The Online Information Bulletin of The Global Forest Science Network
Issue 4/2011   Dear Reader of IUFRO News:

   We are happy to present to you the fourth issue of IUFRO News in 2011.
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   Alexander Buck
   IUFRO Executive Director

   [3]2011 - International Year of Forests
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   Forests Provide Untapped Resources for Human Health

      CPF Press Release on the occasion of World Health Day, 7 April 2011
      "It is not commonly understood how much - even in our hypermodern urban
      age - human health and well-being are influenced by forests and trees",
      said Professor Hannu Raitio, coordinator of the IUFRO Task Force on
      Forests and Human Health, and Director General of the Finnish Forest
      Research Institute Metla in Vantaa, prior to World Health Day.
      [4]More...
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   Global Forestry Institutions Call for More Community-based Forest Management

      CPF Press Release on the occasion of Earth Day, 22 April 2011
      The leading international organizations working to protect and manage
      the world's forests are calling for governments across the globe to
      increase communities' role in forest management. Doing so could
      contribute to lifting close to a billion people out of poverty, as well
      as improve the health and vitality of forests.  [5]More...
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   Featured IUFRO Member of the Month: SCION

      SCION is a New Zealand government-owned organization with a proud
      heritage in forestry science. Founded in 1947 as the New Zealand Forest
      Research Institute, we have provided more than 60 years of support and
      science innovation for the forestry and forest product sectors.
      [6]More...
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                 IUFRO News 4/2011, published in April 2011
                   by IUFRO Headquarters, Vienna, Austria.