Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
The Forest Department of Jamaica is working to invigorate the island wood
industry using high value species, including *Swietenia mahagoni (*small
leaf/Dominican/Jamaican mahogany), which is native to the island.
Information is needed on growth rates of *S. mahagoni* for long-range
planning. If you know of any places around the world where *S. mahagoni*
has been planted, or who might have data on its growth, please contact
mahoganforthefuture(a)gmail.com. One goal is a collaborative publication on *S.
mahagoni* growth. <http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/>
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Associate Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below are various announcements on IUFRO and the World Forestry Congress.
<http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/>
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Associate Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
HOLD THE DATES: All-Division 1 Online Conference 21-24 November 2022
The next all-Division 1 online conference is scheduled for the last full
week of November 2022. More information will be sent out later.
RECORDED SESSIONS: XV World Forestry Congress 2-6 May 2022 Seoul, Republic
of Korea. Various sessions can be viewed at
https://programme.wfc2021korea.org/en/sessions For some sessions see
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiwF3q2fpmX8vw7UCSKaeBw
A couple of IUFRO-linked side events were recorded.
RECORDED SIDE EVENT: Forest biosecurity as a shared responsibility – towards
a global framework 5 May 2022 REPLAY ENGLISH:
https://youtu.be/iTZ3CUdz2gE%E2%80%9D%20target=
RECORDED SIDE EVENT: The role of forest genetic resources and integrated
management of pests and diseases in maintaining healthy and resilient
forests. 5 May 2022
English https://youtu.be/FZUQmUSnhL4
Spanish https://youtu.be/X0WBWAbSxvo
French https://youtu.be/YrzFIH4zc7Y
IUFRO Awards to be presented at the World Congress in 2024
The call is now out for nominations to three types of IUFRO awards that
will be presented at the World Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2024: the
Scientific Achievement Award, the Outstanding Doctoral Research Award and
the IUFRO Student Award for Excellence in Science. The deadline for
nominations is 15 May 2023, so we have plenty of time to identify
candidates. We are keen to have many nominations in Division 1. Please make
sure to nominate your candidate. If you have questions or suggestions you
are welcome to contact Pil Sun Park at pspark(a)snu.ac.kr. More information
on the awards can be found in the enclosed call and at IUFRO’s homepage.
Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is Issue 4 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
Associate Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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Issue 4, 2022
IUFRO NEWS 4, 2022
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you Issue 4 of IUFRO News 2022, volume 51!
This issue of IUFRO News Issue is also available for download as a PDF or
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Towards More Informed Decision-Making Regionally and Globally
[image: Photo showing Conversion from forest to agriculture in Guatemala.
Photo by Nelson Grima]
Read an interview with team members of IUFRO's Global Forest Expert Panels
(GFEP) Programme and find out about the latest GFEP global assessment
report: "Over a decade of REDD+: Outcomes and socio-ecological impacts". It
will be launched on May 4 at the World Forestry Congress! You can join the
launch online! *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34097>…*
Inspire for the Future – the Role of Forests in Ensuring Sustainable
Production and Consumption
[image: Photo showing a screenshot of Keynote by Professor Bhaskar Vira,
University of Cambridge, UK: "Why forests matter for planetary health and
human well-being".]
This hybrid event at EXPO Dubai on the International Day of Forests
consisted of a high-level dialogue, a keynote speech and a panel discussion
and focused on four guiding themes: Sustainable Lifestyle, Responsible
Cities and Communities, Responsible Forest Ecosystem Services, and
Responsible Industries. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34093>…*
World Wood Day 2022 – Trees for Good
[image: Photo showing Slide from John Parrotta’s presentation]
The 2022 World Wood Day Online Symposium & The 4th IUFRO Forest Products
Culture Colloquium on 21 and 22 March discussed "Trees and Non-Wood Forest
Products: Challenges, Opportunities and Sustainability". The event was
hosted by the International Wood Culture Society and World Wood
Foundation. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34092>…*
Are Today’s Graduates Prepared for the Future of the Forest Sector?
[image: Photo showing Screenshot from the event provided by Janice Burns]
What impacts do globalization, digitalization, changing societal demands
and climate change have on forest-related employment? What skills are
essential for future land managers and decisions makers? What motivates
people to pursue forest-related studies? Answers were presented at the
"Final Event of the Joint EFI-IFSA-IUFRO Capacity Development Project". *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34091>…*
Webinar Series: Forest Mensuration and Modelling Chats
[image: Photo showing Slide by Andrew Koeser]
The first webinar in the new IUFRO Research Group 4.01.00 series of "Forest
Mensuration and Modelling Chats" was titled "Resilient and resistant urban
forests: Adventures in statistical modeling of forest structure and
response to disturbance" and was kindly hosted by the University of British
Columbia, Canada. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34090>…*
Let’s Talk About Planted Forests: Will We Run Out of Seeds?
This webinar organized by the IUFRO Task Force Resilient Planted Forests
Serving Society & Bioeconomy on 18 March was kindly hosted by the Institut
Européen de la Forêt Cultivée (IECF). It offered a unique opportunity to
exchange views on seed availability from the perspectives of three
countries, the UK, France and Portugal. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34089>…*
Pine Silviculture: International Success Factors
[image: Photo showing Scots pine as pioneer crop. Screenshot from keynote
presentation]
The title of the first webinar held on 10 March was "Management of Scots
pine (*Pinus sylvestris*) for resilience – A Central European Perspective".
