Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Below is the announcement on the XPRIZE Rainforest and IUFRO Partner up for
a Better Understanding of Rainforests. More information on the XPRIZE
Rainforest at
https://rainforest.xprize.org/prizes/rainforest#:~:text=The%20XPRIZE%20Rain…
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator
IUFRO WP 4.02.01
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Date: Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 3:09 PM
Subject: XPRIZE Rainforest and IUFRO Partner up for a Better Understanding
of Rainforests
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
XPRIZE Rainforest and IUFRO Partner up for a Better Understanding of
Rainforests
[image: Photo showing trees behind lake]
Photo praesentator on Pixabay
While all forest types are critically important for biodiversity
conservation, it is essential to remember that the world's shrinking
rainforests, which cover less than 2% of our planet's total surface area,
are home to about 50% of all known plant and animal species.
Launched in 2019, the $10 Million XPRIZE Rainforest
<https://www.xprize.org/prizes/rainforest> is
<https://www.xprize.org/prizes/rainforest> a five-year global competition
challenging innovators to develop new technologies to rapidly and
comprehensively survey rainforest biodiversity and use those data to
improve shared understandings of this ecosystem. To support and promote the
competition, XPRIZE Rainforest has now entered into a partnership agreement
with IUFRO <https://www.iufro.org/>, the International Union of Forest
Research Organizations, which unites more than 15,000 scientists in around
650 Member Organizations in over 125 countries.
The competition calls on innovators to develop novel technologies for
identifying and cataloging rainforest biodiversity and to deliver insights
from integrating multiple sources of data to show the value of the
biodiversity contained within standing tropical rainforests globally.
Co-designing and co-creating solutions with Indigenous Peoples and local
communities as key stakeholders is part of the prize framework. Based on
the partners' knowledge, experience, as well as human and technical
resources in the field of innovation, the partnership aims to foster global
interdisciplinary scientific collaboration, including forest science, to
find solutions to pressing global challenges.
IUFRO experts are invited to join teams in the competition. Additionally,
they will be invited to support XPRIZE Rainforest with informational
sessions, workshops, trainings, and/or other initiatives to support teams
that participate in the competition, especially if they have gaps in
expertise that IUFRO scientists could fill. The partners will also promote
the development and deployment of innovative technological solutions to key
stakeholders during and after the competition to make an impact that
supports the health of this vital ecosystem and sustainable societal
interactions with rainforests world-wide.
Beyond this, IUFRO and XPRIZE will explore additional opportunities to
collaborate on future prize competitions related to forests, conservation,
and climate change.
"XPRIZE is committed to the future of life on our planet and establishing
strategic partnerships to ensure an equitable and sustainable future for
humanity," said Peter Houlihan, VP Biodiversity & Conservation XPRIZE. "To
achieve this, we are excited to work with IUFRO on XPRIZE Rainforest, a
five-year, ten-million-dollar global competition incentivizing
interdisciplinary teams from all over the world to increase and expedite
shared understandings of tropical rainforests worldwide, to more
effectively monitor, manage, and conserve the world's most biodiverse
forests."
"IUFRO's global network for forest research collaboration accelerates the
development and sharing of multi-disciplinary forest-related knowledge,"
said IUFRO President John Parrotta. "Our partnership with XPRIZE creates an
important and exciting opportunity to further share this knowledge and
develop innovative tools to conserve tropical rainforests and the multiple
benefits that they provide to all those who value and depend on them."
For further information about XPRIZE Rainforest, please visit:
XPRIZE Rainforest | XPRIZE Foundation
<https://rainforest.xprize.org/prizes/rainforest#:~:text=The%20XPRIZE%20Rain….>
IUFRO members who want to learn more about the partnership benefits, please
visit our Partnership webpages: IUFRO: XPrize / IUFRO's Partners / Discover
IUFRO <https://www.iufro.org/discover/iufro-partners/xprize/>
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*IUFRO Contact:*
Gerda Wolfrum, Communications, wolfrum(a)iufro.org
*XPRIZE Contact: *
Arnaud Cahen, Vice President Program Activation, Arnaud.Cahen(a)xprize.org
*XPRIZE* is a global future-positive movement of over 1M people and rising,
delivering truly radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. XPRIZE
inspires and empowers a global community of problem-solvers to positively
impact our world by crowdsourcing solutions through large-scale
competitions, tackling the world's grandest challenges in exploration,
environment and human equity. Active competitions include the $100 Million
XPRIZE Carbon Removal with Elon Musk, $15 Million XPRIZE Feed the Next
Billion, $10 Million XPRIZE Rainforest, $10 Million ANA Avatar XPRIZE, $5
Million XPRIZE Rapid Reskilling and $1 Million Digital Learning Challenge.
Donate, sign up or join a team at xprize.org.
The *International Union of Forest Research Organizations* (IUFRO) 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
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Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Below is the letter by the IUFRO President and Executive Director on the
war in Ukraine 8 March 2022. It can also be found at
https://www.iufro.org/news/news-detail/article/2022/03/08/letter-by-the-iuf…
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator
IUFRO WP 4.02.01
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 12:57 PM
Subject: Letter by the IUFRO President and Executive Director
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
Letter by the IUFRO President and Executive Director
Vienna, March 8th, 2022
*Letter by the IUFRO President and Executive Director *
We are deeply shocked and horrified by the ongoing Russian military assault
on the independent sovereign democratic nation of Ukraine, the grave
humanitarian crisis that it is creating, and the disastrous impacts it will
have on the scientific community. We stand with the international community
in condemning this invasion, and with our forest science colleagues in
Ukraine and elsewhere, including in Russia, who have courageously raised
their voices against this war and its associated violation of human rights.
