IUFRO News Vol. 53, Double Issue 6/7, July 2024

"An equitable, healthy and prosperous future for humanity will depend on diverse, productive and resilient forests and associated ecosystems, including sustainable agricultural systems," said IUFRO President Dr. John Parrotta at the 26^th IUFREO World Congress. "To realize such a future, immediate and coordinated action is required to effectively deal with the drivers and impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation, land degradation, and pollution." This is a core message of the Stockholm Congress Statement, the outcome document of the Congress.

As of 30 June 2024, IUFRO has a new President and Board. The Board for the 2024-2029 term will be significantly more balanced in terms of gender and regional/cultural representation and led by the first female President in IUFRO's 132-year history. Dr. Daniela Kleinschmit, Professor of Forest and Environmental Policy at Albert-Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany, succeeds Dr. John Parrotta from the US Forest Service, who has been IUFRO President since 2019. She has been in academic leadership positions since 2016 and her areas of expertise are forest policy, bioeconomy, policy integration, participation and political communication.

Read up on Congress activities, listen to interviews with participants, learn who received IUFRO Honours and Awards, find latest publications and much more.

This issue also includes reports from the 20th Symposium on System Analysis in Forest Resources and the online workshop on Latest Advances in Evolution and Adaptation of Fagaceae and Nothofagaceae among other things.

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