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IUFRO The Advocate for Forest Science.
More than 40 tree rust specialists convened in Florence, Italy, for the Fourth International Rusts of Forest Trees Conference held by IUFRO Working Party 7.02.05 to talk about a broad array of topics, including phylogeny, distribution, biology, epidemiology, genomics, genetic resistance, and management. Discussions at the International Conference "People, Forests and the Environment: Coexisting in Harmony" that took place in Casablanca, Morocco, focused on the current state of knowledge of people’s socioeconomic basic needs, forest goods and environmental services, towards a sustainable existence in harmony, of all concerned stakeholders. Finally, a report from a workshop for foresters, forestry researchers and other stakeholders on diseases of trees held in Kampala, Uganda, is presented in this issue.
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IUFRO News 6, 2010 (PDF)
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Read about meetings on forest models in support of sustainable forest management or on forest governance issues and think about nominating candidates for the IUFRO World Congress 2014 awards.
As part of the activities to commemorate the International Year of Forests 2011, the book presents best practices from governments and stakeholders to promote sustainable forest management.
Specialists in humus forms have been working to develop a standardized system of classifying the condition and configuration of topsoil layers adapted to European ecological conditions.
Learn about a new IUFRO-FORNESSA initiative addressing deforestation and forest rehabilitation in Africa and read an interview with IUFRO's Forest Policy and Economics Division Coordinator.
The book Expert Knowledge and Its Application in Landscape Ecology provides insight into what expert knowledge is and how it can be applied for conservation and management-related issues.