Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is Issue 10 of IUFRO News 2022, volume 51. Past editions of the
newsletter can be found at:
https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Assoc. Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04 - Sustainable management and genetic resources in Meliaceae
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-1/10000/10200/10204/
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Issue 10, 2022
IUFRO NEWS 10, 2022
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you Issue 10 of IUFRO News 2022, volume 51!
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Forest Health – Pathology and Entomology - IUFRO All-Division 7 Conference
[image: Photo showing All-Division-7 Conference participants. Photo credit:
Márcia Campana]
From September 6 to 9, 2022, approximately 350 delegates from 41 countries
and five continents attended the IUFRO All-Division 7 Conference in Lisbon,
Portugal. This was the first joint meeting of the Pathology and Entomology
Research Groups since the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress in Freiburg in
2017. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7475#c34981>…*
Ghana Hosted 4th World Teak Conference 2022
[image: Photo showing participants of the 4th World Teak Conference 2022.
Photo credit: FC Ghana]
The 4th World Teak Conference with the theme “Global Teak Market;
Challenges and Opportunities for Emerging Markets and Developing Economies”
was successfully organized in Accra, Ghana from 5-8 September 2022, for the
first time in an African country. It facilitated the transfer of knowledge
and technology among teak growing countries. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7475#c34980>…*
One Big Family – Shaping Our Future Together: COFE-FORMEC-IUFRO Division 3
Joint Conference
[image: Photo showing Conference participants visiting a private forestland
during the field trip. Photo credit: Christian Kanzian, BOKU]
The joint conference of the Council on Forest Engineering (COFE), Symposium
on Forest Mechanization (FORMEC) and IUFRO Division 3 was kindly hosted by
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A., on October 4-7, 2022.
The focus of the meeting was on building a strong community of forest
engineering across continents and sectors. *More*
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7475#c34979>*…*
Connecting Knowledge and Minds
[image: Photo showing participants during the icebreaker, by Woodam Chung]
The 2nd IUFRO Division 3 Doctoral Student Conference brought 15 PhD
students from around the world to Oregon. Representing 9 countries in 4
continents (Africa, Europe, North America and South America), the students
of Division 3 research disciplines - forest operations engineering and
management - shared knowledge, professionalism and friendship throughout
the conference. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7475#c34978>…*
Abies & Pinus 2022
[image: Photo showing Visit to the protected landscape of Trebević. Photo
credit: University of Sarajevo]
The international IUFRO conference "Fir and pine management in a changing
environment: risks and opportunities" was organized in Sarajevo, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, on 19-22 September 2022 with the aim of reviewing past
experiences and improving the management of fir and pine in a changing
environment. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7475#c34977>…*
Natural Resources, Green Technology and Sustainable Development
[image: Photo showing Alessandra de Marco delivering her keynote speech
during the opening of the GREEN2022 conference. Photo provided by Croatian
Forest Research Institute.]
After the great success of the GREEN2014, GREEN2016 and GREEN2018
conferences and a break due to the pandemic, leading experts from all over
the world gathered in Zagreb, Croatia, from 14-16 September 2022 for the
fourth International Scientific & Expert Conference GREEN/4". *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7475#c34976>…*
Forest Mensuration and Modelling Chats
[image: Photo showing Screenshot from Prof. Trincado’s presentation]
The topic of the webinar on 27 September 2022 was "Growth and yield
modeling of fast-grown intensively managed forest plantations in Chile: A
long term collaborative research effort". The next webinar in the series
will take place on November 28: "Field Study on Critical Height Sampling
and Its Antithetic Variants". *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7475#c34975>…*
Innovative Tools to Analyze Species-Environment Relationships
[image: Photo showing Venue at INRAE, Grenoble]
The Training School was organized within the framework of the COST Action
CA18207 "Biodiversity of Temperate forest Taxa Orienting Management
Sustainability by Unifying Perspectives". It presented the state of the art
of established and recent advanced tools to model species-environment
relationships. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7475#c34974>…*
IUFRO-Mondi Partnership 2nd Think Tank Meeting held in Vienna
[image: Photo showing participants of the 2nd IUFRO-MONDI Think Tank
Meeting. Photo credit: José Bolaños, IUFRO]
The IUFRO-Mondi Partnership held its 2nd Think Tank Meeting in Vienna,
Austria, on 3 November 2022. More than 20 participants representing
science, forest industry and policy followed the invitation to identify,
