[IUFRO WP 1.02.04] Fwd: [IUFRO Div 8] IUFRO NEWS 4, 2020

Dear Meliaceae E-list: Below is the IUFRO Newsletter Issue 4 2020. Past editions of the newsletter can be found at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/ Regards, Sheila Ward Deputy Coordinator IUFRO WP 1.02.04 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IUFRO Headquarters &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt; Date: Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 7:56 AM Subject: [IUFRO Div 8] IUFRO NEWS 4, 2020 To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News &lt;div8(a)lists.iufro.org&gt; [image: IUFRO News] Issue 4, 2020 IUFRO NEWS 4, 2020 Dear Reader of IUFRO News: Amid the global anxiety surrounding the present COVID-19 pandemic, we trust that you, your families and colleagues are taking the necessary precautions to remain well. Although many upcoming IUFRO activities and events have had to be postponed or cancelled, we are encouraged by the extraordinary level of communications that continues among IUFRO units via email, social media and online conferencing. These activities, along with your continued communications with IUFRO Headquarters, keep our global network thriving despite the uncertainties of these times. For this, we are most grateful. Best wishes, John Parrotta, *IUFRO President* and Alexander Buck, *IUFRO Executive Director* ______________________________________________ *IUFRO News Issue 4 newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at: *https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/ *To find out more about IUFRO, just visit* https://www.iufro.org and follow our blog http://blog.iufro.org/, Twitter: @iufro <http://twitter.com/IUFRO> and IUFRO Facebook entries <https://www.facebook.com/iufro>. *IUFRO News is widely distributed among IUFRO Members, officeholders and other interested groups. If you would like to publish in IUFRO News, contribute to the IUFRO website content or promote a publication via IUFRO Spotlight, do not hesitate to contact us at IUFRO Headquarters: office(a)iufro.org &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt;* 50th Earth Day – For us every day is Earth Day IUFRO President John Parrotta has delivered a video message to mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on 22 April. By sharing the scientific knowledge and experience needed for informed decision making, he says, IUFRO is making a significant contribution to achieving environmental sustainability. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30247>…* 'If ever it was vital to listen to the scientists, it is now' Daya Reddy, President of the International Science Council (ISC), of which IUFRO is a member, says in a letter to members that success in combating the threat of the COVID-19 virus 'depends crucially on the ability of experts from a vast range of disciplines to engage in truly trans-disciplinary approaches.' *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30246>…* International Year of Plant Health The United Nations has declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). The year is a once in a lifetime opportunity to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30245>…* Globalization Also Endangers the Health of Forests [image: Photo showing Pine forest in Spain affected by Fusarium circinatum. Photo: Julio Javier Díez.] The introduction of exotic pests and diseases is one of the greatest environmental challenges in the world, according to the Forest Pathology Unit of the Palencia Campus of the University of Valladolid. Globalization does not only boost the spread of human diseases, but also threatens forests and trees. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30244>…* Online Training Tool to Support Partner Universities in Vietnam [image: Photo: Gerd Altmann on Pixabay.] iuFOR and the School of Agricultural Engineering of the University of Valladolid on the Palencia campus, Spain, support Vietnamese Universities facing the coronavirus crisis. Together with the Cesefor Foundation, an ecampus learning management system has been developed. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30243>…* First Ever GFEP Expert Panel Meeting Held Virtually [image: Screenshot of the meeting, taken and edited by Lena Lackner, GFEP/IUFRO] Instead of meeting physically in Vienna from 15-17 of April 2020, the Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP) on Forests and Poverty met virtually over three consecutive days. Publication and launch of the assessment report and associated Policy Brief are scheduled for the final trimester of 2020. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30242>*…* Youth Engagement at the African Forestry and Wildlife Week The 22nd Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission & 6th African Forestry and Wildlife Week took place from 9-13 March, 2020, in Skukuza National park, Mpumalanga- South Africa. IFSA delegate Ama Acheampomaa Asiedu from Ghana describes student involvement and experiences. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30241>*…* Jean Michel Carnus Received IUFRO Distinguished Service Award (DSA) [image: Photo showing Jean-Michel Carnus (left) receiving DSA; photo courtesy of Barry Gardiner (right)] As part of the IUFRO conference on wind and trees held in February, a ceremony was held at Tamaki Maori village in New Zealand to present the DSA to Jean-Michel Carnus, who has an extensive record of working in the research fields of IUFRO since the 1990s. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30238>…* New SPDC Junior Project Administrator Joins IUFRO-SPDC Team [image: Photo courtesy of Joana-Maria Grecu.] We are pleased to announce that Ms. Ioana-Maria Grecu has taken up the position of SPDC Junior Project Administrator. We warmly welcome Ioana to the IUFRO-SPDC Team and look forward to working with her on exciting projects and events with partners around the world. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30237>…* Obituary [image: Photo showing Jag Maini (left) and John Parrotta (right) during the 2004 IUFRO Board Meeting in Korea (Rep). Photo by IUFRO.] We are deeply sorry to inform you that Jagmohan (Jag) Singh Maini, O.C., Ph.D., passed away on 21 March 2020. Jag will be remembered as a true cosmopolitan and a diplomatic role model dedicated to the preservation of the world's forests. Jag also had a deep appreciation of the importance of science and made crucial contributions to the strategic development of IUFRO. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30236>…* INBAR Call for Sustainable Bamboo Management Experts The International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR) is establishing a Task Force on Sustainable Bamboo Management (TFSBM) with the aim to increase the global body of knowledge to sustainably manage the bamboo resources through development of voluntary guidelines standards. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30235>…* Other Information Publications <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30234> Position Announcements <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30228> Summer Schools <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30227> IUFRO Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30226> Other Meetings and Events <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7000#c30225> IUFRO Website Features IUFRO Blog <http://blog.iufro.org/> Noticeboard <https://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/> Proceedings Archive <https://www.iufro.org/publications/proceedings/> Scientific Summaries <https://www.iufro.org/?id=79> RSS Feeds <https://www.iufro.org/?id=3745> Newsletter Archive <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=147> ______________________________________________ *IUFRO News Issue 4* *, 2020, published in April 2020 by IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria. 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