10:42 a.m.
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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