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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. 53, Double Issue 11/12, December 2024
Find out about IUFRO activities at the Climate COP in Baku and the Biodiversity COP in Cali. Learn about the latest Teaming up 4 Forests webinar and a new European wood policy paper.The Forest Pavilion at this year's UN Climate
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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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11 Dec 2024 Friendly Reminder about Abstract Submission
The deadline for abstract submission to the 8th IUFRO International Workshop on Resistance Mechanisms and Breeding in Forest Trees is in 10 days!Abstracts are accepted for oral and poster presentations
Position Announcement
11 Dec 2024 Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 2 // 17 December 2024
Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 2 within UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science.The ClosertoNatureFor project aims
Position Announcement
10 Dec 2024 Assistant/Associate/Professor Program of Landscape and Recreation // 10 January 2025
The Program of Landscape and Recreation, National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) is inviting applications for the position of Assistant/Associate/Professor. Requirements of applicants:1. Applicants must have a
Non-IUFRO Publication
09 Dec 2024 Healing Plants of South Asia
A Handbook of the Medicinal Flora of the Indian SubcontinentBy John A. ParrottaSouth Asia is rich in cultural traditions and biodiversity, home to 2.1 billion
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05 Dec 2024 Survey: Share Your Views on Silviculture and Ungulates!
Reminder: IUFRO Working Party 1.01.12 Silviculture and ungulates has developed a questionnaire for you.Please fill it in by 15 December 2024!
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05 Dec 2024 Strengthening Regional Science-Policy Networks
Building on the experience of the former IUFRO Special Programme Directors’ Forum, the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) has initiated a co-development process
Courses and Webinars
05 Dec 2024 2025 Summer School on Ambrosia Symbiosis
Join the 2025 Summer School on Ambrosia Symbiosis!Discover the fascinating world of ambrosia symbiosis in a 7-day immersive workshop packed with hands-on activities, lab exercises,
Research Cooperation
04 Dec 2024 European National Forest Inventories Join Forces for European Forest Monitoring and Create ENFIN Association
More than 30 European organizations in charge of National Forest Inventories (NFI), have been working in collaboration through a voluntary network since 2003: the European
Other Announcements
29 Nov 2024 World Wildlife Day 2025 to Focus on Finance
The 2025 World Wildlife Day on 3 March will be celebrated under the critical theme of "Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet."The year
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28 Nov 2024 2027 All-Division 5 Conference - Call for Bids
The IUFRO Division 5 Forest Products Conference is held every 5 years.It is an apolitical, international forum open to all nations, for conducting the Division's
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26 Nov 2024 A History of IUFRO Congresses, Forest Research and Russia's Participation
Updated second editionBy Victor K. Teplyakov and Valentin S. ShalaevWhile focusing largely on the 26 IUFRO World Congresses held between 1893 and 2024, the book
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25 Nov 2024 Survey: Ecology and Management of Bark and Wood Boring Insects
IUFRO Working Party WP 7.03.05 - Ecology and management of bark and wood boring insects, has set up a survey to request your input and
Upcoming events
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21-22 Jan 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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05-07 Feb 2025
Precision Forestry Symposium - Precision in Forest Operations and Wood Supply
Themes to be discussedOptimization & SimulationMachine Learning / AIApplications for Remote and Proximal SensingForest Machine Data Handling and InterpretationRobotics and Unmanned PlatformsGeographic Information Technologies and
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11-12 Feb 2025
Webinar: Empower Women in Science: Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Division 7 is excited to invite you to join us in celebrating the 2025 International Day of Women and Girls in Science through a global IUFRO webinar event taking
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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 conference announcement! Tree health - from cities to forests Zurich, Switzerland; 19-23 May 2025Organized byWP 7.02.02 Foliage, shoot and stem diseasesWP 7.02.05 Rusts of Forest TreesWP
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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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08-10 Sep 2025
2025 IUFRO Small Scale Forestry and Extension and Knowledge Exchange Joint Conference
Save the Date!The IUFRO 3.08.00 Small Scale Forestry Research Group and 9.01.03 Extension and Knowledge Exchange Working Party will have a joint conference in September
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