*Reactivation of the I**nternational Society of Tropical Foresters*
Dear International Foresters:
We are reactivating the International Society of Tropical Foresters which
has been dormant for the last five years. The first step is to rebuild the
list of people interested in ISTF. If you would like to connect with us,
please send the following information to Teija Reyes reyesteija(a)gmail.com
or Sheila Ward mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com:
First and last name
Title
Email address
Web page (if any)
Country of origin
Country of residence
Organization or institution
Languages
Short description of areas of expertise (25 words or less)
Countries of professional experience
At present, we have three sources of information for International Tropical
Foresters.
1) Blair Orr at Michigan Technical University has kindly continued the ISTF
newsletter as a newsletter for the Society of American Foresters
International Forestry Working Group, and is still sending it to the old
ISTF mailing list. This newsletter can be downloaded at:
http://www.orrforest.net/saf/
If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter, please send your email address
to Teija Reyes reyesteija(a)gmail.com or Sheila Ward
mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com and they will send it on to Blair.
2) The old ISTF web page can be still be found at
http://www.istf-bethesda.org/
3) You can join the ISTF facebook group page at: https://www.facebook.com/
groups/2262122534/
We hope to have your participation in the new ISTF! Please forward this to
others.
Teija Reyes and Sheila Ward
Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list:
IUFRO Spotlight #42 may be of interest. Other Spotlights can be found at:
http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 12:28 PM
Subject: IUFRO Spotlight #43 - Helping forests and people adapt to changing
times and climes
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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IUFRO Spotlight #43 - Helping forests and people adapt to changing times
and climes
*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.
*________________________________*
*Helping forests and people adapt to changing times and climes*
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*"It is a great challenge to restore forest landscape in largely deforested
areas." Photo: John Stanturf.*
The world's forests seem beset on all sides.
Rising populations and improved incomes are increasing demands for forest
products and services ranging from the traditional – food, fuel and timber
– to more recently recognized needs such as biomass, bioenergy, nature
conservation, recreation and health, as well as forest biodiversity
conservation.
At the same time, those rising populations – and changing preferences, such
as increased demand for meat and dairy products – lead to forests being
cleared to free up land for agricultural and pasture purposes.
Add the other drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, plus
increasing temperatures, rapidly altering precipitation patterns and the
impacts of continuously growing carbon dioxide concentrations on forest
vegetation photosynthesis; and then throw in more extreme weather events
that lead to more frequent and intensified droughts and wildfires, the
migration of tree pests and diseases – aided by globalization – and one has
a global forest under siege.
If forests are to survive and prosper in the face of these changing and
challenging climatic and societal conditions, more information is needed on
the biophysical adaptive capacities of trees and forests, as well as the
options for, and limitations of, Adaptive Forest Management (AFM) from
stand scale to landscape scale.
That is the reason for IUFRO's Forest Adaptation and Restoration under
Global Change Task Force. The Task Force aims to compile and improve
globally available scientific and technical knowledge and experiences on
how to achieve optimal adaptation of forests and forest landscapes in the
face of global change.
It will achieve this by "identifying knowledge gaps, comparing existing
activities and techniques and elaborating best practice approaches," said
Andreas Bolte of the Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Germany, who is
coordinator of the Task Force.
"We will be considering all actions that increase the adaptive capacity of
forests and forested landscapes; combining AFM concepts on a stand-scale
with Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) concepts at the landscape level;
linking national and trans-national policies, as well as trans-disciplinary
expertise in various fields; and integrating experts and working activities
among various specialized IUFRO units," he said.
What has to be done in terms of adaptation and-or restoration can be
dependent on where one is located. "Due to often large-scale
overexploitation and forest landscape degradation in the tropics and
subtropics, forest restoration activities are of particular interest in
those regions," Dr. Bolte said. "On the other hand, assisted migration and
stand transformations are important for adapting many forests in the
temperate and boreal zones."
He added that many restored forests would likely be planted forests, both
native and exotic to the site, with great potential to support sustainable
development of bio-economies, substituting fossil fuels with renewables,
providing other ecosystem services and contributing to biodiversity
conservation.
Despite all the alarming signals for the forests, the adaptation challenges
may also be seen as opportunities. Proper management and expansion of the
world's forests is perhaps the most powerful tool to mitigate climate
change. If societies and their decision makers also realize the value of
this potential, other ecosystem services may benefit and, in this way, the
forest landscape will become better protected too, Dr. Bolte said.
