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IUFRO The Advocate for Forest Science.
This issue focuses on the XXIII IUFRO World Congress in Seoul, Korea, and presents highlights and important decisions such as the election of the new President, Vice-Presidents and Board members of IUFRO and the venue for the next Congress. In the Congress Resolution IUFRO commits itself to focusing more on scientific research and international collaboration in six thematic areas: Forests for People; Climate Change and Forestry; Bio-Energy; Forest Biodiversity Conservation; Forests and Water Interactions; and Forest Resources for the Future. In addition to information about new publications, upcoming meetings and other news items, this newsletter also includes an interview with the new IUFRO President Niels Elers Koch and an article on former IUFRO Executive Director Peter Mayer.
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An evidence-based report, 'Benefits of Urban Parks: A systematic review', offers a comprehensive and critical assessment that evaluates the evidence supporting a series of park benefits.
The World Teak Conference in Bangkok, the Morioka 2013 symposium on the role of the forest sector in a green economy, and IUFRO's activities at UNFF10 in Turkey are among the highlights of this issue.
The UN General Assembly has designated 21 March as the International Day of Forests. IUFRO celebrated the 1st IDF with the opening of its new offices in the building of the Austrian Ministry of Life.
Persons involved in peatland management can benefit from a new book entitled Peatland Ecology and Forestry – a Sound Approach that gathers an impressive array of research from various countries.
The official announcement of the XXIV IUFRO World Congress in October 2014 in Salt Lake City has just been published – think about making plans to attend! And celebrate the Int'l Day of Forests on 21...