the specific ways that gender shapes everyday
lives, employment opportunities, knowledge production, and forest use," Dr.
Lidestav said.
"Therefore, integrating gender as a cross-cutting issue in the
implementation of the IUFRO Strategy as well as strengthening the
participation of scientists on equal terms, are the main objectives of the
TF. This work will then provide a basis for gender mainstreaming processes
within the IUFRO network, and hopefully beyond – i.e. advancing gender
equality in forestry worldwide," she said.
It won't happen overnight. "Not everyone – and that can be true at all
organizational or societal levels – thinks it is an important and relevant
issue in which to become involved," added Dr. Lidestav.
"An organization may have an overall strategy that supports gender
equality. But, in those areas where men are dominant – forestry or
research, as examples – men are the norm. And the understanding of gender
and gender equality can then become a 'women's issue' rather than an
organizational one that involves both men and women. That is one of the
major obstacles we have to overcome."
The approach that her TF will take is to explain and promote gender
equality as it relates to the scientific and research practices of IUFRO.
And, by examining selected gender equality initiatives in different parts
of the world, it will provide examples of research and policy interaction.
[image: Photo showing Scientists at XXV IUFRO World Congress poster session
in Curitiba, Brazil. Photo COC.]
Scientists at XXV IUFRO World Congress poster session in Curitiba, Brazil.
Photo COC.
Dr. Lidestav's goal for the Gender Equality TF is to have "an action plan
proposal to be presented, discussed and agreed upon at the IUFRO 2024 World
Congress in Stockholm, Sweden.
"The proposal will emerge from a solid evidence base, foster an inclusive
mindset, and communicate and recognize progress. In this particular
context, we will collect and analyze data to explain and advance gender
equity and diversity in the forest research and policy practice interface.
"To anchor the proposal, inputs will be sought for a diverse set of groups
within the IUFRO network through various consultations and strategic
dialogues organized during major IUFRO events," she said.
*Find out more about the IUFRO Task Force on Gender Equality in Forestr*y:
https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/gender-equality-in-forestry/
*In May 2020 Dr. Lidestav would have been the keynote speaker of an
international networking conference entitled "Forests in Women's Hands",
which had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event shall now
take place on April 12th - 14th, 2021, at WALDCAMPUS Austria, Traunkirchen,
Austria*: https://forstfrauen.at/en/konferenz-2021
*The IUFRO TFs are established on a temporary basis during each 5-year
IUFRO Board term and focus on emerging key forest-related issues. The nine
current TFs will run till 2024 at which time their relevance will be
assessed in relation to the forest issues of the day.*
*________________________________*
The findings reported in *IUFRO Spotlight* are submitted by IUFRO
officeholders and member organizations. IUFRO is pleased to highlight and
circulate these findings to a broad audience but, in doing so, acts only as
a conduit. The quality and accuracy of the reports are the responsibility
of the member organization and the authors.
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list:
The IUFRO 2019 Annual Report is now available. Please see below.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 10:12 AM
Subject: IUFRO Annual Report 2019 now available!
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
IUFRO Annual Report 2019 now available!
Dear IUFRO Members and Officeholders,
We are happy to inform you that the IUFRO Annual Report 2019 can be
downloaded from:
*https://www.iufro.org/news/article/2020/05/26/annual-report-2019/
<https://www.iufro.org/news/article/2020/05/26/annual-report-2019/.>*.
There you will find both a *comprehensive version of the Annual Report and
a short version focusing on the highlights of the year*.
We all know that the Annual Report for 2020 will unfortunately look very
different. However, we trust that the great expertise, experience and
creativity within our network will help us expand and strengthen our
collaboration in order to contribute our pooled knowledge to building back
better.
Enjoy the read!
Alexander Buck
*IUFRO Executive Director*
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list:
The following announcement may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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From: Brigitte Burger <burger(a)iufro.org>
Date: Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 6:31 AM
Subject: [IUFRO Div 4] Surveys on data on global forest condition
To: <div4(a)lists.iufro.org>, <div7(a)lists.iufro.org>
Dear colleagues,
Due to the current health situation we, the* IUFRO Task Force on Monitoring
Global Tree Mortality Patterns and Trends*, had to cancel our first
workshop on “*Harmonizing terrestrial data sources on forest condition*”
that was supposed to be held in Wuerzburg, Germany, at the end of March. We
have acted upon the corona restrictions and have substituted the 'physical'
workshop with two online surveys, which will be followed by a series of
virtual working group meetings.