It featured keynote speaker Professor Peter Spathelf (Eberswalde University
for Sustainable Development HNEE, IUFRO Working Party 1.01.10). *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34100>…*
Announcements
All-IUFRO Conference
[image: Photo showing View of Vienna by wguggen on Pixabay]
The All-IUFRO Conference "Forests in a Volatile World – Global
Collaboration to Sustain Forests and Their Societal Benefits" will be held
in Vienna, Austria, on 21-23 September 2022 in a hybrid format. It is open
to all IUFRO Divisions, Task Forces and Special Programmes and Projects and
will also discuss the role of forests for the SDGs. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34087>… *
Seeking IFSA Student for Internship with IUFRO
[image: Photo by tantetati on Pixabay]
IUFRO and IFSA are inviting applications for an internship with IUFRO. The
intern will perform tasks in assistance to the various projects of IUFRO
and will be stationed at the IUFRO Headquarters in Vienna. The deadline for
applications is 6 May 2022 at 11:59 pm GMT. *More*
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34086>*…*
Survey on Human Ignition Drivers and Fire Risk in Europe
[image: Photo showing a burning match. Photo by rabe on Pixabay]
You are invited to take part in a survey carried out as part of the H2020
EU funded FirEUrisk research project. FirEUrisk intends to develop,
evaluate and disseminate a science-based integrated strategy. The survey is
available in eight languages. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34085>…*
2022 Marcus Wallenberg Prize for Sustainable Concept for Wood-based Textile
Fibres
The 2022 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen
and Professor Herbert Sixta for the development and use of novel ionic
liquids to process wood biomass into high-performance textile fibres. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34083>…*
Invitation to Nominate Candidates for IUFRO AWARDS
The XXVI IUFRO World Congress to be held from 23 to 29 June 2024 in
Stockholm, Sweden provides us with another opportunity to honour
outstanding scientific achievements and contributions to forestry with a
range of IUFRO Awards. The deadline for submission of nominations is 15 May
2023! *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34082>…*
Publications
*Implementing Forest Landscape Restoration - A Practitioner’s Guide: Now
in Sinhala and Tamil*
The Sinhala edition and the Tamil edition of the IUFRO Practitioner's Guide
are now available. The translation work for these editions was accomplished
within the framework of the Project "Capacity Building for Forest Landscape
Restoration Implementation in Malawi and Sri Lanka" supported by the
Audemars-Watkins Foundation. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34080>…*
Other Information
More publications <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34101>
Positions <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34081>
Courses and Scholarships <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34078>
IUFRO Meetings <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34069>
Other Meetings <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7394#c34068>
IUFRO Website Features
Noticeboard <https://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/>
Proceedings Archive <https://www.iufro.org/publications/proceedings/>
Newsletter Archive <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=147>
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Please note the invitation below for the All-IUFRO Conference 21-23 Sep
2022 Vienna Austria. It will be an in-person meeting with hybrid
participation. Abstract submission has been extended to 30 June 2022. To
encourage participation, virtual posters and lightning talks will be
considered, but preference will be given to those presented in person. More
information at https://www.iufro.org/events/all-iufro-conference-2022/
Calls for applications for support can be found at
https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/sap/cfavienna/ Applications for
support must be submitted by 30 June 2022.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Associate Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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Date: Thu, May 12, 2022 at 9:45 AM
Subject: All-IUFRO Conference: Conference Announcement and Call for
Abstracts
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
All-IUFRO Conference: Conference Announcement and Call for Abstracts
*All-IUFRO Conference: Forests in a Volatile World – Global Collaboration
to Sustain Forests and Their Societal Benefits University of Applied Arts
(“Die Angewandte”), A-1030 Vienna, Vordere Zollamtsstraße 7 21-23 September
2022*
*NOTE: ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE MADE ELECTRONICALLY ON THE CONFERENCE
WEBSITE BY 7 JUNE 2022.LINK TO ABSTRACT SUBMISSION WEBSITE TO BE
COMMUNICATED AT https://www.iufro.org/events/all-iufro-conference-2022/
<https://www.iufro.org/events/all-iufro-conference-2022/> SOON!*
Forests and society are facing a number of tremendous challenges, including
those posed by global change (including climatic and social), the ongoing
Covid-19 pandemic, and major armed conflicts. There is also a growing
realization of the critical importance of halting and reversing
environmental degradation worldwide, and society is beginning to recognize
the significant role that forests play in sustaining a healthy biophysical
and social environment. The global conference will explore the critical
roles of research for the conservation and sustainable management of
forests and trees under these rapidly changing environmental, economic, and
social conditions. Open to all IUFRO Divisions, Task Forces and Special
Programs and Projects, the conference will include a special focus on the
importance of forests for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, and
explore opportunities for cross-divisional and cross-task force
collaboration to address these critical questions.
The conference will include six scientific plenaries that involve a panel
presentation, lightning talks and associated posters, a wrap-up session
focused on the connections to global change, a conference dinner, as well
as a professional field trip (for the participants of the conference and
the preceding IUFRO Board meeting). The field trip on the first day of the
conference will include a visit to a forest watershed management area in
the Eastern Alps protecting one of the most important drinking water
resources of the City of Vienna. In addition, efforts towards building
climate-resilient forest stands will be demonstrated at another site
located in the "Wienerwald" region. More details for the field trip will be
presented on the conference website in the next month. The six plenary
sessions will focus on the following topics:
1. *Forests and Human Health – A One Health Perspective*
From an integrative One Health perspective, this session will discuss
the many close relationships between forests and human health, from
providing urban residents with restorative spaces and cool spots during
heatwaves to the role forests play in the livelihoods of rural and
forest-dependent communities. Wider forest-human health relationships also
relate to, for example, the health of other living beings and of
ecosystems, management of zoonotic diseases, and the importance of
spiritual values of forests.
