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International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO)
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| Contact: |
Heinrich
Schmutzenhofer, Executive Secretary |
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| Address: |
IUFRO
Secretariat, c/o Federal Forest Research Institute, Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg,
8A-1131, Vienna, AUSTRIA |
| E-mail: |
iufro@forvie.ac.at |
| Tel: |
0043
1 877 0151 |
| Fax: |
0043
1 877 9355 |
| HTTP: |
http://iufro.boku.ac.at/iufro |
| Type: |
International
NGO |
| Sector: |
forestry |
| Geography: |
worldwide |
| Activities: |
networking,
institution-building, training and research partnerships |
| Budget: |
c.
Euro 1.1 million (1999) |
| Profile: |
The International
Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) is a non-profit, non-governmental
international organisation open to organisations and individuals involved
in forestry research. It is based in Vienna, Austria. IUFRO aspires
to bring together scientific knowledge about all aspects of trees
and forests through the co-operative efforts of its world-wide member
research organisations and scientists. Through this means, it seeks
to promote the sustainable use of forest ecosystems to provide multiple
benefits for local people and for society as a whole. The mission
of IUFRO is to promote international co-operation in forestry research
and related sciences. |
| Approach: |
IUFRO's objectives
are: i) to enhance co-operation between forestry research organisations
and between individual scientists, ii) to promote the dissemination
and application of research results and the standardisation of research
terminology and techniques, iii) to address issues of regional or
global significance which require inter-agency or inter-disciplinary
action, iv) to publicise the outcome of the above activities and
make awards for outstanding work which contributes to the advancement
of forest science, and v) to assist developing or disadvantaged countries
to strengthen their research knowledge and capability. In 1981, the
IUFRO-SPDC (Special Programme for Developing Countries) initiative
was established, to expand and foster forestry research capacity in
developing and economically disadvantaged countries. |
| Finance: |
Total income
for IUFRO in 1999 was EURO 1.1 million. Within this, the total income
for IUFRO-SPDC was EURO 437,651. IUFRO is subsidised by the Austrian
Government, but funds were also received from ODA Japan and the Swiss
Federal Institute for Snow, Forest and Landscape Research |
| Notes: |
Mechanisms
for Forestry Research Capacity Building (Szaro & Thulstrup) describe
some of the mechanisms used to strengthen forestry research capacity
and considers how they can be improved. See the web
site for more information. |
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