Dear Meliaceae Working party: Below is the 2020 2/3 IUFRO newsletter. Past editions of the newsletter can be found at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/ Sheila Ward Deputy Coordinator ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IUFRO Headquarters &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt; Date: Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 3:38 AM Subject: IUFRO NEWS 2/3, 2020 To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder &lt;mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com&gt; [image: IUFRO News] Issue 2/3, 2020 IUFRO NEWS 2/3, 2020 Dear IUFRO Officeholder: Amid the global anxiety surrounding the present COVID-19 pandemic, we trust that you, your families and colleagues are taking the necessary precautions to remain well. Although many upcoming IUFRO activities and events have had to be postponed or cancelled, we are encouraged by the extraordinary level of communications that continues among IUFRO units via email, social media and online conferencing. These activities, along with your continued communications with IUFRO Headquarters, keep our global network thriving despite the uncertainties of these times. For this, we are most grateful. Best wishes, John Parrotta, *IUFRO President* and Alexander Buck, *IUFRO Executive Director* *IUFRO News Double Issue 2&3 newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at:* https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/ *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>. *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;* International Day of Forests Forests are home to about 80% of the world's terrestrial biodiversity. Biodiversity is under serious threat from deforestation, forest degradation and climate change. Managing forests sustainably, and restoring them when needed, is crucial for people, biodiversity and climate. Forest Landscape Restoration Implementation: Lessons learned from selected landscapes in Africa, Asia and Latin America IUFRO Occasional Paper 33: A publication prepared by contributors to the FLR Snapshot Scientific Analysis Project led by the IUFRO Special Programme for Development of Capacities (IUFRO-SPDC). *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29826>…* IUFRO Starts Follow-up Study on Biodiversity, Forest Management, and REDD+ [image: Photo by Peter Tarasiewicz.] The United Nations have declared 2020 the "super year" for biodiversity and, accordingly, the theme of this year's International Day of Forests is "forests and biodiversity". Against this background, IUFRO is announcing the start of a comprehensive review and update process of its global assessment. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29825>…* IUFRO-led Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP) Met in Nairobi to Discuss Forest and Poverty Interlinkages Following a first meeting of the GFEP Expert Panel on Forests and Poverty in late August 2019, the main authors of the upcoming GFEP assessment report met 29-31 January 2020 at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29824>…* Forest Research Innovation Potential in National and International Scenarios [image: IUFRO President John Parrotta signs the visiting scientist book of CREA Research Centre for Forestry and Wood at the presence of the Director Piermaria Corona. Photo provided by J Parrotta.] The workshop on 29 January 2020 at CREA Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, Arezzo, Italy, aimed to promote hands-on networking and exchanges about innovation and developing priorities among the forest research community. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29823>…* News from IUFRO Headquarters *Janice Burns Assumes New Position as IUFRO-SPDC Deputy Coordinator* In support of the expanding scope of work and diversity of activities, we are pleased to report that Ms Janice Burns from Canada, who has been involved in IUFRO-SPDC activities since 2016, has agreed to assume the position of IUFRO-SPDC Deputy Coordinator. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29821>… [image: Photo by Gerda Wolfrum, IUFRO.] *IFSA-IUFRO Workshop at the IUFRO HQ* *I*In the week of the International Day of Forests, we would like to shine a light on the future of our forests, namely, forestry students. IUFRO hosted a workshop for IFSA officials on the 5th of February at the IUFRO Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29820>…* Publications Photo by Willfried Wende, Pixabay. *Climate Change and Sustainable Supply of Softwood. An Outlook for the 21st Century. The Case of Central Europe.* In pursuit of IUFRO's strategic goal of providing analysis, insights and options for practical use by stakeholders, IUFRO started to intensify cooperation with the forest industry. * More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29818>…* [image: IUFRO Vice-President Shirong Liu at 2019 IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba, Brazil. Photo courtesy of Congress Organizing Committee.] *IUFRO Task Forces: A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Addressing Forest Challenges around the Globe* This is the first in a series of IUFRO Spotlight articles that will highlight the work of IUFRO Task Forces. Current forest-related challenges are best addressed from a multi-disciplinary perspective. That's one of the primary reasons underlying the IUFRO Task Forces (TFs). *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29817>…* *Forest Education in Japan* Historical Review; Current Forestry Practices, Forest Management, and Wood Processing Education; and Future Expectations - Tama Forest Science Garden. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29816>… Other Information Other publications <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29830> Awards <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29833> News from IUFRO Members and Partner Organizations <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29836> Position Announcements <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29837> Courses <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29838> IUFRO Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29806> Other Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6948#c29805> IUFRO Website Features IUFRO Blog <http://blog.iufro.org/> Noticeboard <https://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/> Proceedings Archive <https://www.iufro.org/publications/proceedings/> 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 2/3* *, 2020, published in March 2020 by IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria. 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