Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party: Below is Issue 5 of IUFRO News 2022, volume 51. 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 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IUFRO Headquarters &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt; Date: Tue, May 31, 2022 at 1:13 PM Subject: IUFRO NEWS 5, 2022 To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder &lt;mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com&gt; [image: IUFRO News] Issue 5, 2022 IUFRO NEWS 5, 2022 Dear IUFRO Officeholder: We are happy to present to you Issue 5 of IUFRO News 2022, volume 51! 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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;* IUFRO at the 15th World Forestry Congress [image: Photo showing Joint booth of IUFRO World Congress 2024 and IUFRO (Photo IUFRO)] This special issue of IUFRO News focuses on the 15th World Forestry Congress - WFC - and places the focus on activities with IUFRO participation. In addition, this issue includes a section about IUFRO at the 17th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF17). *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34230>…* High-Level Dialogue: Building a Green, Healthy and Resilient Future with Forests [image: Photo showing IUFRO President John Parrotta, USFS (Photo IUFRO)] In a keynote speech, Qu Dongyu, Director General, FAO, highlighted three mutually reinforcing pathways depicted in FAO's State of the World's Forests 2022 report. A panel discussion with IUFRO President John Parrotta as a panelist focused on what needs to be done to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34229>…* CPF Dialogue: Climate Change, Conflicts and Food Insecurity - Forest Solutions to Tackle Effects of Crises [image: Photo showing IUFRO President John Parrotta, USFS (screenshot IUFRO)] In this session John Parrotta, IUFRO, highlighted challenges including overlapping jurisdictions, where communities may have rights to forests, but mining or other industries have their own vested interests. He also drew attention to the impact of corruption, which overrides regulatory frameworks and otherwise robust laws. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34228>…* Forests in a Post-Covid-19 World [image: Photo showing ITTO's Sheam Satkuru speaking and IUFRO's John Parrotta and John Stanturf on the panel. Photo by IISD/ENB, Diego Noguera] This session was moderated by Sheam Satkuru, ITTO, and John Parrotta, IUFRO. In her keynote remarks, Maria Helena Semedo, FAO, highlighted the role forestry can play in a greener post-pandemic future. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34227>…* Sub-theme 5: Managing and communicating forest information, data and knowledge [image: Photo showing Alexander Buck, IUFRO Executive Director (screenshot IUFRO)] Alexander Buck, IUFRO Executive Director, opened the second half of the session 'Strengthening communication and education'. In his keynote he highlighted main findings of the Global Forest Education Project led by FAO, ITTO and IUFRO. He recommended including more forest related topics in primary and secondary curricula, among other things. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34226>…* Sub-theme 6: Setting the stage - landscape approach and cooperation in forest management [image: Photo showing Slide by Tony Simons, CIFOR-ICRAF (screenshot IUFRO)] In a keynote speech, Tony Simons, CIFOR-ICRAF, outlined a method for tracking changes in afforestation over time using direct comparisons of satellite pixels. John Parotta, IUFRO, stressed that in order to account for the full value of forests, methodologies should be expanded to take account of a whole range of ecosystem services, including the social and cultural, besides carbon. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34225>…* IUFRO Joins New R4D Partnership After ten years of collaborative work under the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Forests Trees and Agroforestry (FTA), the historical partners of FTA and a set of joining institutions, including IUFRO, got together to form a new Research for Development (R4D) Partnership, the Forests, Trees and Agroforestry Partnership, which was launched at the World Forestry Congress*. More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34224>…* Ministerial Forum on Sustainable Wood - towards carbon-neutral and resilient economies [image: Photo showing Maria Patek, Austria. Screenshot by IUFRO] At this session high-level government representatives exchanged country experiences, policy perspectives and ambitions on sustainable wood as well as on how to scale-up actions and collaborate on sustainable wood-based pathways. One of the speakers was Maria Patek, Austria, Deputy Minister for Forestry and Sustainability. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34223>…* Our Booth in Seoul - A Preview of IUFRO 2024 [image: Photo showing Welcoming the Swedish Ambassador (Photo IUFRO)] IUFRO and the IUFRO World Congress 2024 | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) team had a beautiful booth at the World Forestry Congress in Seoul. There delegates could learn about SLU and IUFRO and, of course, about the IUFRO World Congress 2024: FORESTS AND SOCIETY TOWARDS 2050, to take place in Stockholm, Sweden, on 23-29 June 2024. