Fwd: [IUFRO Div 1] IUFRO Spotlight #75 - IUFRO Task Forces: A multi-disciplinary approach to addressing forest challenges around the globe
by Sheila Ward
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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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.
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IUFRO Task Forces: A multi-disciplinary approach to addressing forest
challenges around the globe
PDF for download
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[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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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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Spotlight* are encouraged. To be considered, reports should be fresh, have
policy implications and be applicable to more than one country. If you
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The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is the
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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.
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Fwd: IUFRO NEWS 1, 2020
by Sheila Ward
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,
Sheila Ward
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Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 8:01 AM
Subject: IUFRO NEWS 1, 2020
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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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:
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>
and IUFRO Facebook entries <https://www.facebook.com/iufro>.
Alexander Buck
*IUFRO Executive Director *
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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>*
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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IUFRO Website Features
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Proceedings Archive <https://www.iufro.org/publications/proceedings/>
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RSS Feeds <https://www.iufro.org/?id=3745>
Newsletter Archive <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=147>
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Fwd: New Strategic Partnership between IUFRO and BMZ to Better Link Forest Science with International Development Policies
by Sheila Ward
Dear Meliaceae Working Party:
The announcement below may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
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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
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(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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Fwd: IUFRO NEWS 11/12, 2019
by Sheila Ward
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>
and IUFRO Facebook entries <https://www.facebook.com/iufro>.
Alexander Buck
*IUFRO Executive Director *
*IUFRO News is widely distributed among IUFRO Members, officeholders and
other interested groups. If you would like to publish in IUFRO News,
contribute to the IUFRO website content or promote a publication via IUFRO
Spotlight, do not hesitate to contact us at IUFRO Headquarters:
office(a)iufro.org <office(a)iufro.org>*
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
shows how FAO and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) are
working to protect plant health worldwide. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29560>…*
*On City Trees under Stress and Better Care for Urban Trees*
Recently, IUFRO Officeholder Somidh Saha of the Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT) had the chance to present current research activities
about urban trees and forests to the Helmholtz Society. In two interviews
(available in English and German) he talks about the situation of trees in
cities and what is needed to improve it. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6920#c29561>…*
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New leadership for WP 1.02.04
by Sheila Ward
Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party 1.02.04:
Here is the new leadership for2019-2024 for the Meliaceae Working Party:
*Coordinator:*
Liu Jun, China, ywliu2005(a)163.com
*Deputy Coordinators:*
Kangane Bandara, Sri Lanka, abandara15(a)hotmail.com
Antonio Ferraz, Brazil, acferrazfilho(a)gmail.com
Sandra Acheampong Owusu, Ghana, soachie(a)gmail.com
Sheila Ward, Puerto Rico (USA), mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com
Many thanks for the service of the outgoing Deputy Coordinators: Jonathan
Cornelius and Emmanuel Opuni-Frimpong
Regards, Sheila Ward
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Fwd: IUFRO2019 - Newsletter
by Sheila Ward
Dear Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is a communication EMBRAPA of Brazil concerning IUFRO 2019.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
1.02.04 Deputy Coordinator
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From: IUFRO2019 - Embrapa <info(a)iufro2019.com>
Date: Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 1:05 PM
Subject: IUFRO2019 - Newsletter
To: <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
Dear IUFRO2019 participants,
We would like to share some reporting from the Embrapa communications team
which was present at the event.
It is a great way for you to keep IUFRO2019 fresh in your memory (exactly
one month after the event)!
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=222&F=H>
Embrapa Florestas Newsletter
nº 14 | Nov, 5
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=941&F=H>
World's largest forest research congress reinforces the importance of
science
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=941&F=H>
An audience of 2,500 people from more than 90 countries. More than 1,200
research projects presented in five plenary sessions, 19 subplenary
sessions, 172 technical sessions, 350 scientific sessions, 1,648 oral
presentations, and 1,200 posters. These are some of the key numbers from
the IUFRO2019, the largest forest research event in the world, which was
held for the first time in Latin America in Curitiba, Brazil.
