Dear IUFRO Working Party on Resource Data in the Tropics: Below is an announcement that may be of interest. 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, Nov 27, 2023 at 7:40 AM Subject: [IUFRO Div 3] Branching out: the forest podcast - Episode 4 To: Dear Reader of IUFRO News &lt;div3(a)lists.iufro.org&gt; <https://www.iufro.org/> * International Union of Forest Research Organizations * Branching out: the forest podcast - Episode 4 Dear Reader of IUFRO News: The fourth episode of *Branching out: the forest podcast* is out! On this episode, we discuss the relationship between biodiversity and other services our forests provide, including forest genetics resources, society's role in halting biodiversity loss and a case study from Sri Lanka, where IUFRO’s Special Programme for Development of Capacities (SPDC) together with local partners promoted a forest landscape restoration project. *Jose Bolaños*, IUFRO Headquarters, and co-host *Peter Edwards*, senior researcher at Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, New Zealand and *Deputy Coordinator of Working Party 9.01.07 – Media analysis and Deputy Coordinator of Working Party 9.05.01 – Bioeconomy policy*, set the stage and initiate the conversation about how forest are not just trees, but the tapestry of life on land. We invite you to listen to the episode featuring *Sally Aitken* from University of British Columbia and IUFRO Scientific Achievement Awardee 2014, *Marjana Westergren* from the Slovenian Forest Institute, *Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO Working Party 2.04.11 – Alpine forest genomics* and *Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO Division 2 – Physiology and Genetics*,* K.M.A. Bandara*, Conservator General of Forests, *Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO Working Party 1.02.04 – Sustainable management and genetic resources in Meliaceae* and *IUFRO International Council Representative for Sri Lanka*, and *Nazmus Sadath* from Khulna University, Bangladesh, and *Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO Working Party 9.05.06 – Community forestry.* Tune in to *Branching Out: the forest podcast* on your favourite platform. Now available at Spotify <https://open.spotify.com/show/4z91fBEcVgcumdZVUUkizT> and Apple Podcasts <https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/branching-out/id373548869> as well as on the IUFRO website <https://www.iufro.org/publications/iufro-podcasts/> ! And *share the podcast* with your friends and colleagues! Sincerely, IUFRO HQ --------------------------------------- *You are receiving this message, because you are an IUFRO member or officeholder or have registered for one of our web-based email distribution lists. **If you wish to unsubscribe from **IUFRO mailings, please email us at: burger(at)iufro.org &lt;burger(a)iufro.org&gt;.* *IUFRO Headquarters, Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria. Website: https://www.iufro.org/ <https://www.iufro.org/> - Email: office(a)iufro.org &lt;office(a)iufro.org&gt;* *Imprint: https://www.iufro.org/legal/ <https://www.iufro.org/legal/>* _______________________________________________ IUFRO Mailing List To post a message to all list members, send email to: To unsubscribe send an email to div3-leave(a)lists.iufro.org List info and Archive: http://www.iufro.org/science/iufro-mailing-lists/overview/