2:17 p.m.
Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Below is Issue 5 of IUFRO News 2022, volume 51. 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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Date: Tue, May 31, 2022 at 1:13 PM
Subject: IUFRO NEWS 5, 2022
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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Issue 5, 2022
IUFRO NEWS 5, 2022
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you Issue 5 of IUFRO News 2022, volume 51!
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IUFRO at the 15th World Forestry Congress
[image: Photo showing Joint booth of IUFRO World Congress 2024 and IUFRO
(Photo IUFRO)]
This special issue of IUFRO News focuses on the 15th World Forestry
Congress - WFC - and places the focus on activities with IUFRO
participation. In addition, this issue includes a section about IUFRO at
the 17th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF17). *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34230>…*
High-Level Dialogue: Building a Green, Healthy and Resilient Future with
Forests
[image: Photo showing IUFRO President John Parrotta, USFS (Photo IUFRO)]
In a keynote speech, Qu Dongyu, Director General, FAO, highlighted three
mutually reinforcing pathways depicted in FAO's State of the World's
Forests 2022 report. A panel discussion with IUFRO President John Parrotta
as a panelist focused on what needs to be done to achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34229>…*
CPF Dialogue: Climate Change, Conflicts and Food Insecurity - Forest
Solutions to Tackle Effects of Crises
[image: Photo showing IUFRO President John Parrotta, USFS (screenshot
IUFRO)]
In this session John Parrotta, IUFRO, highlighted challenges including
overlapping jurisdictions, where communities may have rights to forests,
but mining or other industries have their own vested interests. He also
drew attention to the impact of corruption, which overrides regulatory
frameworks and otherwise robust laws. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34228>…*
Forests in a Post-Covid-19 World
[image: Photo showing ITTO's Sheam Satkuru speaking and IUFRO's John
Parrotta and John Stanturf on the panel. Photo by IISD/ENB, Diego Noguera]
This session was moderated by Sheam Satkuru, ITTO, and John Parrotta,
IUFRO. In her keynote remarks, Maria Helena Semedo, FAO, highlighted the
role forestry can play in a greener post-pandemic future. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34227>…*
Sub-theme 5: Managing and communicating forest information, data and
knowledge
[image: Photo showing Alexander Buck, IUFRO Executive Director (screenshot
IUFRO)]
Alexander Buck, IUFRO Executive Director, opened the second half of the
session 'Strengthening communication and education'. In his keynote he
highlighted main findings of the Global Forest Education Project led by
FAO, ITTO and IUFRO. He recommended including more forest related topics in
primary and secondary curricula, among other things. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34226>…*
Sub-theme 6: Setting the stage - landscape approach and cooperation in
forest management
[image: Photo showing Slide by Tony Simons, CIFOR-ICRAF (screenshot IUFRO)]
In a keynote speech, Tony Simons, CIFOR-ICRAF, outlined a method for
tracking changes in afforestation over time using direct comparisons of
satellite pixels. John Parotta, IUFRO, stressed that in order to account
for the full value of forests, methodologies should be expanded to take
account of a whole range of ecosystem services, including the social and
cultural, besides carbon. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34225>…*
IUFRO Joins New R4D Partnership
After ten years of collaborative work under the CGIAR Research Program
(CRP) on Forests Trees and Agroforestry (FTA), the historical partners of
FTA and a set of joining institutions, including IUFRO, got together to
form a new Research for Development (R4D) Partnership, the Forests, Trees
and Agroforestry Partnership, which was launched at the World Forestry
Congress*. More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34224>…*
Ministerial Forum on Sustainable Wood - towards carbon-neutral and
resilient economies
[image: Photo showing Maria Patek, Austria. Screenshot by IUFRO]
At this session high-level government representatives exchanged country
experiences, policy perspectives and ambitions on sustainable wood as well
as on how to scale-up actions and collaborate on sustainable wood-based
pathways. One of the speakers was Maria Patek, Austria, Deputy Minister for
Forestry and Sustainability. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34223>…*
Our Booth in Seoul - A Preview of IUFRO 2024
[image: Photo showing Welcoming the Swedish Ambassador (Photo IUFRO)]
IUFRO and the IUFRO World Congress 2024 | Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences (SLU) team had a beautiful booth at the World
Forestry Congress in Seoul. There delegates could learn about SLU and IUFRO
and, of course, about the IUFRO World Congress 2024: FORESTS AND SOCIETY
TOWARDS 2050, to take place in Stockholm, Sweden, on 23-29 June 2024. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34222>…*
IUFRO at the 17th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF17)
[image: Photo showing IUFRO President John Parrotta speaking at UNFF17]
The IUFRO delegation at UNFF17 was led by IUFRO President John Parrotta,
accompanied by Andre Purret and Dikshya Devkota from IUFRO Headquarters.
