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2010-03-15
Taking Forestry "Uptown"
(Vienna, 15 March 2010) – Forestry is moving out of the country and into the cities.
"More than half the world's population now lives in cities and towns and more forests are coming under urban influence. As foresters we'd better make sure we're prepared to work in urban settings," says Professor Cecil Konijnendijk of the University of Copenhagen.
See: http://www.iufro.org/media/iwc2010-news-stories/mar10-forestry-uptown/
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