IUFRO is a global, non-profit, non-governmental and non-discriminatory
network that unites member organizations in more than 120 countries
representing over 15,000 scientists. Throughout our 130-year history we
have provided a vital platform for international science collaboration in
line with the principle of free and responsible practice of science.
While remaining true to our fundamentally non-political identity, we cannot
overlook the blatant disregard of international rule of law on display by
the government of the Russian Federation and its disastrous impacts on the
forest science community in Ukraine. For this reason, IUFRO has already
cancelled the annual Board Meeting and Regional Conference that were to be
held this September in Russia. Moreover, we are suspending our formal
contacts with Russian State institutions.
The current situation challenges but does not alter IUFRO’s unshakable
commitment to fostering international scientific dialogue and collaboration
for the benefit of forests and people worldwide, and to supporting our
member organizations and scientists, especially those affected by conflicts
and war anywhere in the world. We are determined to support IUFRO member
organizations and scientists in Ukraine along with other academic and
research institutions worldwide that are offering opportunities for
Ukrainian students and scientists at this critical time.
John Parrotta Alexander Buck
*IUFRO President IUFRO Executive Director*
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/latest-news/letter-iufro-president…>
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Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Below is IUFRO Spotlight #92. Other Spotlights can be found at:
http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator
IUFRO WP 4.02.01
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 1:34 PM
Subject: IUFRO Spotlight #92 - Forests and Fire: Intersectionality of
Forests and People
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
[image: IUFRO Spotlight]
IUFRO Spotlight #92 - Forests and Fire: Intersectionality of Forests and
People
*IUFRO Spotlight* is an initiative of the International Union of Forest
Research Organizations. Its aim is to introduce, in a timely fashion,
significant findings in forest research from IUFRO officeholders and member
organizations to a worldwide network of decision makers, policy makers and
researchers.
IUFRO will encapsulate, and distribute in plain language, brief, topical
and policy-relevant highlights of those findings, along with information on
where/how to access the full documents. The *IUFRO Spotlight* findings will
be distributed in a periodic series of emails as well as blog postings.
Forests and Fire: Intersectionality of Forests and People
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/publications/spotlights/spotlight9…>
[image: Photo showing forest fire. Photo by Balbina Soriano]
Photo by Balbina Soriano
Throughout the Americas wildfires are changing. Forests are experiencing
longer fire seasons, fires occurring outside of historic fire regions,
fires burning more land on average each year, and more extreme fire
behavior; some of which is attributed to a changing climate. Additionally,
we are seeing an increased frequency of wildfires in populated area,
impacting more homes and communities.
An IUFRO-sponsored panel discussion between scientists, practitioners and
decision-makers examined forests and wildfire research in the Americas.
Panelists noted that some of the wildfire management methods currently
employed have been overtaken by events – primarily climate change – and new
approaches and strategies that are more reflective of current conditions
must be developed.
The *Forests and Fire* online discussion was one of three science-policy
forums organized for IUFRO World Day. (The other two – *Forests and Water*
and *Forest-based Bioeconomy for All* – are covered in separate
Spotlights.) Forests and Fire was organized by the U.S. Forest Service and
Embrapa, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Organization. Link to the
forums: Science & Policy | IUFRO World Day
<https://www.iufroworldday.org/science-policy-forums>
The complexity and challenges of living with wildfire have been compounded
by climate change, the panelists said. Extreme drought, soaring
temperatures, smoke, changing precipitation patterns and declining river
levels in areas like the Pantanal in Brazil, are causing forest managers to
reassess the ways in which they predict, prepare for, and manage wildfire.
In North America many wildland ecosystems have a history of fire – but with
greatly varied patterns of fire frequency and type.
Now, as one of the panelists noted, effective firefighting is hampered as
it becomes more and more common for several geographic areas to be managing
large fires at one time. Fire management strategies, which traditionally
could rely heavily on resource sharing, are finding themselves scrambling
to find sufficient manpower as fires occur and move almost simultaneously
between areas and across borders.
Several panelists emphasized that increased and continuing investment in
advancing fire prediction models is needed to be effective going forward.
Those who are on the front lines fighting wildfires are finding that
conditions on the ground can be quite different from what the modelling
systems they rely on have predicted. The systems have been calibrated –
over decades – to factor in such aspects as temperature and drought under
normal weather conditions. But, as one of the forum panelists asked: "How
do you predict into the extreme?"
Understanding the ecological role of fire is also essential for balancing
the benefits and risks of alternative fire management strategies, the
panelists said.
Prescribed and cultural fires are important and cost-effective ways to help
manage forests. In addition to western science, traditional indigenous
knowledge should also be included in fire management techniques. But a
social licence for their use must be developed in the communities and
people must be taught to use them wisely and at the appropriate time.
