5 PhD scholarships in tropical forest restoration at the Tropical Forests and People Research Centre of
@usceduau
!
Submit application by: 23 June 2023
📢 New
@Tree_Mortality
webinar coming up in the new year!
📈 Harnessing big data and artificial intelligence for forest monitoring
🗓️ 15 January 2024, 🕔17:00 CET
🗣️ Speaker: Philippe Ciais will present new deep learning models of forest attributes and applications, including an
✨New publication alert✨
This report discusses a wide range of important physical, mental, social and spiritual health benefits in diverse populations and settings associated with
#forests
,
#trees
and green spaces.
🔗
#IntForestDay
#ScienceAndTreesForSDGs
Get ready for a captivating journey into
#ForestScience
at
#IUFRO2024
! We welcome keynote speaker Professor Sally Aitken, renowned for her groundbreaking research.
Explore the challenges of reforestation decisions in our ever-changing climate during her talk on "Valuing
#DYK
Global Forest Expert Panels (GFEP) are like an IPCC for forests. They assess the scientific knowledge on the role of
#forests
in achieving sustainable development and aim to inform global decision-making. Watch
#SDGs
A young researcher at
@EMBRAPA
has developed an artificial skin which can be used for the treatment of serious wounds. The skin is based on the nanocellulose of pine trees and it is less expensive than products currently available.
#NewsFromAnIUFROMember
Mark your calendar! 15 October - launch of global scientific assessment by GFEP on Forests and Poverty! Authors to reveal critical links between forests, trees and poverty alleviation!
#ScienceAndTreesForSDGs
#SDG1
#SDG15
1⃣ more week to go until ⏱️the deadline of 2 June!
📢Submit your abstracts 📰 for one of the numerous sessions at the XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024
#IUFRO2024
in Stockholm🇸🇪!
👉🏾
#ForestResearch
#ForestScience
👏🏾Good news on the
👩🏽🔬XXVI IUFRO World Congress👨🏾🔬
🇸🇪Stockholm, Sweden 🗓️23-29 June 2024
📰The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to 1⃣5⃣ June 2023!
⏭️
#IUFRO2024
His Majesty King Carl Gustaf XVI welcomed the delegates to Sweden and pointed out that in order to achieve a green future, excellent research is needed. Forests are interconnected and crucial for the health of our planet, therefore managing forests in sustainably is most
🚨Record number of >5000 abstracts received for the 2024 IUFRO World Congress in Sweden 🇸🇪!
"We are thrilled to see so many abstracts! This makes us very confident that the Congress will offer a high-quality scientific program" - Dr. Elena Paoletti, Scientific Committee Chair
📢Join us!
🌍
#IUFROWorldDay
–💻Digital Forest Science Forum
🗓️28-29 September 2021!
Be part of a unique global event in three time zones around the world! A great opportunity to meet, interact, share and strengthen
#forest
#research
#cooperation
. 🌳🌲
Working on
#Phytophthora
in
#forests
and natural ecosystems❓ - Then mark your calendar❗️
🌱11th Meeting of the IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09: Phytophthora in Forests and Natural Ecosystems
📍Paihia, New Zealand 🗓️8-13 September 2024
▶️
#ForestScience
The Host Country Awards of the IUFRO World Congress
#IUFRO2024
honour three outstanding scientists from the host countries who have elevated the profile of
#ForestScience
and
#ForestResearch
. Congratulations from IUFRO to the
#IUFRO2024
awardees Jan Stenlid, Liisa Tyrväinen and
❗️300 persons have so far endorsed the Call to action of forest education❗️
Visit and endorse the call - and do share it to fellow scientists, educators, students to spark a global momentum on forest education!
#GlobalForestEducation
#ForestEduConference
🚨Interested how AI can be used in
#forestry
? Then register for this webinar:
💻Seminar on Forestry AI
🗓️20 July 2023 🕐1:00-2:30 pm PDT
▶️Details:
✍️🏾Registration:
Why would a young person want to study forestry? Because trees are cool? Because working in nature is nicer than working in an office? - This one,
@IFSAdotnet
President Amos Amanubo, studied forestry to be part of a solution to a problem!
@IUFRO_IFSA_JTF
📢Webinar: Tree Diversity: The 3-30-300 Rule
Join Cecil Konijnendijk, Coordinator of IUFRO Division 6 - Social Aspects of Forests & Forestry, in a discussion on tree diversity and the '3-30-300 rule'.