discuss and articulate appropriate response measures at various levels. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7475#c34973>…*
Report on Forests and Human Health on the Home Stretch
[image: Photo showing GFEP Panel Members. Photo credit: José Bolaños, IUFRO]
As the preparation of a new GFEP assessment on Forests and Human Health
advances toward its conclusion, the Expert Panel convened in Vienna,
Austria, for a hybrid third and final meeting. The assessment will provide
reliable and synthesized scientific information crucial to address the
complex relationship between forests and human health in changing global
conditions. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7475#c34972>…*
IUFRO HQ Has a New Communicator on Set: Jose Bolaños - Where Movies and
Forest Meet
[image: Photo showing José Bolaños. Picture provided by José Bolaños]
We are happy to announce that our communications team has grown. José
Bolaños joined in September and said, "It seems that communications +
networking + forest science has branched out of me. Pun intended. And then
when I saw the opportunity to join IUFRO, it was no surprise that I was
eager to apply. Keep tuned!" *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7475#c34971>…*
Meet Samuel Fajana from Nigeria, IFSA Intern at IUFRO HQ
[image: Photo showing intern Samuel Fajana. Photo provided by Samuel Fajana]
His passion for climate policy, forest science and environmental
sustainability fueled his application for an IUFRO internship for September
and October 2022. Samuel said, "The internship opportunity helped me to
obtain unique and versatile experience and improve my skills for later work
engagement in my future career." *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7475#c34970>…*
Announcements
Guidance to IUFRO Officeholders
A new guidance document is available for IUFRO officeholders outlining the
basic values and principles of IUFRO: "Promoting the IUFRO spirit". It
highlights IUFRO's vision, mission, core values and the principle of
Freedom and Responsibility of Science of the International Science Council
(ISC). *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7475#c34968>…*
Survey on Sustainable Forest Management
[image: Photo showing grass and flowers at the foot of a tree. Photo
credit: Gerda Wolfrum, IUFRO]
In the attempt to address the increasing societal demand and policy concern
for biodiversity-friendly and climate-resilient forest management, many
forest-related concepts appeared in the last decade. This survey shall help
to understand how SFM is connoted to other forest-related concepts
currently abundant in the political debate and scientific literature. *More*
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7475#c34967>*…*
Photo Contest – From Woodland to Woodwork
[image: Photo showing logging in a forests. Photo credit: Gerda Wolfrum,
IUFRO]
On the occasion of UNECE 75th anniversary, the Joint UNECE/FAO Forestry and
Timber Section is launching a photo contest in partnership with the Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC)*.* The contest is entirely on social media and is
open to entrants of all skill levels. *More*
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7475#c34966>*…*
Planet Prize
[image: Photo showing Earth from space. Photo: WikiImages on Pixabay]
Frontiers Research Foundation has launched the Planet Prize to recognize
and reward exceptional scientists. Three prizes worth a total of CHF 3
million (~USD $3.2m) will be awarded in 2023 to the world's most innovative
sustainability scientists. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7475#c34965>…*
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is an announcement that may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Assoc. Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04 - Sustainable management and genetic resources in Meliaceae
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-1/10000/10200/10204/
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From: Santiago C. González-Martínez <santiago.c.gonzalez.martinez(a)gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 3:11 AM
Subject: [IUFRO Div 2] Fwd: Forest Tree Workshop second call for abstracts
-- deadline this Friday, October 21, 2022
To: <div2(a)lists.iufro.org>
*Forest Tree Workshop Abstract Submission – Second Call*
*Plant and Animal Genomes Conference 30*
*Town and Country Conference Center, San Diego, CA**, **January 15, 2023*
Dear Forest Tree Genomics Community:
This is a reminder that the Forest Tree Workshop will be held at the Plant
and Animal Genome Conference (PAG 30; https://www.intlpag.org/30/
<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.intlp…>)
on *Sunday, January 15, 2023 from 8 am – 12:40 pm* at the Town and Country
Resort, San Diego, CA.
If you would like to submit an abstract for consideration as an oral
presentation for the Forest Tree Workshop, you must submit an abstract (250
word maximum) to this site (
http://bioinformatics.uconn.edu/forest-tree-workshop-abstract-submission/
<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbioinforma…>)
by this *Friday, October 21, 2022*. Session organizers will review
submissions, select speakers, and inform authors so that they can submit
their titles. Abstracts selected for oral presentation will be given
additional information for how to submit abstracts prior to the deadline
(which is *Friday, December 9th*).
