Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:

Below is Issue 2 of IUFRO News 2025, volume 54. Past editions of the newsletter can be found at: https://www.iufro.org/iufro-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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IUFRO News Vol. 54, Issue 2 / ISSN 2501-2432

Meeting Reports

The Second International Young Scientist Forum: Bamboo Resources in a Changing Climate

The "Second International Young Scientist Forum - Bamboo Resources in a Changing Climate" was held on December 12-13, 2024, in Hangzhou,…

Forest Operations: A Tool for Forest Management

The FORAC research consortium of Université Laval in collaboration with IUFRO Division 3 invited Dr. Han-Sup Han, Professor from Northern…

International Days

CPW Committed to Advancing Sustainable Wildlife Management Through Strategic Cooperation

On 3 March, World Wildlife Day 2025, the Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW) - a coalition of…

International Day of Forests: Celebrating forests and foods on 21 March

In 2025, forests and foods is the theme for the day, celebrating the crucial roles of forests in food security, nutrition and livelihoods.…

News for IUFRO News?

If you are an IUFRO officeholder or member, please share your news with us.

Closing date for the Feb/Mar issue: 28 March!

News from the Network

Putting Science at the Center is Vital for Conservation

The second round of the UN Biodiversity Conference, COP16, concluded on February 28 in Rome, with an agreement to raise the funds needed to…

Towards Effective Pangolin Conservation in Benin

The situation of pangolins in Benin, particularly the white-bellied pangolin, highlights the complex interplay…

Publications from the Network

My wild ideas about future forestry management

Dr. Swoyambhu Man Amatya, Deputy Coordinator of the IUFRO Agroforestry Research Group and Chairperson of the Nepal Chapter of the International…

Regional adaptation of integrated pest management to control invasive forest insects

Increasingly, invasive insect pests affect multiple geographic areas, and integrated pest management (IPM) programs developed in one region are…

Listen to Branching Out: the Forest Podcast!

IUFRO Division 3: the 'how' of forestry

In the latest episode of Branching Out: the Forest Podcast, hosts Jose Bolaños and Dante Bertocci discuss with René Zamora-Cristales the importance of sustainable forest management and restoration. They explore how Division 3's work in forest operations goes beyond timber harvesting to include biodiversity conservation and the use of AI technology. Tune in to learn how careful planning and local expertise are crucial for meeting global restoration targets.

Listen at: https://www.iufro.org/podcast

News from IUFRO Headquarters

IUFRO Headquarters Executive Team Update

Significant changes within the IUFRO HQ management team came into effect at the beginning of this year: Michael Kleine supports IUFRO as…

New IUFRO Task Forces Address Timely Topics

The IUFRO Board has now approved 12 new Task Forces, while the most recently established Task Force on Precision Pest Management (PPM) in…

First Woman President at Italian Academy of Forest Sciences

Professor Susanna Nocentini, professor emerita of silviculture and forest management at…

IUFRO Scientists Mentor 2025 Restoration Stewards

Launched in 2020 by the Global Landscapes Forum and the Youth in Landscapes Initiative, the Restoration Stewards program aims to support the…

Obituary Dr. Robert "Bob" Szaro

We are sad to inform you that Dr. Robert ("Bob") Chester Szaro passed away on February 6, 2025. Born in New York in 1949, he was a graduate…

2025 Global Webinar Series: Sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches

This 2025 global webinar series by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations will cover topics ranging from data, policies and…

Events

Intercropped plantation and doubling of farmer’s income

Agroforestry is a sustainable land use agricultural practice which combines growing trees and agricultural crops including Medicinal and…

International IUFRO Conference: Socioeconomic changes and challenges in the forest sector: acknowledging the role of managerial economics and accounting

Forests are at the center of global efforts to balance economic development with environmental sustainability. Climate change, market fluctuations…

International Conference of KSFE-FETEC 2025

The KSFE-FETEC 2025 conference will share and discuss the latest scientific…

8th International Conference on Processing Technologies for the Forest and Bio-based Products Industries (PTF BPI)

Join the 8th International Conference on Processing Technologies for the Forest and Bio-based Products Industries (PTF…

Positions

Full Professorship (W3) for Fire Ecology // 6 April 2025

The Department of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Environment and Natural…

Professor (full tenure) in silviculture with focus on silvicultural systems // 29 April 2025

The Department of Forest Ecology and Management of the Faculty of Forest Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is inviting…

The New Forest Invasion Synthesis Centre of CZU is hiring!

The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) is hosting a new socio-ecological synthesis center aimed at advancing the scientific…

Research Associate (Natural Resources and Climate Change) // 17 April 2025

The Observatory for Forests and Just Transitions is a £1.3 million research programme, funded by the Ford Foundation. The Observatory will…

Other Announcements / Publications

UN Paper Shares Perspectives on Evidence-based Solutions for SDGs

The UN Secretariat has issued a paper that examines governance and institutional perspectives on advancing sustainable, inclusive, science-,…

Call for nominations of experts for second global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services

The Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), in decision IPBES-11/1, approved the…

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