Dear Meliaceae Working Party: This announcement from IUFRO might be of interest. Regards, Sheila Ward 1.02.04 Deputy Coordinator ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IUFRO Headquarters &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt; Date: Thu, Oct 8, 2020 at 5:00 AM Subject: [IUFRO Div 1] Join Online Launch of Global Forests & Poverty Assessment on 15 October To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News &lt;div1(a)lists.iufro.org&gt; <https://www.iufro.org/> * International Union of Forest Research Organizations * Join Online Launch of Global Forests & Poverty Assessment on 15 October Dear colleagues, A new and most comprehensive scientific assessment presented by the Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP) on Forests and Poverty reveals critical links between forests, trees and poverty alleviation. The report entitled *“Forests, Trees and the Eradication of Poverty: Potential and Limitations”* and edited by Daniel C Miller, Stephanie Mansourian and Christoph Wildburger will be presented online: Date: *Thursday, 15 October 2020* Time: *4-5:30 pm CEST, Vienna, Austria* Language: *English* Register here: *https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9045009670393049104 <https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9045009670393049104>* The report makes a valuable contribution to achieving the first and foremost of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals aimed at ending poverty. This is even more important in light of the current pandemic under which efforts to fight poverty have suffered a severe setback. Join the launch event to learn more about the key findings and discuss with the authors! *Please see the attached program and-or go to*: *https://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/gfep-initiative/panel-on-forests-and-poverty/ <https://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/gfep-initiative/panel-on-forests-and-poverty/>* Looking forward to seeing you there! Gerda Wolfrum *IUFRO & GFEP Communications* --------------------------------------- *You are receiving this message, because you are an IUFRO member or officeholder or have registered for one of our web-based email distribution lists. **If you wish to unsubscribe from **IUFRO mailings, please email us by replying to this message to burger(at)iufro.org &lt;burger(a)iufro.org&gt;.* *IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria. Website: https://www.iufro.org/ <https://www.iufro.org/> - Email: office(a)iufro.org &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt;* *Imprint: https://www.iufro.org/legal/ <https://www.iufro.org/legal/>* _______________________________________________ IUFRO Mailing List To post a message to all list members, send email to: div1(a)lists.iufro.org List info and Archive: https://www.iufro.org/science/iufro-mailing-lists/list-management/