The Task Force on Forest Adaptation and Restoration under Global Change is
one of several established by IUFRO to advance knowledge under five
research themes in accordance with the IUFRO 2015-19 Strategy.
The five themes are: Forests, Soil and Water Interactions; Forests for
People; Forests and Climate Change; Forests and Forest-based Products for a
Greener Future; and Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Biological
Invasions.
Visit the Task Force website: http://www.iufro.org/science/
task-forces/forest-adaptation-restoration/
*________________________________*
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, IUFRO Communications Coordinator, wolfrum(at)iufro.org
<http://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: http://www.iufro.org/
*________________________________*
*IUFRO Spotlight #43, published in December 2016by IUFRO Headquarters,
Vienna, Austria.Available for download at:
**http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
<http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/>*
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list:
IUFRO Spotlight #42 may be of interest. Other Spotlights can be found at:
http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
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From: Sandra LUQUE <sandra.luque(a)irstea.fr>
Date: Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 3:44 PM
Subject: [iufro8-l] TR: IUFRO Spotlight #42 - Forest Education Changing to
Reflect Times
To: iufro8-l(a)lists.irstea.fr
*De :* IUFRO Headquarters [mailto:office@iufro.org]
*Envoyé :* jeudi 17 novembre 2016 13:58
*À :* Dear IUFRO Officeholder
*Objet :* IUFRO Spotlight #42 - Forest Education Changing to Reflect Times
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IUFRO Spotlight #42 - Forest Education Changing to Reflect Times
*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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Forest Education Changing to Reflect Times
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*Team members meet to discuss the Global Outlook on Forest Education
(GOFE), research project that is one of the Task Force's major activities.
Photo: Mika Rekola*
As singer-songwriter – and recent Nobel Prize winner – Bob Dylan, once
said: The times, they are a-changin'.
That's certainly true in the forest sector where challenges such as
globalization, climate change and societal demands have altered how we
view, study and use the forest.
As the forest industry changes to meet new and evolving demands, so too
does the focus on forest education.
Forest studies that once concentrated primarily on wood as a resource are
now a rarity. Environmental sciences, environmental management, land use,
agroforestry and forest science, plus traditional forestry studies are all
among today's educational mix for those with an interest in the woods.
Part of the reasoning behind that change is because solutions to the
challenges mentioned above call for holistic and cross-sectoral approaches.
Those developments, in turn, have been reflected both in the labor market
and in the demands of students for a greater diversity in subject matter,
experiences and skills.
To strengthen multi-disciplinary research on forests and practices, a Joint
Task Force has been established through a collaborative effort of IUFRO and
the International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA).
The Forest Education Task Force seeks to bring together perspectives and
knowledge from students, educators and other stakeholders; encourage
international discussions on forest education and capacity building;
identify, compile and communicate gaps and challenges in forest education –
especially highlighting new fields of forest education; and to enhance
forestry students' mobility and education opportunities,
"Today's forestry students are tomorrow's forest managers and
decision-makers," said Sandra Rodriguez Pineros of the Autonomous
University of Chihuahua and the IUFRO Coordinator of the Task Force. "We
want to enhance global cooperation among students of forest and related
science in order to broaden knowledge and understanding. That's how we will
achieve a sustainable future for our forests."
"And we also want to provide a voice for youth in international forest
policy processes," said Lena Lackner, of Vienna's University of Natural
Resources and Life Sciences, who is the IFSA Coordinator of the Task Force
.
Over the past few decades there has been a troubling decline in the number
of students enrolling in forestry schools. Some institutions have
terminated their programs.
"We hope that by broadening the scope of student activities and experiences
and modernizing curricula to reflect the 21st Century environment, we will
strengthen research capacity and also make forest education attractive to
young people," Ms. Lackner added.
One of the products from the Task Force will be a "Higher Forest Education
interactive tool." (A beta version can currently be accessed at:
http://www.gfis.net/gfis/education/.) Working with the Global Forest
Information Service (GFIS), data will be available on global forest
education activities and a list of forest faculties and programs worldwide.
In addition to promoting forest education activities online, this
initiative will also enhance students' mobility.
IUFRO and IFSA represent a similar field of interest at a global level and
have a long history of cooperative work on educational matters.
