[IUFRO Div 7] IUFRO conference for Specialists in Air Pollution and Climate Change Impacts on Forest Ecosystems

The 28th IUFRO conference for Specialists in Air Pollution and Climate Change Impacts on Forest Ecosystems, entitled “Actions for Sustainable Forest Ecosystems under Air Pollution and Climate Change”, will be held at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan on October 22-26, 2017. The aims of conference is to provide state-of-the art scientific knowledge about the interaction of forest ecosystems with air pollution and climate change to clarify prospects for future research with an ultimate goal of improved health, sustainability and productivity of forests worldwide For more information - Website: http://web.tuat.ac.jp/~iufro-tokyo2017/Home.html Email: iufro.tokyo2017(a)gmail.com Deadlines Online registration open: 1st February, 2017 Deadline for abstract submission: 30th April, 2017 Early registration: till 31st May, 2017 Late registration: 1st June to 31st July, 2017 Sessions 1 Asian forest ecosystem under changing environment 2 Developing detection, monitoring and evaluation 3 Ecophysiological and genetic understanding of plant responses 4 Water and nutrient cycles in forest ecosystems 5 Modelling and risk assessment 6 Forest ecosystems under multiple stressors Scientific excursion We will visit Man-made forest in Meiji-shrine in the afternoon of 22 October (pre-excursion) and Mt. Fuji and surrounding forest on 26 October (post-excursion) Back-to-back event Immediately before the conference, the same location will host the third Asian Air Pollution Workshop (20-22 October, 2017) We look forward to welcoming you in Tokyo Elena Paoletti, Coordinator IUFRO RG7.01 on behalf of the local organizers Takayoshi Koike - Hokkaido University Takeshi Izuta - Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Makoto Watanabe - Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Takashi Nakano - Mt. Fuji Research Institute Hiroyuki Sase - Asia Center for Air Pollution Research Mitsutoshi Kitao - Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute Masahiro Yamaguchi - Nagasaki University