11:50 a.m.
Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is Issue 3 of IUFRO News 2023, volume 52. Past editions of the
newsletter can be found at:
https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Assoc. Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04 - Sustainable management and genetic resources in Meliaceae
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-1/10000/10200/10204/
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Issue 3, 2023
IUFRO News 3, 2023
Dear Reader of IUFRO News:
We are happy to present to you Issue 3 of IUFRO News 2023, volume 52!
This issue of IUFRO News is also available for download as a PDF or Word
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Finally, let me draw your attention to *Branching Out: The Forest Podcast*.
The first episode of the new IUFRO Podcast series will be launched later
this April. We will keep you informed!
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Alexander Buck
*IUFRO Executive Director*
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Towards A Better Understanding of Forest-Health Relations
[image: Photo showing the drawing of a landscape at sunrise, with a river.
Illustration by Karin Grönberg for IUFRO-GFEP.]
In line with the theme of International Day of Forests 2023 "Forests and
Health", IUFRO-GFEP launched the most comprehensive global assessment to
date of the links between forests and human health. The report emphasizes
the important contribution of forests and trees to the UN 2030 Agenda and
the SDGs, particularly Goal 3. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7538#c35654>…*
Global Reviews on Forest Management and Provision of Hydrological Functions
[image: Photo showing a lake with very clear water and a forest on the
shore. Photo IUFRO, Gerda Wolfrum]
World Water Day (WWD) 2023 was celebrated on 22 March and emphasized the
need to accelerate change to solve the water and sanitation crisis. A new
publication launched on WWD 2023 highlights the critical role that forests
play in sustaining water resources and the importance of managing forests
also with a view to water. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7538#c35652>…*
Celebrating World Wood Day on 21 March
[image: Photo showing woman weaving a basket]
The theme of 2023 was Wood in Cultural Heritage. Listen to the opening
speech of the 2023 celebrations by Howard Rosen, Chairman of the
International Wood Culture Society (IWCS) and Coordinator of IUFRO Research
Group 5.15.00 Forest products culture. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7538#c35651>…*
Linking Forests, Energy and Livelihoods Can Help to Faster Achieve SDGs
More integrated approaches between forests, energy and livelihoods can
accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, according to
a joint Issue Brief published on 4 April 2023 by the UN Forum on Forests
Secretariat (UNFFS), FAO, IUFRO and UNDP. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7538#c35650>…*
New Study on International Forest Governance Initiated
[image: Photo showing Session of United Nations Forum on Forests. Photo
IUFRO, Andre Purret]
In 2010, IUFRO's GFEP published a report on the complexities and challenges
of international forest governance. Since then, these complexities and
challenges have increased in multiple ways. Now IUFRO has initiated a
global scientific follow-up study in the frame of its GFEP Programme. *More*
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7538#c35649>*…*
Tree-based Diversified Land-use Systems: Augmenting Livelihood Security and
Industrial Growth
[image: Photo showing audience of scientific session. Photo: Dr. N.S.
Thakur, Navasari Agriculture University, Gujrat, India]
The conference on tree-based land use systems held on 15-17 February 2023
was kindly hosted by Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari Gujarat,
India, and supported by the Indian Ecological Society, Ludhiana Punjab. It
focused on the field of forestry and tree-based land use systems including
agroforestry. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7538#c35648>…*
Close-to-nature Silviculture: Experiments and Modelling for Forestry
Practice
[image: Photo showing Oak woodland restoration Illinois, USA, after tree
thinning and repeated prescribed fires. Photo Daniel Dey]
Close-to-nature silviculture is considered an alternative approach to
traditional or conventional silviculture. It aims to emulate nature and to
integrate natural processes into management. IUFRO Divisions 1 and 4 joined
forces and hosted an IUFRO All-Division 1 & 4 Online Conference on this
topic on 7 and 8 February 2023. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7538#c35647>…*
Managing Mixtures vs. Monocultures: What Do We Know?
[image: Photo showing audience of scientific session. Photo FAO]
There is often a gap in the information, experience, and genetic material
necessary to implement mixed-species planted forests at scale. To address
this knowledge gap, the FAO, the TreeDivNet network, IPC and the IUFRO Task
Force Resilient Planted Forests organized reviewed the state of the art in
the management of mixed and pure planted forests. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7538#c35646>…*
Forestry Science: Development and Progress Based on the Past
[image: Photo showing audience in scientific session. Photo courtesy of
Croatian Forest Research Institute]
The 1st scientific conference for young scientists of Southeast Europe
"Forestry Science: Development and Progress Based on the Past" held on 10
February 2023 in the city of Jastrebarsko, Croatia offered a great
opportunity for young scientists to present their research and raise
awareness of the important role forests. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7538#c35645>…*
Webinar: Forest Mensuration and Modelling Chat: Amazonia
[image: Photo showing screenshot of the webinar, with a presenation going
on.]
The 28 February edition of the webinar series "Forest Mensuration and
Modelling Chats" was titled "Measuring biomass and carbon stock in forests
of southwestern Amazonia: from science generation to dissemination". The
scientific talk was given by Sabina Cerruto Ribeiro, Associate Professor at
the Federal University of Acre, Brazil. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7538#c35644>…*
Webinar: State-of-the-art NIR Spectroscopy for Wood Science and Technology
[image: Photo showing screenshot of the webinar, with a presenation going
on.]
The webinar of IUFRO WP 5.04.08 Sawing, milling and machining offered
presentations about the development of new optical measurement systems for
the optimization and quality control of processes involved in the
transformation of wood and agricultural products, among other things. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7538#c35643>…*
News from IUFRO-SPDC
[image: Photo showing participants of workshop. Photo by EFD]
Learn about a successful restoration project in Guatemala, find results
from the FLR workshop in Ethiopia online, and read about the GLF
Restoration Stewards 2023 and the role of IUFRO-SPDC in these activities. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7538#c35640>…*
Obituaries
Harold E. Burkhart (1944-2022)
Professor Harold Burkhart was an eminent and beloved figure in the world of
forest science. He made significant contributions to the field through his
innovative research in forest modeling and was well-known for his selfless
dedication as an educator and mentor to aspiring forestry professionals in
the world. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7538#c35637>…*
Othmar Griess (1929-2023)
We are sad to inform the IUFRO community about the passing of DI Dr. Othmar
Griess, IUFRO DSA recipient and former coordinator of several units of
IUFRO Divison 4. In 1995 he received the IUFRO Distinguished Service
Award. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7538#c35636>…*
William (Bill) Manning (1941-2023)
[image: Photo showing Bill Manning, Elena Paoletti and Andrzej Bytnerowicz
(from right to left) at the IUFRO World Congress in South Korea in 2010]
It is with great sadness that we inform you that Prof. William (Bill) J.
Manning, Professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst,
USA, passed away on 4 March 2023. Bill was a widely known and
well-respected scientist who pioneered research on the impacts of air
pollution on plants. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7538#c35635>…*
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