Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Below is an announcement 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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Date: Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 9:05 AM
Subject: IUFRO Media Release: Inspire for the future – the role of forests
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
IUFRO Media Release: Inspire for the future – the role of forests
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/media/press-releases/idf22-inspire…>
*Key messages for decision makers about the role of forests in ensuring
sustainable consumption and production patterns (Sustainable Development
Goal SDG 12)*
Our reliance on natural resources has increased by over 65% globally from
2000 to 2019, according to the 2022 progress report on SDG12
<https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal12> of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. SDG12
strives to promote the efficient use and sustainable management of natural
resources and encourage companies and consumers to adopt sustainable
practices.
The forest sector already contributes significantly to reaching SDG12 and
related SDGs, acknowledging that *trade-offs* between ecology and economy
are required to achieve goals related to climate, biodiversity and land
degradation.
This is the main message of the newly published key messages for policy and
decision makers from a high-level event
<https://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/live-event/en/> titled
“Inspire for the future: the role of forests in ensuring sustainable
production and consumption”.
It highlights the vast potential that renewable forest products hold to
contribute to the transition towards carbon-neutral societies and towards
building inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies. It also emphasizes
the need to strengthen local forest-based value chains and to recognize the
importance of cities and communities as engines of innovation that provide
new sustainable solutions to promote resource efficiency. In light of this,
all stakeholders are called upon to help identify and implement innovative
pathways to upscale the contribution of forests to a more sustainable
future.
Representatives from governments, international organizations, industry,
NGOs, research and youth gathered at this high-level event co-organized by
the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and the IUFRO
World Congress 2024 | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) on
the occasion of the International Day of Forests (IDF) on 21 March 2022 at
EXPO Dubai 2020.
*Links*
*PDF*: http://www.fao.org/3/cc2259en/cc2259en.pdf
*Card page*: http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc2259en
*###*
The *International Union of Forest Research Organizations *IUFRO
<https://www.iufro.org/> is a world-wide organization devoted to forest
research and related sciences. Its members are research institutions,
universities, and individual scientists as well as decision-making
authorities and other stakeholders with a focus on forests and trees.
For more information, please contact: Gerda Wolfrum at +43-1-8770151-17 or
wolfrum(at)iufro.org <wolfrum(a)iufro.org>
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Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Below is an announcement on REDD+ that may be of interest.
<https://rainforest.xprize.org/prizes/rainforest#:~:text=The%20XPRIZE%20Rain…>
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: Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 1:20 PM
Subject: A Decade of REDD+: Stakeholder Perceptions of its Implementation
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
A Decade of REDD+: Stakeholder Perceptions of its Implementation
*New Publication!*
To date, evidence indicates that the impacts of REDD+ interventions on
biodiversity, as well as on livelihoods and other economic and social
outcomes, are uneven and often highly context dependent. This is one of the
findings of the report "Forest, Climate, Biodiversity and People: Assessing
a Decade of REDD+"
<https://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/follow-up-studies/biodiversity-forest-ma…>
published by IUFRO's Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP) Programme earlier
this year.
Back-to-back with the report, GFEP has conducted extensive stakeholder
consultations in Asia and Latin America to identify factors that would need
to be improved for better carbon and non-carbon outcomes of local REDD+
activities. The new publication "A Decade of REDD+: Stakeholder Perceptions
of its Implementation" synthesizes the responses and comments from the
nearly 200 stakeholders who were interviewed on REDD+ implementation on the
ground.
The author Dr. Nelson Grima, GFEP Manager, explains, "We cooperated with
local experts who talked with stakeholders of a wide range of backgrounds,
from Indigenous Peoples to academics and policy makers. Based on
semi-structured interviews, the stakeholders provided their views on the
impacts of REDD+ implementation and potential ways to improve it further.
Interestingly, despite the intrinsic differences between the regions
covered - Asia and Latin America - the factors that need to be improved
according to the interviewees are similar and include social, economic,
environmental, governance, and technical aspects."
Regarding the GFEP report, stakeholders see a huge potential for the use of
this assessment to guide public policies. Nevertheless, they also point out
that this potential is conditioned to the will of national governments to
work towards improving the forest sector and its associated socioeconomic
impacts.