The Task Force on Forest Education is one of several established by IUFRO
to advance knowledge under five research themes in accordance with the
IUFRO 2015-19 Strategy.
The five themes are: Forests, Soil and Water Interactions; Forests for
People; Forests and Climate Change; Forests and Forest-based Products for a
Greener Future; and Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Biological
Invasions.
*Visit the Task Force website*: http://www.iufro.org/science/
task-forces/forest-education/
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*________________________________*
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, IUFRO Communications Coordinator, wolfrum(at)iufro.org
<http://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: http://www.iufro.org/
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*________________________________*
*IUFRO Spotlight #42, published in November 2016by IUFRO Headquarters,
Vienna, Austria.Available for download at:
http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
<http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/>Contact the editor at
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list:
IUFRO Spotlight #41 may be of interest. Other Spotlights can be found at:
http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 7:28 AM
Subject: IUFRO Spotlight #41 - Sustainable Planted Forests to Meet Growing
Global Needs
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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IUFRO Spotlight #41 - Sustainable Planted Forests to Meet Growing Global
Needs
*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.
*________________________________*
*Sustainable Planted Forests to Meet Growing Global Needs*
PDF for download
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*Plantation of Olga Bay Larch at Qingyuan in Liaoning Province, China.
Plantations such as these will be an important source of roundwood in the
future. Photo: John Innes, Coordinator of IUFRO Task Force on Resources for
the Future: Transformation in Forest Use)*
The 2015 Global Forest Resources Assessments report from the UN Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) noted that "…in planted forests, a new
timber resource is continuing to be created … (that will) contribute
significantly not only to future wood and energy supplies but … (also to) a
range of wider social and environmental benefits…"
About 25 years ago, planted forests represented 4% of the world's forested
area. Today they represent almost 7%. But that 7% provides at least
one-third of the world's timber, so their importance should not be
underestimated.
"We do not consider planted forests as a replacement for natural forests,"
said Dr. Christophe Orazio of the European Forestry Institute and
coordinator of IUFRO's Task Force on Sustainable Planted Forests for a
Greener Future. "We see them as being complementary to natural forests."
"In addition to their economic contributions, they capture significant
amounts of carbon; reduce pressure on natural forests and help offset
deforestation; offer alternatives for climate change adaptation and, since
about 80% of planted forests consists of native species, negative impacts
on biodiversity are limited," he said.
Landscape diversity, in which planted forests cover smaller areas and fit
into the landscape mosaic, can also address the issue of biodiversity
conservation in planted forests, he said.
"Planted forests also contribute to poverty alleviation and are a key
component of the green economy, serving not only the traditional timber
industry but also emerging transformation processes such as bioplastics,
biochemicals and bioenergy," Dr. Orazio added.
The Task Force was established by IUFRO because increased international
scientific cooperation aimed at strengthening the commitment to research
and development is considered critical to the sustainable management of
planted forests.
He noted that globalization, by facilitating the movement of invasive
species, can be a threat to monoculture stands and said his Task Force is
working with the biodiversity Task Force to explore setting up mixed,
two-species plantations.
Two other key considerations are climate change and population growth. When
those are factored in, Dr. Orazio said, priorities – geographic regions
where the need for planted forests can be considered more urgent – can be
identified.
In many developing countries, smallholders and farmers own planted forests
and depend on them for their livelihoods. In addition, a large number of
people – especially women – gain employment from nursery operations, land
preparation, plantation establishment, stand management and maintenance
from wood-based industries.
"Africa, as an example, is one of the areas that would benefit from
sustainable planted forests where they can help combat deforestation and
help provide fuel, food and employment to a rapidly growing population," he
said.
The Task Force's main outcomes will result from a focus on some key issues
related to sustainable intensification – the intensification of planted
forest management aimed at meeting the increasing need for forest products
by a growing population, and doing this in a sustainable manner.
Among the Task Force's deliverables will be a joint scientific journal
paper and a technical 'state of knowledge' brief on planted forests, and
preparation of a scientific journal on "New Practices, Management Tools and
Approaches" in industrial tree plantations in the tropics and subtropics.
The Task Force will also contribute to the organization of the 4th
International Congress on Planted Forests in China in 2018.