🗓️13 January 2022, 🕓3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CET
Details:
📢 Call for Abstracts for the XXVI IUFRO World Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, 23 – 29 June 2024, is open and welcomes submissions of abstracts for presentations in sub-plenary, technical and poster sessions.
#IUFRO2024
🔗
The first Plenary Session of
#IUFRO2024
in the theme 'Forests for sustainable societies', with keynote speakers Harini Nagendra, Director and Professor, Research Centre and Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability, Azim Premji University, India, and Cécile Ndjebet, Founder of
🚨 Interested in how AI is applied in natural resources, to optimise
#forest
value chains and biomass estimation? Then register for this webinar:
💻 31 August 2023 1:30-3:00 pm PDT
✍️ Registration:
@ubcforestry
Women in forestry: do they have the same rights, are they landowners, are women choosing forestry as a profession? – see the video on Day 2 of the IUFRO Congress at !
"The most compelling example is in
#forestry
where we can now transform
#wood
(...) into a new generation of wood-based alternatives to plastics chemicals, textiles and building materials." HRH Prince Charles on the
#bioeconomy
.
@clarencehouse
@ClimateAWS
The
@IUFRO
Task Force Fire$ is requesting abstracts for a Special Issue of Forest Policy and Economics on the economics of
#forestfires
across the world. Share your work with one of the guest editors,
@UofA_FireWater
, by January 31st.
What are the biggest future opportunities for young forestry professionals? Why are youth important for forestry? Watch the final video of
#IUFRO2019
at
Happy Award Winners! The IUFRO Outstanding Doctoral Research Award recognizes outstanding individual scientific achievements of recent Doctoral research. The happy winners were honoured during the Award ceremony in the
#IUFRO2024
Thursday programme.
The new IUFRO President John Parrotta, in his acceptance speech, particularly stresses the important role that the forest science community has to play in the world. “The world needs what IUFRO has to offer."
@IUFRO_John
@forestservice
#iufro2019
IUFRO President Mike Wingfield welcomes honoured guests, colleagues and friends in Portuguese, Spanish & English to the 25th IUFRO World Congress. With this Congress, IUFRO brings together colleagues from Brazil & Latin America with colleagues from all over the world!
#IUFRO2019
Interested in
#InvasiveSpecies
, whether they are pathogens, insects, mammals or plants, and their ecology and management? Then visit the newly launched website of the IUFRO Task Force on
#Forests
and Biological Invasions,
IUFRO Scientific Achievement Award recognizes outstanding research published and contributing to the advancement of regional or world forestry or forest research. The winners are Ellen Macdonald, José Leonardo de Moraes Goncalves, David J. Nowak and Elena Paoletti.
✨ Do you want to attend the IUFRO World Congress? Let's make it come true! Apply for the Scientist Assistance Programme (SAP) and be part of a global community of forest researchers in Stockholm. 🌍🌳
🗓️The call opens today!
SAP aims to provide financial assistance to forest
Forests are intrinsically linked to water – forested watersheds provide 75 percent of our accessible freshwater resources – and both forest and water resources are relevant to the achievement of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Learn more...
#ForestH2O
How can
#WomenInForestry
be connected? How can their visibility and their achievements in the forest sector be increased? Forests in Women's Hands - International Conference on Women in Forestry 2020; Traunkirchen, Austria; 25-27 May 2020.
#WomenInWood
#nowreading
the revised Dictionary of Forestry edited by Dr. Robert Deal who also coordinates IUFRO Research Group 5.12.00 - Sustainable utilization of forest products.
It's finally here! The revised Dictionary of Forestry is the definitive guide to terms dealing with forestry, land management, & natural resources. Featuring 496 fully revised & expanded must-know terms - plus 46 new terms!
#forestry
#forestproud
Globalization causes increased movement not only of people, but also of plants, seeds and wood - and thus of invasive alien species. This, in turn, endangers the health of forests! Learn more at
#InternationalYearofPlantHealth
#WeCantLiveWithoutForests
Approx. 30% of small forest holders in Europe are women. – A good reason to get networking! The international conference "Forests in Women's Hands" is now set for 12-14 April 2021. Registration will start in November – don't miss it!
Last preparations for
#IUFRO2024
- the banner and the flags are there and Victoria Hall at Stockholsmässan is ready for what will be an amazing XXVI IUFRO World Congress!