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=941&F=H>
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=926&F=H>
Forestry researchers commit to a sustainable future with the Curitiba
Pledge
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=926&F=H>
In the document, scientists commit to accelerate their efforts to
generate and provide knowledge and practical solutions to improve
management of land, water, and wildlife, prevent deforestation, provide
timber products within a smaller carbon footprint, and allow forests to
meet the physical and spiritual needs of society.
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=926&F=H>
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=936&F=H>
Sustainable use of forests marks largest gathering of researchers in
this area
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=936&F=H>
Concerns with pressure on forests and how scientific research can help
develop public policies were at the center of the discourse during the
Opening Ceremony.
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=936&F=H>
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=939&F=H>
International congress recognizes scientists who work for preservation
and sustainable use of forests
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=939&F=H>
The direct relationship between responsible use, conservation, and
scientific knowledge was the consensus among representatives of governments
and research institutions who were present at the opening ceremony of the
IUFRO2019. This recognition was expressed by awards given to ten scientists
for their internationally relevant work, and another four Brazilian
researchers for their contributions to forest research in the country
during the opening session of the congress.
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=939&F=H>
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=937&F=H>
Wangari Maathai Award highlights work to develop forests and local
communities
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=937&F=H>
To honor Kenya’s Wangari Muta Maathai, the professor and environmental
activist who was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize,
in 2012 the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) created the Wangari
Maathai Forest Champions Award to recognize people who strive to maintain
and improve forests.
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=937&F=H>
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=940&F=H>
World’s largest forest research Congress opens with tree planting in
Curitiba
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=940&F=H>
The IUFRO2019 started with a special ceremony to plant five new
Araucaria trees from three different regions of the world. The ceremony
took place at Curitiba’s Botanical Garden, and featured the presence of
various authorities and congress participants.
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=940&F=H>
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=927&F=H>
Curitiba students explore exhibition highlighting forests and their
endless possibilities
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=927&F=H>
Students from 10 to 17 years old got to visit all 30 Brazilian and
international booths and learned about the importance of trees and the
environment in people’s everyday lives. The exhibition also showed students
how scientific research works in the production of timber and non-timber
products to ensure forest conservation.
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=927&F=H>
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=935&F=H>
International researchers discuss the role of forests in reducing
climate change
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=935&F=H>
The first IUFRO2019 plenary session, entitled “The role of forests,
forest products, and forest services in a changing climate" discussed how
forests and forest products throughout the production chain can help reduce
the effects of climate change.
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=935&F=H>
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=925&F=H>
Panel discusses importance of forests and their products for sustainable
development
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=925&F=H>
When the issue is climate change, forests and what they produce have
been at the center of attention. To discuss this topic, the IUFRO2019
presented a session entitled "Forests and forest products for a greener
future."
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=925&F=H>
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=923&F=H>
Complex problems in forests will only be resolved by convergence of
knowledge
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=923&F=H>
This idea was defended in the four subplenary sessions on the topic
“Solving problems related to perverse forest policies: practical lessons”.
Four specialists shared their experiences.
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=923&F=H>
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*Women need to be part of forest management, says researcher*
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=932&F=H>
Plenary session emphasized the importance of women's participation in
forest governance.
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=932&F=H>
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*Communicators give tips on how to disseminate results of forest
research*
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=944&F=H>
Scientific discussions were not the only topic on the agenda of the
IUFRO2019. Researchers filled a sub-plenary session to hear tips on how to
engage the media in order to publicize the results of their research.
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=944&F=H>
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*Specialist proposes public/private civic partnership to address water
issue* <https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=942&F=H>
Plenary session: interactions between water, soil, and forests.
