125 Years of IUFRO - Anniversary Congress
125 Years of IUFRO
Freiburg, Germany
18-22 September 2017
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Key dates
- 4 April 2016: Call for Session Proposals
- 15 June 2016: Deadline Call for Session Proposals
- 1 September 2016: Call for Abstracts
- 15 November 2016: Deadline Call for Abstracts
- 22 March 2017: Start Online Registration
- 1 June 2017: Deadline Early Registration
- 18-22 September 2017: 125th Anniversary Congress 2017
In the Media
- CGIAR Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) newsletter: http://foreststreesagroforestry.org/focus-on-knowledge-sharing/
- Interview with the linden tree planted on the occasion of the IUFRO Anniversary Congress: https://www.iufro.org/download/file/27654/6146/iufro2017-interview-with-the-linden-tree-planted-at-iufro2017-UniMagazin_04_2017_Linde_pdf/
- Forest communicators urged to use science-based facts to fight fake news: http://www.fao.org/forestry/news/93520/en/
- Greater awareness needed of forests’ contribution to SDGs, says FAO Forestry ADG: http://www.fao.org/forestry/news/93519/en/
- FAO at IUFRO Congress: Contributions of Forests towards SDGs Not Yet Explored: http://sdg.iisd.org/news/fao-at-iufro-congress-contributions-of-forests-towards-sdgs-not-yet-explored/
- EUFORGEN – the European Forest Genetic Resources Programme: Forest science is alive and well: 10 take-home messages from IUFRO 2017 http://www.euforgen.org/about-us/news/news-detail/forest-science-is-alive-and-well-10-take-home-messages-from-iufro-2017/
- Speech by Honorary Member and former IUFRO President Professor Walter Liese at launch of new publication "A History of IUFRO Congresses, Forest Research and Russia's Participation": https://www.evernote.com/shard/s659/sh/3d33bf06-36b0-41c3-817b-10d2852f48dd/547d2c21df71d723931482480067e640
- CIFOR Forest News: Making peat a priority - Peatlands in the spotlight at the IUFRO Congress in Germany. By Suzanna Dayne. https://forestsnews.cifor.org/51615/making-peat-a-priority?fnl=en
- CIFOR Forest News: A long-awaited reader on gender and forestry - New book launched at IUFRO Congress. By Manon Koningstein. https://forestsnews.cifor.org/51699/a-long-awaited-reader-on-gender-and-forestry?fnl=en
IUFRO and its 125th Anniversary Congress: http://www.forest-monitor.com/en/iufro-2017-freiburg-germany/ - 125 Jahre IUFRO: https://www.iufro.org/download/file/27810/6146/iufro2017-125-jahre-iufro-forstzeitung_pdf/
- Press coverage Freiburg region: https://www.iufro.org/download/file/27807/6146/iufro2017-Freiburg-Region-press-coverage_pdf/
- Press coverage Germany print and online: https://www.iufro.org/download/file/27808/6146/iufro2017-Germany-press-coverage-print-online_pdf/
- Wald, Wissenschaft und Menschen verbinden - weltweit. 125 Jahre internationale Forschungszusammenarbeit im IUFRO-Netzwerk: https://www.iufro.org/download/file/27804/6146/prowald-article-on-iufro2017-congress_pdf/
- Auftakt in Eberswalde: https://www.iufro.org/download/file/27811/6146/iufro2017-auftakt-in-eberswalde-AFZ_pdf/
- Eberswalde als Nabel der Forstwelt: http://www.moz.de/artikel-ansicht/dg/0/1/1604800
- Von Eberswalde in die Welt: 125 Jahre Verband der Internationalen Forstlichen Forschungsanstalten (IUFRO): http://www.focus.de/regional/brandenburg/biosphaerenreservat-spreewald-von-eberswalde-in-die-welt-125-jahre-verband-der-internationalen-forstlichen-forschungsanstalten-iufro_id_7585961.html
- Warmup in Eberswalde - Auftakt zum 125-jährigen Jubiläum der Gründung des Internationalen Verbandes Forstlicher Forschungsanstalten (IUFRO): https://www.iufro.org/download/file/27805/6146/Forstpraxis-de-warmup-in-Eberswalde_pdf/
- Forstkongress in Freiburg: Wald und Bäume mit Drohnen erforschen: https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/bw/suedbaden/forstkongress-in-freiburg-wald-und-baeume-mit-drohnen-erforschen/-/id=1552/did=20309686/nid=1552/1gmtfvm/index.html
- Our suggestions for the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress: https://efuforg.wordpress.com/2017/09/12/our-suggestions-for-the-iufro-125th-anniversary-congress-freiburg-18-22-sep-2017/
- IUFRO 2017: coming home for the 125th anniversary!: http://www.nancy.inra.fr/en/All-the-news/IUFRO-2017-coming-home-for-the-125th-anniversary
Videos and Livestreams
- IUFRO Video: Interconnecting Forests, Science and People: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBYEyzuJmsQ
- IUFRO and its 125th Anniversary Congress in Freiburg, Germany: https://youtu.be/xud1GJBXVNo
- Communicating with Einstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDAz7okK3dA - Social media compendium: https://www.iufro.org/download/file/27809/6146/iufro2017-communicating-with-einstein-compendium_pdf/
- Livestreams of Plenary Sessions, Science-in-Dialogue Sessions, etc.: http://iufro2017.com/livestream/
Video Interviews with Congress Participants
Interviews about the Congress as a unique platform of knowledge exchange, about the relevance of IUFRO today and in future, and about trends and needs in the wide spectrum of forest-related science
- Mike Wingfield, IUFRO President (University of Pretoria, South Africa), interviewed by Sophie Schoenaich-Carolath (Die Kuppel, Germany)
