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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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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
Position Announcement
18 Feb 2025 Research Associate (Natural Resources and Climate Change) // 17 April 2025
The Observatory for Forests and Just Transitions is a £1.3 million research programme, funded by the Ford Foundation. The Observatory will study the role land
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18 Feb 2025 8.04.00 Conference website is live
Find all details about the international conference "Influence of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Forest Dynamics", to be held in Split, Croatia, on 1-5
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17 Feb 2025 Registration is open for Forest Health Conference
IUFRO Division 7 Working Parties Conference: Tree health - from Cities to Forests19-23 May 2025; Birmensdorf, SwitzerlandThis conference will cover hot topics such as ash
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13 Feb 2025 Early-Bird Registration has been extended!
The deadline for early-bird registration to the 8th IUFRO International Workshop on Resistance Mechanisms and Breeding in Forest Trees has been extended:The new and final deadline
Position Announcement
12 Feb 2025 Chief Scientist at Forest Research UK // 23 February 2025
Forest Research (FR) UK is inviting applications for the position of Chief Scientist.Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, you will lead on all science research
Position Announcement
05 Feb 2025 Post-doctoral Fellowship: An individual tree, mechanistic modelling framework for plantation eucalypts // 28 February 2025
South Africa has very few long-term, intensively monitored experiments in managed forest environments. Just such an experiment has been implemented as part of the Hans
Other Announcements
04 Feb 2025 International Day of Forests - Photo Contest
Celebrating how forests contribute to food security and nutritionForests and trees help to feed the world – they are rich sources of foods such as
Fellowship
03 Feb 2025 Society of American Foresters - 2025 Gregory Award Application Open // 15 March 2025
The Gregory Award commemorates the legacy of G. Robinson (Bob) Gregory by bringing outstanding international students and early-career professionals to the annual SAF National Convention
Upcoming events
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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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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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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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30 Jun - 04 Jul 2025
6th International Conference on Soil Bio- and Eco-engineering: The Use of Vegetation to Improve Slope Stability
This conference is the sixth in the series 'The Use of Vegetation to Improve Slope Stability.' The first congress was held at Thessaloniki, Greece, 2004
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30 Jun - 04 Jul 2025
DecisionES_BR2025: Symposium on Ecosystem Services, Forest Management and Decision Making
The "DecisionES_BR2025: Symposium on Ecosystem Services, Forest Management and Decision Making" will take place from 30 June to 4 July 2025 in Porto Seguro, Brazil,
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01-05 Sep 2025
Influence of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Forest Dynamics
Mark your calendars for the international conference "Influence of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Forest Dynamics", to be held in Split, Croatia, on 1-5
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07-13 Sep 2025
Earth Sensing Summer School
The Earth Sensing Summer School trains early stage researchers and motivated higher education students in using Geomatics approaches for rigorous surveying, processing and representation of
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08-10 Sep 2025
2025 IUFRO Small Scale Forestry and Extension and Knowledge Exchange Joint Conference
IUFRO 3.08.00 Small Scale Forestry Research Group and 9.01.03 Extension and Knowledge Exchange Working Party are pleased to announce the First Call for Papers for
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