Congress Update
- Download the First Announcement (PDF 367K) Date:
- Download the Second Announcement (PDF 121K) Date:
- Download the Second Announcement in Portuguese (PDF 120K) Date:
- Download the Second Announcement in Spanish (PDF 120K) Date:
- Download the Second Announcement in French (PDF 21K) Date:
Objectives
The 2nd World Congress on Agroforestry will assess opportunities to leverage scientific agroforestry in promoting sustainable land use worldwide. The Congress will serve as a forum for agroforestry researchers, educators, practitioners and policy makers from around the world to:
- Share new research findings, lessons, experiences, and ideas that will help influence decisions that impact on livelihoods and the global environment;
- Explore new opportunities and strengthen ongoing partnerships in agroforestry research, education, training, and development; and
- Form new networks and communities of practice, and nurture old ones
Congress Themes
The overall Congress theme is "Agroforestry - The Future of
- Markets as opportunities and drivers of agroforestry land use
- Tree-based rehabilitation of degraded lands and watersheds
- Climate change adaptation and mitigation
- Agroforestry's contribution to a multifunctional agriculture combining productivity with environmental sustainability
- Policy options and institutional innovations for agroforestry land use
We invite interested persons to submit suggestions for technical sessions or abstracts for papers before the following deadlines:
- Deadline for proposing technical sessions: 31st March 2008
- Abstract Submission (online): Deadline 30 October 2008.
- Abstract Review by Session Leaders: Deadline: 30 November 2008.
- Confirmation to Authors: Deadline: 31 December 2008.
- Abstract revision and confirmation of participation: Deadline: 28 February 2009. Authors may revise their abstracts online, secure funding, and confirm their participation.
- Programme Finalization: Deadline: 31 March 2009.
All enquiries: wca2009@cgiar.org
Expected Outputs
Planned publications include a summary document, a book of abstracts, refereed journal articles, journal special issues, and books on the key topics covered in the symposia and technical sessions. A declaration that embodies the substance of Congress deliberations will be developed as a tool for discussions with policy makers and donor agencies to advance the cause of agroforestry worldwide.