And, as populations increase and cities expand, more people are moving into
outlying, more forested areas and are more vulnerable to the effects of
wildfire. More work should be done, the panelists indicated, to assist
those communities to learn how best to live safely with wildfire in those
areas.
In certain regions, education campaigns could also help communities
understand the best times of year to use fire to manage pastures and to
share fire prevention messages, the panelists said.
Also suggested was the need to improve predictions of how human-induced
land use will influence fire risk and to implement "red flags" when
pyro-cumulonimbus cloud formations develop over existing fires. Those
clouds can form their own weather systems, cause downwind lightning strikes
and spawn new fires.
Participants did note that a significant amount of collaboration across
countries and continents is already occurring. Countries are sharing
firefighting services, collaborating on fire research, and working on
various academic and community programs together to ensure knowledge and
expertise are shared. And, it was noted that IUFRO plays an important role
in this regard; convening experts and promoting global cooperation in
forest-related research through its international network of scientists.
The opening remarks for the forum were given by Dr. Monica Lear of the USDA
Forest Service and Dr. Erich Schaitza of Embrapa Florestas. The session was
moderated by Randy Moore, Chief of the USDA Forest Service.
*Panelists were: *
Yucundo Coutino Estrada, Chiapas State, Natural Resources and State Parks,
Mexico;
Aida R. Baldini Urrutia, Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF), Chile;
Balbina Maria Araujo Soriano, Embrapa Pantanal;
Dr. Sarah McCaffrey, USDA Forest Service;
Dr. Dan Thompson, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada;
Dr. Frank Lake, USDA Forest Service;
Ross Smith, World Bank; and
Dr. Matt Jolly, USDA Forest Service.
*Review the session at: *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc7i67qNM84
IUFRO World Day was a *worldwide digital event that took place Sept. 28-29* in
three time zones around the world. It comprised 24 hours of forest-related
research topics, networking, and emerging issues of relevancy for global
policy makers. The event was designed to showcase the diversity of the
IUFRO network, including IUFRO's scientific units and IUFRO's member
organizations, to facilitate networking, and to enhance communication and
outreach.
The World Day comprised 79 live sessions from IUFRO Units and Members –
including the three forums mentioned above – covering highly relevant
topics for policy makers as well as three central IUFRO sessions, one in
each time zone. *Over 3000 participants from more than 100 countries
registered for the event.* IUFRO: IUFRO World Day - Digital Forest Science
Forum 2021 / Events <https://www.iufro.org/events/iufro-world-day/>
*Note: Photos in this Spotlight issue have been kindly provided by the
Science-Policy session organizers.*
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circulate these findings to a broad audience but, in doing so, acts only as
a conduit. The quality and accuracy of the reports are the responsibility
of the member organization and the authors.
Suggestions for reports and findings that could be promoted through *IUFRO
Spotlight* are encouraged. To be considered, reports should be fresh, have
policy implications and be applicable to more than one country. If you
would like to have a publication highlighted by Spotlight, contact: Gerda
Wolfrum, wolfrum(at)iufro.org <wolfrum(a)iufro.org>.
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is the
only worldwide 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.
Visit: https://www.iufro.org/
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*IUFRO Spotlight #91, published in December 2021*
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Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource data in the tropics:
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
Coordinator
IUFRO WP 4.02.01
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 7:27 AM
Subject: IUFRO NEWS 2/3, 2022
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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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*
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Spotlight, do not hesitate to contact us at IUFRO Headquarters:
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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. In IUFRO he coordinated
Working Party 4.04.03 - *SilvaPlan: Forest management planning
terminology *from
1991 to 1995. *More* <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33868>* …*
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IUFRO Meetings <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7371#c33837>
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IUFRO Website Features
Noticeboard <https://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/>
Proceedings Archive <https://www.iufro.org/publications/proceedings/>
Newsletter Archive <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=147>
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Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource data in the tropics:
Below is the IUFRO NEWS Issue 1, 2022 newsletter. Past editions of the
newsletter can be found at:
https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator
IUFRO WP 4.02.01
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 7:33 AM
Subject: IUFRO NEWS 1, 2022
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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Issue 1, 2022
IUFRO NEWS 1, 2022
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you issue 1 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
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Please also share with us any changes of contact person(s) and email
address(es) of your organization(s).
If you wish to *contribute to the next issue of IUFRO News,* please submit
your *proposed content by 21 February* to: office(at)iufro.org
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Best wishes,
Alexander Buck
*IUFRO Executive Director*
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Supporting the Forest Science Community in Economically Disadvantaged
Countries
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networking opportunities, inter-personal, and language skills development
and for establishing professional connections among international peers,
leading – more often than not - to lasting friendships. Photo credit: IUFRO]
In this interview with the Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO's
Special Programme for Development of Capacities (IUFRO-SPDC) you will learn
about how forest scientists and institutions in economically disadvantaged
regions are enabled to play a more impactful role in achieving overall
sustainable development.* More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33664>…*
Un-earthing Local Experiences and Systems for Restoring Forest Landscapes
[image: Photo showing Panellists discuss the role of FLR achieving SDG 15
during the workshop. (right) FLR activities in India (left). Photo: Forest
College & Research Institute, Telangana, India]
Taking action to address land degradation and the climate crisis, 75
experts from all regions of India and overseas convened online at the
International Knowledge-Sharing Workshop "Best Practices for Implementing
FLR in South Asia", hosted from 9-12 November 2021. Read this report by
IUFRO-SPDC to find out *more
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33661>…*
Forest Ecosystem Management Decision Making Methods: An Integrated
Bioeconomic Approach to Sustainability
[image: Photo showing Participants at the 2021 BIOECOSYS Final Conference
in Lisbon, Portugal, December 6, 2021 (photos by Márcia Campana and Barbara
Pavani, screenshot from the YouTube link below)]
The 2021 BIOECOSYS Final Conference brought together expertise and
experience in forest ecosystem management and economics, to communicate
recent findings and to accelerate the transfer of knowledge and best
practices to stakeholders and forest actors. Find out *more
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33660>…*
Natural and Cultural Heritage in Forests – Contemporary Challenges
[image: Photo showing Traces of ancient forest settlements in the
Kampinoski National Park, Poland Photo provided by Emilia Janeczko.]
