Dear IUFRO Meliaceae E-list: This edition of the IUFRO Newsletter may be of interest. Other past issues can be found at: http://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/ Regards, Sheila Ward ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: IUFRO Headquarters &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt; Date: Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 9:16 PM Subject: IUFRO NEWS 5&6, 2017 To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder &lt;mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com&gt; [image: IUFRO News] Issue 5&6/2017 IUFRO NEWS 5&6, 2017 Dear IUFRO Officeholder: We are happy to present to you double issue 5&6 of IUFRO News 2017, volume 46. The newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at: http://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 <http://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; * *IUFRO at the 12th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests* The 12th session of the UNFF was held from 1-5 May 2017 in New York at the UN Headquarters. IUFRO was very well represented at UNFF12 both in terms of numbers and visibility – the IUFRO delegation comprised 15 persons including many scientists from various IUFRO units. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6482#c26345>… *Update on IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress in Freiburg, Germany!* The interest in the upcoming IUFRO Anniversary Congress has been so overwhelming that registration has already been closed! If you have already registered, don't miss the post-Congress excursions and visit forests, landscapes and cultural sights in Germany, Switzerland and France! *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6482#c26344>… *Sustainable Restoration of Mediterranean Forests* Forests around the Mediterranean Basin represent an interesting example of what the anthropological influence of civilization can produce in terms of deforestation, adaptation, assisted migration and fragmentation. The Congress on "Sustainable Restoration of Mediterranean Forests" in Palermo, Italy, gave an excellent overview of this situation. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6482#c26343>… *Positive Influence of Green Spaces on Human Health* Green spaces, especially forests, are good for human health. Spending time in natural and cultural landscapes increases not only our personal welfare, but can also reduce the costs for health care by prescribed stays in green areas. These are the main outcomes of the third international conference on "Landscapes and Human Health: Forests, Parks and Green Care" on 17-19 May 2017 in Vienna, Austria. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6482#c26342>… *The Global Teak Study: Analysis, Evaluation and Future Potential of Teak Resources* Teak is one of the most valuable tropical hardwoods of the world. A team of IUFRO scientists and other teak experts have synthesized globally available state-of-the-art scientific information and empirical knowledge on teak and compiled a comprehensive global teak study published as IUFRO World Series 36. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6482#c26348>… *New IUFRO-WFSE Policy Brief* IUFRO-WFSE organized a side event in the UNFF 12 on Tuesday 2 May, 2017, on "Harnessing the potential of community and smallholder forestry for sustainable development goals" and presented a new policy brief on: "Building on synergies: Harnessing community and smallholder forestry for sustainable development goals". *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6482#c26349>… *IUFRO-Japan News No. 120: Highlighting IUFRO-IFSA Relationship* IUFRO-Japan News No. 120 (in Japanese) provides readers with information on the International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA), among other things. It highlights IUFRO’s support of young scientists is highlighted through its strong partnership with the IFSA and its commitment to recognizing outstanding achievement in forest science through academic awards. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6482#c26350>… *IUFRO Annual Report 2016* The online version of the full IUFRO Annual Report 2016 is now available in addition to the short version on the IUFRO website. 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