The Task Force on Sustainable Planted Forests for a Greener Future is one
of several established by IUFRO to advance knowledge under five research
themes in accordance with the IUFRO 2015-19 Strategy.
The five themes are: Forests, Soil and Water Interactions; Forests for
People; Forests and Climate Change; Forests and Forest-based Products for a
Greener Future; and Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Biological
Invasions.
*For more information about the IUFRO Task Force on Sustainable Planted
Forests for a Greener Future, please visit*:
http://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/planted-forests/
*________________________________*
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, IUFRO Communications Coordinator, wolfrum(at)iufro.org
<http://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: http://www.iufro.org/
*________________________________*
*IUFRO Spotlight #41, published in November 2016by IUFRO Headquarters,
Vienna, Austria.Available for download at:
**http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
<http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/>*
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list:
This edition (#1 of 2017) of the IUFRO Newsletter may be of interest. Other
past issues
can be found at: http://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 12:13 PM
Subject: IUFRO NEWS 1, 2017
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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Issue 1/2017
IUFRO NEWS 1, 2017
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you issue 1 of IUFRO News 2017, volume 46. The
newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at:
http://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 <http://www.iufro.org/>
www.iufro.org and follow our blog http://blog.iufro.org/, Twitter: @iufro
<http://twitter.com/IUFRO> and IUFRO Facebook entries
<https://www.facebook.com/iufro>.
Celebrate IUFRO's 125th Anniversary with us on 18-22 September 2017 in
Freiburg, Germany!
Enjoy the read!
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(at)iufro.org <http://iufro.org>*
*1st Latin American IUFRO Landscape Ecology Congress*
The IUFRO Working Party on Landscape Ecology and the International
Association of Landscape Ecology (IALE), together with the University of La
Frontera and the Catholic University of Temuco, Chile, organized the First
Latin American Congress of IUFRO Landscape Ecology and the Second Latin
American Congress of IALE from 28 November to 2 December, 2016. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6411#c25982>…
*Vegetative Propagation Technologies in Plantation Forestry in the Context
of Climate Change*
The IUFRO Working Party on Somatic Embryogenesis and other Vegetative
Propagation Technologies organized a conference on the "Development and
application of vegetative propagation technologies in plantation forestry
to cope with a changing climate and environment" in La Plata, Province of
Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 19-23 September, 2016. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6411#c25981>…
*Forestry in India: Current Scenario & Future Prospects*
The National Conference on Forestry in India: Current Scenario and Future
Prospects held in Shimla, India, on 15-18 November, 2016, brought together
scientists, foresters and other stakeholders to evaluate the biodiversity
status and state of the art in monitoring and assessment techniques,
genetic improvement and management of forests and stands. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6411#c25980>…
*Looking Back on the First IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania*
Now that the IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania 2016 has passed,
we can say with absolute confidence that it was a great success. Read this
interview with IUFRO President Professor Michael Wingfield. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6411#c25979>...
*1st International Forest Cities Conference*
The 1st International Forest Cities Conference in Shenzhen, China, on 29-30
November, 2016, attracted over 500 participants from 40 countries. One main
purpose of the conference, acknowledging the United Nations goal of
sustainable cities and communities, was to promote new models and new
practices in building Forest Cities. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6411#c25978>…
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list:
This edition (#12 of 2016) of the IUFRO Newsletter may be of interest.
