Dear Meliaceae Working party: Below is the IUFRO issue 2/3 2018 newsletter. Past editions of the newsletter can be found at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/ Sheila Ward ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: IUFRO Headquarters &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt; Date: Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 6:22 AM Subject: [IUFRO Div 7] IUFRO NEWS 2/3, 2018 To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News &lt;div7(a)lists.iufro.org&gt; [image: IUFRO News] Issue 2/3, 2018 IUFRO NEWS 2/3, 2018 Dear Reader of IUFRO News: We are happy to present to you double issue 2/3 of IUFRO News 2018, volume 47. 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/> 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 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; * *Halting Deforestation Requires a Sound Knowledge Base and Concerted Collective Action* On 20-22 February 2018 the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) held an international conference focused on "Working across Sectors to Halt Deforestation and Increase Forest Area - from Aspiration to Action". IUFRO as a CPF member organization played an important role in shaping the conference representing science and research in a series of sessions. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6623#c27350>… *21 March 2018 - International Day of Forests – Forests and Sustainable Cities* The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. This year's motto of the day is "Let's make our cities greener, healthier, happier places to live!" *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6623#c27349>… *IUFRO Introduces a Thematic Networking Manager* IUFRO hopes to increase the quality of its services to members with the introduction of a Thematic Networking Manager at IUFRO Headquarters. We are very pleased to announce that Ms. Janice Burns, former IFSA-IUFRO Joint Position Holder, is taking on the role of IUFRO Thematic Networking Manager. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6623#c27348>… *Other Information* Positions <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6623#c27344> Publications <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6623#c27345> Courses and Summer Schools <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6623#c27353> Online Survey "Forest Adaptation and Restoration under Global Change" <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6623#c27354> IUFRO Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6623#c27343> Other Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6623#c27342> *IUFRO Website Features* IUFRO Blog <http://blog.iufro.org/> Noticeboard <https://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/> Proceedings Archive <https://www.iufro.org/?id=75> Scientific Summaries <https://www.iufro.org/?id=79> RSS Feeds <https://www.iufro.org/?id=3745> Newsletter Archive <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=147> *IUFRO News Double Issue 2/3* *, 2018, published in March 2018by IUFRO Headquarters, Vienna, Austria.Available for download at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/ <https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/>Contact the editor at office(at)iufro.org <http://iufro.org> or visit <https://www.iufro.org/>www.iufro.org <https://www.iufro.org/> If you do not wish to receive IUFRO News, please send us a short note by e-mail (office(at)iufro.org <http://iufro.org>).Imprint: <https://www.iufro.org/legal/#c10402>www.iufro.org/legal/ <https://www.iufro.org/legal/#c10402>* _______________________________________________ IUFRO Mailing List To post a message to all list members, send email to: div7(a)lists.iufro.org List info and Archive: http://www.iufro.org/science/ iufro-mailing-lists/overview/