Dear Forum-Members, At the Mid Sweden University in Sundsvall, Sweden, we are preparing for the PRIFOR 2010 conference August 9-13, 2010 (www.prifor2010.org<http://www.prifor2010.org/>) PRIFOR stands for Primeval Forests and the conference has the following theme: "Northern Primeval Forests: Ecology, Conservation and Management". We would like to invite researchers, administrators and conservation managers from a wide spectrum of regions and disciplines. Some of the themes that form a base for the scientific content are: * Old growth forests - The historical impact of man * What is efficient protection of natural forests? - The conservation toolbox * Restoring naturalness - a paradox or the only option in human dominated landscapes? * Protecting natural forests in an era of climate change * Forest disturbance dynamics - interacting disturbances and climate change * Carbon sequestration in natural forests - sinks, sources and soils * Biodiversity value of old-growth forest remnants: lifeboats for endangered species? * Primeval forests as sources for genetic diversity * Old growth elements in managed forests - waste of timber or effective conservation? * People and old growth - ecosystem services, non-timber values and attitudes More information can be found under: www.prifor2010.org<http://www.prifor2010.org/>. Please let me know if you have further questions as I would be happy to answer those. Julia Rauchfuss Dept of Natural Sciences, Engineering & Mathematics Mid Sweden University 851 70 Sundsvall, SWEDEN +46-(0)60-148971 julia.rauchfuss@miun.se<mailto:julia.rauchfuss@miun.se>