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=942&F=H>
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*Take care of forests is an opportunity for tech-literate young people*
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=929&F=H>
Plenary session featured discussion of changes, opportunities, and
challenges for the forest management market and demonstrated how companies
are using new technological tools.
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=929&F=H>
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*We need to connect traditional wisdom to science, says social
scientist*
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=931&F=H>
Keynote speaker urged participants to step out of their comfort zones in
order to communicate their research results and work together with
traditional communities.
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=931&F=H>
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*Forests and cities can be connected through collaborative projects,
says urban planner*
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=930&F=H>
"This is the only way we, as architects and forest scientists, will be
able to improve the population's lives," said Maria Chiara Pastore,
architect and urban planner, at a Plenary Session.
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=930&F=H>
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*Embrapa invests in technology to bring more productivity into the
field* <https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=943&F=H>
In order to provide greater agility to rural producers and boost yields,
Embrapa has been creating technologies that facilitate planning and
decision making.
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=943&F=H>
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*Expert says science must be the basis for species conservation policy*
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=934&F=H>
"Scientists have to prove that there is no damage from trade in
endangered species." This statement came from environmental economist
Ivonne Higuero during a plenary session discussing "Biodiversity,
Environmental Services and Biological Invasions".
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=934&F=H>
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*Embrapa launches first e-book in English on Sustainable Development
Goals.* <https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=922&F=H>
Entitled Life on Land, which is also one of the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), the e-book is the first of a series in English
showing how research by Embrapa has contributed to a challenging agenda
that has mobilized 193 countries to seek pathways to a world that
integrates social, energy-related, economic, and environmental aspects with
safety and equity for all peoples over a span of only 12 years.
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=922&F=H>
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*Communication between species ensures preservation of trees*
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=933&F=H>
Trees communicate, to much more of a degree than we can see. This theory
comes from Suzanne Simard, professor of forest ecology at the University of
British Columbia, Canada. Simard discussed this topic in a plenary session
entitled "Biodiversity, Environmental Services, and Biological Invasions”.
Read
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=933&F=H>
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*Researchers discuss challenges in controlling forest pests and
diseases*
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=938&F=H>
Researchers from Brazil, Argentina, and Sweden presented research
findings, along with the main hurdles to controlling pests and diseases
that cause tree mortality, such as air pollution, climate change, and
insect attacks.
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=938&F=H>
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*Congress session depicts forest operations on four continents *
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=924&F=H>
Researchers from Europe, Uruguay, South Africa, and the United States
described forest operations in their countries.
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=924&F=H>
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*Countries present studies to guide restoration of degraded areas*
<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=928&F=H>
A side event presented progress on implementing restoration in selected
landscapes in nine countries. The format was innovative and included short
films, interviews with experts, and data grouped with posters. The
information presented in the event was obtained from a preliminary
scientific study conducted this year in each country.
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=928&F=H>
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<https://ceibo.cnpf.embrapa.br/link.php?M=65256&N=1207&L=945&F=H> Embrapa
Florestas Newsletter, Special Edition: IUFRO2019. Coordinator: Gabriel
Faria (Embrapa Agrossilvipastoril) / Team: Ana Lucia Ferreira (Embrapa
Agrobiologia), Luciane Jaques and Paula Saiz (Embrapa Florestas), Maureen
Bertol (Interact Comunicação), Mauricília Silva (Embrapa Agroenergia),
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Fwd: [IUFRO Div 8] IUFRO NEWS 9, 2019
by Sheila Ward
Dear Meliaceae Working party:
Below is the IUFRO Issue 9 2019 newsletter. Past editions of the newsletter
can be found at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
1.02.04 Deputy Coordinator
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 12:46 PM
Subject: [IUFRO Div 8] IUFRO NEWS 9, 2019
To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News <div8(a)lists.iufro.org>
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Issue 9, 2019
IUFRO NEWS 9, 2019
Dear Reader of IUFRO News:
We are happy to present to you issue 9 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/.
