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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. 55, Issue 2, early March 2026
Welcome to the second issue of IUFRO News in 2026, Volume 55! Learn about IUFRO's role in the Country and Organization-Led Initiative on Sustainable Forest-based Bioeconomy Approaches (COLI) and the recent Global Summit! Read about past and future IUFRO meetings
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Workshop: Forest Hydrology: Past, Present, and Future
Forest Hydrology: Past, Present, and Future is an international workshop organized by the IUFRO Task Force Forest–Water–Livelihood–Governance Nexus and IUFRO Unit 8.01.04 Hydrological Processes and Water Quality.Friday, 20 March 2026; 9:00-12:00 AMAuditorium, Faculty of Forest Sciences, UdeCSpeakersDr. Francisco Balocchi –
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Other Announcements
17 Mar 2026 ISC Distinguished Lecture Series: Call for Lecturers and Committee Members
As a contribution to the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (IDS4SD), the International Science Council (ISC) is launching a Distinguished Lecture Series and
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17 Mar 2026 Branching out - Season 3, Episode 2, March 2026
New ways of doing thingsIn Season 3 of Branching out: the forest podcast, we explore how scientists in IUFRO collaborate across disciplines to tackle emerging topics
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16 Mar 2026 Advancing Sustainable Forest-based Bioeconomy Approaches
The IUFRO Science-Policy Programme has prepared an overview of policy-relevant priority actions for accelerating the transition toward a forest-based bioeconomy. The publication (PDF for download)
Non-IUFRO Publication
12 Mar 2026 Trees and Forests of the World
Trees and Forests of the World - Why They Matter to UsBy Markku Larjavaara, Associate Professor, Department of Forest Sciences, University of HelsinkiDid you know
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09 Mar 2026 Greening in the Red Zone: Ukraine
Russia's invasion has devastated cities, displaced millions of people, and disrupted social and ecological systems across Ukraine. Yet across the country, people began planting.This documentary
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03 Mar 2026 Open Education Week: 2-6 March 2026
What is it that new professionals or general public should know from your own research topic?Is any of the following subjects under your expertise? forest soilsenergy
Position Announcement
02 Mar 2026 Coordinator of the International Forest Adaptation Lab // 20 March 2026
The Future Forests Cluster of Excellence is looking for a Coordinator of the International Forest Adaptation Lab in the Future Forests Cluster of Excellence (m/f/d/x).The
Non-IUFRO Awards
27 Feb 2026 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement 2027
The Tyler Prize is the world's most prestigious annual environmental prize. Often referred to as the "green Nobel Prize", it was the first prize of
Other Meetings / Events
26 Feb 2026 COLI Global Summit "Advancing Sustainable Forest-based Bioeconomy Approaches"
From 23-25 February 2026, the COLI Global Summit held in Vienna, Austria, brought together more than 460 onsite and online participants from politics, business, administration,
Other Meetings / Events
23 Feb 2026 21st Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF21)
The 21st session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF21) will take place from 11-15 May 2026 at UN Headquarters in New York, US. UNFF21
Non-IUFRO Awards
20 Feb 2026 Frontiers Planet Prize
The world's largest science award for Planetary Boundary science returns for its 5th edition. We are looking for breakthrough research grounded in rigorous science, work
Other Meetings / Events
19 Feb 2026 TREESCAPES 2026 Congress: 1st South Asian Agroforestry and Trees Outside Forests (TOF) Congress
TREESCAPES 2026 served as a critical platform for regional stakeholders to address the expanding role of agroforestry and Trees Outside Forests (TOF) in climate resilience
Upcoming events
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20 March 2026
Workshop: Forest Hydrology: Past, Present, and Future
Forest Hydrology: Past, Present, and Future is an international workshop organized by the IUFRO Task Force Forest–Water–Livelihood–Governance Nexus and IUFRO Unit 8.01.04 Hydrological Processes and
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24 March 2026
Webinar: Limits and opportunities in predicting drought-induced forest mortality
Hotter and drier conditions under ongoing climate change are causing tree mortality events and altering forest dynamics worldwide. Although the mechanisms involved are relatively well
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24 March 2026
Webinar: Nexus of Certain Estimators in Remote Sensing Forest Inventory
Mark your calendars for the webinar Nexus of Certain Estimators in Remote Sensing Forest Inventory!Dr. Zhengyang Hou, Beijing Forestry University, will address the critical small-sample
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24-27 March 2026
IUFRO DIV8 2026 Conference "Forests as hubs of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Anthropocene"
"Los Bosques como Polos de Biodiversidad y Servicios Ecosistémicos en el Antropoceno": Call for abstracts now open! Submit your abstracts by 15 November 2025!This conference from
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03 April 2026
Integration of ecosystem-based adaptation principles in post-conflict forest landscape restoration planning
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, that endures constant conflicts, is critically vulnerable to climate change, facing unprecedented water scarcity and extreme weather events,
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17 April 2026
IUFRO RG 6.05. Contested Forests Talks - Ontological conflict over arctic forests in the Indigenous Sámi territories
Research Group 6.05.00 invites you to join a one-hour online “Contested Forests Talks” session—an open forum for discussing current research on human-forest relationships and the complexities
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20-24 April 2026
Short Rotation Woody Crops for People and Nature - A 2026 Joint Meeting of the 15th Short Rotation Woody Crops International Conference and the 9th International Poplar Symposium
Join in the joint meeting of the 15th Short Rotation Woody Crops International Conference and Ninth International Poplar Symposium from April 20-24, 2026 in Starkville,
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22-23 April 2026
Women in Forestry: Connecting Across Borders and Generations
Save the date for the international conference: Women in Forestry: Connecting Across Borders and Generations, to be held on 22-23 April 2026 in Graz, Styria.The
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23 April 2026
Understanding and responding to the environmental dimensions of armed conflicts
The IUFRO Task Force on Post-Conflict Forest Landscape Restoration invites you to a webinar exploring the environmental dimensions and impacts of armed conflicts, including approaches
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04-08 May 2026
ForestSAT 2026
This event on 4-8 May 2026 in Gainesville, FL, USA, will bring together leading experts in forestry, remote sensing, and artificial intelligence for an engaging week of
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06 May 2026
Webinar: Cembra pine – the queen of the alpine mixed forest
The webinar 'Cembra pine (P. cembra) – the queen of the alpine mixed forest' focuses on Pinus cembra (Swiss stone pine), a fascinating timberline species
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17-21 May 2026
SSAFR2026: The 21st Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources
Since 1975, SSAFR has been the premier international forum for forest systems analysis, operations research (OR) and decision science. (see previous-editions).The SSAFR community has been
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