26-28 February 2020; Bonn, Germany

Forests are among our planet's most important human life-supporting ecosystems, and there are many expectations with regards to the ecosystem services they provide. But: how do major global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss affect forests globally, and what can forest governance and management do? How can rising and changing demands for forest products and ecosystem services due to global population and economic growth, and urbanization be dealt with? How can forest policy navigate between demands originating from other policy sectors, such as agriculture, environment, energy, and rural development?

These and more questions will be discussed in the framework of the international conference "Governing and managing forests for multiple ecosystem services across the globe", taking place on 26-28 February 2020 in Bonn, Germany.

The conference, which is organized by several international organizations, is supported by IUFRO Division 9 - Forest Policy and Economics and IUFRO Working Party 9.05.07 - Science policy interactions. It will bring together ca. 200 international policymakers, practitioners and researchers from different fields, promoting interdisciplinary and inter-generational dialogues.

Special Event

On Thursday, 27 February 2020, 7:30 to 9:15 pm, there will be an open panel discussion on "The future of forests managed for multiple services in Europe – where are we heading towards and what can we expect from the “European Green Deal”?"

Registration is not required. Admission is free.

The conference will be livestreamed via https://www.youtube.com/user/EuropeanForest/live, and contributions to the discussions via Twitter using the hashtag #4estEcoServices are welcome.