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Working Party Award

Stephen Midgely of Salwood Asia Pacific Pty.Ltd, and Mike Wingfield, IUFRO Vice-President, presenting the award to Professor Kha. Photo provided by Professional Congress Organizer.

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"

Past IUFRO meetings

Photo showing Keynote address by Dr. Sadanandan Nambiar at the 3rd IUFRO Acacia Conference. Photo: Forest Department Sarawak.
Keynote address by Dr. Sadanandan Nambiar at the 3rd IUFRO Acacia Conference. Photo: Forest Department Sarawak.
Photo showing Momento presentation (rocking chair made from Acacia wood) by Forest Department Sarawak to The Right Honourable Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari Bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg, Chief Minister of Sarawak, at the 3rd IUFRO Acacia Conference. Photo: Forest Department Sarawak.
Momento presentation (rocking chair made from Acacia wood) by Forest Department Sarawak to The Right Honourable Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari Bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg, Chief Minister of Sarawak, at 3rd IUFRO Acacia Conference. Photo: Forest Department Sarawak.
Photo showing presenter speaking on IUFRO.
Presentation of IUFRO at the IUFRO-INAFOR conference, Yogyakarta 2017. Photo: © Center for Forest Biotechnology and Tree Improvement, Yogyakarta.
Photo showing Opening of the IUFRO-INAFOR conference, Yogyakarta 2017.
Opening of the IUFRO-INAFOR conference, Yogyakarta 2017. Photo: © Center for Forest Biotechnology and Tree Improvement, Yogyakarta.
Photo: Harvesting logs of 8 year old Acacia hybrid for solid wood and pulp in Vietnam (by Chris Harwood, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences and CSIRO Sustainable Agriculture Flagship)

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