Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics:

Below is Issue 9 of IUFRO News 2025, volume 54. Past editions of the newsletter can be found at: https://www.iufro.org/iufro-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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IUFRO News Vol. 54, Issue 9 / ISSN 2501-2432

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Systems Analysis in Forest Resources

The DecisionES_BR2025 - Symposium on Ecosystem Services, Forest Management and Decision Making - was the…

International Conference of KSFE-FETEC 2025

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COLI Think Tank Workshop

In 2024, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection,…

Webinar: Building a global research network in tropical dry forests

Tropical dry forests (TDF) are often underrepresented on the international agenda. IUFRO Working Party 1.02.03 Ecology and…

News by IUFRO

Hands-on Learning to Upscale Forest Landscape Restoration

As part of the recently established project Upscaling Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) through Field-Based Demonstration and…

Protecting existing forest carbon stocks is as important as creating new ones

Europe's forests face increasing risks from natural disturbances such as storms, wildfires, and pests, making the protection of existing…

International Survey on the Governance of Forests that Protect Against Natural Hazards

IUFRO Working Party 8.03.02 "Snow and Avalanches", together with colleagues from Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, the USA, and other…

Strengthening Ties Towards the 2029 IUFRO World Congress in Kenya

The IUFRO World Congress Organizing Committee chaired by Dr. Jane Njuguna,…

IUFRO Podcast: Branching out: What Makes a Forest Healthy?

What defines a "healthy forest"? According to experts on the latest episode of IUFRO's "Branching Out" podcast, the answer depends entirely on your objectives. For a forest managed for timber, any insect or disease that reduces wood quality is a negative influence. However, in a native forest managed for biodiversity, these same agents can be beneficial, recycling nutrients and resetting the ecosystem.

In Episode 7, host Jose Bolaños (IUFRO HQ) and co-host Raghav Sharma from the International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA) spoke with Tod Ramsfield (Natural Resources Canada/University of Alberta) and Maartje Klapwijk (Swedish University of Agricultural Science), Co-Coordinators of Division 7, Forest Health. They explained that their Division focuses on the interactions between trees and harmful biotic impacts, which are broadly divided into forest pathology (diseases, often caused by fungi) and forest entomology (insects).

Tune in to Branching Out: the forest podcast! Listen wherever you enjoy your podcasts, and don't forget to follow us!

Find this and other episodes at: IUFRO - Podcast

Upcoming IUFRO events

Scientific Seminar: Strengthening the Forest-Health-Nexus - Examples from Europe

Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 9:00-10:30 AM CESTEngagement with nature-based activities not only promotes health and physical…

SPIN Africa Launch Webinar

Following the successful launch of SPIN, IUFRO’s Regional Science-Policy Information Network (SPIN) Africa will…

International Conference on Population and Conservation Genetics

Climate change is expected to increase instability of several ecosystems and a rising concern for tree biologists is the decline in genetic…

IUFRO DIV8 2026 Conference "Forests as hubs of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Anthropocene"

"Los Bosques como Polos de Biodiversidad y Servicios Ecosistémicos en el Antropoceno": Call for abstracts now open! Submit your abstracts by…

Short Rotation Woody Crops for People and Nature - A 2026 Joint Meeting of the 15th Short Rotation Woody Crops International Conference and the 9th International Poplar Symposium

Join in the joint meeting of the 15th Short Rotation Woody Crops International Conference and Ninth International Poplar…

ForestCORE - Sustainability, Ecosystem Services and Nature-based Solutions

Society's aspirations and goals require a broad philosophical perspective beyond traditional sustainable forest management. Forests play a…

Fellowships

Society of American Foresters - 2026 Gregory Award Application Open // 14 November 2025

SAF's 2026 Gregory Award is now open for application. In order to ensure more generous visa application timelines, the…

Call for Applications: Fully funded DAAD EPOS scholarship to study M.Sc. in Tropical Forestry (academic intake 2026-28) in Dresden, Germany

You are invited to apply for studying Master of Science in Tropical Forestry (academic intake…

Upcoming Non-IUFRO meetings

43rd Session of the FAO European Forestry Commission

The 43rd Session of the FAO European Forestry Commission (EFC) and associated events will be held in Istanbul, Türkiye, on 22-25…

First International Green Cities Conference

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