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Below is the IUFRO Newsletter Issue 11/12 2020. Past editions of the newsletter
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Sheila Ward
Deputy Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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Issue 11/12, 2020
IUFRO NEWS 11/12, 2020
Dear Reader of IUFRO News:
We are happy to present to you double issue 11/12 of IUFRO News 2020,
volume 49.
Although many IUFRO activities and events scheduled for 2020 had to be
postponed to 2021 or even cancelled, we are encouraged by the extraordinary
level of communication 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.
IUFRO News Issue 11/12 is also available for download as a PDF or Word file
at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
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With Season's Greetings,
Alexander Buck
*IUFRO Executive Director*
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The Science under the Christmas Tree
[image: Photo showing Coning research: Michigan State University
researchers are working to reduce precocious cone production in Fraser fir
Christmas tree plantations. Photo by B. Cregg]
Science and technology behind plantation Christmas tree production have
developed rapidly in the last 20-30 years, particularly in Europe and North
America. Find out more about current trends and research needs in this
interview with Dr. Bert Cregg and Dr. Inger Sundheim Fløistad, members of
IUFRO's Christmas Trees Working Party coordination team. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7157#c31575>…*
Pathways of Forest Bioeconomy: The Past, the Present and the Future of
Forest Bioeconomy
[image: Photo showing IUFRO RG5.10.00 - Pathways to bioeconomy online
conference, September 2020. Screenshot provided by Anne Toppinen.]
Forest bioeconomy development is gaining ground across different
continents, with repercussions of changing markets, industry renewal
processes. Read about the findings of this online conference of IUFRO
Research Group 5.10.00 Forest Products Marketing and Business Management. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7157#c31574>…*
Forest Roads: Regional Perspectives from Around the World
[image: Photo showing a forest road being built. Photo by Kevin Lyons.]
This online seminar series is hosted by IUFRO Working Party 3.01.02 Road
Engineering and Management. The series provides regional perspectives on
the design, construction, and management of forest road systems. The first
seminar focused on "Forest Roads in Western North America". *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7157#c31573>…*
IUFRO-SPDC Strengthens Skills Needed in an Increasingly Complex World
[image: Photo and quote by Haiwen WU, Chinese Academy of Forestry]
Learn about the online course "Systematic Evidence Evaluation on Forest
Landscape Restoration", a collaboration between IUFRO's Special Programme
for Development of Capacities (IUFRO-SPDC) and the University of Oxford,
UK. Participants were introduced to software and tools required for
systematic reviews of forest-related science. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7157#c31572>…*
Governance and Restoration of Forest Heritage Systems
[image: Photo showing Damage by contemporary forestry extraction, North
Yorkshire, England. Photo by Ian Rotherham]
As part of the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the European
Landscape Convention, IUFRO Research Group 9.03.00 Forest History and
Traditional Knowledge organized a special session to address issues of
forest landscape heritage with partners across Europe, and from elsewhere
around the world. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7157#c31570>…*
Four Operational Challenges to Landscape Restoration in Latin America
[image: Photo showing the use of remote sensing and Collect Earth to
monitor landscape restoration in Nicaragua. Photo by René Zamora Cristales,
World Resources Institute]
This webinar, which was kindly hosted and supported by the World Resources
Institute, Initiative 20x20, IUFRO Research Group 3.09.00 Sustainable
Operations for Forest Landscape Restoration, and the International Society
of Tropical Foresters, showcased innovative strategies to overcome four
operational challenges for establishing, managing, and implementing
restoration. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7157#c31569>…*
Seminar Kick-off Meeting: Global Forest Monitoring Using Satellite Data
[image: Photo showing Matt Hansen presenting recent findings during the
online seminar. Screenshot provided by Henrik Hartmann.]
The first in a series of online meetings organized by the IUFRO Task Force
Monitoring Global Tree MortalityPatterns and Trends was a great success. It
was attended by 396 participants from 59 countries worldwide. Among the
speakers was Professor Matt Hansonfrom the University of Maryland, USA, the
organizer of the Global Forest Watch. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7157#c31567>…*
9th International Symposium: Forest and Sustainable Development
[image: Photo showing IUFRO presentation by Bogdan Strimbu (first from the
left) on Youtube.com]
This conference was kindly hosted by the University of Transilvania,
Brasov, Romania, and supported by IUFRO Research Group 4.03.00 Uncertainty
Analysis, Computational Ecology, and Decision Support and IUFRO Working
Party 4.03.02 Machine Learning and Computational Ecology. It addressed
almost all facets of forest research. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7157#c31566>…*
MEDLENTISK – the Next Steps
[image: Photo showing screenshot of Zoom meeting, provided by B. Stiti]
News from INRGREF, Tunisia, a Member Organization of IUFRO: On November 12,
the partners of MEDLENTISK, a project that is aimed to foster the
transmission of knowledge on the mastic tree, a forest resource that can be
found all around the Mediterranean, met again in a video conference to
discuss current and future activities. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7157#c31564>…*
News from IUFRO Headquarters: Welcoming New Team Member Dikshya Devkota
Dikshya Devkota joined the Global Forest Expert Panels Programme (GFEP) as
a Project Manager on November 1, 2020 and has been working from her home
office in the United States so far due to the Covid-19 restrictions. We are
very much looking forward to meeting her in person in Vienna soon. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7157#c31563>…*
Dr. Richard Guldin Received Sir William Schlich Memorial Award
[image: Photo showing Rich Gulding with award. Photo provided by Rich
Guldin]
On October 29, Dr. Richard Guldin was presented this prestigious award of
the Society of American Foresters (SAF) in recognition of his outstanding
contributions to the field of forestry. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7157#c31562>…*
Obituary: Dr. Maliwan Haruthaithanasan
[image: Photo showing Maliwan Haruthaithanasan. Photo provided by Viktor
Bruckman]
IUFRO officeholder Dr. Maliwan Haruthaithanasan, director of Kasetsart
Agricultural and Agro-industrial Product Improvement Institute (KAPI) of
Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, passed away on 29 November 2020.
The international forestry community has lost a visionary mind, but perhaps
more importantly, a great colleague, friend and mother. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7157#c31561>…*
Publications
Enabling Factors to Scale Up Forest Landscape Restoration: The Roles of
Governance and Economics - Full Report with Case Studies
For this study by Stephanie Mansourian WWF and IUFRO have come together to
push the forest restoration agenda forward using their combined scientific,
policy and field implementation expertise. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7157#c31560>…*
UN Research Roadmap for the COVID-19 Recovery
"The Roadmap is a commitment and a guide to make use of research to
determine how COVID-19 socio-economic recovery efforts can be purposefully
designed to stimulate equity, resilience, sustainability and progress
towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)." *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7157#c31559>…*
Future Specialized Forestry Education for Africa
[image: Photo showing Sokoine University of Agriculture. Photo: Facebook]
This paper by Professor A. B. Temu, Professor S. A. O. Chamshama and
Professor A. D. Yaye cross-examines Africa's state of forestry education.
Major changes in African forestry education including expansion into
several forestry-related degree programs are needed in order to address
future needs. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7157#c31558>…*
Rediscovering the Contributions of Forests and Trees to Transition Global
Food Systems
[image: Photo showing Baobab fruit. Photo by Nici Keil on Pixabay]
This paper by James L. Chamberlain, Dietrich Darr and Kathrin Meinhold uses
examples of various plants, such as baobab, to explore ways forests and
trees provide for food security and nutrition and illustrate elements of a
framework to encourage integration of forests and trees. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7157#c31557>…*
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