Surveys and workshops aim to identify existing *terrestrial *and *remote
sensing data* *sources on forest condition* and how the data can be
harmonized to infer information on tree mortality rates and trends over
time. We now seek your help to *assemble information on existing data
sources that allow deriving global tree mortality rates*. The links below
will take you to the surveys, specifically designed to be as brief as
possible. The surveys seek to assemble metadata on existing data sources in
order to:
· develop methods for quantification of tree mortality rates
consistently across different protocols, and
· link ground and satellite-based information to understand how tree
mortality changes over time.
*Terrestrial data*: https://forms.gle/NnVfhLv66j1Hnbro6
*Remote sensing data*: https://forms.gle/h9eXvob7E6ZXRjxVA
Data hosting will be assumed by the *International Tree Mortality Network* (
https://www.tree-mortality.net/) which is an initiative established by
the *IUFRO
Task Force on Monitoring Global Tree Mortality Patterns and Trends*.
Please contact us (
https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/) if
you’re interested in joining the post-survey workshops or for any other
requests or inquiries.
---
Dr. (habil.) Henrik Hartmann
Group leader
Plant Allocation
MPI for Biogeochemistry
Hans Knöll Str. 10
07745 Jena, Germany
Contact: hhart(a)bgc-jena.mpg.de
Phone: +49.3641.576294
Mobile: +49.171.8188273
Website:
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list:
Below is IUFRO Spotlight #78. Other Spotlights can be found at:
http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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Date: Thu, May 28, 2020 at 4:34 PM
Subject: [IUFRO Div 4] IUFRO Spotlight #78 - More robust strategy needed to
combat forest fires in Alps
To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News <div4(a)lists.iufro.org>
[image: IUFRO Spotlight]
IUFRO Spotlight #78 - More robust strategy needed to combat forest fires
in Alps
*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.
*________________________________*
More robust strategy needed to combat forest fires in Alps
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/publications/spotlights/spotlight7…>
[image: Photo showing a burning forest. Photo: 272447, Pixabay.]
Photo: 272447, Pixabay
An increasing risk of forest fires in the European Alps has led to a white
paper that proposes a framework for integrated fire management to address
the drivers of the current and future fire regimes in mountain forests.
To develop the white paper, entitled *Forest Fires in the Alps*, a panel
from all member states of the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP) –
Austria, Germany, Italy, France, Slovenia, Switzerland and Liechtenstein –
was established. These scientists, members of action forces, authorities
and other forest fire experts pulled together the fire experiences and
knowledge of the various countries.
Wildfires are an emerging issue in the European Alps that can lead to high
damages in protection forests, increasing the risk of natural hazards and
resulting in threats to people and high costs – up to millions of euros for
fire suppression and restoration measures, said Dr. Harald Vacik, one of
the white paper's authors.
The paper notes that current efforts to manage forest fires in the Alpine
region are unable to prevent the occurrence of extreme forest fire events.
It says that implementing an integrated and forward-looking forest fire
management strategy is highly needed and should include measures on fire
prevention, fire suppression and post-fire management.
"The contribution of so many experts and their active support on this white
paper underlines the high political and social significance of the topic in
the Alpine region," said Dr. Vacik, a professor in the Department of Forest
and Soil Science at the University of Natural Resources and Life Science in
Vienna, Austria.
"This is an important step to bridge the science-policy gap in our
understanding of wildfire related risks as well as to facilitate
international collaboration, in terms of sharing best practices to inform
public policy."
While the paper notes "evidence of climate-driven fire regime change in the
Northern Hemisphere with fire risk increasing in non-traditional fire-prone
countries," it recognizes that new policies and socio-economic changes such
as rural abandonment and increased forest-related recreational activities
also play a part.
[image: Photo showing Severe debris flow in Ascona, Switzerland, in summer
1997, five months after a forest fire. Photo: Lorenza Re, Forest Service
Canton Ticino (Fig. 8 in White Paper)]
Severe debris flow in Ascona, Switzerland, in summer 1997, five months
after a forest fire. Photo: Lorenza Re, Forest Service Canton Ticino (Fig.
8 in White Paper)
Dr. Vacik also noted the "excessive spreading of the wildlife-urban
interface (WUI)" – municipalities sprawling outward into forested areas and
more human incursions and activities in what had, until recently, been
wilderness – as another factor increasing the danger for severe impacts
from forest fires on humans and infrastructure.
