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@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)