Natural and cultural heritage are development assets that offer unique
development opportunities and a high-quality living environment.
Participants of a conference held in Poland last December concluded that
modern technologies for investigating inaccessible areas, as well as
communication with the local community, make it possible to learn more
about places and understand their history. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33659>…*
International IUFRO Symposium on Pine Wilt Disease (PWD2020)
[image: Photo showing The pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus,
the insect vector, Monochamus galloprovincialis, and susceptible pine trees
constitute a complex multi-player system that could lead to pine wilt and
death. Picture kindly provided by INRAE.]
Native to North America, the pine wood nematode *Bursaphelenchus xylophilus*
was accidentally introduced in Asia and later in Europe, where it has been
causing severe damage. The scientific community is studying this invasive
pathogenic nematode, its insect vector (*Monochamus* spp.), the
susceptibility of pine trees, as well as associated fungi and bacteria.
Findings were discussed at an online conference from France on 22-26
November 2021. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33658>…*
Mediterranean Forest Health in the Context of Global Change
[image: Photo showing Beech stand partly killed by pests and pathogens in
the Italian Apennine mountains. Photo provided by Andrea Battisti.]
Mediterranean forests are complex social-ecological systems characterized
by wide biodiversity and a high level of spatial and environmental
heterogeneity. An online advanced course last November presented current
knowledge, concepts, criteria and methods concerning forest health
assessment, monitoring and management in a context of global change. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33657>…*
Announcements
REMINDER – Call for Bids for Hosting the XXVII IUFRO World Congress in 2029
Still Open!
[image: Photo showing a watch. Photo: absolutevision on Pixabay]
IUFRO Member Organizations around the world are encouraged to consider
submitting a bid for this highly important IUFRO event. The IUFRO World
Congress is a unique opportunity for your organization and your country to
host a global research community and advance science for the benefit of
forests and people. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33655>…*
Global Forest Information Service Discontinued
After more than 20 years of disseminating forest-related information from
around the world, the Global Forest Information Service (GFIS) operated by
IUFRO and partners has come to an end. IUFRO's new policy will concentrate
on IUFRO-generated information with the vision of creating its own online
information resources center. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33654>…*
XPRIZE Rainforest and IUFRO Partner up for a Better Understanding of
Rainforests
[image: Photo showing trees an a lake. Photo by praesentator on Pixabay]
Launched in 2019, the $10 Million XPRIZE Rainforest is a five-year global
competition challenging innovators to develop new technologies to rapidly
and comprehensively survey rainforest biodiversity. To support and promote
the competition, XPRIZE Rainforest has now entered into a partnership
agreement with IUFRO. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33653>…*
Obituaries
Professor Jeffery Burley (1936-2021)
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Professor
Jeffery Burley, IUFRO Past President. He will be dearly missed by the IUFRO
community. A dedicated educator, an accomplished scientist, and a wonderful
mentor, he was also a tireless champion for forests and their sustainable
management. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33651>…*
Dr. Frank H. Wadsworth (1915-2022)
Frank H. Wadsworth, an influential leader in tropical forest research,
management and training over many decades, passed away on January 5th,
2022, at the age of 106 in Puerto Rico, his home since 1942. Dr. Wadsworth
will be long remembered by the generations of foresters, researchers,
students and youth who he mentored. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33650>…*
Positions
Visit the IUFRO Noticeboard to see the latest positions announced by IUFRO
member organizations. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/position-announcements/>*…
Publications
Latest GFEP Policy Brief Now Available in French!
IUFRO's Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP) Programme launched the French
version of their latest publication, "Forests, Trees and Poverty
Alleviation in Africa: An Expanded Policy Brief", on 17 January 2022. The
publication outlines the most important scientific evidence of the nexus of
forests, trees, and poverty in Africa, explains the context, and highlights
key conclusions to be taken into account by stakeholders across Africa. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33646>…*
IUFRO Occasional Paper 34: Forest Landscape Restoration Governance,
selected cases in Ghana and India
An understanding of governance issues is key to implementing forest
landscape restoration projects. This report looks at case studies in Ghana
and India and highlights important differences in the political, legal and
institutional environments and the need to recognize opportunities and
limitations in restoring land based on the local context. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33645>…*
Building a Successful Forestry Career - Now Available in French
The French edition of the book "Building a Successful Forestry Career in
Africa: Inspirational Stories and Opportunities" is now ready for download.