The white paper considers the needs of people living in and visiting the
Alpine region and aims to propose measures to mitigate the negative impacts
of fires.
Dr. Vacik explained that "a large portion of Alpine forests consists of
Norway spruce or Scots pine forests.
"The spruce-dominated forests at lower altitudes are already suffering from
climate change and the related impacts (e.g. bark beetle, storm damages)
and they will become even more affected if temperature and dryness rise as
expected. This can lead to fuel accumulation, which will increase the fire
hazard and impact the provision of ecosystem services dramatically," he
said.
The mountain forests in the Alps provide numerous ecosystem services to the
population and fulfill an important protective function against natural
hazards. Forest fires can lead to new avalanche-prone slopes, a higher risk
of rockfall, mudslides, soil erosion and a local change of hydraulic
regimes.
Firefighting there is generally difficult due to the rugged topography and
low accessibility. Therefore, it is likely that costs of firefighting,
civil protection measures, post-fire restoration and necessary protective
measures will greatly increase, especially if robust action is not taken,
Dr. Vacik said.
The fires in the Alps reduce the protection function of mountain forests,
increase vulnerability to natural hazards, decrease productivity through
increased soil erosion and increase danger for humans and infrastructure at
the WUI.
Due to the expected increase in fire hazard, it is likely that efforts for
firefighting, civil protection measures, post-fire restoration and
necessary protective measures will rise sharply.
The additional costs for adapting the measures recommended in the white
paper could bring the total to roughly 100 million Euros per year for the
European Alpine region. (Current costs are about 75 million Euros per
year.) However, it is likely that these new costs would be offset by the
increased protections that would help combat the anticipated rise in fires
and their severity.
Because of that, it is important to critically reflect on existing
practices, discuss new and innovative ideas and establish a process where
the different parties involved in integrated fire management in the Alpine
region participate on a regular basis to promote, develop and implement
local and regional pilot projects and initiatives, he said.
The white paper contains four major recommendations to address the issue.
Each of the recommendations outlines several actions to be taken to put the
recommendations into effect. The recommendations are:
- Design and implement short- and long-term prevention measures;
- Adapt suppression measures to the specific conditions of the Alpine
region;
- Improve the understanding and measures of post-fire management;
- Support knowledge transfer and exchange of experiences.
Among examples of the actions suggested are: to adapt forest management,
including the use of prescribed burning and establishing protection
measures at the WUI (recommendation 1); and to ensure quick and efficient
air support by helicopters (recommendation 2).
"Mountain forests play a significant role in storing water, preventing
erosion and landslides, influencing regional climates and are 'hot spots'
for biodiversity. Containing and controlling these fires is hugely
important," Dr. Vacik said.
"Our initiative will not only be of value to European Alps countries. It
should assist others who have to face mountain fires. Mountain forests make
up one-third of all natural forest cover worldwide.
"And, because we are speaking of integrated fire management, the general
approach could also be useful for any region prone to forest fire – not
just mountain forests," he added.
*The white paper can be found at:*
https://www.alpine-region.eu/results/forest-fires-alps-state-knowledge-and-…
*Dr. Harald Vacik is the Coordinator of IUFRO Working Party 4.03.03 –
Information management and information technologies*,
https://www.iufro.org/fr/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40300/40303/
*________________________________*
The findings reported in *IUFRO Spotlight* are submitted by IUFRO
officeholders and member organizations. IUFRO is pleased to highlight and
circulate these findings to a broad audience but, in doing so, acts only as
a conduit. The quality and accuracy of the reports are the responsibility
of the member organization and the authors.
Suggestions for reports and findings that could be promoted through *IUFRO
Spotlight* are encouraged. To be considered, reports should be fresh, have
policy implications and be applicable to more than one country. If you
would like to have a publication highlighted by Spotlight, contact: Gerda
Wolfrum, wolfrum(at)iufro.org <wolfrum(a)iufro.org>.
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is the
only worldwide organization devoted to forest research and related
sciences. Its members are research institutions, universities, and
individual scientists as well as decision-making authorities and other
stakeholders with a focus on forests and trees.
