IUFRO NEWS 2010/7&8: Multi-Purpose Poplar Plantations - Targeting at Low Carbon and Wide Economy
Reports from IUFRO meetings about multi-purpose poplar plantations, small-scale forestry and the role of extension and technology transfer and a media release on the upgraded GFIS gateway are among the major topics of this double issue. This double issue of IUFRO News right before the XXIII IUFRO Wo...
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Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1197033.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/IUFRO_NEWS_2010_7_amp_8_Multi_Purpose_Poplar_Plantations_Targeting_at_Low_Carbon_and_Wide_Economy/1197033/1 |
Summary: | Reports from IUFRO meetings about multi-purpose poplar plantations, small-scale forestry and the role of extension and technology transfer and a media release on the upgraded GFIS gateway are among the major topics of this double issue. This double issue of IUFRO News right before the XXIII IUFRO World Congress publishes a series of meeting reports and latest news from GFIS and GFEP and announces upcoming events and new publications, among other things. The International Conference on Sustainable Management of Multi-purpose Poplar Plantations held in China in May 2010 focused on genetic breeding and intensive cultivation, plantation health and sustainable management, wood bio-materials and bio-energy utilization, and ecological services of poplar plantations. From 6 to 12 June 2010 a joint IUFRO conference on extension and technology transfer with a focus on problems and issues in managing small-scale forest property was held in Bled, Slovenia. And the WorldDendro 2010 International Conference on Dendrochronology, Rovaniemi, Finland, discussed the application of tree rings as environmental sensors. |
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