Abstracts not selected for an oral presentation can always be presented as
a poster by submitting the abstract directly to PAG (
https://pag.confex.com/pag/30/cfp.cgi
<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpag.confe…>).
The deadline for poster abstract submissions is *Friday, November 4, 2022*;
note that this is a different date than is shown on their web site (date
was just confirmed by email). At the workshop, we will try will invite a
small number of poster presenters to give a short “elevator talk” (brief
synopsis of their poster).
Be aware that PAG early bird registration deadline is *October 31* and
rates go up on *November 1*. Rates for workshop speakers are the same as
attendees. Workshop speakers are protected from paying the increased rates
starting November 1 by requesting a discount code from PAG (details
provided later).
Thanks for your interest and participation in the workshop. We look forward
to receiving your abstracts.
*Questions? Let us know!*
Amanda De La Torre (Amanda.de-la-torre(a)nau.edu)
Richard Cronn (richard.cronn(a)usda.gov)
Gancho Slavov (Gancho.Slavov(a)scionresearch.com
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Below is Issue 9 of IUFRO News 2022, volume 51. Past editions of the
newsletter can be found at:
https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Assoc. Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04 - Sustainable management and genetic resources in Meliaceae
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-1/10000/10200/10204/
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Subject: IUFRO NEWS 9, 2022
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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Issue 9, 2022
IUFRO NEWS 9, 2022
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you Issue 9 of IUFRO News 2022, volume 51!
This issue of IUFRO News Issue is also available for download as a PDF or
Word file at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
*Please share this newsletter widely with your colleagues and interested
audiences and publish the link on your organization’s website! *Also kindly
share any changes of contact person(s) and email address(es) of your
organization(s).
Best wishes,
Alexander Buck
*IUFRO Executive Director*
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All-IUFRO Conference Calls for More Dialogue, Diversity and Breaking Down
of Silos
[image: Photo showing Conference participants gathering in the Atrium of
the Vienna University of Applied Arts "Die Angewandte". Group photo by
IUFRO]
Read all about the recent Vienna conference "Forests in a Volatile World –
Global Collaboration to Sustain Forests and Their Societal Benefits", get
an overview of the sessions and social programs, find out who received
IUFRO Distinguished Service Awards, and *more*
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7461#c34814>*…*
See You at the IUFRO World Congress 2024!
[image: Photo showing Malin Höglund and Karin Hornay, members of the IUFRO
World Congress 2024 Organizing Committee, at the All-IUFRO Conference.
Photo by IUFRO.]
The All-IUFRO Conference offered an excellent opportunity for promoting the
XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 to be held from 23 to 29 June 2024 in
Stockholm, Sweden. Submit Congress sessions by 13 October and consider
nominations for IUFRO awards! Hope to see you in Stockholm in 2024! *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7461#c34813>…*
Hot Off the Press! Global Assessment of Forest Education
Education is essential for safeguarding natural resources, including
forests, for future generations. This is one of the key messages of a new
and comprehensive "Global Assessment of Forest Education" that examines the
status of forest education and identifies much needed actions. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7461#c34812>…*
Managerial Forest Economics and Accounting as a Base for Decision Making in
a Changing World
[image: Photo showing participants of the field trip in the forest. Photo
from the field trip by L. Rosenkranz.]
This IUFRO 4.05.00 conference on 5-7 September 2022 in Hamburg, Germany,
targeted researchers and practitioners engaged in managerial, social, and
environmental forest economics and accounting, management of forest
enterprises, forest ecosystem services, land-use, resource policy, social
innovation, decision support making, and related fields under the
bioeconomy paradigm. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7461#c34811>…*
Systems Analysis in Forest Resources
[image: Photo showing Field trip participants in the Rocky Mountain
National Park, USA. Photo by Kai Bödeker.]
