IUFRO is a non-profit, non-governmental international network of forest scientists. Its objectives are to promote international cooperation in forestry and forest products research, on a voluntary basis.

It unites more than 15,000 scientists in almost 700 Member Organizations in over 110 countries.

The 2006-2010 IUFRO strategy is oriented toward three main goals:
(1) to strengthen research for the benefit of forests and people
(2) to expand strategic partnerships and cooperation
(3) strengthen communication and links within the scientific community and with students as well as with policy makers and society at large.

IUFRO is divided into 7 Divisions

Division 1 : Silviculture
Division 2 : Physiology and Genetics
Division 3 : Forest Operations Engineering and Management
Division 4 : Forest Assessment, Modelling and Management
Division 5 : Forest Products
Division 6 : Social, Economic, Information and Policy Sciences
Division 7 : Forest Health
Division 8 : Forest Environment