Branching out: the forest podcast - Episode 4

Dear Reader of IUFRO News:

The fourth episode of Branching out: the forest podcast is out! On this episode, we discuss the relationship between biodiversity and other services our forests provide, including forest genetics resources, society's role in halting biodiversity loss and a case study from Sri Lanka, where IUFRO’s Special Programme for Development of Capacities (SPDC) together with local partners promoted a forest landscape restoration project.

Jose Bolaños, IUFRO Headquarters, and co-host Peter Edwards, senior researcher at Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, New Zealand and Deputy Coordinator of Working Party 9.01.07 – Media analysis and Deputy Coordinator of Working Party 9.05.01 – Bioeconomy policy, set the stage and initiate the conversation about how forest are not just trees, but the tapestry of life on land.

We invite you to listen to the episode featuring Sally Aitken from University of British Columbia and IUFRO Scientific Achievement Awardee 2014, Marjana Westergren from the Slovenian Forest Institute, Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO Working Party 2.04.11 – Alpine forest genomics and Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO Division 2 – Physiology and Genetics, K.M.A. Bandara, Conservator General of Forests, Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO Working Party 1.02.04 – Sustainable management and genetic resources in Meliaceae and IUFRO International Council Representative for Sri Lanka, and Nazmus Sadath from Khulna University, Bangladesh, and Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO Working Party 9.05.06 – Community forestry.

Tune in to Branching Out: the forest podcast on your favourite platform. Now available at Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well as on the IUFRO website!

And share the podcast with your friends and colleagues!

Sincerely,

IUFRO HQ

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