Various announcements from IUFRO
by Sheila Ward
Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Below are various recent announcements from IUFRO (and other) that may be
of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator
IUFRO WP 4.02.01 - Resource data in the tropics
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40200/40201/
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Latest climate warning.
12 May 2026 New Policy Brief Outlines Pathways to a Forest-Based
Bioeconomy.
https://www.iufro.org/news-item/new-policy-brief-outlines-pathways-to-a-for…
12 May 2026 IUFRO Annual Report 2025.
https://www.iufro.org/publications/annual-report-2025
26 May 2026 SPIN Pan-Europe Swift Action Mechanism (SAM) - Rapid Policy
Outputs Released.
https://www.iufro.org/iufro-news/spin-pan-europe-swift-action-mechanism-sam…
08 Jun 2026 Science-Policy Exchange on Financing and Policy Instruments for
Biodiversity in the Pan-European Region.
https://www.iufro.org/iufro-news/science-policy-exchange-on-financing-and-p…
OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL ARTICLE: 29 Oct 2025 The 2025 state of the climate
report: a planet on the brink.
https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/75/12/1016/8303627
OPEN SURVEY: How do you use the annual State of the Climate Reports
https://scientistswarning.forestry.oregonstate.edu/climate_report ? Survey
posted 8 Jun 2026. See the survey at
https://scientistswarning.forestry.oregonstate.edu/form/climate-report
OPEN SURVEY: Human–Nature Relations and Nature-Based Therapies, from the
Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry (TESAF),
University of Padova. This survey explores how human–nature relationships
and nature-based therapies contribute to health, well-being, and
resilience. Responses from researchers and practitioners working across
forestry, environmental sciences, public health, recreation, and related
fields are particularly welcome. The survey is available in English,
Italian, Spanish, and German and takes ~45 minutes to complete. Survey
link: https://resonate-horizon.eu/individual-online-public-survey/
WEBINAR: 18 Sep 2026 1000 CEST (UTC+2) Overtourism in Forests close to
urban areas – Challenges and opportunities across Europe. Interntiona Union
of Forest Research Organizations. Join at
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fmeet%2F…
CONFERENCE: 65th Southern Forest Health Work Conference SFHWC. 4-6 Aug 2026
Jekyll Island, Georgia. https://sfhwc.org/annual-meeting/
CONFERENCE: 7th International Conference of the IUFRO 2.09.02 Working Party
- Somatic Embryogenesis and Other Vegetative Propagation Technologies. NEW
DATES: 22-28 Aug 2026 | Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
https://iufro2-09-02-2026conference.web.app/
CONFERENCE: FETEC 2026 – 7th International Symposium of Forest Engineering
and Technologies. “Digital Transformation in Forest Engineering 4.0 and
Beyond: Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems Applications”.
12-14 Oct 2026 | Brașov, Romania. Abstract deadline 20 Jul 2026.
https://www.ormantransportu.org/fetec2026 |
https://www.iufro.org/events/7th-international-symposium-of-forest-engineer…
CONFERENCE: Adaptive Silviculture of Complex Pine Stands: Challenges for
Forest Persistence. 20-22 Apr 2027 | Technical School of Forestry of the
Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), Spain. Organized by the Ecology
and silviculture of pine Research Unit (1.01.10) of IUFRO (International
Union of Forest Research Organizations), the Silviculture group of the
Spanish Society of Forest Sciences (SECF), the Forestry School (UPM), the
Forest Research Institute (ICIFOR, INIA-CSIC), with IUFRO Units 1.01.12
(Silviculture and ungulates), 1.04.00 (Agroforestry) and 1.09.00 (Ecology
and silviculture of mixed stands). Abstract deadline 30 Sep 2026.
https://blogs.upm.es/iufro-madrid2027/
CONFERENCE: Joint Conference of IUFRO Division 5 and SWST. Future Forest
Use: Advancing Wood Science and Forest Products for a Circular Bioeconomy.
Division 5 Forest Products, International Union of Forest Research
Organizations IUFRO; International Society of Wood Science and Technology
SWST. 30 May-3 Jun 2027 | Tartu, Estonia. Abstract submission deadline: 26
Oct 2026. https://www.iufro-div5-2027.ee/
CONFERENCE: Beyond Stability: Forest Assessment, Modelling and Management
for an Uncertain Future. Division 4 International Union of Resserch
Organizations IUFRO. 24-27 May 2027 | University of Göttingen, Germany.