*Read the publication at*:
https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/science/gfep/bfmr-followup/bfmr-fo…
*For hardcopies, please write to*: office(a)iufro.org
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*ISTF session** proposals for IUFRO 2024*
With collaborators, the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF)
is developing session proposals for the XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 –
Forests and Society towards 2050, to be held 23-29 June 2024 in Stockholm,
Sweden. https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals/ . The deadline for session
submissions is 13 Oct 2022. If you would like to make a presentation in any
of the sessions below, (you do not need to be 100% sure of attending),
please send the session of interest, and your name, affiliation, country, and
draft title to tropicalforesters(a)gmail.com by 11 Oct 2022. The draft
proposals (still under development) for all these sessions can be obtained
at
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18UT9WT3JAUXIMq5NOOH4mOqCfJqFO1ES?us…
The
updated proposals will be posted periodically until submission. Suggestions
on the draft proposals are welcome, as well as new co-organizers.
*Sessions to be proposed:*
*Smart Agroforestry Practices for Sustainable Livelihood** (Division 1)*
*Urban trees & green landscapes: Monitoring and management for providing
multiple services** (Division 6) *
*Legacy of the Tropical Timber Foundation and sustainable forestry**
(Division 3)*
*Tropical forest restoration success and how to achieve it** (Division 3)*
*Tropical forestry education: Improving preparation for a challenging
future** (Division 6)*
*Legacy tropical forest data: current status, uses, and securing them**
(Division 4)*
*Research advances towards sustainability for the high-value Meliaceae**
(Division 1) *
*Ecology and management of old growth forests** (Division 8)*
Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
We are organizing a technical session on legacy tropical forest data for
IUFRO 2024. The deadline for submitting the proposal is 13 Oct 2022.
Abstract submission for individual presentations will come later. Below is
the link to the call for session proposals and the very rough draft for the
session is attached. If you would like to make a presentation in this
session (you do not need to know for sure that you will attend), please
send your name, affiliation, and possible title to
mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com by October 8 2022.
*Call for session proposals for XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024* – Forests
and Society towards 2050. Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024. Deadline for
submissions 13 Oct 2022. https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals/
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/
Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Below is the reminder to submit your session proposals for the XXVI IUFRO
World Congress 2024 by 13 Oct 2022. It will be held in Stockholm, Sweden;
23-29 June 2024.
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: Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 8:38 AM
Subject: XXVI IUFRO World Congress: REMINDER - Call for Session Proposals
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
XXVI IUFRO World Congress: REMINDER - Call for Session Proposals
*XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 FORESTS AND SOCIETY TOWARDS 2050*
*Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024*
*Congress website: https://iufro2024.com/ <https://iufro2024.com/>*
*XXVI IUFRO World Congress: REMINDER - CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS Deadline
for proposals: 13 October 2022*
The Congress Scientific Committee invites submission of session proposals
for the 2024 IUFRO World Congress. In line with the spirit of the Congress
title – Forest and Society towards 2050 ‐ the Congress Scientific Committee
is developing a program that will highlight the forest contributions to the
UN 2030 Agenda and its sustainable development goals and beyond. The
Congress program will reflect the forest science community’s diverse
contributions across the full range of natural and social science
disciplines, with special emphasis on the themes and subthemes available at
the Congress website (https://iufro2024.com/)
*Who may submit a session proposal?*
All who share an interest in the future of forests and forest-related
science are invited to submit session proposals. We encourage proposals
that involve collaboration between two or more IUFRO Divisions or Task
Forces and/or with organizations not formally associated with IUFRO, and
from university students at all levels. We strongly recommend IUFRO
officeholders and others actively involved in IUFRO Research Groups,
Working Parties, and Task Forces communicate with their respective Division
representatives on the CSC (or Task Force coordinators) before submitting
proposals – this will greatly facilitate broader involvement of IUFRO
divisional units and Task Forces in the scientific program and avoid
overlaps among sessions.
