5:13 p.m.
Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:
Below is Issue 10/11 of IUFRO News 2023, volume 52. 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 - Resource data in the tropics
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-4/40000/40200/40201/
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Issue 10/11, 2023
IUFRO News 10/11, 2023
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Deal for Green?
[image: Photo showing Group photo by Ajša Alagić, Slovenian Forestry
Institute.]
The IUFRO conference "Deal for Green? Contribution of managerial economics,
accounting, and cross-sectoral policy analysis to climate neutrality and
forest management" on 25-27 September 2023 in Ljubljana, Slovenia discussed
the potential outcomes of the EU Green Deal in relation to forests and
forestry. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7653#c36774>…*
IUFRO 2023 Latin American Conference
[image: Photo showing Yeda Maria Malheiros de Oliveira, Embrapa Forestry,
Brazil, and Martín Sánchez Acosta, INTA, Argentina. Photo by Marcelo Elias.]
The IUFRO LA-2023 Conference "Sustainable Landscape Management – the role
of forests, trees, agroforestry, and their interactions with agriculture"
on 17 – 19 October 2023 took place at the Institute of Engineering of
Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, and focused on initiatives that aim to create
more resilient landscapes. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7653#c36773>…*
Small-scale Forestry and Modern Society
[image: Photo showing participants of the Small-Scale Forestry conference
2023. Photo by Christoph Hartebrodt, FVA Baden-Württemberg.]
Small private forests are an important forest ownership typein almost all
countries. On 22-26 August 2023, 55 participants from 15 countries on four
continents gathered in Tartu, Estonia, at the Institute of Forestry and
Engineering of University of Life Sciences, to discuss the interactions
between "Small-scale Forestry and Modern Society". *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7653#c36772>…*
Improving Access to Sustainable Forest Materials in a Resource-constrained
World
[image: Photo showing conference poster. Photo by Formec Organizing Team.]
The 55th International Symposium on Forest Mechanization (FORMEC) and 7th
Forest Engineering Conference (FEC) took place on 20-22 September 2023 in
Florence, Italy, and brought together 230 participants from 29 countries to
share state-of-the-art knowledge about harvesting operations, with a focus
on steep terrain. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7653#c36778>…*
Uneven-aged Silviculture: Insights into Forest Adaptation in Times of
Global Change
[image: Photo showing Presentation by Linda Nagel, Utah State University,
USA. Photo provided by Tomáš Vrška.]
On 18-20 September 2023, 78 participants from 23 countries and four
continents came together in Brno, Czech Republic, to discuss, among other
things, the rapidly changing expectations of society for benefits from
forests, which, in the context of rapid changes in their health, cause
significant complications for foresters. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7653#c36771>…*
NIFoS Hosted an International Symposium to Share the Achievements of
National Reforestation and Seek Future Visions in the Forest Sector
[image: Photo showing group picture of NIFoS Symposium. Photo by courtesy
of NIFoS.]
On September 13th, the National Institute of Forest Science (NIFoS) hosted
the "International Symposium of 50th Years of Anniversary on National
Reforestation" at COEX, Seoul, to share the achievements of national
reforestation in the Republic of Korea (Korea) and present a vision to
contribute to the future international community. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7653#c36770>…*
IUFRO Management Committee Meets CSIR-FORIG Research Scientists in Ghana
[image: Photo showing IUFRO President John Parrotta and FORIG Director
Daniel Ofori planting an Aubregrinia Taiensis (Duatadwe-kese) tree, a
critically endangered species, on the grounds of the FORIG campus. Photo by
Alexander Buck, IUFRO]
On September 20th, 2023, the IUFRO Management Committee started a
significant working visit led by IUFRO President John A. Parrotta. This
visit was a testament to the thriving collaboration between global forest
research leaders and Ghana's distinguished Institute CSIR-FORIG. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7653#c36769>…*
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wildlife is Essential to Achieve Key
Targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
[image: Image by CPW]
A CPW event titled "Advancing the sustainable wildlife management for
people, nature and positive livelihood outcomes: Perspectives of the
Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management" was held on
16th October 2023, at the meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific,
Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA). *More*
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7653#c36779>*…*
International Science Council Global Knowledge Dialogue: Asia-Pacific
[image: Photo showing Kuala Lumpur. Photo by Peter Nguyen on Pixabay]
Within the series of global knowledge dialogues, the ISC meeting held in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 October 2023, aimed at strengthening the work
of research organizations towards providing a robust and credible voice for
science on the global stage. IUFRO was represented by Dr Mohamad Nasir Mat
Arip from the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM). *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7653#c36768>…*
Congratulations! Pierre Sicard Received Marin Drăcea Award
In celebration of the 90th anniversary of the "Marin Drăcea" Romanian
National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry, an
International Scientific Conference titled "Forest science for people and
societal challenges" was held on 2-5 October 2023 in Bucharest, Romania. At
the event, IUFRO officeholder Pierre Sicard, ARGANS, France, was presented
an award. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7653#c36766>…*
Congratulations! European Forest Institute Celebrated its 30th Anniversary
On 20 September, over 90 participants joined the EFI Secretariat in Novi
Sad, Serbia, to celebrate EFI's 30th anniversary, discuss future plans, and
carry out decision-making. This was the first time that the Annual
Conference had been held in Southeastern Europe. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7653#c36765>…*
Publications
Women in Forestry in the Forest and Mountain Villages of Turkey 1959 - 2009
The illustrated book in English and German offers a documentation of the
lives of women in the forest villages of Turkey. Already in the second half
of the 20th century and probably much earlier, they had a special social
and economic position in their village community. *More*
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7653#c36763>*…*
The Zero-emission Development on Island: A Local Pilot in China to Fight
Climate Change
[image: Photo showing Aerial view of Chang Island. Photo by Weikang Zhang]
Currently, China is taking various actions to achieve its goal of "carbon
peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060". As a natural boundary, islands
occupy a unique position in the history of ecology. Similarly, islands,
especially inhabited ones, can also serve as comprehensive experimental
zones for carbon neutrality. *More*
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7653#c36762>*…*
Passion for Nature: Global Student Motivations for Forest-related Education
and Career Aspirations
[image: Photo showing writing pad with leave on top. Photo by Engin Akyurt
on Pixabay]
Understanding students' perceptions about their studies is crucial in
addressing the declining interest among young people to pursue careers
related to forests. The paper explores where the interest to pursue
forest-related programmes stems from among students as well as their career
aspirations. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7653#c36761>…*
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