IUFRO ALL-Division-5 Conference "Forest Products and Environment – A Productive Symbiosis"
Taipei, Taiwan : The conference will serve as a forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience in forest products research at national and international levels.
Forests play a vital role for rural as well as urban populations all over the world. Forest resources are essential in providing multiple benefits to people and communities. The conservation and sustainable management of forest are closely linked with global issues such as food supply and environmental protection.
Scientific knowledge is needed to effectively address these issues globally and regionally and to provide the basis for political and commercial decisions. Close international cooperation in forest sciences and related disciplines, including efficient conversion to necessary forest products is required to enable forests to satisfy the manifold human needs on a sustainable basis.
This conference, organized by IUFRO Division 5 (Forest Products), will serve as a forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience in forest products research at national and international levels. Participants will discuss recent research progress, exchange information, and collaborate on research related to the conference theme of "Forest Products and Environment – A Productive Symbiosis."
IUFRO – the International Union of Forest Research Organizations – is a global network providing a platform for international forest science cooperation. It unites more than 15,000 scientists in about 700 member organizations in over 110 countries. IUFRO is a member of ICSU, or International Council of Science, a link to all scientific bodies internationally.
D5, the IUFRO division focusing in forest products and the related areas, includes the following major topics:
Units within Division 5 - Forest Products
5.01.00 Wood quality
5.02.00 Physiomechanical properties of wood and wood-based material and their applications
5.03.00 Wood protection
5.04.00 Wood processing
5.05.00 Composites and reconstituted products
5.06.00 Properties and utilization of plantation wood
5.07.00 Energy and chemicals from forest biomass
5.10.00 Forest products marketing and business management
5.11.00 Non-wood forest products
5.12.00 Sustainable utilization of forest products
5.14.00 Forest products education
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Susan Shiau
Chief Coordinator of 2007 IUFRO All D5 Conference, Taipei
No. 53, Nan-Hai Road, Taipei 10066, Taiwan
Tel:+886 2 23147905
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Marty Lin
Willy Event Consultants Co., LTD. PCO.
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Conference E-mail: [email protected]