Visit: https://www.iufro.org/
*________________________________*
*IUFRO Spotlight #78, published in June 2020*
*by IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria. Available for
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<https://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/>*
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Dear Meliaceae E-list:
Below is the IUFRO Newsletter Issue 5 2020. Past editions of the newsletter
can be found at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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Date: Wed, May 27, 2020 at 2:15 PM
Subject: [IUFRO Div 8] IUFRO NEWS 5, 2020
To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News <div8(a)lists.iufro.org>
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Issue 5, 2020
IUFRO NEWS 5, 2020
Dear Reader of IUFRO News:
We are happy to present to you issue 5 of IUFRO News 2020, volume 49.
Although many IUFRO activities and events scheduled for 2020 had to be
postponed to 2021 or even cancelled, we are encouraged by the extraordinary
level of communication 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.
IUFRO News Issue 5 is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at:
https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
<http://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/>
You are welcome to share this newsletter with your colleagues and publish
the link on your organization's website!
Best wishes,
Alexander Buck
*IUFRO Executive Director*
______________________________________________
*To find out more about IUFRO, just visit* https://www.iufro.org and
follow our blog https://blog.iufro.org/, Twitter: @iufro
<https://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>*
Social Innovations in Forest Dependent Communities and New Challenges Posed
by COVID-19
[image: Photo showing the Launch of IUFRO Unit 4.05.05 - Social innovation
and entrepreneurship in Lviv, Ukraine, by Deputy Coordinator Dr. Mariana
Melnykovych. Photo by Ihor Fedyshyn, UNFU]
Forest dependent communities in rural and often marginalized areas are
facing numerous challenges. The new IUFRO Unit 4.05.05 - *Social innovation
and entrepreneurship* aims to contribute to research on social innovation
and entrepreneurship that are potentially helpful for the development of
marginalized rural areas. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30552>…*
Restoring Forests for Sustainable Development – Policies, Practices and
Impacts
[image: Photo showing Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Photo: IUFRO]
IUFRO‘s Special Project on World Forests, Society and Environment (WFSE)
has started the work on a new topic focusing on forest restoration. A
special focus will be placed on the interrelationship between forest
restoration and climate change. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30551>…*
International Day for Biological Diversity 2020: Our Solutions are in
Nature
[image: Photo collage by John Parrotta from his presentation on 5 October
2019]
The International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May 2020 was
commemorated through its first ever online-only campaign. IUFRO President
John Parrotta, in his inaugural speech at the IUFRO World Congress in 2019,
underlined the importance of forests as the home of an estimated 80% of the
Earth's terrestrial biodiversity. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30550>…*
Governing and Managing Forests for Multiple Ecosystem Services across the
Globe
[image: Photo showing Poster hall. Photo by Maria Schlossmacher, EFI]
The objective of this conference organized by the European Forest Institute
and Swedish University of Agricultural Science and partners was to compile
and synthesize the scientific evidence related to the current state of
integrated forest management approaches worldwide. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30549>…*
Studying Forestry to be Part of a Solution to a Problem
[image: Photo showing Amanubo Amos during XXV IUFRO World Congress Gala
Dinner. Photo by Morne Booij Liewes, FABI]
Interview with IFSA President Amanubo Amos about reasons for studying
forestry, challenges of international networking in times of a pandemic,
and his hopes for a future where humans and nature are reconciled,
acknowledging that their existence is not mutually exclusive. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30548>*…*
News from IUFRO Members: Scientists obtain a thickening agent from pine and
eucalyptus cellulose to produce alcohol hand sanitizer
[image: Photo showing viscous, whitish liquid in a bucket. Photo Embrapa
Florestas (PR)]
Researchers from Embrapa Florestas (PR) have shown that microfibrillated
cellulose (MFC) derived from pine and eucalyptus is an effective thickening
agent and emulsifier in the production of antiseptic alcohol. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30547>…*
News from IUFRO HQ: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of IUFRO Headquarters
Operations
[image: Graphic showing globe with leaves. Graphic: Gerd Altmann on Pixabay]
In view of the escalating climate crisis and the increased need to more
drastically pursue changes towards a low-carbon economy, the IUFRO-HQ Team
decided to accelerate its measures in the transition to a more sustainable
future. To this end a new carbon policy outlines best practices for
reducing the carbon footprint. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30546>*…*
