5:28 p.m.
Dear Meliaceae Working party:
Below is the IUFRO Issue 4 2018 newsletter. Past editions of the newsletter
can be found at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Sheila Ward
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Date: Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 1:10 PM
Subject: IUFRO NEWS 4, 2018
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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Issue 4, 2018
IUFRO NEWS 4, 2018
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you issue 4 of IUFRO News 2018, volume 47. The
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*Improving Forest Health on Commercial Plantations*
Working Party 7.02.13 "Forest Health in Southern Hemisphere Commercial
Plantations" held its first conference from 21-23 March 2018 in Punta del
Este, Uruguay. Important topics such as biosecurity, surveillance,
diagnostics, as well as impacts and management of pests and diseases were
discussed. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6636#c27529>*…
*7th International Gall Symposium*
The 7th International Symposium of Cecidology with the title 'Ecology and
evolution of gall-inducing arthropods' was held between 3 and 8 March 2018
at the Huisun Experimental Forest Station, Nantou County, China-Taipei. The
symposium was co-sponsored by IUFRO Working Party 7.03.02 Gall-forming
insects. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6636#c27528>…
*2018 World Wood Day*
The theme of the 6th annual World Wood Day (WWD) celebrations that took
place on 20-25 March 2018 in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia, was "Life". World
Wood Day is traditionally co-sponsored by IUFRO Research Group 5.15.00 -
Forest Products Culture. The 2019 celebrations will take place in
Stübing/Graz, Austria. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6636#c27527>*…
*The TOOLBOX - Every IUFRO Unit has it!*
The TOOLBOX is a special guide for IUFRO officeholders. You can find it in
the blue box of your IUFRO Unit webpage. It presents all the noteworthy
information about working in the IUFRO network in a clear and concise way.
Your toolbox also contains an updated Powerpoint presentation with a link
to the IUFRO video. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6636#c27532>…
*IUFRO Activities Marking the International Day of Forests and World Water
Day*
An interview with GFEP scientists on the vital role of forest and water
interactions for cities was put online and a new IUFRO Spotlight article on
how urban forest design can improve people's health was published! *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6636#c27533>*…
*Publications*
New on the IUFRO Blog: *The Power of Science to Halt Deforestation*.
Science and research can offer significant contributions to halting
deforestation and increasing the area of healthy forests around the world
in a sustainable manner. *More
<http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6636#c27525>*…
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