2. *Bioeconomy*
Bioeconomy has emerged as a progressive economic model to mitigate
climate change, address biodiversity loss, and alleviate poverty; three
global challenges. The primary focus of bioeconomy strategies has been to
reduce dependence on fossil fuels by using woody biomass more efficiently.
A forest-based bioeconomy is more than that! This session will explore the
nuances of what entails a forest-based bioeconomy that integrates all
forest products - timber and non-timber. Presentations are encouraged that
focus on social, cultural, economic, gender, silviculture, and other
aspects of forestry within a context of the economy.
3. *Forest Degradation and Restoration*
Forest degradation is a global phenomenon aggravated by global change.
This session aims to bring together people working on issues related to
forest degradation, including substantial tree mortality, failed forest
rejuvenation, and loss of forest productivity and their implications both
at a stand and the landscape level. We seek contributions that report
instances of forest degradation and how these have been addressed via
landscape restoration measures or transformative actions.
4. *Gender (un-)Equal Networking of IUFRO*
Based on analysis of functions, positions and experiences in the IUFRO
network, this session will problematize the "doing of gender" in forest
research, by inviting top level IUFRO members for a round-table panel
discussion and provide room for a larger discussion with the audience on
emerging questions. In collaboration with the 6.08.00 Research Group,
results of the latest gender-related research will be presented in the form
of posters and lightning talks.
5. *Forest Genetic Resources for Future Resilient Forests*
Making forests more resilient and maintaining their functions requires
rapid and focused efforts based on the sustainable use and conservation of
forest genetic resources and deployment of forest reproductive material.
This session will seek best practises and identify research gaps, linking
disciplines such as genetics, forest health, silviculture, and modelling,
while ensuring that transformative change to achieve SDGs 13 (Climate
Action) and 15 (Life on Land) is implemented in a socially responsible
manner.
6. *Forest and Water*
Management of forest-water relations directly and indirectly affects
various SDGs. This session will critically examine three SDGs (SDG 1: No
Poverty; SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; and SDG 13: Climate Action) in
terms of the impacts of forest management on water supplies and people, and
likely co-benefits and trade-offs. It will also present case studies from
around the world that demonstrate the close connections
between forest-water management and each of the three SDGs under a changing
environment.
*Each plenary* will consist of invited talks or panels on the topic, as
well as opportunities for presentations as lightning talks (3-5 minutes)
and/or in poster sessions. The Conference Scientific Committee (CSC)
welcomes *submission of abstracts for these lightning talks and posters*.
*All *presenters, whether *participating in person or virtually*, are
required to register for the *Conference by 31 July* – failure to do so
will mean that the presentation will be deleted from the program and from
the abstracts volume.
*INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED WHEN SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT*
- *Language*: English
- *Topic*: when submitting an abstract you will be asked to select the
most appropriate Plenary Topic.
- *Title of poster/flash talk *(less than 20 words long): should clearly
summarize the topic of the abstract.
- *Name, organizational affiliation and email address of each
author/presenter*. The session moderator or author who will present the
paper or poster at the Congress must be designated as the *Presenting
Author*.
- *Key words or phrases *(up to 5).
- *Main text of abstract *(350-400 words). Should describe the context
and specific problem/topic of study, methods, main results and conclusions
in plain writing.
Even though there will be opportunities for virtual participation, *all
posters and talks will be presented in person*.
*CRITERIA FOR SELECTION*
All abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Conference Scientific
Committee. Primary selection criteria include scientific quality and
novelty, topical significance, and relevance to the Conference themes.
*Abstracts are due by 7 June, with acceptance notification made no later
than 30 June.*
All accepted abstracts will be published prior to the Conference.
Submission of an abstract implies consent by the authors to have the
abstract published by the Conference. Although Conference proceedings with
full papers will not be published, alternative publication options will be
explored.
*SCIENTIST ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME*
IUFRO's Special Programme for Development of Capacities (SPDC) will
offer *support
for conference participation for a limited number of forest scientists from
economically disadvantaged regions*. For more details please visit:
*https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/sap/cfavienna/
<https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/sap/cfavienna/>*.