Publications
[image: Photo showing Student networking at IUFRO World Congress. Photo by
Khalil Walji]
*IUFRO Spotlight #77 - Stepping up the Global Discussion on Forest
Education*
While there is a large body of knowledge in environmental education,
research on forest education is meager. The Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force on
Forest Education wants to raise awareness on this gap. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30544>…*
*IUFRO Annual Report 2019*
In 2019 we celebrated the strength and vitality of our network at the XXV
IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba, the first ever IUFRO World Congress held
in Latin America. In 2020 the world is all of a sudden struggling with an
unprecedented global pandemic. This would have made a World Congress and
many other IUFRO activities simply impossible. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30578>…*
[image: Graphic showing laptop screen with video conference. Alexandra Koch
on Pixabay]
*IUFRO Blog: How I met my fellow scientists virtually*
This blog site is intended to serve as a platform and discussion forum
where IUFRO officeholders can share information about virtual meetings and
discuss with each other. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30579>*…*
[image: Photo showing Cape beech damaged by a canker disease. Photo by Mike
Wingfield]
*Tree Diseases Can Change Entire Landscapes and Must be Taken Seriously*
Plant pathogens are a serious threat to global food security. They also
threaten trees, and if native tree species are wiped out, whole ecosystems
shift. Read this article published in the "Conversation", by Mike
Wingfield, IUFRO Immediate Past President; Brenda Wingfield; and Casparus
J. Crous. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30580>…*
More Publications
European Forest Governance Post-2020 / Non-wood Forest Products in Europe –
A Quantitative Overview / State of the World's Forests 2020 / Biodiversity
Scientists: COVID-19 Stimulus Must Safeguard Nature to Reduce Risk of
Future Pandemics / Forest Microclimate Dynamics Drive Plant Responses to
Warming / Call for Manuscripts on Pests, Pathogens and Invasions / News
from Forest Policy and Economics. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30581>…*
Announcements
[image: Photo showing Alfred Oteng-Yeboah at conference. Photo IISD RS]
*Congratulations! Alfred Oteng-Yeboah to Receive John C. Phillips Memorial
Medal*
The John C. Phillips Memorial Medal is the highest award of the IUCN and
recognizes outstanding service in international conservation. Alfred
Oteng-Yeboah, who was involved in IUFRO as the Africa regional coordinator
for the 2005-2011 IUFRO Task Force on Traditional Forest Knowledge, will be
presented the medal at the IUCN Congress in January 2021. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30543>*…*
[image: Photo showing the three recipients of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize
2020]
*2020 Marcus Wallenberg Prize: Model for forest growth during climate
change*
Joseph J Landsberg, Richard H Waring and Nicholas C Coops share the 2020
Marcus Wallenberg Prize for a model to predict forest growth in a changing
climate. Satellite imagery offers the possibility to scale up the model to
show how different environmental conditions affect the world‘s forests. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30541>…*
*Forest Europe Photo Contest*
Do you have great photos of forests and other wooded land in the
pan-European region with people in forests, utilizing the forests,
supporting forest workers, forest villagers and all society enjoying the
forest benefits? Then why don't you take part in this photo contest. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30582>…*
[image: Photo showing green frog on leave. Photo by 272447 on Pixabay]
*Rainforest XPRIZE: Discover. Understand. Preserve.*
The $10 Million Dollar Rainforest XPRIZE is a five-year competition to
enhance our understanding of the rainforest ecosystem. The winning team
will develop novel technologies to rapidly and comprehensively survey rain-
forest biodiversity and use that data to improve our understanding of this
complex ecosystem. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30583>…*
[image: Photo showing deceased IUFRO Honorary Member Robert "Bob" Youngs.
Photo source:
https://seaverbrown.com/tribute/details/2166/Robert-L-Youngs/obituary.html]
*Obituary of Dr. Robert L. "Bob" Youngs*
We regret to inform you that IUFRO Honorary Member Dr. Robert L. (Bob)
Youngs, age 96, passed away on April 25, 2020 in Blacksburg, Virginia,
U.S.A. Dr. Youngs actively participated in the organization the XV IUFRO
Congress in Gainesville, FL, USA in 1971. He served as IUFRO Division 5
Coordinator from 1982-1990. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7027#c30542>…*
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IUFRO Website Features
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list:
Below is IUFRO Spotlight #77. Other Spotlights can be found at:
http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Thu, May 14, 2020 at 12:08 PM
Subject: IUFRO Spotlight #77 - Stepping up the Global Discussion on Forest
Education
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
[image: IUFRO Spotlight]
IUFRO Spotlight #77 - Stepping up the Global Discussion on Forest
Education
*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.
