Dear Meliaceae Working party: Below is the IUFRO NEWS 4, 2019. Past editions of the newsletter can be found at: *https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/ <https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/>* ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IUFRO Headquarters &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt; Date: Fri, May 3, 2019 at 10:33 AM Subject: [IUFRO Div 8] IUFRO NEWS 4, 2019 To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News &lt;div8(a)lists.iufro.org&gt; [image: IUFRO News] Issue 4, 2019 IUFRO NEWS 4, 2019 Dear Reader of IUFRO News: We are happy to present to you issue 4 of IUFRO News 2019, volume 48. The newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or Word file at: https://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 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>. Alexander Buck *IUFRO Executive Director * *XXV IUFRO World Congress 2019* *31 May 2019 - Registration deadline for early-bird registrations and presenting authors!* http://iufro2019.com/registration-fees/ *Explore Brazil during a post-Congress tour*: http://iufro2019.com/post-congress-tours/ *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 – From Tradition to Innovation [image: Photo showing Woodcarving Show. Photo: IUFRO.] "Wood is good", this was the main message of the 2019 World Wood Day celebrations that took place on 20-24 March 2019 in the Austrian open-air museum of Stübing near Graz. One of the cornerstones of the event was the scientific symposium held together with the 2nd IUFRO Forest Products Culture Research Group Colloquium. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6766#c28524>*… 18th International Symposium on Legal Aspects of European Forest Sustainable Development and Wildlife: Skills and Vocational Training [image: Photo showing Discussions on forest law implications in the field. Photo: Peter Herbst.] At the symposium, which was held in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, on September 11-15, 2018, cross-cutting discussions on legal frameworks for forest management, game and wildlife management and management of protected areas were also of great importance. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6766#c28523>*… Talented Educators and Promising Practices in Forest Education Awarded! [image: Photo showing Practical sessions in the forests: learning through seeing. FOREST 101 program from the Republic of Korea.] The two winners of the Global Competition on Best Practices in Forest Education were announced on March 21st, the International Day of Forests. Congratulations to the winners and also to all finalists for doing an outstanding job! *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6766#c28522>*… 100th Anniversary of University Forestry Education in Prague [image: Photo showing IUFRO Board member Sandy Liebhold presenting an IUFRO Anniversary Certificate to Professor Marek Turčáni, Dean, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, CULS] On March 15, 2019, representatives of foreign and Czech forestry and wood science institutions, Czech universities and faculties, met at the Czech University of Life Sciences (CULS) to jointly celebrate the initiation of university forestry education in Prague. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6766#c28521>*… Communicating about Forest Research Talking to the public is becoming more and more important for forest scientists. Here are three excellent examples of IUFRO officeholders who talk about their research and more in a podcast, a written interview and a video. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6766#c28520>*… Wangari Maathai "Forest Champions" Award – Announcement [image: Photo showing Professor Wangari Maathai. Photo: Green Belt Movement.] The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is awarding one extraordinary individual for improving our forests and the lives of people who depend on them! The award ceremony will take place at the IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba. The closing date for receipt of nominations is 10 May 2019. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6766#c28519>*… Future of Forests Impact Roadmap On 21 March 2019, XPRIZE released the Future of Forests Impact Roadmap, created in partnership with Kimberly-Clark Corporation. The digital report and its interactive website, based on future foresight techniques, illustrate the breakthroughs required for a healthier forest ecosystem, which might be the basis of future XPRIZE competitions. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6766#c28518>*… Obituaries [image: Photo showing David Lamb. Photo: Steve Elliott.] We are sad to inform you that David Lamb, formerly Associate Professor of the University of Queensland, Australia, passed away on 13 March 2019. David was an active contributor to IUFRO, serving in leadership roles in Units 1.17.00 Restoration of Degraded Sites and 1.17.03 Tropical Forest Restoration from 1994-2005. *More <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6766#c28517>*… Other Information Publications <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6766#c28515> Positions <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6766#c28527> Scholarships, Research Opportunities <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6766#c28516> IUFRO Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6766#c28513> Other Meetings <http://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=6766#c28512> IUFRO Website Features IUFRO Blog <http://blog.iufro.org/> Noticeboard <https://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/> Proceedings Archive <https://www.iufro.org/?id=75> 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 Issue 4* *, 2019, published in early May 2019 by IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria. 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