Dear Meliaceae Working party: Below is the IUFRO NEWS 1, 2019. Past editions of the newsletter can be found at: *https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/ <https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/>* Regards, Sheila Ward ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IUFRO Headquarters &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt; Date: Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 5:43 AM Subject: [IUFRO Div 8] IUFRO NEWS 1, 2019 To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News &lt;div8(a)lists.iufro.org&gt; [image: IUFRO News] Issue 1, 2019 IUFRO NEWS 1, 2019 Dear Reader of IUFRO News: We are happy to present to you issue 1 of IUFRO News 2019, volume 48. The newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/. You are welcome to pass on this newsletter to your colleagues! To find out more about IUFRO, just visit https://www.iufro.org and follow our blog http://blog.iufro.org/, Twitter: @iufro <http://twitter.com/IUFRO> and IUFRO Facebook entries <https://www.facebook.com/iufro>. Enjoy the read! Alexander Buck *IUFRO Executive Director * *See you at the XXV IUFRO World Congress, Curitiba, Brazil, 29 Sep-5 Oct 2019: *http://iufro2019.com/ *IUFRO News is widely distributed among IUFRO Members, officeholders and other interested groups. If you would like to publish in IUFRO News, contribute to the IUFRO website content or promote a publication via IUFRO Spotlight, do not hesitate to contact us at IUFRO Headquarters: office(a)iufro.org &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt;* The Role of Dryland Forests in Central and Northeast Asia An International Workshop on Nursery, Silviculture, Forest Restoration and Sustainable Management in Central Asia and Northeast Asia was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, aiming to identify and promote approaches for the sustainable management of dryland forest ecosystems. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6750#c28361>*… IUFRO World Congress 2019 More than 4000 abstracts have been submitted for the IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba! Authors will be advised if their presentation is accepted by the end of February 2019. *Find out more about the Congress*: http://iufro2019.com/ European Forests – Our Cultural Heritage Cultural landscapes are considered to be a development factor. Their potential has only partly been investigated so far. The IUFRO conference in St. Georgen am Längsee, Austria, highlighted the importance of deepening the knowledge about forest-related cultural heritage and enhancing co-operation between forest and woodland history, including traditional knowledge, and forest and tourist enterprises. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6750#c28359>*… World Wood Day 2019 A variety of programs will be organized during the World Wood Day celebrations under the motto CHANGE on 19-23 March 2019 in Stübing/Graz, Austria, including the 2019 WWD Symposium and the 2nd IUFRO Forest Products Culture Research Group Colloquium, as well as a design competition for IUFRO’s Distinguished Service Award. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6750#c28358>*… Publications This Occasional Paper is the result of a large collaborative effort by fire scientists and practitioners who believe that learning to co-exist with changing fire activity is not only possible but necessary if we, as a global society, are to adapt to climate change and keep our natural and cultural landscapes healthy, resilient, and safe for the next generations.* More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6750#c28346>*… Announcements The video recorded by Swan reviewed Walter Liese’s 65 years of bamboo research and his efforts to promote international cooperation in bamboo. 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