*________________________________*
Stepping up the Global Discussion on Forest Education
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/publications/spotlights/spotlight7…>
[image: Learning beyond Classroom, Culture and Colour: Students and early
career forestry professionals from many countries around the world joyfully
pose with their certificate after participating in a training at the IUFRO
2019 Congress in Curitiba, Brazil. Photo credit: Khalil Walji, JTF
Coordinator 2017-2019.]
Learning beyond Classroom, Culture and Colour: Students and early career
forestry professionals from many countries around the world joyfully pose
with their certificate after participating in a training at the IUFRO 2019
Congress in Curitiba, Brazil. Photo credit: Khalil Walji, JTF Coordinator
2017-2019.
"The future is for the young generation," said Dr. Shirong Liu of the
Chinese Academy of Forestry.
"And," he added, "changes in the forest sector have led to new trends in
forest education globally.
"Multidisciplinary solutions are needed to address most forest-related
challenges. So, accordingly, forest education needs to meet diverse higher
demands and generate novel ways of teaching and learning.
Dr. Liu, who is also IUFRO Vice-President for Task Forces (TFs), was
speaking about the relevance of the various TFs he is overseeing and of the
particular relevance of the TF on Forest Education.
That TF is a joint effort between IUFRO and the International Forestry
Students' Association (IFSA) that brings together the different
perspectives within the education environment.
"Education plays important roles for individuals and societies, it
contributes to long term economic growth, improves income to individuals,
and creates awareness that fosters positive behaviors," said Prof. Sandra
Rodriguez, the IUFRO Coordinator of the Joint TF.
"Through education, we can address our most pressing issues, such as
climate change, poverty, water scarcity, and biodiversity loss," said Prof.
Rodriguez, of the Faculty of Animal Science and Ecology at the Autonomous
University of Chihuahua, Mexico.
"Forest education can be considered a powerful means to collectively reduce
our ecological footprint, to reconnect people with nature and to encourage
citizens to become part of a multi-stakeholder coalition," she said.
Alex Onatunji, a former Northern Africa Regional Representative of IFSA and
the IFSA Coordinator of the Joint TF, added: "The TF is a bridge – to
provide current research on forest education around the world; to build
capacities of students to meet current job trends in the forest sector and
also to improve the teaching of forest and related sciences on a global
level.
"Students, educators, international organizations, governments,
policy-makers, networking organizations and platforms, the private sector
and researchers, among other audiences have, and will continue to, benefit
from the Joint TF work," he said.
Prof. Rodriguez also noted that "our first beneficiaries are students and
future forestry students. However, I think that school and university
administrators, teachers, and professors can also benefit from our work."
[image: Photo showing Workshop on forest governance during the X Congreso
Latinoamericano de Derecho Forestal Ambiental "Bosques Gente y Paz, Una
Oportunidad para la Integración Latinoamericana", in Bogotá, Colombia.
Photo by courtesy of Sandra Rodriguez.]
Workshop on forest governance during the X Congreso Latinoamericano de
Derecho Forestal Ambiental "Bosques Gente y Paz, Una Oportunidad para la
Integración Latinoamericana", in Bogotá, Colombia. Photo by courtesy of
Sandra Rodriguez.
One of the primary reasons for the existence of the Joint TF is to
identify, compile and communicate the gaps and challenges in forest
education, especially highlighting new fields of forest education.
"We felt there needed to be more effort put into addressing forest research
globally," said Prof. Rodriguez. "While there is a large body of knowledge
in environmental education, research on forest education is meager.
"This TF has participated in a large number of congresses and symposiums to
raise awareness and motivate young scientists to include forest education
in their work."
In terms of generating novel, innovative ways of teaching and learning,
"ultimately changes in education rely on the states and their legislation,"
Prof. Rodriguez noted, and that, at times, can be a challenge.
"Limited funding is our major obstacle," Mr. Onatunji said. "It makes it
difficult to carry out many TF projects and/or support as many student
capacity building activities."
Online teaching/learning has been considered as a mechanism to disseminate
knowledge about the importance of forest conservation and management, Prof.
Rodriguez said.
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and its related lockdowns have made
the idea of online delivery more pressing and more challenging. In that
sense, the TF is like the rest of the world – doing its best to cope with
the changes necessitated by the situation.