Link: https://youtu.be/QdCSKBY_OC0 - Andrew Liebhold, Chair of the Anniversary Congress Scientific Committee (Forest Service, USA), interviewed by Konstantin von Teuffel, Chair of Anniversary Congress Organizing Committee (FVA Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Link: https://youtu.be/H4xquZ1Uljk - Alexander Buck, IUFRO Executive Director (IUFRO, Austria), interviewed by Sophie Schoenaich-Carolath (Die Kuppel, Germany)
Link: https://youtu.be/9UECHHBMxXA - Paolo Cerutti, forest scientist (CIFOR, Italy), interviewed by Daniela Kleinschmit, Congress Organizing Committee (University of Freiburg, Germany)
Link: https://youtu.be/fhsR-arXaOI - Andreas Rigling, Congress Organizing Committee (WSL, Switzerland), interviewed by Peter Mayer, Congress Organizing Committee (BFW, Austria)
Link: https://youtu.be/_iOKAP09knY - Salina Abraham, IFSA President (International Forestry Students’ Association, Netherlands), interviewed by Sophie Schoenaich-Carolath (Die Kuppel, Germany)
Link: https://youtu.be/u6hORC_yTSA - Jean-Luc Peyron, Congress Organizing Committee (Public Interest Group GIP on Forest Ecosystems, France) interviewed by Erwin Dreyer, Congress Organizing Committee (INRA, Fance)
Link: https://youtu.be/q-_yFxiPpu0 - Christoph Hartebrodt, forest scientist (FVA Baden-Württemberg, Germany), interviewed by Sophie Schoenaich-Carolath (Die Kuppel, Germany)
Link: https://youtu.be/rFJ12Yf1ZAs
Interviews with Division Coordinators
- Division 3 - Woodam Chung: On Forest Operations Engineering and Management. Blog post - PDF for download
- Division 4 - Jean-Luc Peyron: On Forest Assessment, Modelling and Management. Blog post - PDF for download
- Division 6 - Tuija Sievänen: On Social Aspects of Forests and Forestry. Blog post - PDF for download
- Division 7 - Eckehard Brockerhoff: On Forest Health. Blog post - PDF for download
- Division 9 - Daniela Kleinschmit: On Forest Policy and Economics. Blog post - PDF for download
Interviews with Keynote Speakers
- Werner Kurz, Canadian Forest Service (Natural Resources Canada), Canada: Using the forest sector to help mitigate climate change. Blog entry - PDF for download
- Robin Chazdon, University of Connecticut, USA: Forest restoration means more than planting trees. Blog entry - PDF for download
- Will Steffen, The Australian National University and the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Australia: The Earth System, the Anthropocene and the world's forests. Blog entry - PDF for download
- Hojka Kraigher, Slovenian Forestry Institute, Slovenia: Hidden biodiversity and forest dynamics. Blog entry - PDF for download
- Arun Agrawal, University of Michigan, USA: The perverse outcomes of incentives for forest conservation. Blog entry - PDF for download
Testimonials
Each week, in the lead up to the congress, we introduce you to a person closely involved in the preparations of the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress. Join us in the countdown to the congress!
- Walter Liese, IUFRO President 1977-1981
- Helen Desmond, Janina Radny, Carol Grossmann, local organization team, (FVA)
- Alexander Buck, Executive Director IUFRO
- Yeda Maria Malheiros de Oliveira, forester and researcher at Embrapa Forestry
- Erwin Dreyer, President of INRA GrandEst-Nancy Centre, Nancy, France
- Victor Teplyakov, Institute of System Research of Forest at Moscow State Forest University
- Lee Su See, former Head of the Forest Health and Conservation Programme, and Deputy Director, Division of Biodiversity, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
- Björn Hånell, Professor at the Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
- John Parrotta, US Forest Service's Research and Development, Washington DC
- Promode Kant, Director of the Institute of Green Economy
- Yasmeen Sands, US Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station
- Paula Maria E. Sarigumba, UN FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Shirong Liu, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Forestry
- Mercy Afua Adutwumwaa Derkyi, Acting Head, Centre for Climate Change and Gender Studies
- Daniela Kleinschmit, University of Freiburg
- Sandra Luque, Research Director at IRSTEA
- Gerhard Mannsberger, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Austria
- Janice Burns, Junior Professional Officer - IUFRO/IFSA Joint Position
- Manoal Sobral Filho, Director, UN Forum on Forests Secretariat
- Eva Müller, Director of the Forestry Policy and Resources Division of FAO
- Andreas Bolte, Head of Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystem
- Andrew Liebhold, CSC Chair
- Konstantin von Teuffel, COC Chair
- Mike Wingfield, IUFRO President
Publications
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
- Summary Report
- Book of Abstracts
- Main Program
- La bonne voie : les 125 ans de l’Union internationale des instituts de recherches forestières, Revue forestière française
CONGRESS UPDATES
- Impressions from Freiburg
- Monday, 18 September
- Tuesday, 19 September
- Wednesday, 20 September
- Thursday, 21 September
- Friday, 22 September
CONGRESS NEWSLETTERS
Poster and promotional material
- Poster: high resolution, size A2 (20.7 MB) - low resolution, for screens (1.3 MB) - zip file of high-resolution and low-resolution files (21.4 MB)
- Logo
- Banner
- Save the Date - Postcard