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White Pine Blister Rust in the Focus
[image: Photo showing Ward Strong & Richard Sniezko at Peyto Lake, Banff
during post-conference fieldtrip. Photo provided by Richard A. Sniezko.]
The IUFRO 2019 Joint Conference on Genetics of Five-needle Pines & Rusts of
Forest Trees in Invermere, British Columbia, Canada, focused particularly
on breeding and genetic conservation of 5-needle pines, with special
reference to screening and genetics programs for resistance to white pine
blister rust (*Cronartium ribicola*). *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29208>…*
Transforming Approaches to Forests and Forestry through Traditional and
Local Knowledges
A major objective of the conference of the IUFRO Working Party on *Traditional
forest knowledge in temperate and boreal regions* in Vancouver, Canada, was
to give all participants some practice in building sincere and equitable
relationships, in which the traditional knowledge, perspectives, and
authority of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) are as valued
as scientific data gathering and interpretation techniques. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29207>…*
First Meeting of the IUFRO-GFEP Global Forest Expert Panel on Forests and
Poverty
[image: Photo showing GFEP panel plenary session. Photo: Andre Purret.]
The GFEP on Forests and Poverty will contribute to the implementation of
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by highlighting the nexus
between SDG 1 on ending poverty and SDG 15 on life on land, as well as
relevant links to SDG 8 on decent work and economic growth, and SDG 10 on
reduced inequalities. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29206>…*
XXV IUFRO World Congress: Some Sessions You Should Put on Your Schedule
Did you know that in addition to the core scientific sessions that revolve
around the five Congress themes there is a sixth category of events
relating to the cross-cutting fields of Communicating, Educating,
Networking & Publishing? Have a look at the following selection of sessions
that you might consider attending in Curitiba. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29205>…*
Making the Most of the Congress
[image: Photo showing Expo Unimed theater. Photo: Astrid Tippel.]
You will get to know the facilities available at Expo Unimed in Curitiba
and you will be introduced to the "best practice" of exchanging
information, making contacts with fellow researchers, building partnerships
for research projects through involvement in IUFRO activities. You will
also learn about the Congress mentoring program set up by IUFRO and the
International Forestry Students’ Association IFSA. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29204>…*
Forests and Climate Change - Science in Dialogue
[image: Photo showing autumn leave. Photo: Benedikt Geyeron on Pixabay.]
On the first day of the IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba, right after the
Opening Ceremony, scientists and stakeholders will focus on the role of
forests and forest products in mitigating global warming and its
consequences in a plenary session. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29203>…*
Directors' Forum: Knowledge Transfer in Forest Science as a Management
Strategy
[image: Photo showing mobile phone showing a picture of a forest. Photo:
Esa Riutta on Pixabay.]
University forest faculties as well as government forest research
institutions are increasingly challenged to justify their programs by
showing that their research activities make a difference, especially with
respect to practitioners. This subplenary session will showcase and discuss
best practices of knowledge transfer. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29202>…*
Wangari Maathai "Forest Champions" Award
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is awarding one
extraordinary individual for improving our forests and the lives of people
who depend on them! Meet the winner of the 2019 edition of this prestigious
award! Listen to his/her inspiring success story. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29211>…*
Cooperation for Sustainability - Statements by IUFRO Partners
[image: Photo showing Sacred tree, Indonesia. Photo: Geoff Roberts.]
The IUFRO2019 World Congress offers a great opportunity for IUFRO to
strengthen and highlight partnerships with forest-related governmental and
non-governmental institutions. This session will provide a great chance to
learn about the important supporters and partners of IUFRO and showcase
IUFRO's work at the science/policy interface. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29212>...