Session proposals from non‐IUFRO member organizations are encouraged
although preference will be given to those that are prepared jointly with
IUFRO Divisional Units and Task Forces (see https://www.iufro.org/science/
<https://www.iufro.org/science/> for more information).
*Type of sessions*
Two types of sessions may be proposed. Sub-plenary sessions are expected to
attract a large audience (from 550 to 2000 people) and to address the major
elements of one of the Congress themes (see below). Sub-themes expand the
theme descriptions and do not necessarily translate into sub-plenary
sessions. Technical sessions should also focus on Congress themes or
sub-themes but may be more narrow in their scope and attract from 45 to 700
attendees. Sub-plenary session proposals that are not approved by the CSC
will be considered for Technical sessions.
*Preparing and submitting a session proposal*
Proposals should be submitted in English, *online at
https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals
<https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals>*. For questions and technical
support about session submission, please contact
abstracts.iufro2024(a)appinconf.com*. **Proposals will not be accepted after
13 October 2022*.
Session proposals should include session title, moderator(s), description
i.e. an abstract with the rationale of the session (400 words),
organizers(s)’ details, suggested session time slot, alignment with
Congress themes (ab. 100 words), session information with tentative titles
and presenters, alignment with selection criteria (ab. 200 words), and
relevant IUFRO Unit(s). Proposed sessions should be organized to be
nominally 2 hours in length. For sessions involving oral presentations, we
recommend that 15 min including discussion be adopted for standard oral
presentations, and 30 min for sub-plenary talks. However, we encourage
proponents to be innovative, and to consider panel discussions, interactive
poster sessions and other session formats to engage Congress participants.
*Modification of accepted session proposals*
Please note that the abstract submission process will be open to all, so
session organizers may need to include papers or posters that were not
originally proposed for their sessions. Please be aware of this possibility
and the need for flexibility in designing your session. In the event that
the number of accepted abstracts for a particular session exceeds the
number that can be accommodated in a single session, organizers may be
given an additional session slot in the Congress program.
*Criteria for selection*
Session proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by members of the Congress
Scientific Committee with primary consideration given to their scientific
quality, relevance to the Congress themes, and geographic and gender
diversity of proposed session organizers, moderators and proposed
presenters. Other factors that will be considered are: the involvement of
two or more IUFRO units (Divisions, Task Forces, Research Groups and
Working Parties) and/or IUFRO and non‐IUFRO member organizations; and the
involvement of students and early-career scientists and professionals. We
strongly encourage submissions well in advance of the 13th October deadline.
Acceptance decisions will be made no later than 17 January 2023. An open
Call for Abstracts will be issued on 1 February 2023, with online abstract
submission until 2 June 2023, and acceptance decisions provided by 30
October. The Congress timelines are available at the Congress website (
https://iufro2024.com/) and below.
*Responsibilities of session organizers*
Session organizers of accepted proposals are expected to communicate with
prospective presenters regarding submission of abstracts (online), will be
asked to review abstracts submitted for their sessions during the abstract
review period (i.e., from June to October 2023) and are in charge of
language editing of the accepted abstracts. They are also responsible for
ensuring that session moderators attend the Congress and are encouraged to
pursue publication options for papers presented in their sessions. Formal
Congress proceedings with full papers will not be published. Session
organizers, moderators and speakers will have to pay the Congress fee.
We look forward to hearing from you and for your active participation in
the design of an excellent scientific program for the 2024 IUFRO Congress
in Stockholm, Sweden.
