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IUFRO News 2/3, 2024
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you Double Issue 2&3 of IUFRO News 2024, volume 53!
The newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at: http://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
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Please also share with us any changes of contact person(s) and email address(es) of your organization(s)! Issue 4 of IUFRO News will be dedicated to IUFRO World Congress Awardees. You are invited to submit news items to issue 5 to be published in May. Please submit your proposed content by 22 April 2024 to office(at)iufro.org and refer to "IUFRO News 5 of 2024". Happy International Day of Forests!
Enjoy the read,
Alexander Buck
IUFRO Executive Director
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International Day of Forests 2024: Forests and Innovation – New Solutions for a Better World
The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. The theme for each International Day of Forests is chosen by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), of which IUFRO is a member. The theme for 2024 is forests and innovation. More…
Innovation Is at the Heart of the IUFRO World Congress 2024 in Stockholm
Innovation is a cross-cutting topic at the Congress, encompassing all types of innovation, not only the development of new forest products or the use of novel technological and digital tools, but also innovative forest education, new business models, policy innovations, institutional and social innovations. More…
New Report on the Future of Wood Supply in Europe Highlights Importance of Innovation
On the occasion of the International Day of Forests themed "Forests and Innovation", IUFRO proudly presents a new evidence-based synthesis report titled "Europe's wood supply in disruptive times". The report was published on 14 March as IUFRO World Series Vol. 42 by TEAMING UP 4 FORESTS, a science-business platform initiated by IUFRO and Mondi Group. More…
Webinar: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated on 11 February every year. To recognize the contribution that women make to forest health research, Division 7 organized a webinar event on 12 and 13 February. More…
Webinar: AI in Forest Education
AI has been a hot topic since the launching of ChatGPT last winter. Especially among teachers, students in schools and at universities an active discussion has emerged. The IUFRO webinar on 23 January 2024 offered a briefing what AI services such as ChatGTP are all about. More…
Forest Knowledge Exchange: Advancing Innovation with Tradition
Professionals who work with stakeholders on education and knowledge exchange have a plethora of new and emerging educational technology tools at their disposal today. The Forest Knowledge Exchange conference on October 8-14, 2023, in Padua, Italy, focused specifically on advancing innovation with tradition. More…
2023 IUFRO International Symposium on Pine Wilt Disease
Pine wilt disease has become a serious threat to the health of pine forests in Europe and Asia. The 2023 IUFRO International Symposium on Pine Wilt Disease on October 25-28, 2023, in Nanjing, China mainly addressed the prevention, theory, technology and management of pine wilt disease. More…
Forest Mensuration and Modelling Chat on Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Ghana
The webinar titled "Assessment of Deforestation and Forest Degradation in CREMAs in the Northern Savanna Zone of Ghana" was part of the webinar series "Forest Mensuration and Modelling Chats" hosted by Research Group 4.01.00. The guest speaker was Dr. Stella Britwum Acquah, Senior Research Scientist, CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana. More…
Role and Fate of Forest Ecosystems in a Changing World
Air pollution and climate change are tightly linked, and remain a threat to natural ecosystems, urging for international cooperation and unified research efforts. For the first time, the biennial conference of Research Group 8.04.00 was held in Southeast Asia. It took place in Bangkok, Thailand. More…
The Roots of Innovation – Setting the Course for Innovation and Sustainable Growth in the Forest Sector
FOREST EUROPE organized a webinar on 14 March 2024 in the run-up to the International Day of Forests 2024, with the theme 'Forests and Innovation'. Veronika Juch, coordinator for the Secretariat of the European Wood Policy Platform (woodPoP) hosted by IUFRO, was one of the speakers at the event. More…
What Forest Model Do We Want in Europe?
On 14 March, Nelson Grima, Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO's Science-Policy Programme, spoke at an event in San Sebastián, Spain, organized by Unión de Selvicultores del Sur de Europa (USSE). He delivered a talk titled "Forests in a global policy context". More…
News from IUFRO-WFSE: World Congress Session Plans / Web story on Finland's Support to Forests in Global South
IUFRO's Special Project on World Forests, Society and Environment (IUFRO-WFSE) is organizing a session at the IUFRO 2024 World Congress based on the forthcoming WFSE book "Restoring Forests and Trees for Sustainable Development: Policies, Practices, Impacts, and the Ways Forward". Also read an interview with Coordinator Pia Katila. More…
IUFRO Podcast Episode 5: Forests for Sustainable Societies
The fifth episode of Branching out: the forest podcast is out! This episode takes you on a captivating 30-minute exploration into the role of forests in shaping sustainable societies. This edition, featuring extended content, offers a deeper dive into the connections between nature, people, and sustainable development. More… |
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