*KEY DATES*
Submission of abstracts deadline
*7 June*
Confirmation of abstract acceptance
*30 June*
Registration opening
*30 June*
Presenter Registration deadline
*31 July*
Conference
*21 – 23 September*
PDF for download
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is Issue 5 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
Associate Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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Subject: IUFRO NEWS 5, 2022
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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Issue 5, 2022
IUFRO NEWS 5, 2022
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you Issue 5 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
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Best wishes,
Alexander Buck
*IUFRO Executive Director*
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IUFRO at the 15th World Forestry Congress
[image: Photo showing Joint booth of IUFRO World Congress 2024 and IUFRO
(Photo IUFRO)]
This special issue of IUFRO News focuses on the 15th World Forestry
Congress - WFC - and places the focus on activities with IUFRO
participation. In addition, this issue includes a section about IUFRO at
the 17th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF17). *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34230>…*
High-Level Dialogue: Building a Green, Healthy and Resilient Future with
Forests
[image: Photo showing IUFRO President John Parrotta, USFS (Photo IUFRO)]
In a keynote speech, Qu Dongyu, Director General, FAO, highlighted three
mutually reinforcing pathways depicted in FAO's State of the World's
Forests 2022 report. A panel discussion with IUFRO President John Parrotta
as a panelist focused on what needs to be done to achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34229>…*
CPF Dialogue: Climate Change, Conflicts and Food Insecurity - Forest
Solutions to Tackle Effects of Crises
[image: Photo showing IUFRO President John Parrotta, USFS (screenshot
IUFRO)]
In this session John Parrotta, IUFRO, highlighted challenges including
overlapping jurisdictions, where communities may have rights to forests,
but mining or other industries have their own vested interests. He also
drew attention to the impact of corruption, which overrides regulatory
frameworks and otherwise robust laws. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34228>…*
Forests in a Post-Covid-19 World
[image: Photo showing ITTO's Sheam Satkuru speaking and IUFRO's John
Parrotta and John Stanturf on the panel. Photo by IISD/ENB, Diego Noguera]
This session was moderated by Sheam Satkuru, ITTO, and John Parrotta,
IUFRO. In her keynote remarks, Maria Helena Semedo, FAO, highlighted the
role forestry can play in a greener post-pandemic future. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34227>…*
Sub-theme 5: Managing and communicating forest information, data and
knowledge
[image: Photo showing Alexander Buck, IUFRO Executive Director (screenshot
IUFRO)]
Alexander Buck, IUFRO Executive Director, opened the second half of the
session 'Strengthening communication and education'. In his keynote he
highlighted main findings of the Global Forest Education Project led by
FAO, ITTO and IUFRO. He recommended including more forest related topics in
primary and secondary curricula, among other things. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34226>…*
Sub-theme 6: Setting the stage - landscape approach and cooperation in
forest management
[image: Photo showing Slide by Tony Simons, CIFOR-ICRAF (screenshot IUFRO)]
In a keynote speech, Tony Simons, CIFOR-ICRAF, outlined a method for
tracking changes in afforestation over time using direct comparisons of
satellite pixels. John Parotta, IUFRO, stressed that in order to account
for the full value of forests, methodologies should be expanded to take
account of a whole range of ecosystem services, including the social and
cultural, besides carbon. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34225>…*
IUFRO Joins New R4D Partnership
After ten years of collaborative work under the CGIAR Research Program
(CRP) on Forests Trees and Agroforestry (FTA), the historical partners of
FTA and a set of joining institutions, including IUFRO, got together to
form a new Research for Development (R4D) Partnership, the Forests, Trees
and Agroforestry Partnership, which was launched at the World Forestry
Congress*. More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34224>…*
Ministerial Forum on Sustainable Wood - towards carbon-neutral and
resilient economies
[image: Photo showing Maria Patek, Austria. Screenshot by IUFRO]
At this session high-level government representatives exchanged country
experiences, policy perspectives and ambitions on sustainable wood as well
as on how to scale-up actions and collaborate on sustainable wood-based
pathways. One of the speakers was Maria Patek, Austria, Deputy Minister for
Forestry and Sustainability. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34223>…*
Our Booth in Seoul - A Preview of IUFRO 2024
[image: Photo showing Welcoming the Swedish Ambassador (Photo IUFRO)]
IUFRO and the IUFRO World Congress 2024 | Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences (SLU) team had a beautiful booth at the World
Forestry Congress in Seoul. There delegates could learn about SLU and IUFRO
and, of course, about the IUFRO World Congress 2024: FORESTS AND SOCIETY
TOWARDS 2050, to take place in Stockholm, Sweden, on 23-29 June 2024. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34222>…*
IUFRO at the 17th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF17)
[image: Photo showing IUFRO President John Parrotta speaking at UNFF17]
The IUFRO delegation at UNFF17 was led by IUFRO President John Parrotta,
accompanied by Andre Purret and Dikshya Devkota from IUFRO Headquarters.
Referring to the joint statement of the Collaborative Partnership on
Forests (CPF), IUFRO informed about the progress of the ongoing scientific
assessment by the IUFRO-led Global Forest Expert Panel on Forests and Human
Health 2023. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34221>…*
Launching IUFRO-GFEP Global Report on REDD+ at the World Forestry Congress
IUFRO launched its report about the outcomes of more than 10 years of REDD+
implementation at the WFC. This global assessment report, prepared by
IUFRO's Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP), showcases the effects of REDD+
implementation on forests, carbon, biodiversity and people. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34220>…*
Cameroonian Activist Wins Wangari Maathai Forest Champions' Award 2022
[image: Photo showing winner of Wangari Maathai Award. Photo by Pilar
Valbuena/FAO]
Through the African Women's Network for Community Management of Forests,
which she co-founded in 2009, activist Cécile Ndjebet of Cameroon has
become a leading voice, both in Cameroon and internationally, in building
global recognition on the importance of gender equality in forest
management. The organization now has 20 member countries across Africa. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34219>…*
Harnessing the Full Potential of Tertiary Forest Education Globally
[image: Photo showing screenshot from session.]