It provides insights into exciting forestry career opportunities also
beyond the forests and offers inspiration and tips for the next generation
of African foresters! *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33644>…*
IUFRO Occasional Paper 35: Forest Legislation in Latin America
[image: Photo showing a forest from above, with a river crossing through.
Photo Alessandro Panasolo]
In this bilingual (English and Spanish) publication members of the Latin
American Network of Environmental Forestry Law (RELADEFA), which operates
in the framework of IUFRO Working Party 9.06.01, present comprehensive and
in-depth information about the situation of forests and forest legislation
in 15 Latin American countries. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33643>…*
IUFRO Spotlight #91 - Science-Policy Practice Interface for Managing Forest
and Water Interactions under a Changing Environment
[image: Photo showing a lake with forested mountains. Photo Vandaagevenniet
on Pixabay]
The IUFRO-sponsored Forests and Water science-policy forum at the IUFRO
World Day provided a platform for scientists, forest managers and
decision-makers from the Asia-Oceania region to share insights and
experiences about forest and water interactions from different
perspectives. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33642>…*
IUFRO Spotlight #92 - Forests and Fire - Intersectionality of Forests and
People
[image: Photo showing a burning forest. Photo by Balbina Soriano]
The IUFRO World Day panel discussion between scientists, practitioners and
decision-makers examined forests and wildfire research in the Americas.
Panelists noted that some of the wildfire management methods currently
employed have been overtaken by events – primarily climate change – and new
approaches and strategies that are more reflective of current conditions
must be developed. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33641>…*
Proceedings, Books, Journals
*International Conference "European Forests – Our Cultural heritage"*
IUFRO Working Party (WP) 9.03.01 Economic and Social Forest History and
IUFRO WP 9.03.02 Forest and Culture, jointly with the Austrian Forest
Association's Working Party Forest History held a conference on 4-7
December 2018 in St. Georgen am Längsee, Carinthia, Austria. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33667>…*
Congratulations to IUFRO Members!
Longstanding IUFRO Members BOKU, Vienna, and FVA Baden-Württemberg
celebrate their 150th anniversary in 2022. The slogan of the University of
Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria for
celebrations is: "150 Years – Featuring Future". Forest Research Institute
(FVA) Baden-Württemberg together with the other members of NFZ.forestnet
hosted the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress in 2017! *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33668>…*
Other Information
IUFRO Meetings <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33639>
Other Meetings <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7347#c33638>
IUFRO Website Features
Noticeboard <https://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/>
Proceedings Archive <https://www.iufro.org/publications/proceedings/>
RSS Feeds <https://www.iufro.org/?id=3745>
Newsletter Archive <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=147>
______________________________________________
*IUFRO News Issue 1, 2022, published in January 2022 by IUFRO Headquarters,
Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria. Available for download
at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
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Dear Resource Data for the Tropics E-List:
Please see the announcement below for the International Day of Forests 2022
- 21 Marc.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Coordinator, IUFRO WP 4.02.01
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 12:57 PM
Subject: International Day of Forests - Register Now!
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
International Day of Forests - Register Now!
*SAVE THE DATE - International Day of Forests 2022 - 21 March *
To mark the International Day of Forests 2022 on 21 March, FAO in
collaboration with the International Union of Forest Research Organizations
(IUFRO) and IUFRO World Congress 2024|Swedish University of Agricultural
Sciences (SLU) is hosting a high-level panel discussion to *Inspire for the
Future – The Role of Forests in Ensuring Sustainable Production and
Consumption* in the context of Expo 2020 in Dubai.
Do not miss out on the insights and stories of high-level guests and
experts about the role of forest-based innovations, forest-based products
and ecosystem services and how they can contribute to a sustainable
lifestyle and accelerate a shift towards more sustainable consumption and
production.
*Monday, 21 March 2022 15.00–18.00 GST/12.00–15.00 CET Online and at the
Swedish PavilionThe Forest, Expo 2020 Dubai*
*REGISTER to Participate Online*
<https://expoupdate.se/event/international-day-of-forests-live-event/> or
visit the Event webpage
<https://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/live-event> to learn more
Help us share the International Day of Forests 2022 key messages
<https://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/key-messages/en/> and a video
spot <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJm2jV2CE5E> that sheds light on wood
and its potential to change how we see the world. The video is available in
Arabic <https://youtu.be/X9sa-Z2Q0LY>, Chinese
<https://youtu.be/mx7MI1cuCOY>, English
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJm2jV2CE5E>, French
<https://youtu.be/fvK4CwQa9Pg>, Russian <https://youtu.be/LvvnwFWGmXk>, and
Spanish <https://youtu.be/J94Ut_Of80Q>.
For more information on the International Day itself, about FAO’s work in
Forestry and our partners for the IDF 2022 event, please visit the
International Day of Forests website
<https://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/en/>.
We look forward to your active participation and to hearing about any
events you are organizing to mark the day by email at IDF(a)FAO.org.
