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Working Party Award

Distinguished Contribution Award

We would like to announce Professor Le Dinh Kha as the recipient of the inaugural Distinguished Contribution Award of WP 2.08.07 Genetics and Silviculture of Acacias.  The award is presented to a senior scientist in recognition of their sustained and significant contribution to the development of acacia plantation forestry and is presented at each periodic WP meeting.   Professor Kha was recognised for his distinguished achievements  as a scholar and research team leader in the fields of forest genetics and tree breeding, and for his outstanding service in developing an institutional framework and culture to support the ongoing advance of forest science in Vietnam. Prof Kha received his award during the IUFRO Acacia 2014 Conference "Sustaining the Future of Acacia Plantation Forestry" in Hue, Vietnam.

Details of the award are available in "Criteria of 2.08.07 Distinguished Contribution Award"


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Meetings of interest

2014 IUFRO Forest Tree Breeding Conference; Prague, Czech Republic; 25-29 August 2014. IUFRO Units involved: 2.04.02, 2.02.07, 2.02.11. Conference homepage