Referring to the joint statement of the Collaborative Partnership on
Forests (CPF), IUFRO informed about the progress of the ongoing scientific
assessment by the IUFRO-led Global Forest Expert Panel on Forests and Human
Health 2023. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34221>…*
Launching IUFRO-GFEP Global Report on REDD+ at the World Forestry Congress
IUFRO launched its report about the outcomes of more than 10 years of REDD+
implementation at the WFC. This global assessment report, prepared by
IUFRO's Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP), showcases the effects of REDD+
implementation on forests, carbon, biodiversity and people. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34220>…*
Cameroonian Activist Wins Wangari Maathai Forest Champions' Award 2022
[image: Photo showing winner of Wangari Maathai Award. Photo by Pilar
Valbuena/FAO]
Through the African Women's Network for Community Management of Forests,
which she co-founded in 2009, activist Cécile Ndjebet of Cameroon has
become a leading voice, both in Cameroon and internationally, in building
global recognition on the importance of gender equality in forest
management. The organization now has 20 member countries across Africa. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34219>…*
Harnessing the Full Potential of Tertiary Forest Education Globally
[image: Photo showing screenshot from session.]
During the WFC, IUFRO hosted a side event with FAO and ITTO to present the
findings and recommendations of the latest and largest project on global
forest education, which has been underway for the last three years and was
recently concluded. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34218>…*
Forest Skills to Pay the Bills
[image: Photo showing audience in session. Photo by Simone Massaro]
Over 60 students, policymakers, educators and employment experts came
together during the "Forest Skills to Pay the Bills: the juncture of
education and employment" hybrid side-event jointly organized by Forest
Europe and the EFI-IFSA-IUFRO project on May 6th, 2022, at the XV World
Forestry Congress. The event aimed to explore the educational needs towards
forest-related employment and green jobs. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34217>…*
New Global Network Empowers Young Professionals Across the Forest Sector
[image: Photo showing Screenshot: Launching ForYP at WFC, with Elaine
Springgay, FAO]
The Global Network for Forestry Young Professionals (ForYP) was launched at
the World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on Thursday, 5
May. ForYP aims to increase the visibility of young professionals,
providing an inclusive space to share ideas, learn, and showcase the
contributions of young professionals to the forest sector. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34216>…*
New Book on IUFRO Awards
[image: Photo showing First copies of the book at the WFC booth of the Asia
Forest Institute. (Photo provided by Hosang Kang)]
This book describes "Outstanding Science and Services in IUFRO: Three
Awards of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations:
1953-2020" and presents short biographical stories of forest scientists who
recieved important awards of IUFRO. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34215>…*
IWCS Korean Wood Culture Exhibition at WFC
[image: Photo showing instruments provided for the booth by Mr. Chung-Sun
Ryu. (Photo by IWCS)]
The International Wood Culture Society (IWCS) booth at the XV World
Forestry Congress (WFC) 2021 in Seoul, Korea was truly a feast for the five
senses. The booth was permeated with the smell of wood and the taste of
wood culture. Visitors could hear the wood from Korean traditional musical
instruments, *more <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34214>…*
IUFRO Annual Report 2021
This IUFRO Annual Report looks different from previous reports. After a
joint message by the IUFRO President and the Executive Director you will
find selected activities from Divisions, Task Forces, Special Programmes
and Projects presented under thematic clusters. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34213>…*
Other Information
IUFRO Meetings <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7404#c34209>
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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