Dear IUFRO colleagues, September 6 – 8, 2011 IUFRO WP 1.01.01 Boreal forest silviculture and management and the SNS-network group NORFOR (‘Sustainable forest management in northern Fennoscandia’) arrange an international forest research conference in Mid-Norway (near Trondheim). The Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute is host organization for the conference. The conference title is ‘Forest management and silviculture in the north – balancing future needs’, and it will be held at Quality Airport Hotel Værnes, only 2.5 km from Trondheim Airport Værnes. Scientific topics: 1. Silviculture in the north in times of climate change: · Climate change: effects on productivity and carbon sequestration in northern forests. · Insects and pathogens in northern forest systems under global warming - consequences for forest production and implications for silviculture. · Cost-effective regeneration, pre-commercial thinning and young stand management to maintain or increase biomass production of northern forest ecosystems. 2. Multifunctional forestry and environmental services: · Developing adaptive silvicultural systems to maintain biodiversity values and production levels. · Reducing conflicts between wood production and non timber values such as reindeer husbandry, berry production and recreational activities. · Implementing coherent forest policy and certification schemes that are consistent with forest productivity, stand management, climate mitigation and biodiversity goals. Registration is open. Please visit the conference website for further details: http://seminar.skogkurs.no/silviculture2011 We welcome researchers, managers, students and others interested in silviculture and management of our boreal forests. On behalf of IUFRO WP 1.01.01 and NORFOR, Gunnhild Søgaard Coordinator IUFRO WP 1.01.01 Boreal forest silviculture and management ----------------------------------------- Norsk institutt for skog og landskap / Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute Pb PO Box 115, NO-1431 Ås T (+47) 64 94 90 51 Cell (+47) 917 27 960 ----------------------------------------- www.skogoglandskap.no <http://www.skogoglandskap.no> <http://www.skogoglandskap.no> ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- circulated on behalf of Gunnhild Søgaard by Brigitte Burger, IUFRO Headquarters