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IUFRO The Advocate for Forest Science.
Read about the findings of the Fifth Meeting of IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09 "Phytophthora in Forests and Natural Ecosystems" held in Auckland and Rotorua, New Zealand, March 7-12, 2010. The two major topics of discussion were new epidemics including their prevention and management, and indigenous biodiversity. A second report comes from the 4th International Casuarina Workshop that took place in Haikou City, Hainan Province, People's Republic of China from 22-25 March 2010. This workshop revealed a substantial change in the way casuarinas are cultivated and utilized. The news issue is rounded off with information on the upcoming IUFRO World Congress and on IUFRO website features and miscellaneous announcements.
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Multipurpose forest ecosystem management, silviculture in tropical forests and transboundary conservation of endangered tree species are major topics of the January issue of IUFRO News.
In the coming decades, forests will play a major role in our planet's carbon cycle and in our efforts to manage the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.
Read about IUFRO's activities at the UN Durban Climate Change Conference and at the Asia Pacific Forestry Week in Beijing, and learn about IUFRO meetings, new publications and upcoming events.
Forest pathologists propose to phase out all trade in plants and plant products that are of high risk to forest health worldwide. Their proposal is articulated in the Montesclaros Declaration.
"Desafíos de los bosques amazónicos y oportunidades para el manejo forestal comunitario" in Spanish language has been published as CIAS Discussion Paper 20 & IUFRO Occasional Paper 25.