07-12-2012 - The Online Information Bulletin of The Global Forest Science Network  Dear Reader of IUFRO News:

   We are happy to present to you the double issue 6&7 of IUFRO News 2012,
   volume 41. The newsletter is also available for download as a PDF or
   Word file at:
   [1]http://www.iufro.org/?RDCT=8ff39d98b81f2be58697
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   Have a look at [2]http://www.iufro.org/?RDCT=2e19cbb8b143a45ae537 and find out more!
   Enjoy your reading,

   Alexander Buck
   IUFRO Executive Director
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   Forests and Trees: Serving the People of Africa and the World

   Under this theme, the First IUFRO-FORNESSA Regional Congress was held
   from 25-29 June 2012, including the ITTO/(AFF) Forest Policy Day on 28
   June. Some 350 forest scientists and policymakers from about 45
   countries, 32 of them in Africa, came together in the Kenyan capital of
   Nairobi to participate in this unique event that was jointly hosted by
   the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) and the Kenya Forestry Research
   Institute (KEFRI).
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   Forests for People

   The international conference "Forests for People" initiated by the
   IUFRO Task Force "Forests for People" and organized by the University
   of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, drew some 200
   participants including forest managers, scientists, science
   administrators, policy makers and also an interested public audience,
   representing nearly 40 countries from all continents.
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   Entomological Research in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems

   The MEDINSECT 3 conference took place in Hammamet, Tunisia, from May 8
   to 11, 2012. About 60 participants gathered to give 38 oral
   presentations and show 23 posters. The meeting was organized into four
   sessions: population genetics and insect biodiversity; emerging and
   exotic pests; population dynamics and relations with host trees; forest
   decline, insect survey and control, forestry practice.
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Survey for Heads of IUFRO Member Organizations and IUFRO Officeholders

   With a view to preparing the new IUFRO Strategy, it is essential to
   clearly understand the needs and preferences of IUFRO's member
   organizations and scientists, and their perceptions of IUFRO's role.
   Therefore, a questionnaire was prepared and circulated among
   officeholders and member institutions. If you have not responded
   already, we would be most grateful if you could dedicate approximately
   30 minutes of your time to answering several questions by 15 September
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   Obituary: Prof. Janusz Sabor (1946-2012)

   We are sad to inform you that Professor Janusz Sabor from Poland, who
   had been an active officeholder in IUFRO Working Party 2.02.11 Norway
   spruce breeding and genetic resources since 1996, passed away on 11
   June 2012.