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The need to promote multipurpose forest ecosystem management by taking into account ecological and economic considerations as well as societal needs was emphasised at the Nanning Conference.

The "Global Forest Expert Panels" (GFEP) initiative of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) has established an Expert Panel on Biodiversity, Forest Management, and REDD+.

The 13th IUFRO meeting on Root and Butt Rot of Forest Trees held in September 2011 in Italy discussed, among other things, role of root rots in European and North American forest ecosystems.

The Congress website is online and registration is open!

Former IUFRO Vice-President James H. Cayford passed away on 17 November. Obituary by Lorne F. Riley and Jack H. Smyth.

IUFRO, UNDP/UN-REDD and IUCN Discussion Forum on Forest Day 5 focuses on participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in forest management. Watch a video in memory of Wangari Maathai.

At a discussion forum on social safeguards to protect the rights and interests of indigenous and local communities in REDD+, IUFRO will present a new publication on Traditional Forest Knowledge.

The GFIS team successfully launched an updated GFIS site where videos can be added as information type.

Niels Elers Koch has recently been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences at Copenhagen University.

At the closing session on 21 October, Don Koo Lee, President of UNCCD COP 10 for the next two years pledged to accelerate and encourage the implementation of decisions made together will all stakeholders…

The IUFRO restoration conference held from 27-29 September 2011 in Madrid, Spain, highlighted recent scientific advancement in forest restoration focusing on dynamic principles, management practices, and policy.

Historical ecology is a vibrant and relevant field for interdisciplinary collaboration in studying human impacts on ecosystems and landscapes over time and understanding current day ecosystems and landscapes.

An International Workshop on the Genetics of Host-Parasite Interactions in Forestry discussed the use of genetic resistance as a key tool to maintain or restore healthy native and managed forests and urban plantings.

IUFRO will participate in ICSU's 30th General Assembly, in Rome, 27-30 September.

Prior to the 2nd Asia Pacific Forestry Week, IUFRO-SPDC is organizing a two-day training workshop with focus on best practices in science communication and science-policy interactions.

The international symposium of IUFRO 3.08.00 Small-scale Forestry held in Kuusamo, Finland, discussed new forms and approaches of land owner extension, with a special focus on peer-to-peer learning among land owners.

At the Forest Europe Ministerial Conference in Oslo, IUFRO successfully presented a fact sheet that focuses on the concepts of policy learning and institutional intersection in a European context.

IUFRO is proud to announce its first regional Congress in Africa, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 25 to 30 June 2012.

Forestry education and research worldwide was discussed by senior representatives of education and research institutions, international organizations and students at the Forestry Leaders Summit.

The International Conference on "Managed Forests in Future Landscapes" in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, discussed the important parallel changes in environmental conditions and forest management strategies around the globe.

The first international symposium on the Dynamics and Ecological Services of Deadwood in Forest Ecosystems in Rouyn-Noranda, Canada, 15-19 May 2011, discussed the relationship of deadwood and forest management.

A CPF press release on the occasion of World Health Day highlights the importance of forests for human health. IUFRO with its TF on Forests and Human Health had the lead in preparing this release.

A call for bids for the XXV IUFRO World Congress, scheduled for 2019, has been launched among IUFRO Member Organizations and the IUFRO International Council.

Read about the recent symposium on "Short Rotation Forestry: Synergies for Wood Production and Environmental Amelioration" and the IUFRO-SPDC science-policy training workshop in Ludhiana, India.

"Cultural Inheritance and Innovation of Wood and Wood Products" was the theme of the China-ASEAN International Wood Culture Forum that took place in China and was supported by IUFRO Division 5.

Community involvement in natural resource management has interesting dynamics and a great potential. It is important to understand this dynamics properly and make optimum use of this potential in order to face challenges like...

The IUFRO 2.01.12 canopy processes meeting in southeast Australia highlighted the challenges for a better process based understanding of forest sciences in a changing climate.

Laser scanning for forest applications is a young and promising research topic. The 10th international conference on LiDAR applications for assessing forest ecosystems – SilviLaser – discussed latest findings and scientific...

The policy brief will present the key messages of the new GFEP assessment and will identify options for improving the effectiveness of international forest governance.

In the Seoul Resolution, IUFRO sets its goals for the coming years.

Current Executive Director Peter Mayer has been appointed Director of the Austrian BFW. Now IUFRO is seeking to fill the position based on secondment or a specific donor grant as of 1 November 2010.

