Dear Meliaceae Working party: Below is the IUFRO Issue 10/11 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, Nov 6, 2018 at 11:59 AM Subject: IUFRO NEWS 10/11, 2018 To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder &lt;mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com&gt; [image: IUFRO News] Double Issue 10/11, 2018 IUFRO NEWS 10/11, 2018 Dear IUFRO Officeholder: We are happy to present to you double issue 10/11 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! 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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; * *Forest Landscapes in Times of Changing Climate and Water Resources* There is still a critical lack of information and expertise for the successful implementation of Adaptive Measures, scientists conclude at the joint workshop of the IUFRO Task Forces "Forest Adaptation and Restoration under Global Change" and "Forests, Soil and Water Interactions" Corvallis, U.S.A. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28068>… *New Frontiers in Forecasting Forests * The ability to accurately predict future forest growth and structure, and the yields and quality of diverse products from these forests, is an essential part of forest management. A meeting on "New Frontiers in Forecasting Forests (NFFF)" in Stellenbosch, South Africa, in September discussed advances in models predicting future attributes of forests. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28067>… *Community Involvement: The Key to Successful Adoption of New Education Tools* The 2018 meeting of IUFRO's Working Party on "Extension and Knowledge Exchange" held in Christchurch, New Zealand, 9-13 September, placed the focus on technology and how to increase adoption of such by stakeholders and communities. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28066>… *A New Concept of Community Forestry* The first International Conference on Technology for Sustainable Development (ICTSD) 2018 in Yogyakarta-Indonesia in October included a cluster on Forestry and Environment. There participants discussed the current paradigm shift in community forestry from subsistence need to commercial business. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28065>… *Vegetative Propagation of Trees for Complementing Seed-based Strategies* The 5th International Conference of IUFRO's Working Party on "Somatic embryogenesis and other vegetative propagation technologies" placed the focus on "Clonal Trees in the Bioeconomy Age: Opportunities and Challenges". The conference took place from 10-15 September 2018 in Coimbra, Portugal. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28064>… *Managing Eucalyptus Plantations under Global Changes* Eucalypt plantations cover approximately 25 million hectares worldwide and are expanding rapidly. However, there is a need for the management of these plantations to adapt to imminent changes. Against this background, a conference on "Managing Eucalyptus Plantations under Global Changes" was held in Montpellier, France. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28063>… *African Forest Policies and Politics* The first IUFRO conference on "African Forest Policies and Politics" (AFORPOLIS conference 2018) was coordinated by the new IUFRO Working Party on "African forest politics and governance" and the AFORPOLIS initiative. It sought to advance cutting-edge knowledge on the emergence and evolution of forestland governance. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28062>… *Forest Science for a Sustainable Forestry and Human Wellbeing in a Changing World* In September the Marin Drăcea National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry (INCDS), Romania, organized an International Scientific Conference in Bucharest. Discussions focused mainly on increasing the visibility of forest science in the global change research policy. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28071>… *On Safeguarding Functional Beech Forest Ecosystems* The 11th International Beech Symposium of IUFRO's Working Party on "Ecology and silviculture of beech" was held at Tuscia University in Viterbo, Italy, in September, under the theme of "Natural and Managed Beech Forests as Reference Ecosystems for the Sustainable Management of Forest Resources and the Conservation of Biodiversity". *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28072>… *5th Edition of PTF BPI Conference* The 5th International Conference on Processing Technologies for the Forest and Biobased Industries in Freising/Munich, Germany, addressed themes such as cascading use of wood integrated in circular economy, implementation of industry 4.0, data acquisition and lean management, nanotechnology and 3D printing. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28073>… *Women as Agents of Change* Gun Lidestav, Coordinator of IUFRO's Research Group on "Gender and forestry", represented IUFRO at a High-Level Side Event of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly on "Adapting to Climate Change – Empowering women through sustainable management of natural resources". *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28074>… *Other Information* Further Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28075> Announcements <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28076> Publications <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28061> Positions <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28060> Courses <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28059> IUFRO Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28058> Other Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6720#c28057> *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 10/11* *, 2018, published in early November 2018by IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 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/ <https://www.iufro.org/> If you wish to unsubscribe from IUFRO News, please send us a short note by e-mail (burger(at)iufro.org &lt;burger(a)iufro.org&gt;).Imprint: https://www.iufro.org/legal/#c10402 <https://www.iufro.org/legal/#c10402>*