[IUFRO WP 1.02.04] Fwd: IUFRO NEWS 7/8, 2018

Dear Meliaceae Working party: Below is the IUFRO Issue 7/8 2018 newsletter. Past editions of the newsletter can be found at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/ Sheila Ward ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IUFRO Headquarters &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt; Date: Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 5:53 AM Subject: IUFRO NEWS 7/8, 2018 To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder &lt;mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com&gt; [image: IUFRO News] Double Issue 7/8, 2018 IUFRO NEWS 7/8, 2018 Dear IUFRO Officeholder: We are happy to present to you double issue 7&8 of IUFRO News 2018, volume 47. The newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/. You are welcome to pass on this newsletter to your colleagues! 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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; * *Comprehensive Assessment of Forest and Water Links: GFEP Scientists Present Their Findings* The peer-reviewed report entitled "Forest and Water on a Changing Planet: Vulnerability, Adaptation and Governance Opportunities" (*IUFRO World Series 38*) constitutes the most comprehensive systematic scientific syntheses on the interactions between forests and water to date. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6683#c27852>… *Alpine Forest Genomics* AForGeN (Alpine Forest Genomics Network) is a network of scientists from Europe and the US who share an interest in the genomic resources of high mountain forests. The AForGeN meeting 2018 took place in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, on 21-23 June, 2018, and was supported by IUFRO Working Party 2.04.11. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6683#c27851>… *Reforestation Challenges* The conference on "*Reforestation Challenges*" took place on 20-22 June 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia, at the Faculty of Forestry of the University of Belgrade. It was an excellent opportunity for scientists to gather and present results and report on experiences from research areas relevant to reforestation. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6683#c27850>… *New on the IUFRO Blog* Report from the International Knowledge-Sharing Workshop "Best Practices for Implementing Forest Landscape Restoration in South Asia" held in Chilaw, Sri Lanka, 15-17 August 2018. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6683#c27849>… *Cities and Green Sharing* The Forum "Forest Cities and Green Sharing" was held on July 6, 2018, during the Eco Forum Global Annual Conference Guiyang 2018. Prof. Liu Shirong gave a brief introduction of IUFRO and its academic activities in urban forestry, such as the First International Forest City Conference co-organized by the State Forestry Administration and IUFRO in Shenzhen City, 2016. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6683#c27848>… *Revolutionary Traditions, Innovative Industries* The Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation hosted the 41st Annual Council on Forest Engineering (COFE) Meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A. on July 15-18, 2018. The meeting was supported by IUFRO Division 3 Forest Operations Engineering and Management. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6683#c27847>… *2018 International Conference on Protective Forests ICPF2018* The 2018 International Conference on Protective Forests (ICPF2018) was held back to back with the celebrations of the 40th Anniversary of Three-North Afforestation Program on August 1-5 2018 in Shenyang, China. 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