Forest Communicators' Forum: The Big Bang in Forest Communication
Join this groundbreaking sub-plenary session with communicators from around
the world, including Robert Grace, expert from M&C Saatchi Abel, and learn
about working with journalists, communicating with decision-makers, why
gender matters in your communication campaigns and more! *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29213>*…*
Forest Landscape Restoration Implementation – Progress on the Ground
The IUFRO-led "FLR Snapshot" project aims at an independent scientific
exploration of efforts contributing to forest landscape restoration (FLR)
in selected landscapes in these nine Bonn Challenge countries. The first
major milestone in sharing results of the project will take place in a side
event at the XXV IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba, Brazil. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29214>…*
Working Together: What Can the Regional Forest Communicators Networks Do
for You?
The side event will show how forest communicators networks can help get
forest messages across to wider audiences. You will hear success stories
and experiences from such networks with a special focus on networks in
Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29215>…*
New Opportunity for Early-Career Scientists
[image: Photo showing scientists working in lab. Photo: Institute of Soil
Research (IBF), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
(BOKU).]
The IUFRO-EFI Young Scientists Initiative (YSI) is a new collaboration
between IUFRO and the European Forest Institute (EFI) and will offer a
limited number of grants for short scientific visits in 2020. An
opportunity for young scientists from Africa, Asia and Latin America to
conduct collaborative research in Europe and *vice versa* during 2020 is
now available. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29216>…*
Sustainable Development Goals: Their Impacts on Forests and People - Book
Launch
[image: Photo showing landscape with forest. Photo by Safia Aggarwal, FAO.]
At this subplenary session and the subsequent technical session (October 2,
15:30-17:30), the IUFRO Special Project on World Forests, Society and
Environment (IUFRO-WFSE) will present the main findings and conclusions of
the project’s forthcoming book "Sustainable Development Goals: Their
Impacts on Forests and People". *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29217>…*
Innovation and Excellence in Emerging Research - IUFRO Student Awards
[image: Photo showing light bulb with leave inside. Photo: PIRO4D on
Pixabay.]
Meet future leading researchers and learn about their perspectives and
views on opportunities and challenges for engaging in research in forest
sciences. In the course of this subplenary session outstanding young
scientists will receive the IUFRO Outstanding Doctoral Awards and IUFRO
Student Awards for Excellence in Forest Sciences. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29218>…*
Publications
A special issue of *Forestry* has now been published to present results
from the IUFRO 8th Wind and Trees Conference: "Understanding the
interactions between wind and trees: an introduction to the IUFRO 8th Wind
and Trees Conference (2017)". *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29201>…*
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Positions and Fellowship Programs
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Other Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29196>
IUFRO Website Features
IUFRO Blog <http://blog.iufro.org/>
Noticeboard <https://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/>
Proceedings Archive <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=75>
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Fwd: [IUFRO Div 3] IUFRO NEWS 10, 2019
by Sheila Ward
Dear Meliaceae Working party:
Below is the latest IUFRO newsletter. Past editions of the newsletter can
be found at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Sheila Ward
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 7:11 AM
Subject: [IUFRO Div 3] IUFRO NEWS 10, 2019
To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News <div3(a)lists.iufro.org>
[image: IUFRO News]
Issue 10, 2019
IUFRO NEWS 10, 2019
Dear Reader of IUFRO News:
We are happy to present to you issue 10 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>
and IUFRO Facebook entries <https://www.facebook.com/iufro>.
Alexander Buck
*IUFRO Executive Director *
*IUFRO News is widely distributed among IUFRO Members, officeholders and
other interested groups. If you would like to publish in IUFRO News,
contribute to the IUFRO website content or promote a publication via IUFRO
Spotlight, do not hesitate to contact us at IUFRO Headquarters:
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First Ever IUFRO World Congress in Latin America Places Focus on
Cooperation for Sustainable Development
[image: Photo showing big iufro2019 logo outside the congress centre.]