During the WFC, IUFRO hosted a side event with FAO and ITTO to present the
findings and recommendations of the latest and largest project on global
forest education, which has been underway for the last three years and was
recently concluded. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34218>…*
Forest Skills to Pay the Bills
[image: Photo showing audience in session. Photo by Simone Massaro]
Over 60 students, policymakers, educators and employment experts came
together during the "Forest Skills to Pay the Bills: the juncture of
education and employment" hybrid side-event jointly organized by Forest
Europe and the EFI-IFSA-IUFRO project on May 6th, 2022, at the XV World
Forestry Congress. The event aimed to explore the educational needs towards
forest-related employment and green jobs. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34217>…*
New Global Network Empowers Young Professionals Across the Forest Sector
[image: Photo showing Screenshot: Launching ForYP at WFC, with Elaine
Springgay, FAO]
The Global Network for Forestry Young Professionals (ForYP) was launched at
the World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on Thursday, 5
May. ForYP aims to increase the visibility of young professionals,
providing an inclusive space to share ideas, learn, and showcase the
contributions of young professionals to the forest sector. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34216>…*
New Book on IUFRO Awards
[image: Photo showing First copies of the book at the WFC booth of the Asia
Forest Institute. (Photo provided by Hosang Kang)]
This book describes "Outstanding Science and Services in IUFRO: Three
Awards of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations:
1953-2020" and presents short biographical stories of forest scientists who
recieved important awards of IUFRO. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34215>…*
IWCS Korean Wood Culture Exhibition at WFC
[image: Photo showing instruments provided for the booth by Mr. Chung-Sun
Ryu. (Photo by IWCS)]
The International Wood Culture Society (IWCS) booth at the XV World
Forestry Congress (WFC) 2021 in Seoul, Korea was truly a feast for the five
senses. The booth was permeated with the smell of wood and the taste of
wood culture. Visitors could hear the wood from Korean traditional musical
instruments, *more <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34214>…*
IUFRO Annual Report 2021
This IUFRO Annual Report looks different from previous reports. After a
joint message by the IUFRO President and the Executive Director you will
find selected activities from Divisions, Task Forces, Special Programmes
and Projects presented under thematic clusters. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34213>…*
Other Information
IUFRO Meetings <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34209>
IUFRO Website Features
Noticeboard <https://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/>
Proceedings Archive <https://www.iufro.org/publications/proceedings/>
Newsletter Archive <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=147>
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*IUFRO News Issue 5, 2022, published in May 2022 by IUFRO Headquarters,
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
The IUFRO Annual Report 2021 can be downloaded from:
https://www.iufro.org/news/article/2022/05/11/annual-report-2021/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Associate Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
IUFRO Annual Report 2021 now available!
*Dear IUFRO Members and Officeholders,*
We are happy to inform you that the IUFRO Annual Report 2021 can be
downloaded from:
https://www.iufro.org/news/article/2022/05/11/annual-report-2021 /
There you will find a comprehensive version of the Annual Report in a new
design and structure. The report highlights selected activities from
Divisions, Task Forces, Special Programmes and Projects under thematic
clusters and offers hyperlinks to further details. Please note that this
report is published online only.
Enjoy the read!
Alexander Buck
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is a new report from IUFRO on assessment of global anti-deforestation
measures.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Associate Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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Date: Wed, May 4, 2022 at 6:31 AM
Subject: New Report Assesses Global Anti-Deforestation Measures
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
New Report Assesses a
*Comprehensive scientific report shows REDD+ progress and effects on
climate, nature and people*
[image: Photo showing Logs waiting to be transported in the Brazilian
Amazon. Photo by Nelson Grima, IUFRO/GFEP]
Logs waiting to be transported in the Brazilian Amazon. Photo by Nelson
Grima, IUFRO/GFEP
- Reducing deforestation and forest degradation and their associated
carbon emissions (REDD+) is part of the solution to climate change.
- However, the role that REDD+ plays in reducing these emissions, while
important, is limited given the magnitude of the problem and actions
required in other greenhouse gas emitting sectors.
- REDD+ implementation has the potential to deliver a range of benefits
beyond reducing carbon if environmental and social aspects receive adequate
attention.
- The performance of REDD+ could be improved considerably by reducing
the complexity of its governance and leveraging synergies with similar
global initiatives.
(Vienna, 4 May 2022) A major scientific assessment on REDD+ is published
today, evaluating the world's progress towards goals to reduce emissions
from deforestation and forest degradation. The report and policy brief,
prepared by the Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP) Programme led by the
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), analyses the
past 10 years of REDD+ implementation with respect to forest governance,
carbon measurements and effects on biodiversity and livelihoods. The
findings are presented in a webinar during the World Forestry Congress week.
One major conclusion is that while REDD+ has provided a convenient umbrella
for many forest and land use related activities aimed at reducing
deforestation and forest degradation – and associated greenhouse gas
emissions – the interlinkages and complexities of relationships between
forests, land use and climate are profound.
The report, which aims to inform ongoing policy discussions on the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development, comes at a pivotal time: Human-induced
climate change and increases in extreme weather events are impacting nature
and people faster and more severely than had been expected 20 years ago.
However, there is still a chance to reverse this trend and avoid further
global warming, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
This requires drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, particularly
CO2, most of which stem from burning fossil fuels. Forests also play an
important role in the global carbon cycle: they absorb carbon as they grow
and emit carbon when they are destroyed. Every year nearly one-third of the
global carbon emissions produced by humans can be absorbed by forests, yet
deforestation and forest degradation are responsible for up to 10% of the
annual man-made CO2 emissions.
In addition, interest in forests as a 'nature-based solution' has probably
never been higher and the number of initiatives aimed at conserving,
sustainably managing and restoring forests has increased considerably.
