The European Forest Institute (EFI)<http://www.efi.int>, the European Forum on Urban
Forestry (EFUF)<http://www.efuf.org> and the Horizon 2020 CLEARING HOUSE
project<http://www.clearinghouseproject.eu> invite you to two days of integrated
activities on urban forestry (March 23-24 2021). This on-line event is targeted at
advanced practitioners, established researchers, sector leading policymakers and those
wishing to learn of the latest developments in Europe and beyond. A special focus for
this conference is Sino-Europe collaboration. The conference will be run in English with
Mandarin translation.
Day one is themed on integrated urban forest management with a focus on the ‘sustainable
transition of cities’ and ‘urban forestry and the pillars of sustainability’. In addition
to keynote speakers, ‘a tour of management models’ with leading practitioners will cover
different European bioregions and beyond. Participants will also be able to attend a
‘virtual fieldtrip’ with ‘live stream Q&A’ from the Kottenforst, a peri-urban forest
near Bonn in Germany.
Day two is themed on urban forests and health infrastructure. Keynote speakers will
outline what medical science is telling us about forests as health infrastructure followed
by a thematic workshop on ‘forests and urban greenspaces in pandemic times’. The second
day will also see the launch of EFUF 2021; a decentralised networking programme running
from March to May 2021 with many diverse events. The new MyEFUF App will also be unveiled
at the conference.
The full programme of the Urban Forestry Days you can find
here<https://efi.int/sites/default/files/files/events/2021/Programme_Urb…!
The registration can be accessed
here<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/urban-forestry-days-2021-tickets-135986369893>.
To get a feeling of what to expect at the Urban Forestry Days, you can watch the
conference trailer here<https://youtu.be/nmeTiTkjFuw>.