Congress Title: Forests for the Future: Sustaining Society and the Environment

This will be the third time in IUFRO’s history that an IUFRO World Congress, which is held every four to five years in various parts of the world, will be convened in Asia. With this Congress, participants from all nations will congregate in one of the most traditionally rich cultures and enjoyable destinations in Northeast Asia: the Republic of Korea.

This Congress will draw leading professionals and expert scientists in all fields of forestry from all over the world. Speakers representing government policy makers, academic scholars and researchers from universities and institutions will present and discuss the latest innovation on various themes, such as forest and climate change, biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of forest resources, forest environmental services, and Asia’s forest for the future, among others.

The scientific program will include a number of plenary, sub-plenary, technical and poster sessions under the theme "Forests for the Future: Sustaining Society and the Environment." Other exciting events are being organized as well, hence you are all invited to participate and enjoy the scientific and social parts of this fascinating Congress.

Please contact the Registration Office at iufro2010reg@intercom.co.kr

More info: http://www.iufro2010.com/index.asp?code=iu02&subp=0101