"For example, there has been growing interest in forest landscape
restoration (FLR) since the launch of the Bonn Challenge in 2011. This and
other initiatives contribute to REDD+ but also overlap with it and often
create confusion among stakeholders. Optimizing synergies with them and
with other sectors is both a challenge and an opportunity," says IUFRO Task
Force Deputy Coordinator and environmental consultant Stephanie Mansourian,
one of the lead authors.
In addition to promoting forest protection and carbon sink enhancement, a
key focus of REDD+ is to move the scope of interventions beyond climate
impacts towards an integrated view of climate, biodiversity and
livelihoods. REDD+ can deliver numerous environmental benefits, including
reduced soil erosion, enhanced water quality and quantity, and increased
resilience to drought and floods. It can potentially deliver important
biodiversity benefits, although the availability of up-to-date biodiversity
data remains a major challenge. "Such benefits have significant economic
importance and may increase both the value of REDD+ programs and people's
willingness to engage with them. However, in the implementation of REDD+,
greater attention to biodiversity and livelihood outcomes is needed," says
lead author and IUFRO President John Parrotta of the USDA Forest Service.
Evidence from social evaluations of REDD+ interventions indicates that,
where direct and indirect benefits are clearly visible to local
stakeholders, and have been delivered, community engagement is strong and
projects have achieved positive carbon and social outcomes, at least in the
short term. Furthermore, explicit attention to rights and tenure issues
provides more transparent mechanisms for the reporting and monitoring of
environmental and social co-benefits, as well as better, more equitable
outcomes, particularly for more vulnerable communities. Case studies from
Indonesia show that insecure tenure can exacerbate distrust between
resource users and the government, and can keep local people from further
participating in REDD+ activities. Evidence from Latin America and the
Caribbean suggests that deforestation is lower in areas where Indigenous
and Tribal Peoples' collective land rights are recognized.
"Since 2012, implementation of REDD+ has advanced considerably in many
countries but ultimately it is REDD+ governance that determines its
performance. Yet, governance is distributed across a complex landscape of
institutions with different sources of authority and power dynamics that
influence its outcomes," says GFEP Programme Coordinator Christoph
Wildburger.
REDD+ is being applied in a wide diversity of contexts with an equally wide
diversity of governance strategies, which are changing over time. Brazil,
for example, was initially a leading global source of deforestation, then a
world leader in reducing deforestation, and is now experiencing rising
deforestation once again. While Brazil's federal government has played a
key role in these swings in deforestation rates, a number of Brazilian
states are pursuing their own REDD+ initiatives with positive outcomes.
Ghana, a relatively small country where deforestation has been strongly
linked to the production of cocoa for export, is pursuing the 'world's
first commodity-driven' REDD+ strategy with private sector investments in
'climate smart cocoa'. Both Brazil and Ghana illustrate the important role
that actors other than national governments may play in shaping REDD+, such
as sub-national state actors or private companies trading in forest risk
commodities like cocoa.
*Report and policy brief*: Download link
<https://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/follow-up-studies/biodiversity-forest-ma…>
*Fact sheet: *Download link
<https://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/follow-up-studies/biodiversity-forest-ma…>
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*Background: *
REDD+ is a global action plan to reduce emissions from deforestation and
forest degradation primarily in tropical and sub-tropical regions, where
the largest forest losses take place.
Initially created as "REDD" by the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change in 2007, the "+" was added in 2010 to include conservation
and enhancement of forest carbon stocks, and sustainable management of
forests.
REDD+ was conceived as a framework for high-income countries to pay low-
and middle- income countries for the conservation, sustainable management,
and restoration of their forests. This happens, for example, through
bilateral commitments such as those between Norway or Germany (currently
the largest contributors), and Brazil or Indonesia as major recipients.
Although experience to date from over 65 countries provides useful insights
into both challenges and lessons for the future of REDD+, determining the
actual effects of REDD+ on forests, biodiversity and people is hampered by
insufficient or inadequate measurement and reporting.
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The IUFRO-led *Global Forest Expert Panels GFEP
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is the announcement on the XPRIZE Rainforest and IUFRO Partner up for
a Better Understanding of Rainforests. More information on the XPRIZE
Rainforest at
https://rainforest.xprize.org/prizes/rainforest#:~:text=The%20XPRIZE%20Rain…
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Associate Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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Date: Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 3:09 PM
Subject: XPRIZE Rainforest and IUFRO Partner up for a Better Understanding
of Rainforests
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
XPRIZE Rainforest and IUFRO Partner up for a Better Understanding of
Rainforests
[image: Photo showing trees behind lake]
Photo praesentator on Pixabay
While all forest types are critically important for biodiversity
conservation, it is essential to remember that the world's shrinking
rainforests, which cover less than 2% of our planet's total surface area,
are home to about 50% of all known plant and animal species.
Launched in 2019, the $10 Million XPRIZE Rainforest
<https://www.xprize.org/prizes/rainforest> is
<https://www.xprize.org/prizes/rainforest> a five-year global competition
challenging innovators to develop new technologies to rapidly and
comprehensively survey rainforest biodiversity and use those data to
improve shared understandings of this ecosystem. To support and promote the
competition, XPRIZE Rainforest has now entered into a partnership agreement
with IUFRO <https://www.iufro.org/>, the International Union of Forest
Research Organizations, which unites more than 15,000 scientists in around
650 Member Organizations in over 125 countries.
The competition calls on innovators to develop novel technologies for
identifying and cataloging rainforest biodiversity and to deliver insights
from integrating multiple sources of data to show the value of the
biodiversity contained within standing tropical rainforests globally.