The 19th Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources (SSAFR) brought
together researchers and practitioners that develop and apply methods of
optimization, simulation, management science and systems analysis to
forestry problems. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7461#c34810>…*
Payment for Ecosystem Services in Costa Rica
[image: Photo showing Screenshot: Virginia Morales (Forest Engineering,
Uruguay/IUFRO), opening presentation by Juan Robalino (IICE, UCR)]
The webinar "Pago por servicios ambientales: el caso de Costa Rica" held in
Spanish on 18 August 2022 was attended by 37 participants from Uruguay,
Costa Rica, Perú, Brazil and Argentina. The webinar was part of a cycle of
seminars started in 2019 by professors of the Forestry Engineering
department of the Northeast CENUR (Regional University Center) of the
University of the Republic, Uruguay. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7461#c34809>…*
Forest Biodiversity Crisis
[image: Photo showing Sandra Luque (left) and Anna Barbati.]
Within the Conference "Frontiers in Ecology: Nature and Society" organized
by the International association for Ecology (INTECOL 2022), the session
titled "Forest Biodiversity Crisis: Resilience & Mitigation Options", took
place on 1 September 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, with 45 participants from
8 countries. The session was held under theme 2 "All is not well! Global
change and the biodiversity crisis". *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7461#c34808>…*
10th Meeting of Phytophthora Diseases on Forest Trees and Natural
Ecosystems
[image: Photo showing Extensive plant mortality in California's Sierra
Nevada foothills caused by the non-native and invasive pathogen
Phytophthora cinnamomic. Photo provided by Matteo Garbelotto.]
The meeting stressed the importance of pathogen ecology and impacts of
Phytophthora disease in the context of climate change, wildfire, and other
stressors. A total of 77 talks were given, including four keynote talks
featuring women researchers on diagnostics, taxonomy, and Phytophthora
spread in nurseries, gardens, and restoration areas. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7461#c34807>…*
Publications
A New Initiative in Scientific Publications for Forest Sciences: The Peer
Community in Forest & Wood Sciences
A "Peer community in …" (PCI) is an open and transparent community of
recognized scientists in a discipline or related to an object, the latter
being the case of the PCI Forest & Wood Sciences. The Peer community
members act as "Recommenders" similarly to what "associate editors" do in
classical journals. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7461#c34791>…*
A Decade of REDD+: Stakeholder Perceptions of its Implementation
The Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP) Programme of IUFRO earlier this
year, GFEP conducted extensive stakeholder consultations in Asia and Latin
America to identify factors that would need to be improved for better
carbon and non-carbon outcomes of local REDD+ activities. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7461#c34790>…*
Just Published! Key Messages About the Role of Forests in Ensuring
Sustainable Production and Consumption
Key messages from a high-level event at IDF 2022 titled "Inspire for the
future: the role of forests in ensuring sustainable production and
consumption" highlight the vast potential that renewable forest products
hold to contribute to the transition towards carbon-neutral societies and
towards building inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7461#c34789>…*
Other Information
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IUFRO Website Features
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is an announcement that may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Assoc. Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04 - Sustainable management and genetic resources in Meliaceae
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-1/10000/10200/10204/
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From: Brigitte Burger <burger(a)iufro.org>
Date: Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 12:03 PM
Subject: [IUFRO Div 4] IUFRO All-Division 1 and 4 Online Conference 2022
To: div4(a)lists.iufro.org <div4(a)lists.iufro.org>
Dear colleagues
Enclosed please find the invitation for our IUFRO 2022 All-Division 1 and 4
Online Conference, to be held 29 November – 2 December 2022.
We look forward to seeing you.
Best wishes,
JP
Jens Peter Skovsgaard and Don Hodges
Coordinators, IUFRO Div. 1 & 4¤
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is an announcement that may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Assoc. Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04 - Sustainable management and genetic resources in Meliaceae
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-1/10000/10200/10204/
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Wed, Oct 5, 2022 at 3:59 AM
Subject: IUFRO Press Release: New Report Calls for Better Forest Education
to Safeguard Natural Resources
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
IUFRO Press Release: New Report Calls for Better Forest Education to
Safeguard Natural Resources
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/media/press-releases/global-assess…>
- *Forest education needs to be improved to be able to fulfil local,
national and global needs*
- *There is an urgent need for locally relevant, appropriate and
inclusive solutions that take into account digital divides, language
barriers and a gender and racial/ethnic balance in forest education*
- *Students at all levels need to have better access to forests and
outdoor training experience*
(*Rome, Italy, 4 October 2022*) Education is essential for safeguarding
natural resources, including forests, for future generations. This is one
of the key messages of a new and comprehensive "Global Assessment of Forest
Education" that examines the status of forest education and identifies much
needed actions. The assessment, which was jointly carried out by the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International
Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the International Union of Forest
Research Organizations (IUFRO), was presented on 4 October 2022 in the
framework of the 26th Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry in Rome,
Italy.
