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2009-06-29
Scientific Summary No. 59, 2009
The 11th International Symposium on "Legal Aspects of European Forest Sustainable Development" held in Zvolen, Slovakia, focused firstly on the development of modern forest legislation and implementation of forest policy tools in different countries with special emphasis on the West Balkan countries, and secondly, on the balance between forestry and nature conservation at public and/or private property level including collisions between regulations in forest laws and environment related legislation. Special attention was devoted to the problems of forest management in protected areas.
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Forest Law Experts Meeting in the Heart of Europe
By Rastislav Sulek, Vice-rector of the Technical University Zvolen, and Peter Herbst, Coordinator of IUFRO 6.13.00 'Forest Law and Environmental Legislation'
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2012-02-01
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.
2012-01-31
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+.
2011-12-21
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.
2011-12-20
The Congress website is online and registration is open!
2011-12-12
Former IUFRO Vice-President James H. Cayford passed away on 17 November. Obituary by Lorne F. Riley and Jack H. Smyth.