Because of the pandemic, the Joint TF has planned to host some webinars on
emerging issues in collaboration with other commissions of IFSA.
Mr. Onatunji agrees with the concept of university forestry education
adapting to deliver courses online. But he points out that it's not an
easily attainable solution for everyone.
"In my country, Nigeria, all academic activities have been suspended. Most
universities do not have online teaching capacities and were not prepared
for this. So, not all students are able to attend online alternatives such
as webinars.
"And, due to the lockdown, many events that serve as capacity-building
activities have been suspended, which has a ripple effect on students,"
said Mr. Onatunji. "In addition, the high cost and slowness of the internet
would be another difficulty for many students."
Prof. Rodriguez understands the obstacles: "Hands-on experience is a major
component of forest education. Not being able to practice in the field is
frustrating for teachers and students.
"And internet access is still a challenge in some parts of the world. As a
professor I have to be flexible and do my best to accommodate students'
needs and the limitations that arise because of poor internet connections."
*Find out more about the Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force on Forest Education
here **https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/forest-education/*
<https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/forest-education/>
*Listen to a talk given by Prof. Rodriguez in Spanish, in which she also
informs about the Joint Task Force:*
*https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/forest-education/activities/*
<https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/forest-education/activities/>
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list:
The following announcement may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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From: Brigitte Burger <burger(a)iufro.org>
Date: Thu, May 7, 2020 at 8:32 AM
Subject: [IUFRO WP 8.01.02] Eco Processes published a COVID-19 related paper
To: <wp80102(a)lists.iufro.org>
From: "Chen, Jiquan" <jqchen(a)msu.edu>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2020 12:13:45 +0000
Subject: Eco Processes published a COVID-19 related paper
Dear IUFRO folks
Today, *Ecological Processes* published a paper on COVID-19 related paper
(urban water quality). Attached is the PDF. Although this paper is not
about forests, it is relevant. Thanks for your attention.
The paper can be also accessed at:
https://ecologicalprocesses.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13717-020-00…
Thanks for your attention.
Regards,
Jiquan
EiC, Ecological Processes
Professor
Landscape Ecology & Ecosystem Science (LEES) Lab
Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences
& Center for Global Change and Earth Observations
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48823
Email: jqchen(a)msu.edu
Phone: 517-884-1884
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list:
Please read the following 1 May 2020 message from the IUFRO President John
Parrotta.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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Date: Tue, May 5, 2020 at 11:25 AM
Subject: Message by the IUFRO President
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<http://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
Message by the IUFRO President
Dear Colleague,
I hope that this message finds you and your families in good health, that
you are coping with, and adapting to, the unfortunate consequences of the
COVID-19 pandemic on our daily lives.
In these times, the world is reminded of the critical role of international
scientific collaboration for building trust and solidarity as well as
finding solutions to the shared environmental, social and economic
challenges we face as a global community. IUFRO is a vital part of this
knowledge network, and we remain committed to our mission to interconnect
forests, science and people.
To remain vital, we may need to reexamine how IUFRO accomplishes its work,
particularly the role of physical meetings which currently play such an
important role. It is very encouraging that many of our officeholders and
units are taking advantage of a variety of on-line options for continuing
their important collaborative activities, including virtual conferencing.
In this regard, we have established a dedicated space on the *IUFRO blog,
https://blog.iufro.org/how-i-met-my-fellow-scientists-virtually/
<https://blog.iufro.org/how-i-met-my-fellow-scientists-virtually/>*, that
will provide a space for sharing and discussion of key issues and
experiences related to virtual conferencing that we hope will be valuable
for all IUFRO officeholders.
The impacts of the current pandemic on our work will likely be felt long
after the public health crisis has been addressed. To better understand the
strategic implications for IUFRO, and chart a path forward, I would very
much appreciate learning about your concerns, as well as your ideas on how
we can work together to overcome the challenges we now face now and those
that will be facing in the coming years.
Along with the IUFRO Secretariat and members of the IUFRO Board, I take the
responsibility of facilitating your work, and the collective work of our
global network of forest scientists, very seriously.
I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience, and wish
you all the best in the meantime.
