The conference will explore the critical roles of research for the conservation and sustainable management of forests and trees under rapidly changing environmental, economic and social conditions. It will include a special focus on the importance of forests for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The global conference will include six scientific plenaries in different formats, a poster session, a professional field trip as well as a conference dinner. Please mark your calendars for this important event!
Topics of the six plenary sessions:
- Forests and Human Health – A One Health Perspective
- Bioeconomy
- Forest Degradation and Restoration
- Gender (un-)Equal Networking of IUFRO
- Forest Genetic Resources for Future Resilient Forests
- Forest and Water
Each plenary will consist of invited talks or panels on the topic, as well as opportunities for presentations as lightning talks (3-5 minutes) and/or in poster sessions. The Conference Scientific Committee (CSC) welcomes submission of abstracts for these lightning talks and posters.
Abstracts are due by 30 June 2022, with acceptance notification made no later than 15 July.