Abstract deadline
https://naturalresources.tennessee.edu/beyond-stability-forest-assessment-m…
CONFERENCE: Joint Meeting of IUFRO Research Groups 1.05.00 (Uneven-aged
Silviculture) and 1.09.00 (Ecology and Silviculture of Mixed Forests).
Complex Forests for Complex Challenges. 20-26 Jun 2027 | University of
Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
https://www.iufro.org/events/complex-forests-for-complex-challenges |
https://blog.uvm.edu/iufro2027/
CONFERENCE: IUFRO Conference on Forest Health. Global Partnerships and
Sustainability. Division 7 – Forest Health, International Union of Forest
Research Organizations IUFRO. 9-13 Aug 2027 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Emphasis is on the importance of global and community partnerships in
advancing sustainable management of forest health, and all perspectives are
invited, including Indigenous knowledge systems and research approaches.
WATCH IUFRO FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
RECORDED WEBINAR: 28 May 2026 Silviculture of spruce - experiences from
Canada and Sweden. IUFRO Working Party 1.01.08 Ecology and Silviculture of
Spruce.
https://www.iufro.org/events/silviculture-of-spruce-experiences-from-canada…
International Union of Forest Research Organizations IUFRO
PODCAST SERIES: Branching out. https://www.iufro.org/podcast | the forest
podcast. From IUFRO. https://www.iufro.org/publications/iufro-podcasts/
25 Jun 2026 Season 3, Episode 5. Raised to solve problems.
https://www.iufro.org/iufro-news/branching-out-season-3-episode-5-june-2026
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https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
01 Jun 2026 Season 3, Episode 4. or the love of trees and wáter.
https://www.iufro.org/iufro-news/branching-out-season-3-episode-4-june-2026
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https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
05 May 2026 Season 3, Episode 3. Not a moral add-on.
https://www.iufro.org/iufro-news/branching-out-season-3-episode-3-may-2026
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https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
17 Mar 2026 Season 3, Episode 2. New ways of doing things.
https://www.iufro.org/iufro-news/branching-out-season-3-episode-2-march-2026
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https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
17 Feb 2026 Season 3, Episode 1, February 2026. Breaking down silos
https://www.iufro.org/iufro-news/branching-out-season-3-episode-1-february-…
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https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
17 Dec 2025 Season 2, Episode 9. Division 9 - Forest Policy and Economics.
https://www.iufro.org/iufro-news/branching-out-season-2-episode-9-december-…
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https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
6 Nov 2025 Season 2, Episode 8. IUFRO Division 8. Holistic approach to
forest environment.
https://www.iufro.org/iufro-news/branching-out-season-2-episode-8-november-…
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https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
23 Sep 2025 Season 2 Episode 7. IUFRO Division 7. What Makes a Forest
Healthy?
https://www.iufro.org/iufro-news/branching-out-season-2-episode-7-september…
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https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
31 Jul 2025 Season 2 Episode 6. IUFRO Division 6. From tree to
participation. Social Aspects of Forests and Forestry.
https://www.iufro.org/iufro-news/branching-out-season-2-episode-6-july-2025
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https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
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11 Jun 2025 Season 2 Episode 5. IUFRO Division 5 Forest Products. A century
of wood.
https://www.iufro.org/iufro-news/branching-out-season-2-episode-5-june-2025
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https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
7 May 2025 Season 2 Episode 4. IUFRO Division 4. Modelling the Future of
Forests.
https://www.iufro.org/iufro-news/branching-out-season-2-episode-4-may-2025
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https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
5 Mar 2025 Season 2 Episode 3. IUFRO Division 3: the 'how' of forestry.
https://www.iufro.org/iufro-news/branching-out-season-2-episode-3-march-2025
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https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
16 Jan 2025 Season 2, Episode 2. Exploring Forest Physiology and Genetics:
A Conversation with IUFRO Division 2.
https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
30 Nov 2024 Season 2 Episode 1. IUFRO Division 1 Silviculture.
https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
29 Apr 2024 Season 1 Episode 6. Outlook on the upcoming IUFRO World
Congress in Stockholm.
https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
19 Feb 2024 Season 1 Episode 5. The role of forests in shaping sustainable
societies.
https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
27 Nov 2023 Season 1 Episode 4. How biodiversity and forest ecosystem
services shape our world.
https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
20 Sep 2023 Season 1 Episode 3. Forests in clothes, food, and medicine?
https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
28 Jun 2023 Season 1 Episode 2. Time to resist and adapt (strengthening
forest resilience and adaptation to stress) Time to resist and adapt.
https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
12 Apr 2023. Season 1 Episode 1. IUFRO World Congress 2023, a new chance to
meet.
