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Subject: [IUFRO Div 3] IUFRO NEWS 10, 2019
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Issue 10, 2019
IUFRO NEWS 10, 2019
Dear Reader of IUFRO News:
We are happy to present to you issue 10 of IUFRO News 2019, volume 48. The
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First Ever IUFRO World Congress in Latin America Places Focus on
Cooperation for Sustainable Development
[image: Photo showing big iufro2019 logo outside the congress centre.]
29 September to 5 October 2019 more than 2500 researchers and experts
representing civil society, women's groups, indigenous peoples, youth,
private sector, international organizations, NGOs and governments met in
Curitiba, Brazil, to share and discuss latest findings in all fields
related to forests and trees. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29431>…*
Program Highlights
[image: Photo showing "Forests for People" plenary session;
https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/691/program-app/session/6398]
Over the course of the five-day high-quality scientific program
participants benefited from 350 scientific sessions - including five
plenary and 20 sub-plenary sessions - with 1648 oral presentations, and 964
posters addressing a great diversity of forest and tree-related topics
within the scope of five main themes. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29430>…*
Interacting with Stakeholders
[image: Photo showing Congress participants signing the pledge. Photo by
COC.]
The IUFRO 2019 Congress offered many program elements to promote
interaction between the diverse groups of participants in addition to the
technical sessions. Among other things, a "Forest Science for Future"
pledge was drafted for participants to sign. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29429>…*
Students
[image: Photo showing Students meeting IUFRO Division Coordinators. Photo
IUFRO.]
The large participation of students was a special feature of this Congress
and contributed considerably to its success. Several scientific sessions
addressed education issues, and there were various opportunities for
students to participate in mentoring activities. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29428>*…*
IUFRO-SPDC
[image: Photo showing Systematic review training workshop. Photo by William
Harvey.]
IUFRO's Special Programme for Development of Capacities (IUFRO-SPDC)
supported the participation of over 100 early and mid-career scientists
from economically disadvantaged countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin
America. Read about the pre-Congress trainings, a new FLR book in Spanish
and the Restoration Snapshot event. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29427>…*
Launch of GFEP Video
The Congress also offered the perfect setting for presenting a video about
the work of the Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP), an Initiative of the
Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) led by IUFRO. Watch this short
video and get to know an excellent mechanism for interconnecting science
and policy. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29434>…*
New Opportunity for Early-Career Scientists
[image: Photo showing Daniel Boehnke addressing young scientists in
Curitiba, Brazil. Photo by Morné Booij-Liewes, FABI.]
During the IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba, Brazil, the YSI 2020 was
launched by the Coordinator, Daniel Boehnke of IUFRO Headquarters in
Vienna, Austria. An opportunity for young scientists from Africa, Asia and
Latin America to conduct collaborative research in Europe (and *vice versa*)
during 2020 is now available. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29426>…*
Awards - Congratulations to the Winners!
[image: Photo showing ODRA and ISA winners. Photo by Morné Booij-Liewes,
FABI.]
At the Curitiba Congress, a number of scientists received important IUFRO
Awards for outstanding research and valuable services: IUFRO World Congress
Host Scientific Award Winners, IUFRO Scientific Achievement Awards (SAA),
Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (ODRA), Student Award for Excellence in
Forest Science (ISA), Best Poster Award (BPA), IUFRO Distinguished Service
Award (DSA), Honorary Membership. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29425>…*
Wangari Maathai "Forest Champions" Award
[image: Photo showing winner of Wangari Maathai Award. Photo by COC.]
Burundian forestry activist Leonidas Nzigiyimpa was awarded the 2019
Wangari Maathai 'Forest Champions' Award in recognition of his passionate
commitment and outstanding contribution to improving forests and the lives
of indigenous peoples, women and youth in his country. *More*
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29424>*…*
New IUFRO President John Parrotta
As of October 6, the International Union of Forest Research Organizations
(IUFRO) has a new President. Dr. John Parrotta, National Research Program
Leader for International Science Issues with the U.S. Forest Service, has
assumed office for the term until the 2024 IUFRO World Congress in
Stockholm, Sweden. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29423>…*
Contract with IUFRO Executive Director Alexander Buck Renewed
Alexander Buck will continue to serve as IUFRO's Executive Director for
another five years. The IUFRO Board unanimously approved an extension of
his contract until December 2024. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29422>…*
IUFRO Divisions and Task Forces 2019-2024
[image: Photo showing IUFRO Enlarged Board Meeting 2019, Curitiba, Brazil]
The Congress marks the start of a new IUFRO Board term. Therefore, new
Coordinators of Divisions and Task Forces and other new Board members were
presented in Curitiba. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29421>…*
Achieving REDD+: From Local Actions to National Commitments
[image: Photo showing Poster presentation in Session B6q during the XXV
IUFRO World Congress 2019. Copyright: Ellen Damayanti.]
Report from IUFRO2019 Congress Sessions B6a, B6p, and B6q: These sessions
showcased pilot studies and research exploring approaches for achieving
REDD+, and using results-based finance to incentivize these actions. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29420>…*
EFIPLANT at the XXV IUFRO World Congress
[image: Photo showing EFIPLANT session. Session photo:
https://bit.ly/32VIiD1]
The EFIPLANT team was very active at the IUFRO World Congress 2019 in
October being involved in a number of presentations and in the organization
of the C9B session 'Planted Forests for a Greener Future and achieving
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)'. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29419>…*
First Africa-China International Workshop on Forestland Governance,
Investments and Sustainability
[image: Photo showing AFORPOLIS 2019 - Scientific study tour. © AFORPOLIS]
The first Africa-China workshop on "Forestland Governance, Investments and
Sustainability" held in Yaoundé, Cameroon from 3 to 5 September 2019
brought together some 120 participants from China and 11 African, North
American and European countries. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29418>…*
Publications
A new publication presenting IUFRO's Scientific Achievement Award (SAA)
winners since 1971 has just been released. Learn *more
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6909#c29416>* about this and other
publications…
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