New and improved features will be giving users around the world an opportunity to share and access data more easily.

On Saturday, 28 August, the last day of the IUFRO World Congress, the winners of IUFRO's Best Poster Award were announced.

FORNESSA's Information Service (FORNIS) organizes and presents forest-related scientific information from Africa; thus, it will strengthen information exchange and African forestry research.

The final draft of the IUFRO Strategy 2010-2014 is now open for comments!

Edición especial con todos los artículos relacionados con los temas del XXIII Congreso Mundial IUFRO publicados entre Octubre 2009 y Julio 2010.

The conference on Sustainable Management of Multi-purpose Poplar Plantations held in May 2010 in China particularly focussed on genetic breeding and intensive cultivation; plantation health and sustainable management; wood...

72 participants from Africa, Asia and Latin America participating in the Pre-Congress Training Programme have started communicating through IUFRO Workshop Blogs on the Internet.

The SWC2010 International Conference "People, Forests and the Environment: Coexisting in Harmony" focused on the interaction of social and environmental dimensions.

At the Fourth International Rusts of Forest Trees Conference experts discussed a variety of topics including phylogeny, distribution, biology, epidemiology, genomics, genetic resistance, and management.

You have been selected as a presenter of a scientific poster at the IUFRO World Congress in Seoul, Korea. Would you like to win one of the eight IUFRO Best Poster Awards (BPA)?

The SmallWood 2010 national conference held April 20-22, 2010 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA, provided state-of-the-art information on small-diameter and woody biomass utilization.

The preliminary draft assembly of the E. grandis genome is available in public genome database.

On 11 May 2010 IUFRO launched its new policy brief "Making African Forests Fit for Climate Change" at the SBSTTA14 in Nairobi, Kenya.

The 4th International Casuarina Workshop held in Haikou City, Hainan Province, People's Republic of China during 22-25 March 2010, revealed a substantial change in the way casuarinas are cultivated and utilized.

A recent meeting of IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09 in New Zealand focused on the ecological role of Phytophthora in forest ecosystems and discussed new epidemics and indigenous biodiversity.

The meeting "Global Change and Mediterranean Pines: Alternatives for Management" that took place from 10 to 12 February 2010 in Palencia, Spain, focussed on climate change, its potential effects and adaptive solutions.

The coordinating lead authors (CLAs) of the new GFEP assessment report met at the end of February in Singapore to refine the draft manuscripts.

6th in a series of releases related to the XXIII IUFRO World Congress. – Forestry is moving out of the country and into the cities.

The 11th International IUFRO Wood Drying Conference organized by Luleå University of Technology in Skellefteå, Sweden, January 18-22 presented important findings in six key areas of wood drying.

5th in a series of releases related to the XXIII IUFRO World Congress. – Contemporary African societies are a mix of modernized, western society and traditional African roots.

The APAFRI Workshop on "Green Technologies and Products for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation" in Sri Lanka dealt with climate change issues in forest products processing and utilization.

4th in a series of releases related to the XXIII IUFRO World Congress

The use and conservation of forests and trees around the globe is governed by a multitude of international agreements and instruments.

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IUFRO World Congress news stories in Spanish language, new features on the IUFRO website, and IUFRO achievements at the WFC and FD3 are presented in this issue.

2nd in a series of releases related to the XXIII IUFRO World Congress

Boreal forests are likely to be particularly affected by climate change. An IUFRO-EFI Learning Event during Forest Day 3 discussed the projected impacts and explored the most promising adaptation measures.

An international training course on wood-based panels organized by the International Wood Academy of Hamburg, Germany and co-sponsored by IUFRO 5.05.00 took place at Walailak University in Southern Thailand.

Forests are more than carbon – World Forestry Congress sends a message to Copenhagen climate summit including key findings of recent IUFRO-led study.

1st in a series of IUFRO press releases related to the themes of the XXIII IUFRO World Congress 2010.

Latest research on new data collection technologies and the potential of using data collected for one purpose for multiple other purposes was reviewed at a Conference in Mount Gambier, South Australia.

Three of IUFRO's Task Forces jointly hold a side event at the WFC on Forests, Human Health and Well-being.

Find out how forest information is shared today – visit the GFIS side event at WFC on 20 October 2009!

Please note the correct date: 20 October 2009!