29 September to 5 October 2019 more than 2500 researchers and experts
representing civil society, women's groups, indigenous peoples, youth,
private sector, international organizations, NGOs and governments met in
Curitiba, Brazil, to share and discuss latest findings in all fields
related to forests and trees. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29431>…*
Program Highlights
[image: Photo showing "Forests for People" plenary session;
https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/691/program-app/session/6398]
Over the course of the five-day high-quality scientific program
participants benefited from 350 scientific sessions - including five
plenary and 20 sub-plenary sessions - with 1648 oral presentations, and 964
posters addressing a great diversity of forest and tree-related topics
within the scope of five main themes. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29430>…*
Interacting with Stakeholders
[image: Photo showing Congress participants signing the pledge. Photo by
COC.]
The IUFRO 2019 Congress offered many program elements to promote
interaction between the diverse groups of participants in addition to the
technical sessions. Among other things, a "Forest Science for Future"
pledge was drafted for participants to sign. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29429>…*
Students
[image: Photo showing Students meeting IUFRO Division Coordinators. Photo
IUFRO.]
The large participation of students was a special feature of this Congress
and contributed considerably to its success. Several scientific sessions
addressed education issues, and there were various opportunities for
students to participate in mentoring activities. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29428>*…*
IUFRO-SPDC
[image: Photo showing Systematic review training workshop. Photo by William
Harvey.]
IUFRO's Special Programme for Development of Capacities (IUFRO-SPDC)
supported the participation of over 100 early and mid-career scientists
from economically disadvantaged countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin
America. Read about the pre-Congress trainings, a new FLR book in Spanish
and the Restoration Snapshot event. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29427>…*
Launch of GFEP Video
The Congress also offered the perfect setting for presenting a video about
the work of the Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP), an Initiative of the
Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) led by IUFRO. Watch this short
video and get to know an excellent mechanism for interconnecting science
and policy. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29434>…*
New Opportunity for Early-Career Scientists
[image: Photo showing Daniel Boehnke addressing young scientists in
Curitiba, Brazil. Photo by Morné Booij-Liewes, FABI.]
During the IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba, Brazil, the YSI 2020 was
launched by the Coordinator, Daniel Boehnke of IUFRO Headquarters in
Vienna, Austria. An opportunity for young scientists from Africa, Asia and
Latin America to conduct collaborative research in Europe (and *vice versa*)
during 2020 is now available. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29426>…*
Awards - Congratulations to the Winners!
[image: Photo showing ODRA and ISA winners. Photo by Morné Booij-Liewes,
FABI.]
At the Curitiba Congress, a number of scientists received important IUFRO
Awards for outstanding research and valuable services: IUFRO World Congress
Host Scientific Award Winners, IUFRO Scientific Achievement Awards (SAA),
Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (ODRA), Student Award for Excellence in
Forest Science (ISA), Best Poster Award (BPA), IUFRO Distinguished Service
Award (DSA), Honorary Membership. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29425>…*
Wangari Maathai "Forest Champions" Award
[image: Photo showing winner of Wangari Maathai Award. Photo by COC.]
Burundian forestry activist Leonidas Nzigiyimpa was awarded the 2019
Wangari Maathai 'Forest Champions' Award in recognition of his passionate
commitment and outstanding contribution to improving forests and the lives
of indigenous peoples, women and youth in his country. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29424>*…*
New IUFRO President John Parrotta
As of October 6, the International Union of Forest Research Organizations
(IUFRO) has a new President. Dr. John Parrotta, National Research Program
Leader for International Science Issues with the U.S. Forest Service, has
assumed office for the term until the 2024 IUFRO World Congress in
Stockholm, Sweden. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29423>…*
Contract with IUFRO Executive Director Alexander Buck Renewed
Alexander Buck will continue to serve as IUFRO's Executive Director for
another five years. The IUFRO Board unanimously approved an extension of
his contract until December 2024. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29422>…*
IUFRO Divisions and Task Forces 2019-2024
[image: Photo showing IUFRO Enlarged Board Meeting 2019, Curitiba, Brazil]
The Congress marks the start of a new IUFRO Board term. Therefore, new
Coordinators of Divisions and Task Forces and other new Board members were
presented in Curitiba. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29421>…*
Achieving REDD+: From Local Actions to National Commitments
[image: Photo showing Poster presentation in Session B6q during the XXV
IUFRO World Congress 2019. Copyright: Ellen Damayanti.]
