Dear IUFRO Meliaceae Working Party: Below is the IUFRO NEWS issue 2/3 2022 newsletter. Past editions of the newsletter can be found at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/ Regards, Sheila Ward Associate Coordinator IUFRO WP 1.02.04 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IUFRO Headquarters &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt; Date: Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 7:27 AM Subject: IUFRO NEWS 2/3, 2022 To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder &lt;mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com&gt; [image: IUFRO News] Issue 2/3, 2022 IUFRO NEWS 2/3, 2022 Dear IUFRO Officeholder: We are happy to present to you Double Issue 2&3 of IUFRO News 2022, volume 51! This issue of IUFRO News Issue is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/ *Please share this newsletter widely with your colleagues and interested audiences and publish the link on your organization’s website! *Also kindly share any changes of contact person(s) and email address(es) of your organization(s). In light of the shocking events in Ukraine, we would like to inform you that IUFRO fully endorses the Statement by the International Science Council and has now also issued a Letter by the IUFRO President and Executive Director at: https://www.iufro.org/news/article/2022/03/08/letter-by-the-iufro-president… . Best wishes, Alexander Buck *IUFRO Executive Director* ______________________________________________ *To find out more about IUFRO, visit* https://www.iufro.org *Follow our blog at* https://blog.iufro.org/ *Follow IUFRO on* Twitter <https://twitter.com/IUFRO>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/iufro> and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/iufro_media/> *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;* Forest Products Research to Advance Sustainable Consumption and Production [image: Photo showing wooden building blocks. Photo by Marcello Gennari on Pixabay] Read interviews with IUFRO Research Group Coordinators Anne Toppinen and Rick Bergman and find out, among other things, what consumers expect from forest products, especially wood, how they can be sure to buy wood from sustainable sources, and why international and transdisciplinary cooperation is important. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33865> … * Inspire for the Future – The Role of Forests in Ensuring Sustainable Production and Consumption To mark the International Day of Forests on 21 March, FAO, IUFRO and IUFRO World Congress 2024 | SLU are jointly organizing a high-level hybrid event including an international expert panel discussion at the Swedish Pavilion *The Forest* at Expo 2020, Dubai. Registration now open! *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33861>…* Climate Change Impacts European Forests – How Science and Business can Respond [image: Photo showing Participants of the Think Tank Meeting (non-exhaustive). Photo by IUFRO.] Latest research shows that the Pan-European region will face further and increasingly rapid and widespread climate change, significantly impacting forests and the entire forest sector alike. A summary document of the first IUFRO-MONDI Partnership Think Tank Meeting with key messages is now available! *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33860> …* Working Party Mentoring Program: "Soft Skills" for Graduate Students [image: Photo showing Program participant Hao Yu who kindly provided this photo.] The first initiative of the mentoring program of Working Party 7.03.16 is a webinar series highlighting the work of graduate students from around the world in the disciplines of Behavioural and Chemical Ecology of Forest Insects. After two successful webinars including best presenter contests, another webinar will follow on 28 March! *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33859> …* News from IUFRO Members Yale International Society of Tropical Forester Conference Examines Critical Questions for the UN Decade on Restoration The Yale School of the Environment’s chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) hosted its 28th annual ISTF conference, fully virtual for the second time. Over 40 presenters spoke at the conference. IUFRO President John Parrotta delivered the opening keynote! *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33855> …* The Deputy Mayor of the Lilongwe City Council, Councilor Esther Sagawa, Launches the Forest Restoration of the Lingadzi Riverine in Lilongwe [image: Photo showing Deputy Mayor planting mbawa tree (Khaya anthotheca). Photo by Harold Kangoli] The project aims to plant and sustainably manage 7,300 native riverine tree species on 24 hectares of degraded land. The design, implementation and monitoring of the project is facilitated by the Lilongwe Chapter of the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), an initiative of Malawi’s Centre for Applied Systems Analysis (CASA) in collaboration with IUFRO. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33854> …* Announcements IUFRO Says Goodbye to Spotlight and Thanks Bob Burt! [image: Photo showing Bob Burt at IUFRO Anniversary Congress. Photo: IUFRO.] After ten years and 92 issues of Spotlight, IUFRO has decided to strike a new path and develop other communication products, most likely a series of podcasts. Sadly, this also means that ten years of excellent collaboration with our Canadian science writer Bob Burt have come to an end. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33851> …* Marcus Wallenberg Prize – Nomination Period [image: Photo showing Marcus Wallenbarg Medal. Picture from MWP website.] The nomination period for the Marcus Wallenberg Prize is now open! Individuals and institutions, globally, are welcome to nominate candidates for the Marcus Wallenberg Prize until 30 April 2022. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33850> …* Winners of Forest Change-Maker Competition [image: Screenshot of picture published on competition website: Analí Bustos, Argentina] Through the World Forestry Congress “forest change-maker competition”, 60 young people from over 35 countries spread across the world submitted short videos showcasing how they are positively impacting their communities and forest ecosystems. IUFRO was represented in the jury. Find out who the six winners are! *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33849> …* Obituary: Prof Dr. habil. Silv. Dr. h.c Horst Kurth [image: Photo: IUFRO.] The eminent German forest scientist Professor Horst Kurth passed away at the age of 92. Since the 1960s Professor Kurth had been actively involved in international forest science cooperation. 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