Other past issues
can be found at: http://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
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Subject: IUFRO NEWS 12, 2016
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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Issue 12/2016
IUFRO NEWS 12, 2016
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you issue 12 of IUFRO News 2016, volume 45. The
newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at:
http://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 <http://www.iufro.org/>
www.iufro.org and follow our blog http://blog.iufro.org/, Twitter: @iufro
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With Season's Greetings,
Alexander Buck
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*International and National Efforts to Reduce Illegal Timber Trade Need to
Factor in the Major Dimensions of Unlawful Forest Uses*
The new IUFRO World Series 35 on "Illegal Logging and Related Timber Trade
- Dimensions, Drivers, Impacts and Responses" and the appertaining policy
brief were successfully launched on 3 December in Cancun, Mexico, in the
context of the 13th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD COP13). *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6408#c25937>…
*Forest Landscape and Ecosystem Restoration Day at CBD COP13*
During this full day event on 13 December 2016, jointly organized by
several members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), IUFRO
organized a session on country experiences in which experts from Brazil,
Ethiopia, Finland, Guatemala and the Philippines showed knowledge and
experiences and discussed options for scaling up best practices. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6408#c25936>…
*Governance Training for Students*
As part of the efforts to bring together stakeholders, scientists, and
students, the IUFRO-IFSA Joint Task Force organized a training course in
forest governance on 10 November during the 10th Latin American Forest and
Environmental Law Congress hosted by RELADEFA in Bogotá Colombia, from 8-10
November 2016. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6408#c25935>*…
*Abies 2016: The 15th International Conference on Ecology and Silviculture
of Fir*
The international Abies 2016 conference took place from 21-24 September,
2016 at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, organized by IUFRO WP 1.01.09
Ecology and silviculture of fir and the Boreal Forest Society, Japan,
together with the National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization and
the University of Tokyo Hokkaido Forest. More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6408#c25934>…
*International Conference on Sustainable Forest Development in View of
Climate Change 2016*
The Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) organized the
International Conference on Sustainable Forest Development in View of
Climate Change (SFDCC2016) on 8-11 August 2016 at Hotel Bangi-Putrajaya,
Malaysia, in collaboration with IUFRO Research Groups 3.07.00 and 3.03.00.
More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6408#c25933>…
*90th Anniversary of Walter Liese - Celebrating an Outstanding Researcher
and Science Diplomat*
Officials, colleagues and friends from Germany and abroad met in November
2016 at a special colloquium to honor and celebrate one of the most
accomplished forestry researchers of our times, Professor Walter Liese,
former IUFRO President, who turned 90 this year. More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6408#c25932>…
*Other Information*
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Positions <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6408#c25930>
Upcoming Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6408#c25925>
*IUFRO Website Features*
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*IUFRO News 12*
*, 2016, published in December 2016by IUFRO Headquarters, Vienna,
Austria.Available for download
at: http://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
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at office(at)iufro.org <http://iufro.org> or visit
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list:
This edition (#11 2016) of the IUFRO Newsletter may be of interest. Other
past issues
can be found at: http://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
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Issue 11/2016
IUFRO NEWS 11, 2016
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you issue 11 of IUFRO News 2016, volume 45. The
newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at:
http://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 <http://www.iufro.org/>
www.iufro.org and follow our blog http://blog.iufro.org/, Twitter: @iufro
<http://twitter.com/IUFRO> and IUFRO Facebook entries
<https://www.facebook.com/iufro>.
Enjoy the read!
Alexander Buck
*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(at)iufro.org <http://iufro.org>*
*First IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia and Oceania – a Milestone Event!*
On 24-27 October 2016 the largest regional Congress in IUFRO's history to
date brought together over 1,000 scientists, professional foresters and
policy makers from more than 60 countries in Beijing, China. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6396#c25854>…
*Dr. Su See Lee, Malaysia: First Female Honorary Member of IUFRO*
Honorary Membership is the highest award of IUFRO and acknowledges
individuals who have rendered particularly important and outstanding
services to IUFRO. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6396#c25853>…
*2nd Asian Air Pollution Workshop*
The 2nd Asian Air Pollution Workshop organized by IUFRO Working Party
7.01.02 was held successfully at the Research Center for Eco-Environmental
Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Beijing, China, on 22-23th,
October, 2016. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6396#c25852>…
*Division 3 Podcast/Episode 12: A Preview of the IUFRO 125th Anniversary
Congress Scientific Programs*
In this episode, Dr. Andrew Liebhold, Chair of the IUFRO 125th Anniversary
Congress Scientific Committee, gives a preview of the scientific programs
to be held during the Congress. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6396#c25851>…
*World Congress on Silvo-pastoral Systems in a Changing World: Functions,
Management and People*
The Congress took place at the University of Évora, located in the region
of Alentejo, Portugal. Alentejo is a Southern European region where the
land use is strongly dominated by the silvo-pastoral system "Montado".