Report from IUFRO2019 Congress Sessions B6a, B6p, and B6q: These sessions
showcased pilot studies and research exploring approaches for achieving
REDD+, and using results-based finance to incentivize these actions. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29420>…*
EFIPLANT at the XXV IUFRO World Congress
[image: Photo showing EFIPLANT session. Session photo:
https://bit.ly/32VIiD1]
The EFIPLANT team was very active at the IUFRO World Congress 2019 in
October being involved in a number of presentations and in the organization
of the C9B session 'Planted Forests for a Greener Future and achieving
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)'. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29419>…*
First Africa-China International Workshop on Forestland Governance,
Investments and Sustainability
[image: Photo showing AFORPOLIS 2019 - Scientific study tour. © AFORPOLIS]
The first Africa-China workshop on "Forestland Governance, Investments and
Sustainability" held in Yaoundé, Cameroon from 3 to 5 September 2019
brought together some 120 participants from China and 11 African, North
American and European countries. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29418>…*
Publications
A new publication presenting IUFRO's Scientific Achievement Award (SAA)
winners since 1971 has just been released. Learn *more
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29416>* about this and other
publications…
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Fwd: Press Release - New Leadership in IUFRO – John Parrotta Follows Mike Wingfield as President
by Sheila Ward
Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working party:
Below is a press release from IUFRO 2019, regarding the new IUFRO
president, John Parrotta.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 4:58 PM
Subject: Press Release - New Leadership in IUFRO – John Parrotta Follows
Mike Wingfield as President
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<http://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
Press Release - New Leadership in IUFRO – John Parrotta Follows Mike
Wingfield as President
New Leadership in IUFRO – John Parrotta Follows Mike Wingfield as President
PDF for download
<http://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/events/iwc19/IUFRO_RELEASE_NEW_PRES…>
(Curitiba, 5 October 2019) As of today, the International Union of Forest
Research Organizations (IUFRO) has a new President. Dr. John Parrotta,
National Research Program Leader for International Science Issues with the
U.S. Forest Service, has assumed office for the term until the 2024 IUFRO
World Congress in Stockholm, Sweden. He is joined in this leadership role
with the new Vice-Presidents Prof. Daniela Kleinschmit, Freiburg
University, Germany, and Prof. Shirong Liu, Chinese Academy of Forestry.
Dr. Parrotta follows Prof. Mike Wingfield, FABI Professor and Advisor to
the Executive of the University of Pretoria, South Africa, who served IUFRO
as President for the past five years, and under whose Presidency the
organization celebrated its amazing 125th anniversary. During his term
Prof. Wingfield has strongly promoted the great responsibility of IUFRO to
provide solid and reliable data that will underpin some of the most
important decisions relating to forests and natural resources for a
sustainable future. He has also placed special emphasis on strengthening
the involvement of young forest scientists through close cooperation with
the International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA), which has now
also been provided with full representation on the IUFRO Board.
At the closing ceremony of the 25th IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba,
Brazil, incoming President Dr. Parrotta made an enthusiastic acceptance
speech, in which he particularly stressed the important role that the
forest science community has to play in the world. "The world needs what
IUFRO has to offer," he said. "However, the sustainable development
challenges we face are multi-faceted, and extend beyond the traditional and
even current scope of forest science. The good news is that we are not
alone. IUFRO can multiply its impact by expanding our collaboration in
research, science synthesis and communications well beyond the boundaries
of our current network."
