Dear Meliaceae Working party: Below is the IUFRO Issue 9 2019 newsletter. Past editions of the newsletter can be found at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/ Regards, Sheila Ward 1.02.04 Deputy Coordinator ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IUFRO Headquarters &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt; Date: Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 12:46 PM Subject: [IUFRO Div 8] IUFRO NEWS 9, 2019 To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News &lt;div8(a)lists.iufro.org&gt; [image: IUFRO News] Issue 9, 2019 IUFRO NEWS 9, 2019 Dear Reader of IUFRO News: We are happy to present to you issue 9 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>. 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;* White Pine Blister Rust in the Focus [image: Photo showing Ward Strong & Richard Sniezko at Peyto Lake, Banff during post-conference fieldtrip. Photo provided by Richard A. Sniezko.] The IUFRO 2019 Joint Conference on Genetics of Five-needle Pines & Rusts of Forest Trees in Invermere, British Columbia, Canada, focused particularly on breeding and genetic conservation of 5-needle pines, with special reference to screening and genetics programs for resistance to white pine blister rust (*Cronartium ribicola*). *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29208>…* Transforming Approaches to Forests and Forestry through Traditional and Local Knowledges A major objective of the conference of the IUFRO Working Party on *Traditional forest knowledge in temperate and boreal regions* in Vancouver, Canada, was to give all participants some practice in building sincere and equitable relationships, in which the traditional knowledge, perspectives, and authority of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) are as valued as scientific data gathering and interpretation techniques. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29207>…* First Meeting of the IUFRO-GFEP Global Forest Expert Panel on Forests and Poverty [image: Photo showing GFEP panel plenary session. Photo: Andre Purret.] The GFEP on Forests and Poverty will contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by highlighting the nexus between SDG 1 on ending poverty and SDG 15 on life on land, as well as relevant links to SDG 8 on decent work and economic growth, and SDG 10 on reduced inequalities. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29206>…* XXV IUFRO World Congress: Some Sessions You Should Put on Your Schedule Did you know that in addition to the core scientific sessions that revolve around the five Congress themes there is a sixth category of events relating to the cross-cutting fields of Communicating, Educating, Networking & Publishing? Have a look at the following selection of sessions that you might consider attending in Curitiba. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29205>…* Making the Most of the Congress [image: Photo showing Expo Unimed theater. Photo: Astrid Tippel.] You will get to know the facilities available at Expo Unimed in Curitiba and you will be introduced to the "best practice" of exchanging information, making contacts with fellow researchers, building partnerships for research projects through involvement in IUFRO activities. You will also learn about the Congress mentoring program set up by IUFRO and the International Forestry Students’ Association IFSA. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29204>…* Forests and Climate Change - Science in Dialogue [image: Photo showing autumn leave. Photo: Benedikt Geyeron on Pixabay.] On the first day of the IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba, right after the Opening Ceremony, scientists and stakeholders will focus on the role of forests and forest products in mitigating global warming and its consequences in a plenary session. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29203>…* Directors' Forum: Knowledge Transfer in Forest Science as a Management Strategy [image: Photo showing mobile phone showing a picture of a forest. Photo: Esa Riutta on Pixabay.] University forest faculties as well as government forest research institutions are increasingly challenged to justify their programs by showing that their research activities make a difference, especially with respect to practitioners. This subplenary session will showcase and discuss best practices of knowledge transfer. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29202>…* Wangari Maathai "Forest Champions" Award The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is awarding one extraordinary individual for improving our forests and the lives of people who depend on them! Meet the winner of the 2019 edition of this prestigious award! Listen to his/her inspiring success story. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29211>…* Cooperation for Sustainability - Statements by IUFRO Partners [image: Photo showing Sacred tree, Indonesia. Photo: Geoff Roberts.] The IUFRO2019 World Congress offers a great opportunity for IUFRO to strengthen and highlight partnerships with forest-related governmental and non-governmental institutions. This session will provide a great chance to learn about the important supporters and partners of IUFRO and showcase IUFRO's work at the science/policy interface. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29212>... Forest Communicators' Forum: The Big Bang in Forest Communication Join this groundbreaking sub-plenary session with communicators from around the world, including Robert Grace, expert from M&C Saatchi Abel, and learn about working with journalists, communicating with decision-makers, why gender matters in your communication campaigns and more! *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29213>*…* Forest Landscape Restoration Implementation – Progress on the Ground The IUFRO-led "FLR Snapshot" project aims at an independent scientific exploration of efforts contributing to forest landscape restoration (FLR) in selected landscapes in these nine Bonn Challenge countries. The first major milestone in sharing results of the project will take place in a side event at the XXV IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba, Brazil. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29214>…* Working Together: What Can the Regional Forest Communicators Networks Do for You? The side event will show how forest communicators networks can help get forest messages across to wider audiences. You will hear success stories and experiences from such networks with a special focus on networks in Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29215>…* New Opportunity for Early-Career Scientists [image: Photo showing scientists working in lab. Photo: Institute of Soil Research (IBF), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU).] The IUFRO-EFI Young Scientists Initiative (YSI) is a new collaboration between IUFRO and the European Forest Institute (EFI) and will offer a limited number of grants for short scientific visits in 2020. An opportunity for young scientists from Africa, Asia and Latin America to conduct collaborative research in Europe and *vice versa* during 2020 is now available. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29216>…* Sustainable Development Goals: Their Impacts on Forests and People - Book Launch [image: Photo showing landscape with forest. Photo by Safia Aggarwal, FAO.] At this subplenary session and the subsequent technical session (October 2, 15:30-17:30), the IUFRO Special Project on World Forests, Society and Environment (IUFRO-WFSE) will present the main findings and conclusions of the project’s forthcoming book "Sustainable Development Goals: Their Impacts on Forests and People". *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29217>…* Innovation and Excellence in Emerging Research - IUFRO Student Awards [image: Photo showing light bulb with leave inside. Photo: PIRO4D on Pixabay.] Meet future leading researchers and learn about their perspectives and views on opportunities and challenges for engaging in research in forest sciences. In the course of this subplenary session outstanding young scientists will receive the IUFRO Outstanding Doctoral Awards and IUFRO Student Awards for Excellence in Forest Sciences. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29218>…* Publications A special issue of *Forestry* has now been published to present results from the IUFRO 8th Wind and Trees Conference: "Understanding the interactions between wind and trees: an introduction to the IUFRO 8th Wind and Trees Conference (2017)". *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29201>…* Other Information Publications <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29201> Positions and Fellowship Programs <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29199> IUFRO Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29197> Other Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6871#c29196> IUFRO Website Features IUFRO Blog <http://blog.iufro.org/> Noticeboard <https://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/> Proceedings Archive <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?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 Issue 9* *, 2019, published in September 2019 by IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria. 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