9:27 a.m.
Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource data in the tropics:
Below is the IUFRO issue 10 2021 newsletter. 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: Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 12:45 PM
Subject: IUFRO NEWS 10, 2021
To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder <mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com>
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Issue 10, 2021
IUFRO NEWS 10, 2021
Dear IUFRO Officeholder:
We are happy to present to you issue 10 of IUFRO News 2021, volume 50!
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IUFRO World Day - A Journey Around the World of Forest Research Cooperation
[image: Photo showing IUFRO World Day interactive map (screenshot)]
On 28 and 29 September 2021 IUFRO held the first ever all IUFRO digital
online forest science forum: IUFRO World Day. The forum offered 24 hours of
networking with 79 live sessions, including three science/policy forums,
and 50 contributions of static content on forest-related research topics. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33262>…*
10 Years of REDD+: Outcomes and Socio-Ecological Impacts
[image: Photo showing a forest. Photo by Nelson Grima, IUFRO]
One of the sessions during IUFRO World Day was hosted by IUFRO's Global
Forest Expert Panels (GFEP) Programme featuring Dr. Bhaskar Vira, Head of
Department and Professor of Political Economy at the Department of
Geography, University of Cambridge, in an interview with GFEP's Dr. Nelson
Grima. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33259>…*
IUFRO Congratulates Professor Bhaskar Vira!
[image: Photo showing Dr. Vira during REDD+ session at IUFRO World Day
(screenshot)]
The Academy of Social Sciences in London, UK, has conferred a Fellowship on
Professor Bhaskar Vira, in recognition of his contribution to social
science. Professor Vira's research crosses disciplinary boundaries, and
spans the fields of political economy, development studies and
environmental studies. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33257>…*
Sustainable Forest Management and NTFPs in the Era of Transition under
Climate Change: Traditional Knowledge, Cultural Heritage, and Geographical
Indication
[image: Photo showing Presenters and attendees during RG 6.10.00 session
(screenshot)]
This IUFRO World Day session was held to share evidence on the roles of
non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in traditional forest management and
maintenance of cultural landscape in different regions of the world. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33256>…*
FORECOS - Forest Ecosystems under Conditions of Climate Change: Biological
Productivity and Remote Sensing
[image: Photo showing Sample plot in pine stand (Pinus Sylvestris) in the
Middle Volga region of Russia. Photo provided by Eldar Kurbanov.]
The FORECOS online meeting on 28-29 September 2021 was hosted by Volgatech
University and co-sponsored by the ERASMUS+ project SUFOGIS and the GEMOECO
BRICS project. It touched upon issues of remote monitoring of forest cover,
international projects and new technologies concerning forest ecosystems in
a changing climate. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33255>…*
Assessing Multi-Taxon Diversity in Forest Ecosystems
[image: Photo showing Social lunch at the conference venue (photo provided
by meeting organizers)]
This Training School was organized within the framework of the COST Action
CA18207 *"Biodiversity Of Temperate forest Taxa Orienting Management
Sustainability by Unifying Perspectives"* (Bottoms-Up). It was aimed at
giving a comprehensive overview of multi-taxon biodiversity data issues in
forest ecosystems with an emphasis on bridging the gap between theory and
practice. *More* <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33254>*…*
Biological Invasions in Forests: Trade, Ecology and Management
[image: Photo showing Participants in front of the faculty building. Photo
by Andrew Liebhold]
From 21-24 September 2021, a hybrid - in-person and online - conference was
hosted by the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of
Life Sciences, Prague, with 65 participants on site and some 40 more
online. The meeting involved IUFRO Working Parties 7.03.12, 7.03.07 and
8.02.04. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33253>…*
Ecology and Silviculture of Spruce in the Boreal Forest
[image: Photo showing needles of a pine tree. Photo by Alexey Savvin on
Pixabay]
Spruce forests are important ecologically, supporting a broad range of
ecosystem services, and economically as the basis of many timber
industries. This session at the 19th conference of the International Boreal
Forest Research Association (IBFRA) session focused on the linkages between
spruce ecology and management. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33252>…*
How to Tackle the Climate Change Challenges?
The Spanish language event "Gran Foro Internacional ¿qué hacer para
enfrentar el cambio climático? retos y oportunidades" took place on 9
September 2021. The 'foro' was organized to let general audiences know
about what the latest IPCC report is telling us about climate change. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33251>…*
On Sustainable Wildlife Management
[image: Photo showing roe deer. Photo by Vargazs on Pixabay]
IUFRO's GFEP team joined the Third Wildlife Forum of the Collaborative
Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW) on 26 and 27
September. The Forum dealt with topics such as zoonotic diseases, wildlife
use and trade, human-wildlife conflicts, which are relevant for GFEP's
current Forests and Human Health study. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33249>…*
Reports from IFSA Trainees
My Experience as an IFSA Trainee at IUFRO
[image: Photo showing intern Mirjana Volarev. Photo by Jovan Mitrovic]
My name is Mirjana Volarev, and I am from Serbia. I am an environmentalist
and a forester with a passion for climate policy. In September and October
2021, I had the fantastic opportunity to work at the Headquarters of the
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) in Vienna. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33248>…*
Coming out of the Pandemic by Interning at IUFRO
[image: Photo showing intern Agustín Rosello from Chile.]
At the age of 25, a forestry career at one of the best universities of my
country, two great years working with the biggest forestry student
organization in the world, and an incredibly fruitful two months at IUFRO
Headquarters, I've got nothing more than to be grateful for the amazing set
of skills IUFRO has added to my toolbox, says Agustín Rosello from Chile. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33247>…*
IUFRO and Media
More Coherent Global Forest Governance Needed to Reduce Forest Loss
[image: Photo showing Deforestation, Malaysia. Photo by Victor Bruckman]
On 19 October 2021 four scientists related to the IUFRO network spoke to
the press about deforestation, imported deforestation, drivers and possible
solutions. The media briefing was jointly organized by IUFRO and the
communications agency Revolve. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33265>…*
The Urgency and Opportunity to Increase the Access of All Canadians to
Urban Forests
[image: Photo showing Toronto, Canada. Photo by Jason Pinaster on Pixabay]
Read an interview with Dr. Cecil Konijnendijk (Coordinator of IUFRO
Division 6) on the 3-30-300 rule for creating greener and healthier cities
to mark National Tree Day on September 22. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33266>…*
Addressing Growing Expectations and Threats for Forests
In a special research supplement focused on forests the Austrian newspaper *Der
Standard* published interviews in German with IUFRO Vice-President Dr.
Daniela Kleinschmit and IUFRO Deputy Executive Director Dr. Michael Kleine
on 20 October 2021. *More* <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33267>
*…*
Publications
Forests, Trees and Poverty Alleviation in Africa: An Expanded Policy Brief
Now Available in Portuguese!
IUFRO's Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP) Programme launched the
Portuguese version of its latest publication, "Forests, Trees and Poverty
Alleviation in Africa: An Expanded Policy Brief", on 15 October 2021. *More
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33268>…*
More Publications
Find recent scientific studies, special journal issues, research papers,
calls for journal contributions, IUFRO newsletters, proceedings and *more
<https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7302#c33269>*…
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