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IUFRO The Advocate for Forest Science.
Published in 2012 by Tudor Rose on behalf of the United Nations
ISBN 978-0-9568561-1-1
For the purchase of copies, please go to: http://www.tudor-rose.co.uk
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 the International Year of Forests to promote awareness of sustainable forest management of all types of forests. "This publication", says Jan MacAlpine, Director of the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat, "will undoubtedly contribute to raising awareness and strengthening sustainable forest management for the current and future generations." IUFRO has been one of the contributors to this book with an article on "Forest governance at global, regional and local levels" by Jeremy Rayner and Alexander Buck. (IUFRO article on page 86)
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...