The role of forests and trees in countries' efforts to achieve the United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is widely recognized, but
there is a need for well-trained forest sector workers, entrepreneurs,
practitioners, researchers, professionals and policy makers and a
well-informed public to maximize the contribution of forests to the SDGs.
"Forest education may be a tiny sector among educational branches, but it
has the potential to play a much larger role. With a better understanding
and alignment among forest-related stakeholders, it can make a difference
in attaining the SDGs," said Alexander Buck, Executive Director, IUFRO.
However, recent literature highlights concerns, that forest education is
often not meeting the needs of local communities the fast-changing labor
market and the importance of forests and of forest managers and
policymakers is often under-appreciated. "Our hope is that this report will
inform future action to strengthen forest education to the benefit of
forests and trees and contribute to the wellbeing of forest-dependent
peoples, global society and the planet," said Gerardo Segura Warnholtz,
Senior Forestry Officer, FAO.
The study addresses education and training related to forests, trees
outside forests and other wooded land and covers all levels of formal
education: primary, secondary, technical and vocational education and
training, universities and colleges. It identifies an urgent need for
locally relevant, appropriate and inclusive solutions that take into
account digital divides, language barriers and a gender and racial/ethnic
balance in forest education programs and the workforce. One of the main
areas for improvement is to ensure students at all levels better access to
forests and outdoor training experience. "High quality and widely available
forest education that also includes indigenous and traditional
forest-related knowledge is essential for enabling forests and trees to
fulfil many of the societal and environmental functions, a key element
being 'fit-for-purpose' in the forestry sector," says Sheam Satkuru, ITTO
Executive Director.
The report is based on the results of the 2020 Global Forest Education
Survey, supplemented by findings of six regional assessment reports on
forest education, carried out under the project, "Creation of a Global
Forest Education Platform and Launch of a Joint Initiative under the Aegis
of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF)", with funding support
from the German Federal Ministry for Food & Agriculture (BMEL).
*Citation:*
Mika Rekola and Terry L. Sharik 2022. *Global Assessment of Forest
Education*. Forestry Working Paper No. 32. Rome. FAO
*Download links*
https://www.fao.org/3/cc2196en/cc2196en.pdfhttps://www.iufro.org/publications/joint-publications/
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is an announcement that may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Assoc. Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04 - Sustainable management and genetic resources in Meliaceae
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-1/10000/10200/10204/
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Date: Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 9:05 AM
Subject: IUFRO Media Release: Inspire for the future – the role of forests
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
IUFRO Media Release: Inspire for the future – the role of forests
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/media/press-releases/idf22-inspire…>
*Key messages for decision makers about the role of forests in ensuring
sustainable consumption and production patterns (Sustainable Development
Goal SDG 12)*
Our reliance on natural resources has increased by over 65% globally from
2000 to 2019, according to the 2022 progress report on SDG12
<https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal12> of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. SDG12
strives to promote the efficient use and sustainable management of natural
resources and encourage companies and consumers to adopt sustainable
practices.
The forest sector already contributes significantly to reaching SDG12 and
related SDGs, acknowledging that *trade-offs* between ecology and economy
are required to achieve goals related to climate, biodiversity and land
degradation.
This is the main message of the newly published key messages for policy and
decision makers from a high-level event
<https://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/live-event/en/> titled
“Inspire for the future: the role of forests in ensuring sustainable
production and consumption”.
It highlights the vast potential that renewable forest products hold to
contribute to the transition towards carbon-neutral societies and towards
building inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies. It also emphasizes
the need to strengthen local forest-based value chains and to recognize the
importance of cities and communities as engines of innovation that provide
new sustainable solutions to promote resource efficiency. In light of this,
all stakeholders are called upon to help identify and implement innovative
pathways to upscale the contribution of forests to a more sustainable
future.
Representatives from governments, international organizations, industry,
NGOs, research and youth gathered at this high-level event co-organized by
the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and the IUFRO
World Congress 2024 | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) on
the occasion of the International Day of Forests (IDF) on 21 March 2022 at
EXPO Dubai 2020.
*Links*
*PDF*: http://www.fao.org/3/cc2259en/cc2259en.pdf
*Card page*: http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc2259en
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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.