Advancing Sustainable Wood Policy & Science for Carbon-neutral and Resilient Economies
Welcome remarks by IUFRO Executive Director Alexander Buck:
Promotion of the sustainable use of
#wood
needs to take a holistic approach and should be based on the best science available.
Join IUFRO & partners online for a global policy dialogue:
Advancing sustainable wood policy & science for carbon-neutral and resilient economies
🗓️ Monday, 25 March 2024
⏰ 9:30-17:00 CET
Register 👉🏽
#SW4SW
#WoodforGlobe
@FAOForestry
@BML_gv_at
⏳The countdown for
#IUFRO2024
has begun!
In one year from now we will meet in Stockholm, Sweden🇸🇪, for the XXVI IUFRO World Congress🌱🌳🌲. More than 5000 delegates are expected to participate!
Come and join in - ✍️🏾Register right now at
🔗
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustav visits the IUFRO booth after the
#IUFRO2024
Opening Ceremony, speaking with IUFRO President John Parrotta and IUFRO Executive Director Alexander Buck.
An incredible week at
#IUFRO2024
.
CIFOR-ICRAF is proud to have been an organizational partner of
@IUFRO
, and we look forward to co-hosting the next IUFRO World Congress in Nairobi in 2029.
#Trees4Resilience
Planted forests, with about 7% of the world's forested area, produce more than 30% of global timber, and provide raw material – wood, paper, resin, energy – for the bioeconomy. However, plantation forests get a bad rap. Why?
#nowreading
IUFRO Spotlight
#81
IUFRO Scientific Achievement Awards are made for research results published in scientific journals, proceedings of scientific meetings or books, or appropriate patents or other relevant evidence that clearly demonstrates the importance of the scientific or technical achievement
IUFRO and its Task Force on
#GenderEquality
in
#Forestry
are utterly proud to see the MOOC ForGEDI – Massive Open Online Course on gender equality and diversity issues in forest-related sectors - presented publicly for the first time after the official launch at 5th International
🟢You were a
#IUFRO2024
participant? If so, have a look back with us in this latest issue of IUFRO News!
🟣You were not able to join
#IUFRO2024
? Find out about the most important aspects of the 26th IUFRO World Congress in Stockholm🇸🇪, last June!
🔗
The 61st IUFRO Enlarged Board Meeting has just ended!
IUFRO thanks the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, for hosting the members of the IUFRO Enlarged Board - and for even making the sun🌞shine while the group picture was taken !
Are there any international networks of
#WomenInForestry
, how can the visibility of women and their achievements in the forest sector be increased? On
#InternationalWomensDay
, mark your calendars for the int'l conference Forests In Women's Hands!
#IWD2020
@tagesschau
Dazu auch ein Interview mit Forstwissenschaftler und Waldökologen Henrik Hartmann, Institut für Waldschutz am Julius Kühn-Institut in Quedlinburg.
"Wir müssen uns damit beschäftigen, was nach der Fichte kommt"
❗️Call for Applications❗️
Fully funded DAAD EPOS scholarship💰 to study MSc in Tropical Forestry for the academic intake 2024-26 at the Technische Universität Dresden, Germany!
Closing date: 30 October 2023
#TropicalForestry
FAO and IUFRO mark 75th anniversary of collaboration on
#forests
: FAO Deputy Director-General Maria Helena Semedo and IUFRO President Daniela Kleinschmit commit to enhancing their work together at a time when science-based innovation holds the key to solving global problems.
⚡️Reminder⚡️ Early-bird registration for the XV World Forestry Congress will close on⏱️15 January 2022!
Join the 🌐global forest community to discuss building a green, healthy, and resilient future with forests🌳!
Don't miss the deadline: 👉🏾
#WFCKorea
📢Call for volunteers!!
🌲Take the opportunity to work as a volunteer at the world’s largest forest science event next summer - the 26th IUFRO World Congress
#IUFRO2024
in Stockholm, Sweden🇸🇪, 23-29 June 2023!🌳
▶️Details:
⏩Submit your application
In his statement in the closing ceremony of
#WFCKorea
, IUFRO President John Parrotta emphasizes the indispensable importance of science in supporting policymakers + stakeholders in urgently + effectively tackling the global challenges articulated in the Seoul Forest Declaration.
📣Apply now for the SSV!
