Forests hold treasures of health benefits and healing properties. A recent study showed that Hinoki forests produce phytoncide that can cure asthma. The research team from KFRI found that Hinoki cypress leaves contained more phytoncide 3.9 times higher than pine leaves. The Congress will discuss on forest benefits in its theme “Forests, Human Health and Environmental Security”.
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Invasive alien species can threaten forest health. The Congress theme “Frontiers in Forest and Tree Health” is set to discuss further on this issue.
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A subsequent Technical Spotlight on Agroforestry was published in view of the “Forest Products and Production Processes for a Greener Future” which is one of the Congress themes.
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A workshop was held at Mount Taebaek to promote the Congress by highligting Sub-plenary Session 3 (SP-3) theme “Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Genetic Resources”.
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XXIII IUFRO World Congress Blog 
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