*More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6396#c25850>…
*Marginal and Peripheral Tree Populations: A Key Genetic Resource for
European Forests*
The COST FP1202, EUFORGEN and IUFRO WG 20213 joint conference on 26-29
September 2016 in Arezzo, Italy was the final plenary meeting of Cost
Action FP1202 "Strengthening conservation: a key issue for adaptation of
marginal/peripheral populations of forest trees to climate change in Europe
(MaP-FGR)". *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6396#c25849>…
*Combatting Pine Wilt Disease Needs Customized Approaches*
Due to the worldwide spread of pine wilt disease, the IUFRO Working Party
on Pine Wilt Disease organizes international meetings at intervals of 3-4
years with the venues alternating between Europe and Asia. A total of 203
participants from Korea, Canada, China, England, France, Indonesia, Japan,
Portugal, Russia, and Spain attended the 2016 symposium in Seoul. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6396#c25848>…
*INNO 2016*
The scientific conference series Innovations in Forest Industry and
Engineering Design (INNO) has been held every autumn since 2008. The 2016
conference is the 8th in the series and was held from 3 to 5 November 2016
in Yundola - Rhodopa Mountains, Bulgaria. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6396#c25847>…
*Obituary: Emil Klimo*
We are very sorry to inform you that Professor Emil Klimo passed away on 28
October 2016. He was a longtime educator and researcher at the Mendel
University, Faculty of Forestry in Brno, Czech Republic and Coordinator of
IUFRO Research Group 8.01.00 Forest ecosystem functions from 1996 – 2005.
*More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6396#c25857>…
*Obituary: Richard Hermann*
Friday, Oct 14, 2016 marked the peaceful passing of Richard (Dick) K.
Hermann at the age of 92. Dr. Hermann was an outstanding international
representative for Oregon State University. He served as the leader of
several working parties in IUFRO Division 1: (1965–1981); as Coordinator of
Division 1 (1981–1986); and as a member of the IUFRO Executive Board
(1981–1986). *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6396#c25858>…
*New scientific report on "Illegal Logging and Related Timber Trade" *
The IUFRO-led Global Forest Expert Panels Initiative of the CPF
(Collaborative Partnership on Forests) will present its rapid response
assessment on "Illegal Logging and Related Timber Trade - Dimensions,
Drivers, Impacts and Responses" on 3 December at the forthcoming CBD COP13
in Cancun, Mexico. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6396#c25845>…
*New Database: Forestry Education at Your Fingertips*
The first major product of the Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force on Forest
Education, a forestry education database produced in partnership with the
Global Forest Information Service (GFIS), is now online. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6396#c25846>…
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IUFRO Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6396#c25844>
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*IUFRO Website Features*
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Noticeboard <http://www.iufro.org/?id=95>
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*IUFRO News 11*
*, 2016, published in late November 2016by IUFRO Headquarters, Vienna,
Austria.Available for download
at: http://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list:
This edition of the IUFRO Newsletter may be of interest. Other past issues
can be found at: http://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
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Date: Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 12:19 PM
Subject: IUFRO NEWS 10, 2016
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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Issue 10/2016
IUFRO NEWS 10, 2016
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
Due to a technical error, an incorrect nationality was mentioned in
connection with Professor Zhang Shougong, President of the Chinese Academy
of Forestry.
We are deeply sorry for this error and would herewith like to provide you
with the corrected version of our newsletter.
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Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you issue 10 of IUFRO News 2016, volume 45. The
newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at:
http://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 <http://www.iufro.org/>
www.iufro.org and follow our blog http://blog.iufro.org/, Twitter: @iufro
<http://twitter.com/IUFRO> and IUFRO Facebook entries
<https://www.facebook.com/iufro>.
Hope to see many of you at the upcoming IUFRO Regional Congress for Asia
and Oceania in Beijing, China, on 24-27 October:
http://www.iufro-ao2016.org/en/. We will keep you informed via our social
media and website!
Enjoy the read!
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(at)iufro.org <http://iufro.org>*
*Forest Communications across Continents*
As land managers and citizens around the world meet often daunting
challenges in managing forests, professional communications plays an
increasingly important role in science and land management organizations.
The goal of this joint workshop of IUFRO and UNECE-FAO FCN communicators in
Portland, OR, USA, was to help participants address major challenges and
opportunities for communications about forests. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6367#c25698>…
*Ecosystem Services Related to Forests, Water and Soil at ECOSUMMIT 2016*
EcoSummit is an international conference organized every 4 years on the
ecology of terrestrial ecosystems and all habitats that are integrated
within those ecosystems, including river networks, wetlands and coastlines.
