TEAKNET Partner Event in the XXV IUFRO World Congress 2019, 29 September - 05 October 2019, Curitiba, Brazil
The XXV IUFRO World Congress held at Curitiba, Brazil during 29 September – 5 October 2019. The IUFRO World Congress is held at 5 year intervals, well attended by more than 2,000 participants. It brings together scientists and stakeholders from all parts of the world to discuss scientific and technical issues related to priority areas of forest research, policy and management.
Presentations of the TEAKNET Partner Event
Tetra Yanuariadi, International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), Yokohama, Japan
Improving structural diversity of teak monocultures and economic implications
Rasoul Yousefpour, Chair of Forestry Economics and Forest Planning, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Growth Performance and Physical Properties of 15- year old TEAK Clones from Kerala, India
Thulasidas P K, Kerala Forest Research Institute, India
Growth performance of 18 years old Teak of different planting stocks
Zar Chi Hlaing, Forest Research Institute, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Development of sustainable livelihoods for forest fringe communities from Teak plantations in Ghana
Valerie Fumey Nassah, Forestry Commission, Ghana
Marina Coelho, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
Strategies and practices to manage teak plantations in south China
Zaizhi Zhou, Research Institute of Tropical Forestry,CAF, Guangzhou, China
TEAKNET towards the Development of Teak Sector
Sreelakshmy MP, TEAKNET, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, India
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TEAKNET WEBINAR SERIES
WEBINAR Series 1 by Dr. CTS Nair on the topic "The Future of Production and Trade of Teak: Emerging Scenarios in a Changing World".
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WEBINAR Series 2 by Sinan Hagenah on the topic "Population genetic considerations for selection of plant reproductive material of teak (Tectona grandis)".
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Alerts and News
- IUFRO World Congress 2019 in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, 29 Sep -5 Oct 2019; TEAKNET is co-organising a Partner Event in this Event. To know more click here
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