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The conference will cover three major themes / sessions:
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND FOREST POLICY
FOREST AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
FOREST MODELLING
> Conference sessions - list of presentations
Specific topics to be discussed will include:
 FOREST ENVIRONMENT:
forest ecosystem functions
biodiversity conservation
landscape ecology
natural hazards and risk management
forests and climate (change)
hydrologic processes and watershed management
SILVICULTURE AND FOREST HEALTH:
forest vegetation management
natural and artificial silvicultural systems
restoration of degraded sites
impacts of air pollution on forest ecosystems
physiological and genetic aspects of tree diseases
forest insect and disease survey
FOREST ASSESSMENT, MODELLING AND MANAGEMENT:
forest resources inventory and monitoring
forest management planning
land-use planning
remote sensing technology
forest mensuration and modeling
effects of environmental changes on forest growth
statistical methods, mathematics and computer technology in forest biometrics
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY:
environmental policy and governance
social, institutional and economic aspects of forestry
forest law and environmental legislation
valuation of ecosystem services and
carbon markets
FOREST OPERATIONS ENGINEERING AND FOREST PRODUCTS:
harvesting and transportation engineering
forest operations management
harvesting and processing systems
wood and non-wood forest products and their utilization
bioenergy production systems
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