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The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is a non-profit, non-governmental international network of forest scientists, which promotes global cooperation in forest-related research and enhances the understanding of the ecological, economic and social aspects of forests.
IUFRO News Vol. 54, Issue 1, January 2025
Enjoy the first issue of IUFRO News in the new format, experience the fresh look of the IUFRO website, learn about our DEI activities, listen to the latest podcast episode, read reports from meetings and more… In a landmark agreement, Asian
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XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024
The XXVI World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations IUFRO, held in Stockholm, Sweden, on 23-29 June 2024, brought together 4271 delegates from 102 countries. Under the title "Forests and Society towards 2050", it provided a global
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27 Feb 2025 IUFRO Headquarters Executive Team Update
Significant changes within the IUFRO HQ management team came into effect at the beginning of this year: Michael Kleine supports IUFRO as Senior Advisor; Andre
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26 Feb 2025 New Date for 1.04.00 Agroforestry Conference
Intercropped plantation and doubling of farmer’s income7-8 May 2024, 14:00 UTC; onlineThis international conference, organized by IUFRO Research Group 1.04.00 on Agroforestry, has been postponed
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25 Feb 2025 2027 All-Division 5 Conference - Bidding Deadline Extended
The IUFRO Division 5 Conference is held every 5 years. This is an apolitical, international forum open to all nations, for conduct of the Division’s
Position Announcement
25 Feb 2025 Full Professorship (W3) for Fire Ecology // 6 April 2025
The Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources invites applications for a Full Professorship (W 3) for Fire Ecology in the Department of Forest Sciences.The professorship
Position Announcement
25 Feb 2025 Full Professorship (W 3) for Forest History and Sustainable Development // 6 April 2025
The Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources invites applications for a Full Professorship (W 3) for Forest History and Sustainable Development in the Department of
Other Announcements
24 Feb 2025 Call for nominations of experts for second global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services
The Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), in decision IPBES-11/1, approved the undertaking of a second global assessment of biodiversity
Other Meetings / Events
24 Feb 2025 Extreme Wildfire Events: Webinar 5 – Forestry Speed Dating 4th Series
On 25 March, at 15:00 CET, join the Bioregions Facility and FIRE-RES Project at the fifth Forestry Speed Dating webinar focused on wildfire management.Wildfires are
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21 Feb 2025 2025 Global Webinar Series: Sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches
Join the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) throughout 2025 for a dynamic global webinar series focused on sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches.From
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20 Feb 2025 Obituary Dr. Robert "Bob" Szaro
We are sad to inform you that Dr. Robert Chester Szaro ("Bob") passed away on February 6, 2025. Born in New York in 1949, he
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20 Feb 2025 IUFRO-Japan News No. 137
Read the latest issue of IUFRO-Japan News and find an in-depth report about the IUFRO World Congress 2024, the IUFRO 2024 Tokyo Division 7 Joint
Non-IUFRO Publication
19 Feb 2025 Call for Papers: Guidelines for Sustainable Forest Management: Vegetation and Soil and Water Conservation in Arid Areas
Deforestation and forest degradation are influenced by the increasing consumption of goods and services, as well as recurrent droughts mainly caused by climate change. This
Position Announcement
19 Feb 2025 Professor (full tenure) in silviculture with focus on silvicultural systems // 29 April 2025
The Department of Forest Ecology and Management of the Faculty of Forest Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is inviting applications for the position
Upcoming events
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11 Mar 2025
2025 Global Webinar Series - Webinar #1: From policy to practice: Scaling up sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches
The inaugural webinar in this global webinar series aims to set the stage and take stock of policy frameworks for scaling up sustainable forest-based bioeconomy
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17-21 Mar 2025
Achieving forest establishment at scale to address climate, environmental and economic challenges around the world
The first international conference of IUFRO Unit 1.01.04 Forest Establishment & Early Growth Dynamics (formerly called Forest Vegetation Management) was held on July 11-13, 2017
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17-19 Mar 2025
International Symposium on Wood Science and Technology 2025 (ISWST2025) with the Session of 2025 World Wood Day Symposium and The Seventh IUFRO Forest Products Culture Colloquium
The Japan Wood Research Society (JWRS) invites all scientists interested and involved in various aspects of wood to the International Symposium on Wood Science and
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18 Mar 2025
Open Educational Resources-OER What Forest Sciences Program Leaders and Teachers Should Know? - Webinar for Teachers
The goal of this webinar is to enhance the quality of university level forest education worldwide through high-quality open educational resources.This webinar addressed to university
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26 Mar 2025
Open Educational Resources-OER What Forest Sciences Program Leaders and Teachers Should Know? - Webinar for Program Leaders
The goal of this webinar is to enhance the quality of university level forest education worldwide through high-quality open educational resources.This webinar addressed to program
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14-15 Apr 2025
26th International Wood Machining Seminar (IWMS26)
IWMS-26 is the 26th in a series of world-class seminars started in 1963. It provides a distinguished forum for leading international researchers and practicing engineers
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07-08 May 2025
Intercropped plantation and doubling of farmer’s income
Agroforestry is a sustainable land use agricultural practice which combines growing trees and agricultural crops including Medicinal and Aromatic plants and other Non-timber Forest Products
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13-16 May 2025
International IUFRO Conference: Socioeconomic changes and challenges in the forest sector: acknowledging the role of managerial economics and accounting
Forests are at the center of global efforts to balance economic development with environmental sustainability. Climate change, market fluctuations and policy uncertainties are increasing the
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19-23 May 2025
IUFRO Division 7 Working Parties Conference: Tree health - from Cities to Forests
IUFRO member organization WSL is delighted to host scientists from all over the world in Switzerland to present their latest results in pathology and entomology.
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21-24 May 2025
4th World Conference on Forests and Parks for Public Health
Today, urbanization and modern lifestyles such as sedentary lives, increasing levels of mental stress related to urban living and contemporary work practices, low physical activity,
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02-06 Jun 2025
8th IUFRO International Workshop on Resistance Mechanisms and Breeding in Forest Trees
Save the date for the 8th IUFRO International Workshop on Resistance Mechanisms and Breeding in Forest Trees (previously known as the International Workshop on the Genetics of Tree-Parasite
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09-13 Jun 2025
57th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization (FORMEC), FORMEC 2025
The 57th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization (FORMEC) will be held in Joensuu, Finland in June 9–13, 2025. Next year's FORMEC will take place under the
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