https://www.iufro.org/media/fileadmin/podcasts-iufro/branching-out-episode-…
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Fwd: IUFRO News Vol. 55, Issue 6, June 2026
by Sheila Ward
Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Below is Issue 6 of IUFRO News 2026, volume 55. Past editions of the
newsletter can be found at: https://www.iufro.org/iufro-news
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator
IUFRO WP 4.02.01 - Resource data in the tropics
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40200/40201/
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From: IUFRO <headquarters(a)news.iufro.org>
Date: Tue, Jun 23, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Subject: IUFRO News Vol. 55, Issue 6, June 2026
To: <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
*International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)*
IUFRO News Vol. 55, Issue 6 / ISSN 2501-2432
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*Reports from Meetings*
[image: Short Rotation Woody Crops for People and Nature - A 2026 Joint
Meeting of the 15th Short Rotation Woody Crops International Conference and
the 9th International Poplar Symposium]
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* Short Rotation Woody Crops for People and Nature - A 2026 Joint Meeting
of the 15th Short Rotation Woody Crops International Conference and the 9th
International Poplar Symposium
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The 15th Short Rotation Woody Crops International Conference and Ninth
International Poplar Symposium took place in Starkville, Mississippi,…
[image: From Forest to Heritage III]
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* From Forest to Heritage III
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On 18-23 May 2026, the third international conference "From Forests to
Heritage" took place at kärnten.museum <http://xn--krnten-bua.museum> in
Klagenfurt, Austria. The…
[image: Webinar Series "Sustainable Forestry Operations for the
Bioeconomy": Forest Work Safety and Human Factors]
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* Webinar Series "Sustainable Forestry Operations for the Bioeconomy":
Forest Work Safety and Human Factors
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*
The webinar on 20 May 2026 was titled "Forest Work Safety and Human
Factors" and presented an overview of the current state…
[image: Women in Forestry: Connecting Across Borders and Generations]
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* Women in Forestry: Connecting Across Borders and Generations
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On 22-23 April in Graz, Austria, the international conference "Women in
Forestry: Connecting Across Borders and Generations" brought…
[image: Advancing Breeding of Minor Tree Species through Nordic-Baltic
Cooperation]
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* Advancing Breeding of Minor Tree Species through Nordic-Baltic
Cooperation
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The SNS/IUFRO 2.02.11 workshop "Advancing Breeding of Minor Tree Species
through Nordic-Baltic Cooperation" took place in Kaunas, Lithuania,…
[image: Webinar: Multi-scale fuel mapping with remote sensing]
<http://url8074.news.iufro.org/ls/click?upn=u001.C6oMVBOd8j-2B22go-2BVoSNMxp…>
* Webinar: Multi-scale fuel mapping with remote sensing
<http://url8074.news.iufro.org/ls/click?upn=u001.C6oMVBOd8j-2B22go-2BVoSNMxp…>*
Detailed information on forest fuels is critical to assess wildfire risks
and to design effective fuel treatments. Remotely sensed…
[image: Webinar: Spotlight on France's Living Labs]
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* Webinar: Spotlight on France's Living Labs
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On 14 April 2026, webinar participants learned about France's forest Living
Labs through presentations by Arnaud Sergent and Maxence…
[image: Webinar: Cembra pine – the queen of the alpine mixed forest]
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* Webinar: Cembra pine – the queen of the alpine mixed forest
<http://url8074.news.iufro.org/ls/click?upn=u001.C6oMVBOd8j-2B22go-2BVoSNMxp…>*
The webinar "Cembra pine (P. cembra) – the queen of the alpine mixed
forest"
[image: Understanding and responding to the environmental dimensions of
armed conflicts]
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* Understanding and responding to the environmental dimensions of armed
conflicts
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*
On 23 April, Doug Weir, Director, Conflict and Environment Observatory
CEOBS (West Yorkshire, UK), spoke about environmental harm in…
[image: IUFRO Task Force Session at IFPM6: Scaling Forest-Based Bioeconomy
and Innovation: When Policy Narratives Meet Practice]
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* IUFRO Task Force Session at IFPM6: Scaling Forest-Based Bioeconomy and
Innovation: When Policy Narratives Meet Practice
<http://url8074.news.iufro.org/ls/click?upn=u001.C6oMVBOd8j-2B22go-2BVoSNMxp…>*
On 13 May 2026, during the 6th International Forest Policy Meeting (IFPM6)
in Prague, the IUFRO Task Forces "Building an Integrated Vision…
*Branching out - Season 3, Episode 4, June 2026*
*For the love of trees and water*
Episode 4 of Season 3 of *Branching Out: The Forest Podcast* showcases
the *IUFRO
- Forest-Water-Livelihood-Governance Nexus*
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Task Force. Hear from Task Force co-leads *Mingfang Zhang* from the
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, and *Nadeem Shah*
from Forest Research, Great Britain, along with co-host *Lubna Anfaresi*
from the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA), joining from
Indonesia, as they discuss the vital importance of forests for the quality
and quantity of drinking water, and more.
