News Online

2020-09-30

IUFRO News Vol. 49, Issue 9, September 2020

Read a message from the IUFRO President, an interview about the importance of forest science communication; learn about the forthcoming launch of the GFEP global assessment of forests and poverty, and much more…


"As the world struggles to contain and address the staggering human costs of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are forcefully reminded of the indispensable value of science, international scientific collaboration, and the importance of timely and effective communication of scientific knowledge to the public and decision-makers", says IUFRO President John Parrotta in his message.

Communication and the representation of forest-related topics in the media are also discussed in an in-depth interview with Ewa Hermanowicz and Ida Wallin, Coordinators of IUFRO Working Parties 9.01.02 - Communication and public relations, and 9.01.07 - Forests and the media, respectively.

Also find an announcement of the launch of the GFEP Global Assessment Report "Forests, Trees and the Eradication of Poverty: Potential and Limitations" to take place on 15 October! You are welcome to participate!

Furthermore, you will find news from IUFRO Headquarters, news from Member Organizations, announcements of publications, paper invitations, webinars, meetings and more…! Feel free to also share your news with us!

 

To read the full text please choose among the PDF and Word options:

Files:
news20-9.pdf4.44 Mi
news20-9.doc214 Ki