International Union of Forest Research Organizations

The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO; French: Union Internationale des Instituts de Recherches Forestières, German: Internationaler Verband Forstlicher Forschungsanstalten, Spanish: Unión Internacional de Institutos de Investigación Forestal) is a non-profit, non-governmental international network of forest scientists, headquartered in Austria.

The IUFRO unites more than 15,000 scientists in almost 700 Member Organizations in over 110 countries. Scientists cooperate in IUFRO on a voluntary basis.

It promotes global cooperation in forest-related research and enhances the understanding of the ecological, economic and social aspects of forests and trees. It disseminates scientific knowledge to stakeholders and decision-makers and contributes to forest policy and on-the-ground forest management. IUFRO’s vision is of science-based sustainable management of the world’s forest resources for economic, environmental and social benefits.

The IUFRO has defined three major strategic goals for the period from 2006 to 2010:

  1. to strengthen research for the benefit of forests and people;
  2. to expand strategic partnerships and cooperation; and
  3. to strengthen communication and links within the scientific community and with students as well as with policy makers and society at large.

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