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XXIII IUFRO World Congress

About this event

When
23–28 Aug 2010
Where
Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Contact address
Seoul
Korea, Republic of

Forests provide the resource for building materials and renewable energy, take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen. They also protect against erosion and influence local and global climate. Many medicines are derived from forest plants as well as human well-being is highly dependent on the well-being of the world's forests.

The XXIII IUFRO World Congress from 23-28 August 2010 in Seoul, Korea, is a great opportunity for researchers and decision-makers to learn, to share best practices and to synthesize the newest, most innovative thinking on the forest challenges that affect all of us.
The Congress is hosted by the Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI) and organized by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), also referred to as the global network for forest science cooperation.

Leading professionals and expert scientists in all fields of forestry from all over the world will discuss the latest knowledge on critical forest issues, among them - climate change; biodiversity conservation; sustainable use of forest resources; forest environmental services; forests for the future and sound policy initiatives.

At the end of last year, IUFRO started a series of short news stories relating to the main Congress themes and to some more specific issues that will be addressed during the Congress.

Hereunder are the links to the stories that have been released so far. For your consideration and interest, translations (in Spanish, German and French), media contact details and illustrations are also available:

A Rebirth for the Forests of Asia - (3 November 2009)
Trees: A Low-Cost Climate Mitigation Tool - (21 December 2009)
Climate Change Adds to Forest Threat - (11 January 2010)
Full-Service Forests: Food, Pharmaceuticals & Fibre - (25 January 2010)
Bushmeat: Beyond the Ecological Crisis - (15 February 2010)
Taking Forestry "Uptown" - (15 March 2010)
Forest Monitoring: Linking Science and Policy - (26 April 2010)

RELATED LINKS
Congress website: www.iufro2010.com
IUFRO Website: www.iufro.org
IUFRO on Twitter: www.twitter.com/iufro
IUFRO Blog: theiufroblog.wordpress.com