4:21 p.m.
Dear Meliaceae Working Perty:
This publication may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
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Date: Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 7:04 AM
Subject: IUFRO NEWS 8, 2017
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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Issue 8/2017
IUFRO NEWS 8, 2017
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you issue 8 of IUFRO News 2017, volume 46. The
newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at:
http://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/.
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See you at the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Week next week in Freiburg, Germany!
Many sessions will be streamed live. If you cannot be in Freiburg, make
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*The Science in Dialogue Plenary Sessions at the IUFRO 125th Anniversary
Congress: A Unique Platform for Interaction between Scientists and
Stakeholders*
The four sessions where "Science meets Policy", "Science meets
Business",
"Science meets Stakeholders" and "Science meets Science" on 19 and 20
September 2017 will be major highlights of this Congress. Make sure to be
there or follow on live stream. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6543#c26767>…
*Sub-plenary sessions at the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress*
Eight sub-plenary Congress sessions from 20-22 September 2017 at
13:30-15:00 will focus on topical issues such as communication, future
forests and forest governance and showcase the work of IUFRO Divisions 3,
4, 6, 7 and 9. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6543#c26766>…
*The IUFRO-EFI Young Scientists' Initiative Launch*
The Young Scientists' Initiative is the latest of many collaborations
between IUFRO and the European Forest Institute (EFI). This initiative has
been established to equip young forest-related researchers with the skills
and experience necessary to address the unique problems they will encounter
in this fast changing environment. It will be launched in Freiburg on
Thursday, 21 September 2017, at 12:00 - 12:45 in the Konzerthaus (room K
2-4). *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6543#c26765>…
*Forest Products for the Future*
The forest sector is among the leaders in sustainability, diversification,
and innovation, and the theme of the 2017 IUFRO All-Division 5 Conference
was: "Forest Sector Innovations for a Greener Future". This
Innovation/Sustainability theme was the basis for the week-long conference
and guided the agenda through a series of plenary sessions that catalysed
discussion on what the future forest products sector might look like. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6543#c26764>…
*Promoting Sustainable Resources from Plantations for Economic Growth and
Community Benefits*
The conference was jointly organized by the IUFRO Working Party 2.08.07 on
Genetics and Silviculture of Acacia and Indonesia Forestry Researchers of
FORDA (Research Development and Innovation Agency of the Ministry of
Environment and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia). It discussed progress and
development of various research related to plantation issues. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6543#c26763>…
*Productivity and Safety of Final Cutting on Mountain Forests*
This Joint Regional Meeting was supported by IUFRO Division 3 and the Japan
Forest Engineering Society, and was co-sponsored by Ehime and Kochi
Universities, Ehime and Kochi Prefectures, Forestry Agency, Shikoku Branch
of Forest and Forest Products Research Institute. *More*
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*Publications*
*IUFRO Task Force on Forests, Soil and Water Contributed to Special Issue
of "Ecosistemas"*
A brief special issue supported by the Task Force has been released in the
journal Ecosistemas (in Spanish), with papers from Spain, Colombia and
Mexico.
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