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*EVENT AGENDA*
*15.00*
Expo and Pavilion walk through
*15.05*
Screening of the International Day of Forests 2022 video spot
*15.10*
*HIGH LEVEL SEGMENT*
Master of Ceremony: *Ismahane Elouafi*, Chief Scientist, FAO
- *H.E. Jan Thesleff*, Ambassador of Sweden, Commissioner General of the
Swedish Participation at Expo 2020 Dubai
- *QU Dongyu*, Director-General, FAO
- *John Parrotta*, President, IUFRO
- *H.E. Yasmine Fouad*, Minister of Environment, Egypt, UNFCCC COP27
Presidency
- *H.E. Siti Nurbaya Bakar*, Minister of Environment and Forestry,
Indonesia
- *H.E. Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri*, Minister for Climate
Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates, UNFCCC COP 28 Presidency (TBC)
- *Beth MacNeil*, Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Forest Service,
Vice Chair of the FAO Committee on Forestry
*16.00*
*KEYNOTE – Why forests matter for planetary health and human well-being*
- *Bhaskar Vira* <https://www.conservation.cam.ac.uk/directory/vira>,
Head of Department of Geography, University of Cambridge
*16.20*
*PANEL DISCUSSION*
Moderator: *Fredrik Ingemarson*, Director of IUFRO World Congress 2024
- *Roberto Andres Bosch*, President, Gremial Forestal, Guatemala
- *Magdalena Jovanovic*, President, International Forestry Students'
Association
- *Mokena Makeka*, Principal, Dalberg Advisors, South Africa
- *Bhavna Prasad*, Senior Adviser, Sustainable Business Programme, WWF
India
- *Annie Sandgren*, Programme Manager, IKEA
*17.40*
*CLOSING*
Closing remarks
- *Göran Ericsson*, Dean, Faculty of Forest Sciences, SLU
- *Maria Helena Semedo*, Deputy Director-General, FAO
Welcome video for World Forestry Congress 2022
Welcome video for IUFRO World Congress 2024
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Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics: :
Certain presentations and other information are still available from IUFRO
World Forest Day, at the links in the announcement below.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Associate Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 3:34 PM
Subject: IUFRO WORLD DAY – Thank you for your participation!
To: Dear Participant of the IUFRO World Day <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
IUFRO WORLD DAY – Thank you for your participation!
Dear participants of the IUFRO World Day,
On behalf of IUFRO, we want to *thank you for your active participation in
the IUFRO World Day – Digital Forest Science Forum 2021!*
For the first time in the history of IUFRO, our global network of forest
scientists embarked on the adventure of a worldwide digital event in three
time zones around the globe. We are proud to inform you that IUFRO World
Day displayed *79 live sessions, more than 50 contributions of static
content, and counted over 3000 registered participants from more than 100
countries!*
IUFRO World Day on 28-29 September 2021 offered 24 hours of exciting and
informative live sessions on forest-related research topics, networking,
and emerging issues of relevancy for global policy makers, among other
things. We are very pleased that you were part of this journey.
We would kindly like to invite you to take a few minutes for filling out
our *online feedback survey for participants*
<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=IF_G2MpaSUChqYV3n-Iu1_W…>
to share your experience during the event. *Your feedback is highly
appreciated and warmly welcome!*
If you are not yet an IUFRO Member and would like to join our global
network of forest scientists, *we cordially invite you to become a member*
to connect with peers all over the world and enjoy a large number of
benefits. Membership of IUFRO is open to any institution and any individual
concerned with the promotion, support or conduct of research related to
forests, forest management and forest products. You can find out more on
our website https://www.iufro.org/nc/membership/
<https://www.iufro.org/nc/membership/application/> and contact
office(a)iufro.org if you are interested.
Furthermore, we would like to inform you that the *interactive map*
<https://www.iufroworldday.org/interactive-map>* on the **IUFRO World Day
website* <https://www.iufroworldday.org/>* is still accessible and contains
contributions from the event for you to revisit! *All static content items
are still visible on the map and some recordings of live sessions are
available in addition. We will gradually upload more recorded sessions in
case they will be provided by session hosts.
*During the central “Lunch with IUFRO” sessions in each time zone of the
IUFRO World Day, participants had the chance to complete a quiz with
questions about IUFRO. If you are interested in finding out **the **correct
answers to the quiz**, please follow this link: *
https://www.iufro.org/events/iufro-world-day/.
Yours sincerely,
Carola Egger
*IUFRO WORLD DAY Project Manager*
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Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
The following announcement from IUFRO may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Associate Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 8:33 AM
Subject: New IUFRO Information Policy and Closure of GFIS
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
New IUFRO Information Policy and Closure of GFIS
Dear IUFRO Members and Officeholders,
We would like to inform you that after more than 20 years of disseminating
forest-related information from around the world, the Global Forest
Information Service (GFIS) operated by IUFRO and partners has come to an
end.
*As of 31 December 2021, the GFIS website as a separate entity will no
longer be available. IUFRO’s new policy will concentrate on IUFRO-generated
information with the vision of creating its own online information
resources centre. Please visit the GFIS legacy webpage at *
*https://www.iufro.org/science/gfis/* <https://www.iufro.org/science/gfis/>
for further information and find interesting reports on project activities,
results and achievements, and various other material archived online.
While GFIS was highly innovative at its inception and the original ideas
that led to its successful establishment were exceptionally far-sighted at
the time, forest information management and dissemination technologies have
evolved rapidly over the last 20 years and the accessibility of freely
available forest-related information has been significantly enhanced.
