IBFRA 2023
The bi-annual conference will bring together researchers, companies, policymakers, and members from civil society to discuss the future of boreal forests, the second most extensive terrestrial biome on earth.
The conference week will feature keynote speeches, parallel sessions on the sub-themes, networking opportunities and trainings. Friday 1 September is reserved for excursions, side events and project meetings.
The sub-themes of the conference are
1) Understanding linkages between ecosystem processes and management
Environmental impacts (water, climate etc.) of forest management
Soil processes
Drivers of the GHG fluxes in forest and peatland ecosystems
Provision of ecosystem services (incl. non-wood products of forests), competition for carbon offsets
Management of urban ecosystems
2) From data acquisition to knowledge creation
Data utilization in forestry application
3D point cloud data processing
GHG flux measurements (incl. EC and chamber measurements of gases and isotope analyses)
3) Gameful forest interaction
Playful Augmentation of Forest Environments through Games
Climate change engagement through game-based approaches
Meaningful immersive nature experiences towards harmony with self and nature
4) Decision support tools and solutions for sustainable forestry
Decision support for different scales from land owners to business/industry and policy makers
Climate change mitigation
Risks of climate change driven disturbances (e.g. forest wild fires) and adaptation to them
5) Science-policy interphase