Are you a scientist 👩🔬👨🔬 <=35 y/o with a masters or PhD degree (or PhD in progress) in
#forestry
or related fields, and are affiliated with an IUFRO member in LATAM, Asia, Africa or Eastern Europe?
🗓️ Deadline 31 July
🔗 Read more
📢
#job
: IUFRO is hiring a part-time Project Manager for its Science-Policy Programme!
❓You hold a Master's Degree?
❓You want to work at the
#forest
#SciencePolicy
interface?
❗️Check out the job description!
Closing date: 25 August 2024, 11:59 p.m. CEST
.
@Peter_Mayer_BFW
, Head of
@bfwald
, and IUFRO Executive Director Alexander Buck signed a 5-yr cooperation agreement on the IUFRO Special Program Directors' Forum, a platform for heads of forest research + higher education institutions to exchange knowledge and discuss challenges.
Hot off the press:
#GFEP
global report 📚on forests & poverty! Scientists say it is vital to recognize the important contribution forests and trees make to the well-being of hundreds of millions of people around the world.
👉🏽
Today's
#IUFRO2024
theme is 'Towards a responsible forest bioeconomy', with keynote speakers Anne Toppinen, Vice Dean of Research, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, and Martin Forsén, Chairman of the Board SilviPar SA.
"
#Bioenomy
and circular economy
Taking down the IUFRO flag and handing it over to the hosts of the 27th IUFRO World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, marks the end of a remarkable andn truly excellent IUFRO World Congress
#IUFRO2024
. See you all in Kenya at
#IUFRO2029
!
#COVID19
has deepened existing inequalities, but investing in
#nature
can still help us achieve the
#SDGs
.
@daniel_c_miller
explains why protecting forests and trees is essential for safeguarding the livelihoods of the world's most vulnerable people.
#IUFRO2024
participants,
#DYK
that
#IUFRO2024
was trending on X in Sweden?
- 4th place on Tuesday, 25 June
- 6th place on Thursday, 27 June
Thank you so much for engaging with
#IUFRO2024
!
For a few memories, check out
☀️Summer School: Modelling Assisted Migration to adapt forests and ecosystem services to climate change; by
@bfwald
-
@evoltreeNW
-
@CZUvPraze
29 July - 2 August 2024; Traunkirchen, Austria
Apply by: 15 April 2024
Info:
Registration:
📣 Apply now for the SSV
Are you a scientist 👩🔬👨🔬 <=35 y/o with a masters or PhD degree (or PhD in progress) in
#forestry
or related fields, and are affiliated with an IUFRO member in LATAM, Asia, Africa or Eastern Europe?
🗓️ Deadline 31 July
🔗 Read more
#job
@ubcforestry
: PhD Position in Forest Growth Projection + Sampling, to develop a projection system based on particle filtering to effectively predict long-term forest growth and an inventory system based on variable probability sampling.
Want to present a paper or poster at the XXV IUFRO World Congress in Curitiba, Brazil, 29 Sep – 5 Oct 2019? Then submit your abstract at - only a few hours are left!
#IUFRO2019
How are COVID-19 and visitor numbers to (urban) forests connected? What are the resulting challenges for forest managers / urban forest policy? New article "COVID-19-induced visitor boom reveals the importance of forests as critical infrastructure".
🌳Does your
#research
or work contribute towards the healthy, resilient and productive
#forests
we need for our future?🌍
📢Then this
#CallForProposals
on innovative, sustainable and integrative forest management may be just what you're looking for:
How can net zero carbon emissions be achieved by 2050? Important factor: how, where tree cover is expanded, as future forests play a key role in climate change mitigation. "Trees for the Future - Diversity and complexity for resilience and carbon storage"
The
#GFEP
Global Assessment Report on
#Forests
and
#Water
was launched yesterday, together with a related Policy Brief. If you are interested in more detailed information about the launch, visit
#ForestH2O
#HLPF2018
#SDGs
🚨Interested how AI can be used in
#forestry
? Then register for:
💻Forestry AI 3rd Webinar
🗓️6 December 2023 🕐12:50-2:30 PM PST
▶️Details:
✍️🏾Registration:
What are the multiple benefits of
#forests
to human health, learn about the latest peer-reviewed report by IUFRO-
#GFEP
and a new publication by the IUFRO Task Force on Forests and Water Interactions in IUFRO News 3/2003!
#HotOffThePress
#NowReading