Due to these developments and the establishment of powerful systems for
search of and access to a wide range of scientific and other information
resources, IUFRO’s new policy will concentrate on IUFRO-generated
information with the vision of creating its own *online information
resources centre.* This centre will provide* information generated by IUFRO
members regarding events, people, publications, and other resources *for
the benefits of all members, for forest scientists and professionals, and
for the wider publicwho want to find out more about forest-related
research. IUFRO will continue to share information on special topics - such
as global forest education - as the need arises.
Over the past two decades, GFIS provided a valuable contribution to
facilitating knowledge sharing and fostering partnerships between knowledge
producers and users in the field of forest science and forestry around the
world.
*We would like to thank all partners that were involved in the GFIS project
as well as all IUFRO members that contributed to the GFIS website.
Furthermore, we want to celebrate the achievements made and important
milestones reached throughout the many years of GFIS. If you have any
further questions, please contact the IUFRO Information Resources Manager:*
Ms. Carola Egger, egger(a)iufro.org.
Kind regards,
Alexander Buck
*IUFRO Executive Director*
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Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
The following announcement from IUFRO may be of interest.
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Associate Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 6:51 PM
Subject: Press Release: ITTO and IUFRO release learning modules to
encourage forest landscape restoration
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
<https://www.iufro.org/>
* International Union of Forest Research Organizations *
Press Release: ITTO and IUFRO release learning modules to encourage forest
landscape restoration
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/media/press-releases/press-release…>
*Yokohama/Vienna, 17 November 2021: *ITTO and the International Union of
Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) have released a free series of
learning modules for high-school and university students to guide further
understanding on forest landscape restoration (FLR).
[image: Photo showing High school students learn about forest values during
a field trip to the Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Photo: Sarawak Forest Department]
High school students learn about forest values during a field trip to the
Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary in Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo: Sarawak
Forest Department
FLR involves using holistic approaches to restore ecological functioning of
degraded landscapes and simultaneously creating diverse, sustainable
socio-economic benefits for people living in the landscapes on a wider
scale. Putting it into practice, however, is not so easy. FLR has many
dimensions, and educating future generations is crucial for its success.
Released as a contribution to the 2021–2030 UN Decade on Ecosystem
Restoration, the new learning modules developed by ITTO and IUFRO have been
crafted to raise awareness among the next generation of professionals and
policy- and decision-makers of the vital role that FLR will play in
restoring degraded landscapes. The modules contain the latest knowledge on
FLR, drawing on publications such as the ITTO Guidelines for Forest
Landscape Restoration in the Tropics
<https://www.itto.int/guidelines/>; IUFRO's
Practitioner’s Guide for Implementing Forest Landscape Restoration
<https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/netw/flr/flr/pract-guide/>; IUFRO’s
Occasional Paper No. 33–Forest Landscape Restoration Implementation:
Lessons Learned from Selected Landscapes in Africa, Asia and Latin America
<https://www.iufro.org/publications/series/occasional-papers/article/2020/02…>
and FAO’s Sustainable Financing for Forest and Landscape Restoration
e-course <https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=675>.
The modules can be used by high schools and universities across the tropics
and elsewhere to boost curricula in science, social science, agriculture,
climate change, environmental studies, forestry, geography, and planning
and development studies.
The learning modules comprise four PowerPoint presentations, together with
handouts for teachers and students. Each presentation is illustrated by
case studies and videos and features a series of questions and assignments.
- *Module 1* (*FLR principles*) introduces the six globally recognized
principles of FLR, discusses their conceptual basis and presents guiding
elements for each principle.
- *Module 2* (*FLR project design and implementation*) explores the FLR
process through the design and implementation of long-term on-the-ground
interventions.
- *Module 3* (*FLR facilitation and capacity development*) looks at the
skills people need to implement FLR.
- *Module 4 (Securing FLR finances*) examines ways to obtain finance for
implementing an FLR project.
The modules can be adapted to include locally relevant examples of FLR.
The production of the four modules was supported by a joint FLR initiative
of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, with finance from the Global
Environment Facility project, “Fostering partnerships to build coherence
and support for FLR”.
Download the FLR learning modules and handouts (in English only) at:
*IUFRO website link:*
https://www.iufro.org/science/special/spdc/netw/flr/lmflr/
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*NOTES TO EDITORS*
*Media contact ITTO:* Ramon Carrillo, carrillo(a)itto.int
The* International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) *is an
intergovernmental organization promoting the sustainable management and
conservation of tropical forests and the expansion and diversification of
international trade in tropical timber from sustainably managed and legally
harvested forests. For more information contact itto(a)itto.int or visit
www.itto.int.
*Media contact IUFRO: *Gerda Wolfrum, wolfrum(a)iufro.org
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*SDG 4 (Quality education):* Putting forest landscape restoration into
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*SDG 11 (Sustainable cities and communities):* Ecosystem integrity plays a
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other forest elements to build healthy and resilient ecosystems in which
people and nature exist in harmony.