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34222>…* IUFRO at the 17th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF17) [image: Photo showing IUFRO President John Parrotta speaking at UNFF17] The IUFRO delegation at UNFF17 was led by IUFRO President John Parrotta, accompanied by Andre Purret and Dikshya Devkota from IUFRO Headquarters. Referring to the joint statement of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), IUFRO informed about the progress of the ongoing scientific assessment by the IUFRO-led Global Forest Expert Panel on Forests and Human Health 2023. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34221>…* Launching IUFRO-GFEP Global Report on REDD+ at the World Forestry Congress IUFRO launched its report about the outcomes of more than 10 years of REDD+ implementation at the WFC. This global assessment report, prepared by IUFRO's Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP), showcases the effects of REDD+ implementation on forests, carbon, biodiversity and people. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34220>…* Cameroonian Activist Wins Wangari Maathai Forest Champions' Award 2022 [image: Photo showing winner of Wangari Maathai Award. Photo by Pilar Valbuena/FAO] Through the African Women's Network for Community Management of Forests, which she co-founded in 2009, activist Cécile Ndjebet of Cameroon has become a leading voice, both in Cameroon and internationally, in building global recognition on the importance of gender equality in forest management. The organization now has 20 member countries across Africa. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34219>…* Harnessing the Full Potential of Tertiary Forest Education Globally [image: Photo showing screenshot from session.] During the WFC, IUFRO hosted a side event with FAO and ITTO to present the findings and recommendations of the latest and largest project on global forest education, which has been underway for the last three years and was recently concluded. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34218>…* Forest Skills to Pay the Bills [image: Photo showing audience in session. Photo by Simone Massaro] Over 60 students, policymakers, educators and employment experts came together during the "Forest Skills to Pay the Bills: the juncture of education and employment" hybrid side-event jointly organized by Forest Europe and the EFI-IFSA-IUFRO project on May 6th, 2022, at the XV World Forestry Congress. The event aimed to explore the educational needs towards forest-related employment and green jobs. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34217>…* New Global Network Empowers Young Professionals Across the Forest Sector [image: Photo showing Screenshot: Launching ForYP at WFC, with Elaine Springgay, FAO] The Global Network for Forestry Young Professionals (ForYP) was launched at the World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on Thursday, 5 May. ForYP aims to increase the visibility of young professionals, providing an inclusive space to share ideas, learn, and showcase the contributions of young professionals to the forest sector. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34216>…* New Book on IUFRO Awards [image: Photo showing First copies of the book at the WFC booth of the Asia Forest Institute. (Photo provided by Hosang Kang)] This book describes "Outstanding Science and Services in IUFRO: Three Awards of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations: 1953-2020" and presents short biographical stories of forest scientists who recieved important awards of IUFRO. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34215>…* IWCS Korean Wood Culture Exhibition at WFC [image: Photo showing instruments provided for the booth by Mr. Chung-Sun Ryu. (Photo by IWCS)] The International Wood Culture Society (IWCS) booth at the XV World Forestry Congress (WFC) 2021 in Seoul, Korea was truly a feast for the five senses. The booth was permeated with the smell of wood and the taste of wood culture. Visitors could hear the wood from Korean traditional musical instruments, *more <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34214>…* IUFRO Annual Report 2021 This IUFRO Annual Report looks different from previous reports. After a joint message by the IUFRO President and the Executive Director you will find selected activities from Divisions, Task Forces, Special Programmes and Projects presented under thematic clusters. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34213>…* Other Information IUFRO Meetings <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34209> IUFRO Website Features Noticeboard <https://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/> Proceedings Archive <https://www.iufro.org/publications/proceedings/> Newsletter Archive <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=147> ______________________________________________ *IUFRO News Issue 5, 2022, published in May 2022 by IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria. 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