International Union of Forest Research Organizations
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The International Union of Forest Research Organizations IUFRO is one of the oldest scientific organizations which has almost 700 member organizations all over the world. IUFRO promotes international cooperation in forestry and forest products research.
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[edit] History
IUFRO was established over 100 years ago in 1892.
[edit] Organization
The scientifice activities are concentrated in the some 200 working parties organized in 8 divisions.
IUFRO is a member of ICSU.
The secretariat of IUFRO is located in the Mariebrunn Castle in Vienna, Austria.
[edit] Activities
Every five years IUFRO organizes a World Congress. The latest was in Brisbane, Australia in 2005 and the next one is in Seoul, Korea in 2010. In between, there are regional conferences and annual meetings organized by the working parties. All activities are based on volunteer collaboration between the scientists.