Co-designing and co-creating solutions with Indigenous Peoples and local
communities as key stakeholders is part of the prize framework. Based on
the partners' knowledge, experience, as well as human and technical
resources in the field of innovation, the partnership aims to foster global
interdisciplinary scientific collaboration, including forest science, to
find solutions to pressing global challenges.
IUFRO experts are invited to join teams in the competition. Additionally,
they will be invited to support XPRIZE Rainforest with informational
sessions, workshops, trainings, and/or other initiatives to support teams
that participate in the competition, especially if they have gaps in
expertise that IUFRO scientists could fill. The partners will also promote
the development and deployment of innovative technological solutions to key
stakeholders during and after the competition to make an impact that
supports the health of this vital ecosystem and sustainable societal
interactions with rainforests world-wide.
Beyond this, IUFRO and XPRIZE will explore additional opportunities to
collaborate on future prize competitions related to forests, conservation,
and climate change.
"XPRIZE is committed to the future of life on our planet and establishing
strategic partnerships to ensure an equitable and sustainable future for
humanity," said Peter Houlihan, VP Biodiversity & Conservation XPRIZE. "To
achieve this, we are excited to work with IUFRO on XPRIZE Rainforest, a
five-year, ten-million-dollar global competition incentivizing
interdisciplinary teams from all over the world to increase and expedite
shared understandings of tropical rainforests worldwide, to more
effectively monitor, manage, and conserve the world's most biodiverse
forests."
"IUFRO's global network for forest research collaboration accelerates the
development and sharing of multi-disciplinary forest-related knowledge,"
said IUFRO President John Parrotta. "Our partnership with XPRIZE creates an
important and exciting opportunity to further share this knowledge and
develop innovative tools to conserve tropical rainforests and the multiple
benefits that they provide to all those who value and depend on them."
For further information about XPRIZE Rainforest, please visit:
XPRIZE Rainforest | XPRIZE Foundation
<https://rainforest.xprize.org/prizes/rainforest#:~:text=The%20XPRIZE%20Rain….>
IUFRO members who want to learn more about the partnership benefits, please
visit our Partnership webpages: IUFRO: XPrize / IUFRO's Partners / Discover
IUFRO <https://www.iufro.org/discover/iufro-partners/xprize/>
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*IUFRO Contact:*
Gerda Wolfrum, Communications, wolfrum(a)iufro.org
*XPRIZE Contact: *
Arnaud Cahen, Vice President Program Activation, Arnaud.Cahen(a)xprize.org
*XPRIZE* is a global future-positive movement of over 1M people and rising,
delivering truly radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. XPRIZE
inspires and empowers a global community of problem-solvers to positively
impact our world by crowdsourcing solutions through large-scale
competitions, tackling the world's grandest challenges in exploration,
environment and human equity. Active competitions include the $100 Million
XPRIZE Carbon Removal with Elon Musk, $15 Million XPRIZE Feed the Next
Billion, $10 Million XPRIZE Rainforest, $10 Million ANA Avatar XPRIZE, $5
Million XPRIZE Rapid Reskilling and $1 Million Digital Learning Challenge.
Donate, sign up or join a team at xprize.org.
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is the letter by the IUFRO President and Executive Director on the
war in Ukraine, 8 March 2022. It can also be found at
https://www.iufro.org/news/news-detail/article/2022/03/08/letter-by-the-iuf…
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Associate Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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Date: Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 12:57 PM
Subject: Letter by the IUFRO President and Executive Director
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
Letter by the IUFRO President and Executive Director
Vienna, March 8th, 2022
*Letter by the IUFRO President and Executive Director *
We are deeply shocked and horrified by the ongoing Russian military assault
on the independent sovereign democratic nation of Ukraine, the grave
humanitarian crisis that it is creating, and the disastrous impacts it will
have on the scientific community. We stand with the international community
in condemning this invasion, and with our forest science colleagues in
Ukraine and elsewhere, including in Russia, who have courageously raised
their voices against this war and its associated violation of human rights.
IUFRO is a global, non-profit, non-governmental and non-discriminatory
network that unites member organizations in more than 120 countries
representing over 15,000 scientists. Throughout our 130-year history we
have provided a vital platform for international science collaboration in
line with the principle of free and responsible practice of science.
While remaining true to our fundamentally non-political identity, we cannot
overlook the blatant disregard of international rule of law on display by
the government of the Russian Federation and its disastrous impacts on the
forest science community in Ukraine. For this reason, IUFRO has already
cancelled the annual Board Meeting and Regional Conference that were to be
held this September in Russia. Moreover, we are suspending our formal
contacts with Russian State institutions.
The current situation challenges but does not alter IUFRO’s unshakable
commitment to fostering international scientific dialogue and collaboration
for the benefit of forests and people worldwide, and to supporting our
member organizations and scientists, especially those affected by conflicts
and war anywhere in the world. We are determined to support IUFRO member
organizations and scientists in Ukraine along with other academic and
research institutions worldwide that are offering opportunities for
Ukrainian students and scientists at this critical time.
John Parrotta Alexander Buck
*IUFRO President IUFRO Executive Director*
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Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is IUFRO Spotlight #92. Other Spotlights can be found at:
http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Associate Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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Date: Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 1:34 PM
Subject: IUFRO Spotlight #92 - Forests and Fire: Intersectionality of
Forests and People
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
[image: IUFRO Spotlight]
IUFRO Spotlight #92 - Forests and Fire: Intersectionality of Forests and
People
*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.
