8:46 a.m.
Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party:
Below is the IUFRO NEWS issue 2/3 2022 newsletter. Past editions of the
newsletter can be found at:
https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Associate Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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Date: Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 7:27 AM
Subject: IUFRO NEWS 2/3, 2022
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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Issue 2/3, 2022
IUFRO NEWS 2/3, 2022
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you Double Issue 2&3 of IUFRO News 2022, volume
51!
This issue of IUFRO News Issue is also available for download as a PDF or
Word file at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
*Please share this newsletter widely with your colleagues and interested
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share any changes of contact person(s) and email address(es) of your
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In light of the shocking events in Ukraine, we would like to inform you
that IUFRO fully endorses the Statement by the International Science
Council and has now also issued a Letter by the IUFRO President and
Executive Director at:
https://www.iufro.org/news/article/2022/03/08/letter-by-the-iufro-president…
.
Best wishes,
Alexander Buck
*IUFRO Executive Director*
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Forest Products Research to Advance Sustainable Consumption and Production
[image: Photo showing wooden building blocks. Photo by Marcello Gennari on
Pixabay]
Read interviews with IUFRO Research Group Coordinators Anne Toppinen and
Rick Bergman and find out, among other things, what consumers expect from
forest products, especially wood, how they can be sure to buy wood from
sustainable sources, and why international and transdisciplinary
cooperation is important. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33865> … *
Inspire for the Future – The Role of Forests in Ensuring Sustainable
Production and Consumption
To mark the International Day of Forests on 21 March, FAO, IUFRO and IUFRO
World Congress 2024 | SLU are jointly organizing a high-level hybrid event
including an international expert panel discussion at the Swedish Pavilion *The
Forest* at Expo 2020, Dubai. Registration now open! *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33861>…*
Climate Change Impacts European Forests – How Science and Business can
Respond
[image: Photo showing Participants of the Think Tank Meeting
(non-exhaustive). Photo by IUFRO.]
Latest research shows that the Pan-European region will face further and
increasingly rapid and widespread climate change, significantly impacting
forests and the entire forest sector alike. A summary document of the first
IUFRO-MONDI Partnership Think Tank Meeting with key messages is now
available! *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33860> …*
Working Party Mentoring Program: "Soft Skills" for Graduate Students
[image: Photo showing Program participant Hao Yu who kindly provided this
photo.]
The first initiative of the mentoring program of Working Party 7.03.16 is a
webinar series highlighting the work of graduate students from around the
world in the disciplines of Behavioural and Chemical Ecology of Forest
Insects. After two successful webinars including best presenter contests,
another webinar will follow on 28 March! *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33859> …*
News from IUFRO Members
Yale International Society of Tropical Forester Conference Examines
Critical Questions for the UN Decade on Restoration
The Yale School of the Environment’s chapter of the International Society
of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) hosted its 28th annual ISTF conference, fully
virtual for the second time. Over 40 presenters spoke at the conference.
IUFRO President John Parrotta delivered the opening keynote! *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33855> …*
The Deputy Mayor of the Lilongwe City Council, Councilor Esther Sagawa,
Launches the Forest Restoration of the Lingadzi Riverine in Lilongwe
[image: Photo showing Deputy Mayor planting mbawa tree (Khaya anthotheca).
Photo by Harold Kangoli]
The project aims to plant and sustainably manage 7,300 native riverine tree
species on 24 hectares of degraded land. The design, implementation and
monitoring of the project is facilitated by the Lilongwe Chapter of the
Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), an initiative of Malawi’s Centre for Applied
Systems Analysis (CASA) in collaboration with IUFRO. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33854> …*
Announcements
IUFRO Says Goodbye to Spotlight and Thanks Bob Burt!
[image: Photo showing Bob Burt at IUFRO Anniversary Congress. Photo: IUFRO.]
After ten years and 92 issues of Spotlight, IUFRO has decided to strike a
new path and develop other communication products, most likely a series of
podcasts. Sadly, this also means that ten years of excellent collaboration
with our Canadian science writer Bob Burt have come to an end. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33851> …*
Marcus Wallenberg Prize – Nomination Period
[image: Photo showing Marcus Wallenbarg Medal. Picture from MWP website.]
The nomination period for the Marcus Wallenberg Prize is now open!
Individuals and institutions, globally, are welcome to nominate candidates
for the Marcus Wallenberg Prize until 30 April 2022. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33850> …*
Winners of Forest Change-Maker Competition
[image: Screenshot of picture published on competition website: Analí
Bustos, Argentina]
Through the World Forestry Congress “forest change-maker competition”, 60
young people from over 35 countries spread across the world submitted short
videos showcasing how they are positively impacting their communities and
forest ecosystems. IUFRO was represented in the jury. Find out who the six
winners are! *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33849> …*
Obituary: Prof Dr. habil. Silv. Dr. h.c Horst Kurth
[image: Photo: IUFRO.]
The eminent German forest scientist Professor Horst Kurth passed away at
the age of 92. Since the 1960s Professor Kurth had been actively involved
in international forest science cooperation. In IUFRO he coordinated
Working Party 4.04.03 - *SilvaPlan: Forest management planning
terminology *from
1991 to 1995. *More* <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33868>* …*
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