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The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is the global network for forest science cooperation.
IUFRO's field of scientific activity is spread over a number of Divisions.
IUFRO Task Forces are established to advance inter‐disciplinary cooperation.
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The Science-Policy Programme published a new report on "International Forests Governance: A critical review of trends, drawbacks, and new approaches". This new assessment revisits the questions examined in the 2010 GFEP report on the International Forest Regime and examines the main aspects of the current landscape of international forest governance.
The scope of this new assessment includes an update on governance changes since 2010, including actors and instruments; an overview of the forest-related finance landscape; an identification and analysis of the relevant current discourses; and an analysis of the different governance designs, including deficits and alternatives. The report was presented at UNFF19 on 10 May 2024.
There is a lack of awareness in Asia and elsewhere of the vital relationship between forests and human health.It is crucial that decision-makers in both
A study assessing international efforts to improve forest governance was issued together with a policy brief on 24 January 2011 by the Global Forest Expert
This policy brief summarizes the key messages of the GFEP report “Embracing complexity: Meeting the challenges of international forest governance” and reaches out to international
Press releases in English, German and Spanish below Rising sense of crisis over climate change has caused the ‘climatization’ of forests that diminishes their value as
Overview of results The IUFRO report secured 44 total pieces of unique coverage with 114 total pieces of global coverage and a total audience for these
