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Dear Resource Data in the Tropics E-list:
Below is IUFRO Newsletter 2021 Issue 6. 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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Subject: [IUFRO Div 3] IUFRO NEWS 6, 2021
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Issue 6, 2021
IUFRO NEWS 6, 2021
Dear Reader of IUFRO News:
We are happy to present to you issue 6 of IUFRO News 2021, volume 50!
This issue of IUFRO News Issue is also available for download as a PDF or
Word file at: https://www.iufro.org/publications/news/electronic-news/
*Please share this newsletter widely with your colleagues and interested
audiences and publish the link on your organization's website!*
We are also pleased to announce *IUFRO WORLD DAY - Digital Forest Science
Forum 2021* – to be held on *28-29 September 2021*! This unique 24-hours
event aims to showcase the science covered by IUFRO research units and
Member Organizations, and to facilitate networking and communication. *We
look forward to your active participation: *https://www.iufroworldday.org/
<https://www.iufro.org/events/iufro-world-day/>
Best wishes,
Alexander Buck
*IUFRO Executive Director*
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Divisions are the Scientific Backbone of IUFRO
[image: Photo showing IUFRO Vice-President for Divisions Daniela
Kleinschmit, Freiburg University. Photo by Philipp Ditfurth.]
Read this interview with Professor Daniela Kleinschmit, IUFRO
Vice-President, Divisions, and find out about why Dr. Kleinschmit
specialized in forest policy and economics, why she thinks communication is
important for scientists, and where she would like to see the IUFRO
Divisions ten years from now. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32785>…*
UN-DER the Microscope: Forest Science in Ecosystem Restoration
With all eyes turned to the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration,
which was launched on World Environment Day, June 5th, 2021, the role of
forests in healthy functioning ecosystems was front and center. Read about
IUFRO's contributions to the Global Landscapes Forum on African Drylands
and other activities. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32780>…*
Global Landscapes Forum (GLFx) Lilongwe Chapter Launched: Restoring
Malawi's Degraded and Deforested Landscapes
[image: Photo showing the Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources of
Malawi, the Hon. Nancy Tembo]
On 21 May 2021, a chapter of the Global Landscapes Forum (GLFx) was
launched with a commitment to restoring 4.5 million hectares of degraded
and deforested lands across Malawi by 2030. Among the dignitaries who
attended the launch was the Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources, the
Hon. Nancy Tembo. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32776>…*
Landscape Ecology in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
[image: Photo showing Agricultural landscape restoration in West Java,
Indonesia: timber species. Photo by Syed Ajijur Rahman]
The 4th webinar of the IUFRO Landscape Ecology Working Party discussed
opportunities that the UN Decade brings to forest landscape ecology, showed
contributions of research to the goals and objectives of the restoration
initiative, and provided an overlook of forest landscape restoration
projects across the world. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32775>…*
Forest Roads in New Zealand
[image: Photo showing gravel road on slope. Photo by Prof. Rien Visser.]
The seminar series on *Forest Roads: Regional perspectives from around the
world* is hosted by IUFRO Working Party 3.01.02 Road Engineering and
Management. The series provides regional perspectives on the design,
construction, and management of forest road systems. Find out about the 5th
seminar in the series. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32774>…*
The Economics of US Forests as a Natural Climate Solution
[image: Photo showing Screenshot of presentation by Adam Daigneault]
This webinar involving IUFRO Research Group 9.02.00 took place on 29 April
and was kindly hosted by Ohio State University. It gathered 350
participants from 13 countries. The webinar focused on the increased
potential role of forests in meeting ambitious global commitments to
address climate change. *More*
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32773>*…*
International Virtual Workshop on Integrated Forest Insect Pest Management,
and Forest Restoration
[image: Photos showing Dominant Pests in Mongolia (source: Bayartulga
Altankhuyag)]
After a short meeting summary was published in the previous issue of IUFRO
News, you can now read a more comprehensive report by Dr. Ho Sang Kang,
Coordinator of Research Group 1.10.00 *Long-term research on forest
ecosystem management*. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32772>…*
GFEP Conducts Consultation with 200 Stakeholders in Africa
[image: Photo showing man with little boy in front of hut. Photo by Dan
Miller.]
In April and May 2021, IUFRO's Global Forest Experts Panel (GFEP) Programme
conducted a stakeholder consultation with about 200 stakeholders in Africa
in the development of an upcoming regional policy brief entitled, 'Forests,
Trees and Poverty Alleviation in Africa: An Expanded Policy Brief'. This
Policy Brief will be launched on 9 July 2021. Find out *more
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32771>!*
Need to Strengthen Forest Education at All Levels in Many Parts of the
World
Key findings of a global survey on forest education were unveiled at the
International Conference on Forest Education (ICFE), a three-day event
running from 22 – 24 June. The conference was organized by FAO, ITTO and
IUFRO, and shone a light on the important role forest education plays in
maximizing the contributions of forests and trees to the SDGs. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32767>…*
News from IUFRO Headquarters: Welcoming New Team Member Carola Egger
[image: Photo showing new staff member Carola Egger. Photo IUFRO.]
On 1 May 2021, Carola Egger joined IUFRO as the Project Manager for the
IUFRO World Day. Carola recently completed the Joint Study International
Master Programme (MSc) "Natural Resources Management and Ecological
Engineering" at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in
Vienna (BOKU), Austria. Find out *more*
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32761>*!*
Publications
[image: Photo showing Release-recapture experiment with Hylurgus
ligniperda. Photo by Nicolas Meurisse]
In this section you will find an op-ed by the IUFRO President about forest
landscape restoration, the latest IUFRO Spotlight on a webinar on insect
behavior, a brochure about the YSI - Young Scientists Initiative,
scientific papers and calls for journal contributions and much *more
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7255#c32763>…*
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