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, May 3, 2017 at 1:16 AM Subject: IUFRO NEWS 4, 2017 To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder &lt;mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com&gt; [image: IUFRO News] Issue 4/2017 IUFRO NEWS 4, 2017 Dear IUFRO Officeholder: We are happy to present to you issue 4 of IUFRO News 2017, volume 46. This is the *125th electronic issue of IUFRO News*! 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! 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Coincidentally, the current issue of IUFRO News is the 125th edition of the electronic newsletter. This presents a perfect opportunity for an interview with IUFRO President Mike Wingfield. *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6469#c26264>… *Update on IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress in Freiburg, Germany!* Find the latest information on registration, program development, newsletters and read the testimonials! *More* <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6469#c26263>… *Towards Optimizing Value in the Bio-economy from Data Driven Decisions* Precision Forestry 2017 is a forum where forest scientists and practitioners from around the world share their research, knowledge, experience, and emerging ideas with the greater forestry community. 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