For more information, please contact: Gerda Wolfrum at +43-1-8770151-17 or
wolfrum(at)iufro.org <wolfrum(a)iufro.org>
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is an announcement on REDD+ that may be of interest.
<https://rainforest.xprize.org/prizes/rainforest#:~:text=The%20XPRIZE%20Rain…>
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Assoc. Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04 - Sustainable management and genetic resources in Meliaceae
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-1/10000/10200/10204/
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Date: Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 1:20 PM
Subject: A Decade of REDD+: Stakeholder Perceptions of its Implementation
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
A Decade of REDD+: Stakeholder Perceptions of its Implementation
*New Publication!*
To date, evidence indicates that the impacts of REDD+ interventions on
biodiversity, as well as on livelihoods and other economic and social
outcomes, are uneven and often highly context dependent. This is one of the
findings of the report "Forest, Climate, Biodiversity and People: Assessing
a Decade of REDD+"
<https://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/follow-up-studies/biodiversity-forest-ma…>
published by IUFRO's Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP) Programme earlier
this year.
Back-to-back with the report, GFEP has conducted extensive stakeholder
consultations in Asia and Latin America to identify factors that would need
to be improved for better carbon and non-carbon outcomes of local REDD+
activities. The new publication "A Decade of REDD+: Stakeholder Perceptions
of its Implementation" synthesizes the responses and comments from the
nearly 200 stakeholders who were interviewed on REDD+ implementation on the
ground.
The author Dr. Nelson Grima, GFEP Manager, explains, "We cooperated with
local experts who talked with stakeholders of a wide range of backgrounds,
from Indigenous Peoples to academics and policy makers. Based on
semi-structured interviews, the stakeholders provided their views on the
impacts of REDD+ implementation and potential ways to improve it further.
Interestingly, despite the intrinsic differences between the regions
covered - Asia and Latin America - the factors that need to be improved
according to the interviewees are similar and include social, economic,
environmental, governance, and technical aspects."
Regarding the GFEP report, stakeholders see a huge potential for the use of
this assessment to guide public policies. Nevertheless, they also point out
that this potential is conditioned to the will of national governments to
work towards improving the forest sector and its associated socioeconomic
impacts.
*Read the publication at*:
https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/science/gfep/bfmr-followup/bfmr-fo…
*For hardcopies, please write to*: office(a)iufro.org
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*ISTF session** proposals for IUFRO 2024*
With collaborators, the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF)
is developing session proposals for the XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 –
Forests and Society towards 2050, to be held 23-29 June 2024 in Stockholm,
Sweden. https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals/ . The deadline for session
submissions is 13 Oct 2022. If you would like to make a presentation in any
of the sessions below, (you do not need to be 100% sure of attending),
please send the session of interest, and your name, affiliation, country, and
draft title to tropicalforesters(a)gmail.com by 11 Oct 2022. The draft
proposals (still under development) for all these sessions can be obtained
at
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18UT9WT3JAUXIMq5NOOH4mOqCfJqFO1ES?us…
The
updated proposals will be posted periodically until submission. Suggestions
on the draft proposals are welcome, as well as new co-organizers.
*Sessions to be proposed:*
*Smart Agroforestry Practices for Sustainable Livelihood** (Division 1)*
*Urban trees & green landscapes: Monitoring and management for providing
multiple services** (Division 6) *
*Legacy of the Tropical Timber Foundation and sustainable forestry**
(Division 3)*
*Tropical forest restoration success and how to achieve it** (Division 3)*
*Tropical forestry education: Improving preparation for a challenging
future** (Division 6)*
*Legacy tropical forest data: current status, uses, and securing them**
(Division 4)*
*Research advances towards sustainability for the high-value Meliaceae**
(Division 1) *
*Ecology and management of old growth forests** (Division 8)*
Dear Meliaceae Working Party:
The Meliaceae working party is organizing a technical session for IUFRO
2024. The deadline for submitting the proposal is 13 Oct 2022. Abstract
submission for individual presentations will come later. Below is the link
to the call for session proposals and the preliminary draft for a Meliaceae
session is attached. If you would like to make a presentation in this
session (you do not need to know for sure that you will attend), please
send your name, organization, and possible title to
mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com by October 8 2022.