*TIMELINE SUMMARY*
*15 June 2022 *– Call for Session Proposals
*13 October 2022* – Deadline for the submission of Session Proposals
*17 January 2023* – Decision advised on Session Proposals
*1 February 2023* – Call for abstracts
*2 June 2023 *– Deadline for the submission of abstracts
*2 June 202**3 *– Opening of online registration
*30 October 2023 *– Authors advised of decisions on their abstracts
*15 January 2024* – Registration deadline for early-bird registrations and
presenting authors
*30 April 2024* - Final program available
*23 June 2024 *– Congress begin
*THE IUFRO 2024 CONGRESS SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE *
*Elena Paoletti* (Chair: elena.paoletti(a)iufro2024.com)
*Teresa Fonseca* (Division 1: tfonseca(a)utad.pt)
*Marjana Westergren* (Division 2: marjana.westergren(a)gozdis.si)
*Ola Lindroos* (Division 3: ola.lindroos(a)slu.se)
*Donald Hodges* (Division 4: dhodges2(a)utk.edu)
*Pekka Saranpää* (Division 5: pekka.saranpaa(a)luke.fi)
*Ellyn Damayanti* (Division 6: ellynk.damayanti(a)gmail.com)
*Maartje Klapwijk* (Division 7: maartje.klapwijk(a)slu.se)
*Alexia Stokes* (Division 8: alexia.stokes(a)cirad.fr)
*Monica Gabay* (Division 9: monagabay(a)yahoo.com)
*John Kimber *(International Forestry Students Association*: *
john.kimber(a)ifsa.net)
*Daniela Kleinschmit* (Vice-President, Divisions:
daniela.kleinschmit(a)ifp.uni-freiburg.de)
*Shirong Liu* (Vice‐President, Task Forces: liusr(a)caf.ac.cn)
*Wubalem Tadesse* (President's Nominee for Africa: wubalem16(a)gmail.com)
*Erich Schaitza* (President's Nominee for South America:
erich.schaitza(a)embrapa.br)
*Björn Hånell* (Representative of the Congress Organizing Committee:
bjorn.hanell(a)slu.se)
*2024 CONGRESS THEMES*
for an extended description see the Congress website
https://iufro2024.com/congress-themes
*THEME 1: Strengthening forest resilience and adaptation to stress*
*1.1 Maintaining forest health in the face of global change 1.2 Forests,
soil and water 1.3 Forest management for global change adaptation and
mitigation*
*THEME 2: Towards a responsible forest bioeconomy*
*2.1 Sustainable forest operations 2.2 Innovations, markets, and industrial
developments for the forest products 2.3 Planted forests for a resourceful
forest bioeconomy*
*THEME 3: Forest biodiversity and its ecosystem services*
*3.1 Harnessing underused forest genetic resources 3.2 Biodiversity,
deforestation, and restoration 3.3 Emerging issues in forest landscape
ecology*
*THEME 4: Forests for sustainable societies*
*4.1 Nature-Based Solutions 4.2 Power and equity in the forest sector 4.3
Forests, trees, and human well-being 4.4 The complexity of forest
governance*
*THEME 5: Forests for the future*
*5.1 Innovation on forest research and emerging methodologies 5.2 Modelling
the future of our forests: projections and uncertainties 5.3 Quality forest
education*
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/events/iwc24/IUFRO-Call-For-Congre…>
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Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Below is the reminder to register for the All-IUFRO Conference: Forests in
a Volatile World: Global Collaboration to Sustain Forests and Their
Societal Benefits. 21-23 Sept 2022. Registration is FREE for virtual
participation.
<https://rainforest.xprize.org/prizes/rainforest#:~:text=The%20XPRIZE%20Rain…>
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/
<https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40200/40201/>
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Subject: All-IUFRO Conference: Registration Reminder
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
All-IUFRO Conference: Registration Reminder
*All-IUFRO Conference: Forests in a Volatile World: Global Collaboration to
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Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
The announcement below 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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Date: Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 2:33 AM
Subject: [IUFRO Div 5] IUFRO All Divsion 5 conference 2023 abstract
submission is open
To: div5(a)lists.iufro.org <div5(a)lists.iufro.org>
The next All-Division meeting of IUFRO Division 5 will be held in tropical
Cairns, Australia in June 2023 (4th – 8th). The Call for Abstracts has now
opened and details of the 24 themed sessions can be found on the website:
www.iufro-div5-2023.com/copy-of-call-for-session-proposals
Note that the IRG/WP meeting will also be held in Cairns the week before
the Division 5 meeting.
