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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…