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The August 2012 IUFRO Pathology Newsletter featured the article “Communicating Forest Pathology Issues to a Broad Audience”.  The story discusses how forest diseases caused by Phytophthoras have become increasingly visible to the general public as trees within recreational areas have succumbed to disease.  Sudden Oak Death (California), kauri dieback (New Zealand), and P. cinnamomi (Australia) are cited as three examples of devastating disease involving Phytophthoras that have had good coordination among scientists and different levels of government, resulting in effective research programs and communications strategies being put in place to help understand each problem and raise public awareness in an attempt to reduce pathogen spread.

From August COMTF newsletter.

Read the rest of the newsletter to learn more about forest diseases worldwide.