Roger Meder
Pekka Saranpää
Andrew Wong
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Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
The announcement below on IUFRO 2024 will 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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Date: Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 8:55 AM
Subject: XXVI IUFRO World Congress: Call for Session Proposals
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
XXVI IUFRO World Congress: Call for Session Proposals
*XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024 FORESTS AND SOCIETY TOWARDS 2050*
*Stockholm, Sweden; 23-29 June 2024*
*Congress website: https://iufro2024.com/ <https://iufro2024.com/>*
*XXVI IUFRO World Congress: CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS Deadline for
proposals: 13 October 2022*
The Congress Scientific Committee invites submission of session proposals
for the 2024 IUFRO World Congress. In line with the spirit of the Congress
title – Forest and Society towards 2050 ‐ the Congress Scientific Committee
is developing a program that will highlight the forest contributions to the
UN 2030 Agenda and its sustainable development goals and beyond. The
Congress program will reflect the forest science community’s diverse
contributions across the full range of natural and social science
disciplines, with special emphasis on the themes and subthemes available at
the Congress website (https://iufro2024.com/)
*Who may submit a session proposal?*
All who share an interest in the future of forests and forest-related
science are invited to submit session proposals. We encourage proposals
that involve collaboration between two or more IUFRO Divisions or Task
Forces and/or with organizations not formally associated with IUFRO, and
from university students at all levels. We strongly recommend IUFRO
officeholders and others actively involved in IUFRO Research Groups,
Working Parties, and Task Forces communicate with their respective Division
representatives on the CSC (or Task Force coordinators) before submitting
proposals – this will greatly facilitate broader involvement of IUFRO
divisional units and Task Forces in the scientific program and avoid
overlaps among sessions.
Session proposals from non‐IUFRO member organizations are encouraged
although preference will be given to those that are prepared jointly with
IUFRO Divisional Units and Task Forces (see https://www.iufro.org/science/
<https://www.iufro.org/science/> for more information).
*Type of sessions*
Two types of sessions may be proposed. Sub-plenary sessions are expected to
attract a large audience (from 550 to 2000 people) and to address the major
elements of one of the Congress themes (see below). Sub-themes expand the
theme descriptions and do not necessarily translate into sub-plenary
sessions. Technical sessions should also focus on Congress themes or
sub-themes but may be more narrow in their scope and attract from 45 to 700
attendees. Sub-plenary session proposals that are not approved by the CSC
will be considered for Technical sessions.
*Preparing and submitting a session proposal*
Proposals should be submitted in English, *online at
https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals
<https://iufro2024.com/session-proposals>*. For questions and technical
support about session submission, please contact
abstracts.iufro2024(a)appinconf.com*. **Proposals will not be accepted after
13 October 2022*.
Session proposals should include session title, moderator(s), description
i.e. an abstract with the rationale of the session (400 words),
organizers(s)’ details, suggested session time slot, alignment with
Congress themes (ab. 100 words), session information with tentative titles
and presenters, alignment with selection criteria (ab. 200 words), and
relevant IUFRO Unit(s). Proposed sessions should be organized to be
nominally 2 hours in length. For sessions involving oral presentations, we
recommend that 15 min including discussion be adopted for standard oral
presentations, and 30 min for sub-plenary talks. However, we encourage
proponents to be innovative, and to consider panel discussions, interactive
poster sessions and other session formats to engage Congress participants.
*Modification of accepted session proposals*
Please note that the abstract submission process will be open to all, so
session organizers may need to include papers or posters that were not
originally proposed for their sessions. Please be aware of this possibility
and the need for flexibility in designing your session. In the event that
the number of accepted abstracts for a particular session exceeds the
number that can be accommodated in a single session, organizers may be
given an additional session slot in the Congress program.
*Criteria for selection*
Session proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by members of the Congress
Scientific Committee with primary consideration given to their scientific
quality, relevance to the Congress themes, and geographic and gender
diversity of proposed session organizers, moderators and proposed
presenters. Other factors that will be considered are: the involvement of
two or more IUFRO units (Divisions, Task Forces, Research Groups and
Working Parties) and/or IUFRO and non‐IUFRO member organizations; and the
involvement of students and early-career scientists and professionals. We
strongly encourage submissions well in advance of the 13th October deadline.