*SDG 17 (Partnerships for the goals):* The uptake of forest landscape
restoration will facilitate the implementation of the 2021–2030 UN Decade
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Dear IUFR Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Below is IUFRO Spotlight #91. Other Spotlights can be found at:
http://www.iufro.org/media/iufro-spotlights/
Regards,
Sheila Ward
Associate Coordinator
IUFRO WP 1.02.04
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From: IUFRO Headquarters <office(a)iufro.org>
Date: Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 11:14 AM
Subject: IUFRO Spotlight #91 - Forests and Water
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
[image: IUFRO Spotlight]
IUFRO Spotlight #91 - Forests and Water
*IUFRO Spotlight* is an initiative of the International Union of Forest
Research Organizations. Its aim is to introduce, in a timely fashion,
significant findings in forest research from IUFRO officeholders and member
organizations to a worldwide network of decision makers, policy makers and
researchers.
IUFRO will encapsulate, and distribute in plain language, brief, topical
and policy-relevant highlights of those findings, along with information on
where/how to access the full documents. The *IUFRO Spotlight* findings will
be distributed in a periodic series of emails as well as blog postings.
Forests and Water
*Science-Policy-Practice Interface for Managing Forest and Water
Interactions under a Changing Environment*
PDF for download
<https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/publications/spotlights/spotlight9…>
[image: Photo showing a forest behind a lake. Photo: Kalexander73 on
Pixabay.]
Kalexander73 on Pixabay
Water is fundamental to life on earth. What may not be quite so obvious is
that forests are equally vital resources for life on the planet.
And the two – water and forests – are inseparable in the pursuit of a
sustainable and sustainably developed world. Therefore, forests and water
resources have been identified as essential elements in adaptation to
climate change.
The IUFRO-sponsored Forests and Water science-policy forum at the IUFRO
World Day provided a platform for scientists, forest managers and
decision-makers from the Asia-Oceania region to share insights and
experiences about forest and water interactions from different perspectives.
Among the significant challenges discussed by the forum panelists were the
increasing competition for water resources, the positive and negative
impacts of carbon sequestration due to large scale afforestation and
reforestation, climate change-related shifts in rainfall patterns and
capacity building requirements among civil groups at various levels to
ensure competent engagement in forest and water management.
To address the challenges of competition for water, a range of technical,
social and political actions have been suggested – technical advancements
such as GIS, remote sensing and climate modelling to better understand the
full hydrological cycle, targeted reforestation, better integration of
planted forests in the wider landscape, good community engagement and
tighter regulatory environments
[image: Photo showing a lake surrounded by mountains, with forests. Photo:
Vandaagevenniet on Pixabay]
Vandaagevenniet on Pixabay
Integrated watershed management was also advocated as a way to deal with
the impact of changes in rainfall due to climate change. This varies across
the region; in some areas such as Japan there have been record-breaking
heavy rains, while in others there have been droughts.
Forests play a crucial role in supplying clean water, help prevent
environmental hazards such as soil erosion and flooding as well as ensuring
many other ecological functions. Any forest changes – and their
interactions with climate – can significantly affect water resources and
water-related ecological functions and services.
Therefore, managing forests for water provision is an important priority in
various international initiatives (Bonn Challenge, UN SDGs etc.). In
addition, there is an active agenda to use reforestation for landscape
restoration and to mitigate rising atmospheric carbon dioxide content.
The forum panelists also underlined that communicating and sharing
technical advances and policies must be strengthened to ensure that
research on forest and water interactions in a changing environment is
appropriately addressed.
The opening address for the forum was delivered by IUFRO Vice President *Liu
Shirong* of the Chinese Academy of Forestry.
Keynote presentations were given by *Meine van Noordwijk*, World
Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya; and by *Richard Harper* of
Murdoch University, Perth, Australia. Richard Harper is also Deputy
Coordinator of IUFRO’s Task Force on Forests and Water Interactions in a
Changing Environment.
The panel discussion featured:
*Brenda Baillie*, Northland Regional Council, New Zealand;
*Mingfang Zhang*, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China;
*Kyoichi Otsuki*, Kyushu University, Japan;
*Diomedes A. Racelis*, University of the Philippines Los Baños,
Philippines; and
*Hyung Tae Choi*, National Institute of Forest Science, Republic of Korea.
The online discussion was one of three science-policy forums organized for
IUFRO World Day. (The other two – Forests and Fire and Forest-based
Bioeconomy for All – will be covered in separate Spotlights.)
Link to the forums: Science & Policy | IUFRO World Day
<https://www.iufroworldday.org/science-policy-forums>
Link to the recording: Forest-Water-Session
<https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mvgx0sb8myq2tbr/AAC5IFBrbk2wWD5TO6YcG92ua/Sessio…>
IUFRO World Day was a worldwide digital event that took place on September
28-29 in three time zones around the world. It comprised 24 hours of
forest-related research topics, networking, and emerging issues of
relevancy for global policy makers. The event was designed to showcase the
diversity of the IUFRO network, including IUFRO's scientific units and
IUFRO's member organizations, to facilitate networking, and to enhance
communication and outreach.
The World Day comprised 79 live sessions from IUFRO Units and Members –
including the three forums mentioned above – covering highly relevant
topics for policy makers as well as three central IUFRO sessions, one in
each time zone. Over 3000 participants from more than 100 countries
registered for the event. IUFRO: IUFRO World Day - Digital Forest Science
Forum 2021 / Events <https://www.iufro.org/events/iufro-world-day/>
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