During his five year term Dr Parrotta wishes to especially focus on
fostering collaboration with scientists and research networks with whom
IUFRO is not sufficiently engaged. This may include, for example, fields
such as agriculture, human health, spatial planning, environmental
engineering, environmental education, the arts and humanities. "Diversity
is IUFRO's strength," he said, "The productivity, health, and the many
benefits we derive from forests are underpinned by biodiversity. Similarly,
IUFRO's scientific excellence and value to society depend on engaging the
diversity of disciplinary perspectives, knowledge, experience, and cultural
values among our scientsts and member organizations."
Dr. Parrotta has engaged in various areas of forest science research
worldwide for over 30 years, and has a particular interest in tropical
forest ecology, the ecology and management of planted forests, forest
restoration, and traditional forest knowledge. He has conducted research in
Puerto Rico and Brazil, worked collaboratively with many colleagues from
around the world on a variety of science syntheses and other projects. He
is the author of over 175 scientific publications on these and other
topics, and a member of the editorial board of several international forest
science journals. He has been active in IUFRO since 1993 and has served as
Vice-President for Task Forces, Special Programmes, Projects and IUFRO-led
Initiatives for the last five years.
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*Media contact: *Gerda Wolfrum, International Union of Forest Research
Organizations (IUFRO), wolfrum(a)iufro.org
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Fwd: [IUFRO Div 5] Press Release - Scientists Pledge to Speed up Efforts to Counter Global Forest Threats
by Sheila Ward
Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working party:
Below is another press release from IUFRO 2019, regarding the draft
statement emphasizing commitment to forest research to counter global
threats.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 5:52 PM
Subject: [IUFRO Div 5] Press Release - Scientists Pledge to Speed up
Efforts to Counter Global Forest Threats
To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News <div5(a)lists.iufro.org>
<http://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
Press Release - Scientists Pledge to Speed up Efforts to Counter Global
Forest Threats
(Curitiba, 4 October 2019) At the 25th IUFRO World Congress there is common
understanding regarding the critical role that forests, trees and forest
products play for the future of the planet. Participating scientists have
repeatedly expressed their strong commitment to step up efforts and
collaboration in support of the UN’s 2030 Global Development Agenda, its 17
Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Climate Agreement, the Aichi
Biodiversity Targets, and related international processes.
In order to give forest science a stronger voice and ensure that the
contributions of forest science towards overcoming serious threats to
forests such as climate change are better heard, the following statement
has been drafted. Everyone who supports this pledge can sign it here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Support-the-Forest-Science-Pledge
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Forest Science for Future
*XXV IUFRO World Congress, Curitiba, Brazil, October 2019*
PDF for download
<http://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/events/iwc19/iufro-forest-science-p…>
Over 2500 scientists from 92 countries assembled at the International Union
of Forest Research Organizations’ 25th World Congress to discuss the plight
of the world's forests. This first IUFRO Congress in South America allowed
a specific focus on this region of the world rich in forest resources.
Deforestation and climate change were identified as two of the most
pressing problems worldwide.
The IUFRO World Congress offered a unique opportunity to share
evidence-based knowledge across disciplines and continents, to discuss the
state of the forests, the challenges and consequences, and possible
solutions. As a result, we recognise urgent issues and advocate for the
knowledge of forests provided by the global IUFRO network to mobilize
forest science for a sustainable future.
We commit to accelerate our own efforts to *provide knowledge and practical
solutions*
*To foster good land management for water and wildlife; To prevent
deforestation and to repair damaged landscapes; To supply wood products
that have a lower carbon footprint than alternatives; and To enable forests
to fulfil the physical and spiritual needs of society.*
We reiterate the calls by the global youth to "listen to the scientists",
and recognise the need for the science community to speak up in new ways to
highlight the fundamental role science and technology must play in finding
effective, economically viable solutions.
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*Media contact: *Gerda Wolfrum, International Union of Forest Research
Organizations (IUFRO), 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: https://www.iufro.org/
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