The 15th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM) held in Vienna, Austria, last July discussed the role and increasing relevance of social science in forestry.

Informar sobre la entrega de resumenes para el Congreso Mundial IUFRO en Séul, Corea, en 2010 y sobre las actividades de IUFRO en el Congreso Forestal Mundial este octubre en Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Under the term "new modes of governance", policy makers are striving for more inclusive and legitimate, better integrated but less intrusive policy means of achieving policy goals.

A workshop on forestry utilization in Mediterranean countries focused on forest management and operations under Mediterranean conditions and constraints, especially under mountainous conditions.

Specific tools of forest and environmental policy and legislation need to be developed and implemented to solve conflicts of interests e.g. between forest utilization and nature conservation.

Cities across the world are turning to urban green space as important contributors to quality of life and city competitiveness. Urban forestry is a crucial element in these efforts.

UNFF8 welcomed the global assessment report on "Adaptation of Forests and People to Climate Change" prepared by the first Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP), coordinated by IUFRO through the CPF.

Urban forestry professionals are invited to participate in developing standards for urban forest data collection and recording, a process hosted by ISA, the US Forest Service, and IUFRO.

for the XIII World Forestry Congress in Argentina, Oct. 2009

On 21 April, Risto Seppälä presented to the United Nations Forum on Forests the report of the IUFRO-led Global Forest Expert Panel on Adaptation of Forests to Climate Change. The UNFF took note of the report and called for...

Invasive alien plants threaten the world's species rich plant communities by encroaching the forest-land fast. Sustainable approaches to deal with the problem of invasion in the forest ecosystem are needed.

The IUFRO International Forest Biosecurity Conference discussed, among other things, the challenge of integrating biosecurity research and science in policy, regulation and operational management.

New Study Warns Damage to Forests from Climate Change Could Cost the Planet Its Major Keeper of Greenhouse Gases

At the "Figures for Forests" workshop held in Freiburg, Germany, experts discussed the collection, calculation and application of economic data in forestry and looked at accountancy networks.

The IUFRO conference on Gender Issues in Natural Resources Management held in Dehradun, India, explored experiences with gender sensitivity and gender analysis in forest management.

Quantitative and molecular genetics, resistance to diseases and pests, hybridization, selection and improvement, genecology and conservation genetics in all five-needle pines are highlighted.

The summary looks at evolving challenges and changing expectations for forestry extension and technology transfer in order to meet the needs of people and forests around the globe.

Please submit session proposals for the XXIII IUFRO World Congress by 1 February 09

The IUFRO President invites nominations for IUFRO Awards at IUFRO World Congress in Seoul

Noticias de IUFRO 2 de 2008 informa sobre el Congreso Mundial 2010 en Seoul, Corea, y sobre el primer informe de evaluación mundial sobre adaptación de los bosques al cambio climático.

Submission deadline: 31 Dec. 2008

The 9th Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composites Symposium was held in New Zealand under the theme "Innovation and Challenges in Bio-based Composites"

IUFRO will organize a cross-cutting session on the adaptation of forests to climate change together with CIFOR, ICRAF and PROFOR/World Bank.

Participants of the IUFRO 7.01.00 conference in Switzerland discussed impacts of air pollutants and climate change on the tree and forest ecosystem performance across latitudinal and altitudinal ranges.

The 8th IUFRO International Beech Symposium in Japan focused on the scientific progress made to meet the identified climate change challenges for beech forests and their management.

Action plan mapped out to guide climate change negotiators

First Announcement now online!

Please let us know how you feel about the services IUFRO provides by 21 October '08.

'Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Changing Climate with Emphasis on Forest Health' was the title of a conference held jointly by IUFRO, FAO and SLU in Umeå, Sweden, 25-28 August '08.

The important role of local knowledge in managing small-scale rural forests and the impacts or implications of broader 'global' policies on small-scale rural forestry are examined.

Este número, además de informar sobre reuniones pasadas y futuras, relata, entre otras cosas, sobre el informe del panel de expertos sobre la adaptación del bosque al cambio climático.

Registration for the conference and pre-conference training workshop is now open.

IUFRO seminar on Forests and Human Health in Morocco examines cooperation between scientists and policy makers.

Expert Panel meeting in Rome paves the way for scientific assessment report and special summary for policy makers.

The report and presentations of this event on dissemination of scientific information for policy and management are now available for download.