*Tune in to* *Branching Out: the forest podcast*
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Listen on *Spotify*
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*News*
[image: SPIN Pan-Europe Swift Action Mechanism (SAM) - Rapid Policy Outputs
Released]
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* SPIN Pan-Europe Swift Action Mechanism (SAM) - Rapid Policy Outputs
Released
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*
The Pan-European pilot of the Regional Science-Policy Information Networks
(SPIN) of IUFRO's Science-Policy Programme has…
[image: IUFRO at UNFF21: Towards faster implementation of Global Forest
Goals]
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* IUFRO at UNFF21: Towards faster implementation of Global Forest Goals
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The 21st session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF21) was held
from 11-15 May 2026 at…
[image: Developing a Standard System for the Carbon Footprint of "Bamboo as
a Substitute for Plastic"]
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* Developing a Standard System for the Carbon Footprint of "Bamboo as a
Substitute for Plastic"
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As the global transition toward a circular bioeconomy accelerates, bamboo
has rapidly emerged as a critical Nature-based Solution (NbS) for…
[image: Advancing forest-based bioeconomy approaches: first output from the
IUFRO Task Force]
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* Advancing forest-based bioeconomy approaches: first output from the IUFRO
Task Force
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The IUFRO Task Force "Building an Integrated Vision of the Forest-Based
Sector within a Bioeconomy" is pleased to share its…
*Publications by IUFRO Officeholders*
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Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium Series: 60 Years of
Research]
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* Non-IUFRO Publications by IUFRO Officeholders: International
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium Series: 60 Years of
Research
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This publication is a compilation of proceedings from a series of symposia
on the topic of nondestructive testing and evaluation of wood and…
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* Austrian Forest Biodiversity Report
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As part of the Austrian Forest Dialogue, the authors have revised the
forest biodiversity indicators through a participatory stakeholder…
*Other Publications*
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* The Global Forest Goals Report 2026
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With less than five years remaining to 2030 - and forests, a key driver of
climate resilience, livelihoods and food security, under threat -…
[image: Urban Forests and Green Spaces in Africa: Case Studies and Lessons
from Across the Continent]
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* Urban Forests and Green Spaces in Africa: Case Studies and Lessons from
Across the Continent
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This compendium, Urban Forests and Green Spaces in Africa: Case Studies and
Lessons from Across the…
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*Events - Announcements*
[image: Building Climate Resilience Through Agroforestry]
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* Building Climate Resilience Through Agroforestry
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Agroforestry systems are increasingly recognized as critical assets
adapting to the impacts of climate change at multiple scales—from
smallholder…
[image: Postponed: Bottleneck breakthrough for tree somatic embryogenesis
and other vegetative propagation in the era of omics and nanotechnology]
<http://url8074.news.iufro.org/ls/click?upn=u001.C6oMVBOd8j-2B22go-2BVoSNMxp…>
* Postponed: Bottleneck breakthrough for tree somatic embryogenesis and
other vegetative propagation in the era of omics and nanotechnology
<http://url8074.news.iufro.org/ls/click?upn=u001.C6oMVBOd8j-2B22go-2BVoSNMxp…>*
This conference, originally scheduled for June 18–24, 2026, at Northeast
Forestry University in Harbin, China, will…
[image: International Boreal Forest Research Association 2026 Conference]
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* International Boreal Forest Research Association 2026 Conference
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The International Boreal Forest Research Association (IBFRA) is a network
that promotes international cooperation on boreal forest research and…
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Fwd: IUFRO News Vol. 55, Issue 4/5, May 2026
by Sheila Ward
Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Below is Issue 4/5 of IUFRO News 2026, volume 55. Past editions of the
newsletter can be found at: https://www.iufro.org/iufro-news
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator
IUFRO WP 4.02.01 - Resource data in the tropics
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40200/40201/
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Date: Mon, May 18, 2026 at 5:42 AM
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To: <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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When discussing Ukraine's recovery, forests are rarely the starting point.
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