Forests and Fire: Intersectionality of Forests and People
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/publications/spotlights/spotlight9…>
[image: Photo showing forest fire. Photo by Balbina Soriano]
Photo by Balbina Soriano
Throughout the Americas wildfires are changing. Forests are experiencing
longer fire seasons, fires occurring outside of historic fire regions,
fires burning more land on average each year, and more extreme fire
behavior; some of which is attributed to a changing climate. Additionally,
we are seeing an increased frequency of wildfires in populated area,
impacting more homes and communities.
An IUFRO-sponsored panel discussion between scientists, practitioners and
decision-makers examined forests and wildfire research in the Americas.
Panelists noted that some of the wildfire management methods currently
employed have been overtaken by events – primarily climate change – and new
approaches and strategies that are more reflective of current conditions
must be developed.
The *Forests and Fire* online discussion was one of three science-policy
forums organized for IUFRO World Day. (The other two – *Forests and Water*
and *Forest-based Bioeconomy for All* – are covered in separate
Spotlights.) Forests and Fire was organized by the U.S. Forest Service and
Embrapa, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Organization. Link to the
forums: Science & Policy | IUFRO World Day
<https://www.iufroworldday.org/science-policy-forums>
The complexity and challenges of living with wildfire have been compounded
by climate change, the panelists said. Extreme drought, soaring
temperatures, smoke, changing precipitation patterns and declining river
levels in areas like the Pantanal in Brazil, are causing forest managers to
reassess the ways in which they predict, prepare for, and manage wildfire.
In North America many wildland ecosystems have a history of fire – but with
greatly varied patterns of fire frequency and type.
Now, as one of the panelists noted, effective firefighting is hampered as
it becomes more and more common for several geographic areas to be managing
large fires at one time. Fire management strategies, which traditionally
could rely heavily on resource sharing, are finding themselves scrambling
to find sufficient manpower as fires occur and move almost simultaneously
between areas and across borders.
Several panelists emphasized that increased and continuing investment in
advancing fire prediction models is needed to be effective going forward.
Those who are on the front lines fighting wildfires are finding that
conditions on the ground can be quite different from what the modelling
systems they rely on have predicted. The systems have been calibrated –
over decades – to factor in such aspects as temperature and drought under
normal weather conditions. But, as one of the forum panelists asked: "How
do you predict into the extreme?"
Understanding the ecological role of fire is also essential for balancing
the benefits and risks of alternative fire management strategies, the
panelists said.
Prescribed and cultural fires are important and cost-effective ways to help
manage forests. In addition to western science, traditional indigenous
knowledge should also be included in fire management techniques. But a
social licence for their use must be developed in the communities and
people must be taught to use them wisely and at the appropriate time.
And, as populations increase and cities expand, more people are moving into
outlying, more forested areas and are more vulnerable to the effects of
wildfire. More work should be done, the panelists indicated, to assist
those communities to learn how best to live safely with wildfire in those
areas.
In certain regions, education campaigns could also help communities
understand the best times of year to use fire to manage pastures and to
share fire prevention messages, the panelists said.
Also suggested was the need to improve predictions of how human-induced
land use will influence fire risk and to implement "red flags" when
pyro-cumulonimbus cloud formations develop over existing fires. Those
clouds can form their own weather systems, cause downwind lightning strikes
and spawn new fires.
Participants did note that a significant amount of collaboration across
countries and continents is already occurring. Countries are sharing
firefighting services, collaborating on fire research, and working on
various academic and community programs together to ensure knowledge and
expertise are shared. And, it was noted that IUFRO plays an important role
in this regard; convening experts and promoting global cooperation in
forest-related research through its international network of scientists.
The opening remarks for the forum were given by Dr. Monica Lear of the USDA
Forest Service and Dr. Erich Schaitza of Embrapa Florestas. The session was
moderated by Randy Moore, Chief of the USDA Forest Service.
*Panelists were: *
Yucundo Coutino Estrada, Chiapas State, Natural Resources and State Parks,
Mexico;
Aida R. Baldini Urrutia, Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF), Chile;
Balbina Maria Araujo Soriano, Embrapa Pantanal;
Dr. Sarah McCaffrey, USDA Forest Service;
Dr. Dan Thompson, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada;
Dr. Frank Lake, USDA Forest Service;
Ross Smith, World Bank; and
Dr. Matt Jolly, USDA Forest Service.
*Review the session at: *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc7i67qNM84
IUFRO World Day was a *worldwide digital event that took place Sept. 28-29* in
three time zones around the world. It comprised 24 hours of forest-related
research topics, networking, and emerging issues of relevancy for global
policy makers. The event was designed to showcase the diversity of the
IUFRO network, including IUFRO's scientific units and IUFRO's member
organizations, to facilitate networking, and to enhance communication and
outreach.
The World Day comprised 79 live sessions from IUFRO Units and Members –
including the three forums mentioned above – covering highly relevant
topics for policy makers as well as three central IUFRO sessions, one in
each time zone. *Over 3000 participants from more than 100 countries
registered for the event.* IUFRO: IUFRO World Day - Digital Forest Science
Forum 2021 / Events <https://www.iufro.org/events/iufro-world-day/>
*Note: Photos in this Spotlight issue have been kindly provided by the
Science-Policy session organizers.*
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