[IUFRO WP 4.02.01]Fwd: IUFRO News 4/5, 2023

Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics: Below is Double Issue 4&5 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/ ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: IUFRO Headquarters &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt; Date: Mon, May 15, 2023 at 7:20 AM Subject: IUFRO News 4/5, 2023 To: Dear IUFRO Officeholder &lt;mahoganyforthefuture(a)gmail.com&gt; [image: IUFRO News] Double Issue 4/5, 2023 IUFRO News 4/5, 2023 Dear IUFRO Officeholder: We are happy to present to you Double Issue 4&5 of IUFRO News 2023, volume 52! 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If you would like to publish in IUFRO News and/or contribute to the IUFRO website content, do not hesitate to contact us at IUFRO Headquarters: **office(a)iufro.org &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt;* Cooperating Across Sectors for Resilient Landscapes [image: Photo showing IUFRO President John Parrotta speaking at the inaugural session of the Symposium. Photo by ICFRE] The "International Symposium on Intersectoral Cooperation for Resilient Landscapes" on 29-30 March 2023 was hosted by the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) and ICFRE-Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, and jointly organized by ICFRE and IUFRO. It brought together experts and scientists from various sectors including forestry and agriculture to discuss forest landscape restoration issues. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7556#c35848>…* Efforts in Mainstreaming Landscape Restoration Education into the Current Education Systems in South-East Asia: A Lesson Learned from the IUFRO-ICFRE Symposium [image: Photo showing IFSA delegates with IUFRO Executive Director Alexander Buck. Photo by IFSA] The "International Symposium on Intersectoral Cooperation for Resilient Landscapes" in Dehradun also offered a delegation of students from the International Forestry Students’ Association an enriching experience and allowed them to gain knowledge first-hand from people involved in ecological restoration and working on the ground in building climate resilient forests and landscape. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7556#c35846>…* Scholarship Application Workshop [image: Photo by Yinan Chen on Pixabay] The online workshop supported by IUFRO and IFSA involved the Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force on Forest Education. It featured two prominent speakers who shared advice and information on how to build a successful scholarship application in the field of forestry. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7556#c35845>…* Short Scientific Visits - Grant Opportunity In 2023, IUFRO’s Special Programme for Development of Capacities (SPDC) will offer grants of up to €5,000 each for Short Scientific Visits for early career scientists affiliated with IUFRO Member Organizations. These visits will provide a unique opportunity for young scientists from Africa, Asia and Latin America to visit a forest research organization overseas and conduct international scientific collaboration. Apply by 31 July 2023! *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7556#c35844>…* Forest Mensuration and Modelling Chats [image: Photo showing Screenshot / 25 April Webinar] Find reports from two more webinars of the IUFRO 4.01.00 series, one on "Modelling Mixtures and Uneven-aged Forests: From Pattern to Process to Application", and one on "Tree Species Growth of Oak and Pine in Mixture - a Dynamic Sensitive Equilibrium". More webinars will follow! *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7556#c35843>…* World Wood Day 2023 – Wood in Cultural Heritage [image: Photo showing WWD Special Concert: Organized by Senzoku Gakuen College of Music and held on March 19 at the Concert Hall of Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, Tokyo, Japan. Photo by IWCS] The 2023 World Wood Day Online Symposium & The 5th IUFRO Forest Products Culture Colloquium on 21 and 22 March focused on the theme "Wood in Cultural Heritage". Approximately 536 participants and audiences from 32 countries and regions attended on Zoom, YouTube and bilibili (mainland China). *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7556#c35840>…* VIII Congreso Forestal CONFLAT 2023 [image: Photo showing Sandra Rodriguez-Pineros. Source: Congress website gallery] Dr. Sandra Rodríguez Piñeros, Coordinator of the IUFRO-IFSA Task Force on Forest Education presented IUFRO in the course of her keynote address at the 2023 Forestry Congress CONFLAT (VIII Congreso Forestal Latinoamericano) held on 27-30 March 2023 in Mendoza, Argentina. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7556#c35839>…* Digitalization in Forest Operations [image: Photo showing a screenshot of one of the presentations made during the online event.] The recordings of the webinar sessions on *Digitalization in Forest Operations* held on 13 and 20 April 2023 are now available at the webpages of IUFRO Research Group 3.01.00 Harvesting and transportation engineering. *More <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7556#c35838>…* Other Information Publications <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7556#c35837> Awards <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7556#c35835> Positions and Courses <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7556#c35834> IUFRO Meetings <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7556#c35826> Other Meetings <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=7556#c35824> IUFRO Website Features Noticeboard <https://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/> Proceedings Archive <https://www.iufro.org/publications/proceedings/> Newsletter Archive <https://www.iufro.org/index.php?id=147> ______________________________________________ *IUFRO News Double Issue 4/5, 2023, published in May 2023 by IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria. 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