Thanks,
Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator, IUFRO 1.02.04
*Call for session proposals for XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024* – Forests
and Society towards 2050. Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024. Deadline for
submissions 13 Oct 2022. https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals/
Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is the reminder to submit your session proposals for the XXVI IUFRO
World Congress 2024 by 13 Oct 2022. It will be held in Stockholm, Sweden;
23-29 June 2024.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator
IUFRO WP 4.02.01 - Resource data in the tropics
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40200/40201/
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Date: Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 8:38 AM
Subject: XXVI IUFRO World Congress: REMINDER - Call for Session Proposals
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
XXVI IUFRO World Congress: REMINDER - Call for Session Proposals
*XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 FORESTS AND SOCIETY TOWARDS 2050*
*Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024*
*Congress website: https://iufro2024.com/ <https://iufro2024.com/>*
*XXVI IUFRO World Congress: REMINDER - CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS Deadline
for proposals: 13 October 2022*
The Congress Scientific Committee invites submission of session proposals
for the 2024 IUFRO World Congress. In line with the spirit of the Congress
title – Forest and Society towards 2050 ‐ the Congress Scientific Committee
is developing a program that will highlight the forest contributions to the
UN 2030 Agenda and its sustainable development goals and beyond. The
Congress program will reflect the forest science community’s diverse
contributions across the full range of natural and social science
disciplines, with special emphasis on the themes and subthemes available at
the Congress website (https://iufro2024.com/).
*Who may submit a session proposal?*
All who share an interest in the future of forests and forest-related
science are invited to submit session proposals. We encourage proposals
that involve collaboration between two or more IUFRO Divisions or Task
Forces and/or with organizations not formally associated with IUFRO, and
from university students at all levels. We strongly recommend IUFRO
officeholders and others actively involved in IUFRO Research Groups,
Working Parties, and Task Forces communicate with their respective Division
representatives on the CSC (or Task Force coordinators) before submitting
proposals – this will greatly facilitate broader involvement of IUFRO
divisional units and Task Forces in the scientific program and avoid
overlaps among sessions.
Session proposals from non‐IUFRO member organizations are encouraged
although preference will be given to those that are prepared jointly with
IUFRO Divisional Units and Task Forces (see https://www.iufro.org/science/
<https://www.iufro.org/science/> for more information).
*Type of sessions*
Two types of sessions may be proposed. Sub-plenary sessions are expected to
attract a large audience (from 550 to 2000 people) and to address the major
elements of one of the Congress themes (see below). Sub-themes expand the
theme descriptions and do not necessarily translate into sub-plenary
sessions. Technical sessions should also focus on Congress themes or
sub-themes but may be more narrow in their scope and attract from 45 to 700
attendees. Sub-plenary session proposals that are not approved by the CSC
will be considered for Technical sessions.
*Preparing and submitting a session proposal*
Proposals should be submitted in English, *online at
https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals
<https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals>*. For questions and technical
support about session submission, please contact
abstracts.iufro2024(a)appinconf.com*. **Proposals will not be accepted after
13 October 2022*.
Session proposals should include session title, moderator(s), description
i.e. an abstract with the rationale of the session (400 words),
organizers(s)’ details, suggested session time slot, alignment with
Congress themes (ab. 100 words), session information with tentative titles
and presenters, alignment with selection criteria (ab. 200 words), and
relevant IUFRO Unit(s). Proposed sessions should be organized to be
nominally 2 hours in length. For sessions involving oral presentations, we
recommend that 15 min including discussion be adopted for standard oral
presentations, and 30 min for sub-plenary talks. However, we encourage
proponents to be innovative, and to consider panel discussions, interactive
poster sessions and other session formats to engage Congress participants.
*Modification of accepted session proposals*
Please note that the abstract submission process will be open to all, so
session organizers may need to include papers or posters that were not
originally proposed for their sessions. Please be aware of this possibility
and the need for flexibility in designing your session. In the event that
the number of accepted abstracts for a particular session exceeds the
number that can be accommodated in a single session, organizers may be
given an additional session slot in the Congress program.
*Criteria for selection*
Session proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by members of the Congress
Scientific Committee with primary consideration given to their scientific
quality, relevance to the Congress themes, and geographic and gender
diversity of proposed session organizers, moderators and proposed
presenters. Other factors that will be considered are: the involvement of
two or more IUFRO units (Divisions, Task Forces, Research Groups and
Working Parties) and/or IUFRO and non‐IUFRO member organizations; and the
involvement of students and early-career scientists and professionals. We
strongly encourage submissions well in advance of the 13th October deadline.
