Dear Meliaceae E-lst- See message and video below from IUFRO about World Wood Day. Sheila ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IUFRO Headquarters &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt; Date: Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 2:44 PM Subject: Message by the President and Executive Director of IUFRO To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder &lt;mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com&gt; <http://www.iufro.org/> * International Union of Forest Research Organizations * Message by the President and Executive Director of IUFRO Dear members of the IUFRO Network, dear colleagues, On 21 March the world should be celebrating the International Day of Forests and World Wood Day to draw attention to the importance of forests, trees and forest products for all life on earth. Sadly, most public celebrations had to be cancelled, including the main World Wood Day events, because of the unprecedented health crisis so many countries all over the globe are currently facing. The current pandemic dramatically demonstrates the need for effective collaboration at a global scale and for unbiased scientific evidence. People are now depending on scientists to provide clear explanations, sensible guidance and effective solutions to overcome this crisis and to be better prepared for similar situations in the future. This goes far beyond medical and pharmaceutical research, as the crisis will have major social, economic and environmental consequences. Intense global research collaboration and knowledge-sharing in all fields, including forest sciences, will be more important than ever. Against this background, we would like to assure you that the IUFRO Network is in place to support your collaborative efforts, especially by disseminating relevant news and information through all IUFRO communication channels. IUFRO Headquarters is fully functioning and will be happy to receive and publish reports and announcements for IUFRO News, the blog and our social media (contact: wolfrum(a)iufro.org, burger(a)iufro.org). We would like to wish you and your families all the best in these difficult times, and invite you to watch IUFRO’s short video message recorded for World Wood Day: http://www.worldwoodday.org/2020/home?p=395394559 Kind regards, John Parrotta *IUFRO President * Alexander Buck *IUFRO Executive Director* *______________________________________________ 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 at: 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/>*