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Silviculture

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Forest Operations Engineering and Management

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Forest Products

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Forest Environment

Forest Policy and Economics
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Monitoring Global Tree Mortality Patterns and Trends

Forests and Water Interactions in a Changing Environment

Gender Equality in Forestry

Resilient Planted Forests Serving Society and Bioeconomy

Strengthening Mediterranean Nursery Systems

Unlocking the Bioeconomy and Non-Timber Forest Products

Transforming Forest Landscapes for Futures Climates and Human Well-Being

Precision Pest Management (PPM) in Forest Ecosystems
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Science-Policy Programme (SciPol)
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Special Project on World Forests, Society and Environment (IUFRO-WFSE)
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Meeting
17 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

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17 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

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14 Apr 2025 26th International Wood Machining Seminar (IWMS26)
IWMS-26 is the 26th in a series of world-class seminars

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Publication 2025
My wild ideas about future forestry management

Publication 2025
IUFRO-Japan News No. 137

Publication 2024
Regional adaptation of integrated pest management to control invasive forest insects

Publication 2025
Fifth International Scientific and Expert Conference "Natural Resources, Green Technologies and Sustainable Development/5-GREEN2024" - Abstracts and Proceedings

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About the Research Group

Research Group Representatives

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Sarah Lilian Burns

Coordinator

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Symphorien Ongolo

Deputy Coordinator

Germany

Upcoming Research Group Events

Conference

Units 09-11 Oct 2025

International IUFRO Conference "Forest Governance, Policy, Economics, and beyond"

This international scientific, English language conference will serve as a global forum for the latest research in forest-related social sciences, extending to broader environmental contexts.

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Past Research Group Events

Meeting

Units 10-12 Apr 2024

5th International Forest Policy Meeting

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Units 05-11 Mar 2023

Eastern Africa Regional Alumni Capacity Building and Networking Seminar on "Enabling services from land and water resources through actor-oriented forest landscape restauration"

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Units 17-18 Mar 2021

3rd International Forest Policy Meeting - IFPM3

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Units 24-27 Sep 2018

International scientific conference: "African forest-related policies and politics"

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Units 11-13 Apr 2018

Second International Forest Policy Meeting

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Units 04-06 Oct 2016

International and multi-disciplinary scientific conference "Forest policy and governance: Analyses in the environmental social sciences"

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Units 16-18 Mar 2016

1st International Forest Policy Meeting

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Units 09-11 May 2012

International Seminar "Assessing Forest Governance in a Context of Change"

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Research Group Resources

IUFRO News

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19 May 2021

IUFRO News Vol. 50, Double Issue 4/5, May 2021

On 22 May the world is celebrating the International Day for Biological Diversity. This year's slogan is "We're part of the solution #ForNature". Read

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01 Mar 2021

IUFRO News Vol. 50, Issue 2, early March 2021

Research in forest products culture looks, among other things, at how the use of wood and non-wood forest products has changed over time. It