Acceptance decisions will be made no later than 17 January 2023. An open
Call for Abstracts will be issued on 1 February 2023, with online abstract
submission until 2 June 2023, and acceptance decisions provided by 30
October. The Congress timelines are available at the Congress website (
https://iufro2024.com/) and below.
*Responsibilities of session organizers*
Session organizers of accepted proposals are expected to communicate with
prospective presenters regarding submission of abstracts (online), will be
asked to review abstracts submitted for their sessions during the abstract
review period (i.e., from June to October 2023) and are in charge of
language editing of the accepted abstracts. They are also responsible for
ensuring that session moderators attend the Congress and are encouraged to
pursue publication options for papers presented in their sessions. Formal
Congress proceedings with full papers will not be published. Session
organizers, moderators and speakers will have to pay the Congress fee.
We look forward to hearing from you and for your active participation in
the design of an excellent scientific program for the 2024 IUFRO Congress
in Stockholm, Sweden.
*TIMELINE SUMMARY*
*15 June 2022 *– Call for Session Proposals
*13 October 2022* – Deadline for the submission of Session Proposals
*17 January 2023* – Decision advised on Session Proposals
*1 February 2023* – Call for abstracts
*2 June 2023 *– Deadline for the submission of abstracts
*2 June 202**3 *– Opening of online registration
*30 October 2023 *– Authors advised of decisions on their abstracts
*15 January 2024* – Registration deadline for early-bird registrations and
presenting authors
*30 April 2024* - Final program available
*23 June 2024 *– Congress begin
*THE IUFRO 2024 CONGRESS SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE *
*Elena Paoletti* (Chair: elena.paoletti(a)iufro2024.com)
*Teresa Fonseca* (Division 1: tfonseca(a)utad.pt)
*Marjana Westergren* (Division 2: marjana.westergren(a)gozdis.si)
*Ola Lindroos* (Division 3: ola.lindroos(a)slu.se)
*Donald Hodges* (Division 4: dhodges2(a)utk.edu)
*Pekka Saranpää* (Division 5: pekka.saranpaa(a)luke.fi)
*Ellyn Damayanti* (Division 6: ellynk.damayanti(a)gmail.com)
*Maartje Klapwijk* (Division 7: maartje.klapwijk(a)slu.se)
*Alexia Stokes* (Division 8: alexia.stokes(a)cirad.fr)
*Monica Gabay* (Division 9: monagabay(a)yahoo.com)
*John Kimber *(International Forestry Students Association*: *
john.kimber(a)ifsa.net)
*Daniela Kleinschmit* (Vice-President, Divisions:
daniela.kleinschmit(a)ifp.uni-freiburg.de)
*Shirong Liu* (Vice‐President, Task Forces: liusr(a)caf.ac.cn)
*Wubalem Tadesse* (President's Nominee for Africa: wubalem16(a)gmail.com)
*Erich Schaitza* (President's Nominee for South America:
erich.schaitza(a)embrapa.br)
*Björn Hånell* (Representative of the Congress Organizing Committee:
bjorn.hanell(a)slu.se)
*2024 CONGRESS THEMES*
for an extended description see the Congress website
https://iufro2024.com/congress-themes
*THEME 1: Strengthening forest resilience and adaptation to stress*
*1.1 Maintaining forest health in the face of global change 1.2 Forests,
soil and water 1.3 Forest management for global change adaptation and
mitigation*
*THEME 2: Towards a responsible forest bioeconomy*
*2.1 Sustainable forest operations 2.2 Innovations, markets, and industrial
developments for the forest products 2.3 Planted forests for a resourceful
forest bioeconomy*
*THEME 3: Forest biodiversity and its ecosystem services*
*3.1 Harnessing underused forest genetic resources 3.2 Biodiversity,
deforestation, and restoration 3.3 Emerging issues in forest landscape
ecology*
*THEME 4: Forests for sustainable societies*
*4.1 Nature-Based Solutions 4.2 Power and equity in the forest sector 4.3
Forests, trees, and human well-being 4.4 The complexity of forest
governance*
*THEME 5: Forests for the future*
*5.1 Innovation on forest research and emerging methodologies 5.2 Modelling
the future of our forests: projections and uncertainties 5.3 Quality forest
education*
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