Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:

 

Below are various announcements on IUFRO and the World Forestry Congress.

 

Regards,

 

Sheila Ward

Coordinator

IUFRO WP 4.02.01

RECORDED SESSIONS: XV World Forestry Congress 2-6 May 2022 Seoul, Republic of Korea. Various sessions can be viewed at https://programme.wfc2021korea.org/en/sessions For some sessions see https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiwF3q2fpmX8vw7UCSKaeBw

 

A couple of IUFRO-linked side events were recorded.

 

RECORDED SIDE EVENT: Forest biosecurity as a shared responsibility – towards a global framework 5 May 2022 REPLAY ENGLISH: https://youtu.be/iTZ3CUdz2gE%E2%80%9D%20target=

 

RECORDED SIDE EVENT: The role of forest genetic resources and integrated management of pests and diseases in maintaining healthy and resilient forests. 5 May 2022

English https://youtu.be/FZUQmUSnhL4

Spanish https://youtu.be/X0WBWAbSxvo

French https://youtu.be/YrzFIH4zc7Y

 

IUFRO Awards to be presented at the World Congress in 2024

The call is now out for nominations to three types of IUFRO awards that will be presented at the World Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2024: the Scientific Achievement Award, the Outstanding Doctoral Research Award and the IUFRO Student Award for Excellence in Science. The deadline for nominations is 15 May 2023, so we have plenty of time to identify candidates. We are keen to have many nominations in Division 1. Please make sure to nominate your candidate. If you have questions or suggestions you are welcome to contact Pil Sun Park at pspark@snu.ac.kr. More information on the awards can be found in the enclosed call and at IUFRO’s homepage.