Acceptance decisions will be made no later than 17 January 2023. An open
Call for Abstracts will be issued on 1 February 2023, with online abstract
submission until 2 June 2023, and acceptance decisions provided by 30
October. The Congress timelines are available at the Congress website (
https://iufro2024.com/) and below.
*Responsibilities of session organizers*
Session organizers of accepted proposals are expected to communicate with
prospective presenters regarding submission of abstracts (online), will be
asked to review abstracts submitted for their sessions during the abstract
review period (i.e., from June to October 2023) and are in charge of
language editing of the accepted abstracts. They are also responsible for
ensuring that session moderators attend the Congress and are encouraged to
pursue publication options for papers presented in their sessions. Formal
Congress proceedings with full papers will not be published. Session
organizers, moderators and speakers will have to pay the Congress fee.
We look forward to hearing from you and for your active participation in
the design of an excellent scientific program for the 2024 IUFRO Congress
in Stockholm, Sweden.
*TIMELINE SUMMARY*
*15 June 2022 *– Call for Session Proposals
*13 October 2022* – Deadline for the submission of Session Proposals
*17 January 2023* – Decision advised on Session Proposals
*1 February 2023* – Call for abstracts
*2 June 2023 *– Deadline for the submission of abstracts
*2 June 202**3 *– Opening of online registration
*30 October 2023 *– Authors advised of decisions on their abstracts
*15 January 2024* – Registration deadline for early-bird registrations and
presenting authors
*30 April 2024* - Final program available
*23 June 2024 *– Congress begin
*THE IUFRO 2024 CONGRESS SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE *
*Elena Paoletti* (Chair: elena.paoletti(a)iufro2024.com)
*Teresa Fonseca* (Division 1: tfonseca(a)utad.pt)
*Marjana Westergren* (Division 2: marjana.westergren(a)gozdis.si)
*Ola Lindroos* (Division 3: ola.lindroos(a)slu.se)
*Donald Hodges* (Division 4: dhodges2(a)utk.edu)
*Pekka Saranpää* (Division 5: pekka.saranpaa(a)luke.fi)
*Ellyn Damayanti* (Division 6: ellynk.damayanti(a)gmail.com)
*Maartje Klapwijk* (Division 7: maartje.klapwijk(a)slu.se)
*Alexia Stokes* (Division 8: alexia.stokes(a)cirad.fr)
*Monica Gabay* (Division 9: monagabay(a)yahoo.com)
*John Kimber *(International Forestry Students Association*: *
john.kimber(a)ifsa.net)
*Daniela Kleinschmit* (Vice-President, Divisions:
daniela.kleinschmit(a)ifp.uni-freiburg.de)
*Shirong Liu* (Vice‐President, Task Forces: liusr(a)caf.ac.cn)
*Wubalem Tadesse* (President's Nominee for Africa: wubalem16(a)gmail.com)
*Erich Schaitza* (President's Nominee for South America:
erich.schaitza(a)embrapa.br)
*Björn Hånell* (Representative of the Congress Organizing Committee:
bjorn.hanell(a)slu.se)
*2024 CONGRESS THEMES*
for an extended description see the Congress website
https://iufro2024.com/congress-themes
*THEME 1: Strengthening forest resilience and adaptation to stress*
*1.1 Maintaining forest health in the face of global change 1.2 Forests,
soil and water 1.3 Forest management for global change adaptation and
mitigation*
*THEME 2: Towards a responsible forest bioeconomy*
*2.1 Sustainable forest operations 2.2 Innovations, markets, and industrial
developments for the forest products 2.3 Planted forests for a resourceful
forest bioeconomy*
*THEME 3: Forest biodiversity and its ecosystem services*
*3.1 Harnessing underused forest genetic resources 3.2 Biodiversity,
deforestation, and restoration 3.3 Emerging issues in forest landscape
ecology*
*THEME 4: Forests for sustainable societies*
*4.1 Nature-Based Solutions 4.2 Power and equity in the forest sector 4.3
Forests, trees, and human well-being 4.4 The complexity of forest
governance*
*THEME 5: Forests for the future*
*5.1 Innovation on forest research and emerging methodologies 5.2 Modelling
the future of our forests: projections and uncertainties 5.3 Quality forest
education*
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