This year's edition took place in Montpellier, France. Under the conference
sub-theme "Terrestrial Ecosystems", the IUFRO Task Force "Forests, Soil and
Water Interactions" organized a session. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6367#c25697>…
*Connecting Knowledge and Minds*
The IUFRO Division 3 Doctoral Students Conference hosted by Oregon State
University was held in Corvallis, OR, USA, for the first time in the
Division history. The entire conference was student oriented, where
attendees had ample opportunity to present their doctoral research work and
receive feedback from peers. Also listen to the new Divison 3 podcast
episode about the conference. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6367#c25696>…
*Engagement of Stakeholders at the Local Level is Critical for Success*
In a world of ever diminishing resources, the need for innovative and
creative approaches to research and educational program delivery is of
utmost importance. The IUFRO Extension & Knowledge Exchange Working Party
conference on 25-30 September 30, 2016, in Kenora, Ontario, Canada focused
on ways to engage stakeholders and as a means for filling this need. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6367#c25695>…
*Sharing Knowledge on Forest Landscape Restoration Implementation:
IUFRO-SPDC Workshops in Rwanda and El Salvador*
IUFRO-SPDC Workshops in Rwanda and El Salvador have provided opportunities
for knowledge-sharing on Forest Landscape Restoration Implementation. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6367#c25694>..
*Global Assessment in Progress to Shed Light on Forest Crime: Rapid
Response to Illegal Timber Trade – Scientists Prepare Synthesis Report*
Illegal trade in wildlife has been climbing up the political agenda rapidly
over the last few years. Lead authors and some of the contributing authors
met in in Vienna, Austria, in September to discuss the progress of the
report that will be launched at the CBD CoP13 in Cancún, Mexico in December
2016. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6367#c25693>…
*Forest is our life, our hope, and our future!*
Interview with Professor Don Koo Lee, Republic of Korea, keynote speaker at
the IUFRO Asia-Oceania Regional Congress in Beijing, China, 24-27 October
2016. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6367#c25692>…
*Forests for Sustainable Development: The Role of Research*
Interview with Professor Zhang Shougong, China, keynote speaker at the
IUFRO Asia-Oceania Regional Congress in Beijing, China, 24-27 October 2016.
*More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6367#c25691>…
*Other Information*
Announcements <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6367#c25690>
Publications <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6367#c25689>
IUFRO Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6367#c25687>
Other Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6367#c25686>
*IUFRO Website Features*
IUFRO Blog <http://blog.iufro.org/>
Noticeboard <http://www.iufro.org/?id=95>
Proceedings Archive <http://www.iufro.org/?id=75>
Scientific Summaries <http://www.iufro.org/?id=79>
RSS Feeds <http://www.iufro.org/?id=3745>
Newsletter Archive <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=147>
*IUFRO News 10*
*, 2016, published in mid-October 2016by IUFRO Headquarters, Vienna,
Austria.Available for download
at: http://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
<http://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/>Contact the editor
at office(at)iufro.org <http://iufro.org> or visit
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Dear Meliaceae Researcher:
The IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress will be held in Freiburg, Germany,
September 19-22, 2017. The deadline for session proposals was June 30,
2016, and I missed that (!). But we still have an opportunity to organize a
session on Research Advances for the Meliaceae if sufficient abstracts are
submitted for such a session. So if you are interested in participating in
a session for the Meliaceae Working Party 1.04.02, (
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-1/10000/10200/10204/) (
http://www.iufro.org/), please submit an abstract by *November 30, 2016*,
at http://iufro2017.com/call-for-abstracts/ .
For the abstract to be considered for a Meliaceae session, please submit
under *Theme 3: Forests and Forest-Based Products for a Greener Future*,
and then *42 - Open Session*. Please send an email to
mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com, when you have submitted an abstract for the
Meliaceae session, so that I can inform the meeting organizers that the
abstract should be included in the Meliaceae session. Instructions for
abstract submission are attached, as well as instructions for applying for
assistance to attend the meeting, if you qualify.
The IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party is a forum for the exchange of
information for all interested parties on sustainable management and
genetic resources for timber species of the Meliaceae. For the Meliaceae
session, it would be good to cover a range of advances in Meliaceae
management in natural forests and plantations, ecology, genetics, insects
and their control, and uses of Meliaceae species in different contexts such
as afforestation and watershed protection, among other topics.
Hope to see you in Freiburg!
Sheila Ward
Coordinator, IUFRO Working Party 1.04.02