John Parrotta
*President, IUFRO*
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Dear Meliaceae E-list:
Below is the IUFRO Newsletter Issue 4 2020. Past editions of the newsletter
can be found at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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Subject: [IUFRO Div 8] IUFRO NEWS 4, 2020
To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News <div8(a)lists.iufro.org>
[image: IUFRO News]
Issue 4, 2020
IUFRO NEWS 4, 2020
Dear Reader of IUFRO News:
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*
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follow our blog http://blog.iufro.org/, Twitter: @iufro
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*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>*
50th Earth Day – For us every day is Earth Day
IUFRO President John Parrotta has delivered a video message to mark the 50th
anniversary of Earth Day on 22 April. By sharing the scientific knowledge
and experience needed for informed decision making, he says, IUFRO is
making a significant contribution to achieving environmental
sustainability. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30247>…*
'If ever it was vital to listen to the scientists, it is now'
Daya Reddy, President of the International Science Council (ISC), of which
IUFRO is a member, says in a letter to members that success in combating
the threat of the COVID-19 virus 'depends crucially on the ability of
experts from a vast range of disciplines to engage in truly
trans-disciplinary approaches.' *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30246>…*
International Year of Plant Health
The United Nations has declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant
Health (IYPH). The year is a once in a lifetime opportunity to raise global
awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce
poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30245>…*
Globalization Also Endangers the Health of Forests
[image: Photo showing Pine forest in Spain affected by Fusarium circinatum.
Photo: Julio Javier Díez.]
The introduction of exotic pests and diseases is one of the greatest
environmental challenges in the world, according to the Forest Pathology
Unit of the Palencia Campus of the University of Valladolid. Globalization
does not only boost the spread of human diseases, but also threatens
forests and trees. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30244>…*
Online Training Tool to Support Partner Universities in Vietnam
[image: Photo: Gerd Altmann on Pixabay.]
iuFOR and the School of Agricultural Engineering of the University of
Valladolid on the Palencia campus, Spain, support Vietnamese Universities
facing the coronavirus crisis. Together with the Cesefor Foundation, an
ecampus learning management system has been developed. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30243>…*
First Ever GFEP Expert Panel Meeting Held Virtually
[image: Screenshot of the meeting, taken and edited by Lena Lackner,
GFEP/IUFRO]
Instead of meeting physically in Vienna from 15-17 of April 2020, the
Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP) on Forests and Poverty met virtually over
three consecutive days. Publication and launch of the assessment report and
associated Policy Brief are scheduled for the final trimester of 2020.
*More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30242>*…*
Youth Engagement at the African Forestry and Wildlife Week
The 22nd Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission & 6th
African Forestry and Wildlife Week took place from 9-13 March, 2020, in
Skukuza National park, Mpumalanga- South Africa. IFSA delegate Ama
Acheampomaa Asiedu from Ghana describes student involvement and
experiences. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30241>*…*
Jean Michel Carnus Received IUFRO Distinguished Service Award (DSA)
[image: Photo showing Jean-Michel Carnus (left) receiving DSA; photo
courtesy of Barry Gardiner (right)]
As part of the IUFRO conference on wind and trees held in February, a
ceremony was held at Tamaki Maori village in New Zealand to present the DSA
to Jean-Michel Carnus, who has an extensive record of working in the
research fields of IUFRO since the 1990s. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30238>…*
New SPDC Junior Project Administrator Joins IUFRO-SPDC Team
[image: Photo courtesy of Joana-Maria Grecu.]
We are pleased to announce that Ms. Ioana-Maria Grecu has taken up the
position of SPDC Junior Project Administrator. We warmly welcome Ioana to
the IUFRO-SPDC Team and look forward to working with her on exciting
projects and events with partners around the world. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30237>…*
Obituary
[image: Photo showing Jag Maini (left) and John Parrotta (right) during the
2004 IUFRO Board Meeting in Korea (Rep). Photo by IUFRO.]
We are deeply sorry to inform you that Jagmohan (Jag) Singh Maini, O.C.,
Ph.D., passed away on 21 March 2020. Jag will be remembered as a true
cosmopolitan and a diplomatic role model dedicated to the preservation of
the world's forests. Jag also had a deep appreciation of the importance of
science and made crucial contributions to the strategic development of
IUFRO. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30236>…*
INBAR Call for Sustainable Bamboo Management Experts
The International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR) is establishing a
Task Force on Sustainable Bamboo Management (TFSBM) with the aim to
increase the global body of knowledge to sustainably manage the bamboo
resources through development of voluntary guidelines standards. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30235>…*
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