iufro communication activities and events in 2011 and 2012
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iufro communication activities and events in 2011 and 2012. strategic goal focus on six key thematic areas of research forests for people forests and climate change forest bioenergy forest biodiversity conservation forest and water interactions resources for the future - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
iufro communication activities and events in 2011 and 2012
strategic goal
focus on six key thematic areas of research
• forests for people• forests and climate change• forest bioenergy• forest biodiversity conservation• forest and water interactions• resources for the future
Corresponding IUFRO Task Forces
were put on track in 2011.
strategic goal
strengthen communication
within the scientific community
and increase visibility of
science based research findings
Develop communication productsProvide communication toolsAssess views of IUFRO members Include “communication” in ToR of
Board
joint CPF press releases
IUFRO gave input to 6 of the joint press releases of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF):
Forests and Health
Traditional Forest Knowledge
Forests in Arid Zones
Urban Forestry
Abiotic Disturbances
Biomass for Energy
IUFRO spotlight initiative
1) President's Message: Forest research matters (November 2011)
2) Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge: Sustaining Communities, Ecosystems and Biocultural Diversity (November 2011)
3) End Trade in Detrimental Ornamentals to Save Forests (December 2011)
4) The Carbon Conundrum (January 2012)5) Forests – Medicine for Body and Soul (February
2012)6) Putting Experts to the Test (March 2012)7) Setting an 'Earthy' Standard (April 2012)
8) Spotlight 8 will be published tomorrow !9) Spotlight 9 is in the pipeline - for July
carrying the momentum into 2012“IUFRO Directors’ Forum”: Sarajevo, 7-8 May
IUFRO Forest Policy and Economics (Division 9) Conference: Sarajevo, 9-11 May
IUFRO “Forests for People ” Task Force conference: Alpbach, 22-24 May
First IUFRO-FORNESSA Regional Congress: Forests and Trees Serving the People of Africa and the World: Nairobi, 25-29 June
24th IUFRO World Congress: 5-11 October 2014, Salt Lake City, USA